Photograph of a portrait of Judge Sarah T. Hughes done by Dorothy Barta, held by UNT Special Collections. The portrait is a painting of a woman with short cropped hair wearing a black judges robe and two pearl necklaces, while sitting on a red chair, her arm propped on the chairs arm and her hands propped on a book. Judge Sarah T. Hughes (1896-1985) is best known for swearing in Lyndon B. Johnson, to the U.S. presidency after John F. Kennedy’s assassination in 1963. She began her career as a lawyer in Dallas, when she joined her first firm in 1923. During that time she served three terms in the Texas House of Representatives, as one of the first females elected after women’s suffrage. In 1935, Hughes was appointed the first female district judge in Texas, and was elected seven times after her initial appointment. In 1961, after being denied nomination to a federal judgeship because of her age, sixty-five, Hughes called on the Texas Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Club to take on a letter-writing campaign in support of her candidacy, which led to President John F. Kennedy appointing her later that year. Among her most notable decisions …

Photograph of Leon Breeden, a Professor of Jazz at North Texas State University, sitting for a mug photo. He is wearing a plaid striped suit with a striped pattern tie. His glasses are metal framed.

Photograph of Leon Breeden, a Professor of Jazz at North Texas State University, sitting for a mug photo. He is wearing a plaid striped suit with a striped pattern tie. His glasses are metal framed.

Photograph of Leon Breeden, a Professor of Jazz at North Texas State University, sitting for a mug photo. He is wearing a plaid striped suit with a striped pattern tie. His glasses are metal framed.

Photograph of Sarah T. Hughes' personal chair, held by UNT Special Collections. The chair is velvet red with a brown wooden base. Judge Sarah T. Hughes (1896-1985) is best known for swearing in Lyndon B. Johnson, to the U.S. presidency after John F. Kennedy’s assassination in 1963. She began her career as a lawyer in Dallas, when she joined her first firm in 1923. During that time she served three terms in the Texas House of Representatives, as one of the first females elected after women’s suffrage. In 1935, Hughes was appointed the first female district judge in Texas, and was elected seven times after her initial appointment. In 1961, after being denied nomination to a federal judgeship because of her age, sixty-five, Hughes called on the Texas Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Club to take on a letter-writing campaign in support of her candidacy, which led to President John F. Kennedy appointing her later that year. Among her most notable decisions as a federal judge were Roe v. Wade, 1970 (the legalization of abortion in the United States), Shultz v. Brookhaven General Hospital, 1969 (equal pay for equal work for women), and Taylor v. Sterrett, 1972 (upgrading prisoner …

Photograph of the North Texas Green Brigade in the stands at Fouts Field during a football game. Band members are standing up, facing to the left of the camera. They are wearing green rain ponchos with hoods covering their heads. They can be seen holding their instruments, but not playing them. The sky is grey in the background.

Photograph of groups of people socializing in the stands at Fouts Field during a football game. People are wearing jackets, hats, and brightly colored rain ponchos. Some are looking out at the field, to the right of the camera. The North Texas Green Brigade can be seen in the background on the right-hand side of the photograph. Band members are wearing green rain ponchos and holding their instruments.

Photograph of a group of people with UNT branded megaphones at a football game. The North Texas Dancera are standing in front of them with their arms up in the air. Everyone is wearing plastic rain ponchos over green clothing, and facing to the right of the camera. The scoreboard can be seen in the background.

Photograph of UNT football player Adam Venegas standing with a coach on the field during a game. Venegas has his back turned to the camera. His helmet is off, and he has a white cloth over his head. The coach is standing in front of Venegas, looking at him. Another football player is sitting down to the left. Several players can be seen standing in the background.

Photograph of UNT mascot Scrappy the Eagle standing with the North Texas Dancers at a football game. The dancers are wearing plastic rain ponchos over green jackets. They seem to be conversing.

Photograph of UNT football player Evyn Roman being tackled by a member of the opposing team during a game. Roman is holding the football in his right hand, and is being pushed onto his back. Two other North Texas football players attempt to block a second member of the opposing team. People can be seen sitting in the stands behind them.

Photograph of UNT and WKU football players in position on the field during a game. Players on each team are crouched down in the center of the photograph, facing each other. In the middle, a member of the Mean Green football team is holding a football to the ground with his right hand. Other players are standing around them. People can be seen in the background, watching.

Photograph of UNT football player Eddrick Gilmore on the field during a football game. He is facing away from the camera, running toward a member of the opposing team who has the ball. Two other members of the opposing team are attempting to block him. People can be seen watching in the background.

Photograph of UNT and WKU players on the ground during a football game. UNT player Maurice Holman is sitting on the field, next to two members of the opposing team who are lying down. Another WKU player is crouched down next to Holman. Members of both teams can be seen running over to the players. A referee is standing near them with his right hand in the air.

Photograph of UNT and WKU players on the field during a football game. Members of the Mean Green football team are tackling a member of the opposing team. Other WKU players surround them. UNT player Jeremiah Chapman can be seen among members of both teams, watching the tackle. The Green Brigade Marching Band is sitting in the stands in the background of the photograph.

Photograph of a UNT football player running with a football in his right hand. Other members of the Mean Green Football team are running after him. Members of the opposing team can be seen in the background.

Photograph of a person in the stands at Fouts Field during a football game. They are wearing a green rain poncho and sitting down, resting their face on a metal rail. Almost all of the person's face is covered by the hood of the poncho.

Photograph of the North Texas Green Brigade performing at a football game. Members of the band are divided into groups, lined up on the field holding their instruments. They are wearing green rain ponchos. People can be seen watching from the stands in the background.

Photograph of a North Texas Green Brigade trumpet player performing at a football game. He is wearing a green rain poncho, with his uniform hat placed over the poncho hood. He is blowing into the trumpet and looking at the valves of the instrument.

Photograph of a man composing the North Texas Green Brigade Marching Band at a football game. He is standing on a podium facing to the left of the camera, with both of his hands out in front of him. He is wearing a green rain poncho and white gloves. Empty stadium stands can be seen in the background behind him.

Photograph of a North Texas Green Brigade trombone player performing at a football game. He is looking to his left, blowing into his instrument. He is wearing a green rain poncho with his uniform hat placed over the poncho hood.

Photograph of a North Texas Green Brigade saxophone player performing at a football game. She is playing her instrument while looking at sheet music that has been clipped onto the front of the saxophone. She is wearing a green rain poncho and her uniform hat. Other members of the marching band can be seen playing their instruments in the background.

Photograph of two North Texas Green Brigade sousaphone players performing at a football game. The player on the left side of the photograph is holding sheet music in his left hand and looking directly at the camera. The player on the right is looking out past the camera. Other members of the marching band can be seen playing instruments in the background.

Photograph of two people sitting in the stands at a football game. The man on the left side of the photograph is making an eagle claw with his right hand. He is wearing a raincoat and gloves. The woman sitting next to him is wearing a matching raincoat. They are both looking at the camera and laughing.