Articles about miniature books, collectors, publishers, trends in the world of miniature books, exhibitions, and other topics related to the field.

The North Texan includes articles and notes about University of North Texas students, faculty, and alumni activities.

Newsletter of the Texas Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, published in the summer of 2007, containing organizational news and updates, as well as other information of interest to members.

Daily student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.

Photograph of Edward Hoyenski sitting at the Special Collections front desk at the 2007 Edible Books Festival. Perri Hamilton is standing behind him. Individuals attending the festival can be seen in the background of the photo.

Photograph of Edward Hoyenski counting money at the 2007 Edible Books Festival. Portions of the UNT Rare Books Room (now the Special Collections department) are visible in the background.

Articles about miniature books, collectors, publishers, trends in the world of miniature books, exhibitions, and other topics related to the field.

Photograph of Edward Hoyenski (pale green) and students posing with Mary Durio (blue) at a party held in her honor. Durio had worked as a curator and Department head at the UNT Libraries.

Photograph of Edward Hoyenski (light green), students and Mary Durio (blue) posing for a photo at a party held in honor of Durio. She was a curator and Department Head at the UNT Libraries.

Photograph of Edward Hoyenski, UNT Libraries Staff sitting at the reference desk, at the 2007 New Faculty Reception in the Rare Book Room of the Willis Library at UNT. Hoyenski is seen engaging with other guests at the reception. A woman is striking a silly pose behind Hoyenski.

Articles about miniature books, collectors, publishers, trends in the world of miniature books, exhibitions, and other topics related to the field.

Articles about miniature books, collectors, publishers, trends in the world of miniature books, exhibitions, and other topics related to the field.

Articles about miniature books, collectors, publishers, trends in the world of miniature books, exhibitions, and other topics related to the field.

The North Texan magazine includes articles and notes about UNT students, faculty, and alumni activities.

Schedule of classes at the University of North Texas for the Summer semester providing a list of classes that will be offered by department, with times and locations. It also includes class indexes and other information about registration procedures, exams, tuition, and related topics.

Daily student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.

Articles about miniature books, collectors, publishers, trends in the world of miniature books, exhibitions, and other topics related to the field.

Daily student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.

Daily student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.

This dissertation examines ways in which women constructed and criticized matrimony both before and after their own marriages. Social historians have argued for the rise of companionacy in the eighteenth century without paying attention to women's accounts of the fears and uncertainties surrounding the prospect of marriage. I argue that having more latitude to choose a husband did not diminish the enormous impact that the choice would have on the rest of a woman's life; if anything, choice might increase that impact. Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Hester Mulso Chapone, Mary Delany, and Eliza Haywood recorded their anxieties about and their criticisms of marriage in public and private writings from the early years of the century into the 1750s. They often elide their own complex backgrounds in favor of generalized policy statements on what constitutes a good marriage. These women promote an ideal of marriage based on respect and similarity of character, suggesting that friendship is more honest, and durable than romantic love. This definition of ideal marriage enables these women to argue for more egalitarian marital relationships without overtly calling for a change in the wife's traditional role. The advancement of this ideal of companionacy gave women a means of …

Daily student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.

Newsletter of the Texas Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, published in the summer of 2005, containing organizational news and updates, as well as other information of interest to members.

Schedule of classes at the University of North Texas for the Summer semester providing a list of classes that will be offered by department, with times and locations. It also includes class indexes and other information about registration procedures, exams, tuition, and related topics.

Daily student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.