Photograph of the 2005 Sisson Golden Sledgehammer Award at the January 13, 2018 Dallas Chapter TXSSAR meeting. The award consists of photographs of the recipient, E. Thomas Smith, in a large frame. Each photograph has a caption above it. The phrase, "2005 Recipient of the Sisson Golden Sledgehammer Award -- Dallas Chapter's Hardest Worker: E. Thomas Smith," has been placed in the center top portion of the collage.

Photograph of the 2009 Sisson Golden Sledgehammer Award at the January 13, 2018 Dallas Chapter TXSSAR meeting. The award consists of photographs of the recipient, David Temple, in a frame. Each photograph has a caption underneath it. In the center of the collage is the phrase, "2009 Recipient of the Gary Sisson 'Golden' Sledgehammer Award -- Dallas Chapter's Hardest Worker: David J. Temple." To the right of the award is a photograph of the 2006 and 2007 award recipients, James Templin and Allen Christian, shaking hands. Part of the 2005 award can be seen on the far right side of the photograph.

Photograph of the 2016 Sisson Golden Sledgehammer Award at the January 13, 2018 Dallas Chapter TXSSAR meeting. The award consists of photographs of the recipient, Jerry Pinkerton, in interconnected frames. Pinkerton's last name has been placed in the center frame. The phrase, "Recipient of the Dr. Gary Sisson Golden Sledgehammer Award -- Dallas Chapter's 2016 Hardest Worker: Jerry W. Pinkerton," has been placed in the frame above his name. A list of Golden Sledgehammer winners from 2001-2016 can be seen on the table behind the award.

A certificate created by the Sons of the American Revolution, awarded to Trevor Darryl Burke. The certificate reads, "Dallas Chapter #2 is recognized for sponsoring Trevor Darryl Burke as 1st Place Winner "H. Ross Perot" Texas Society SAR Eagle Scout Scholarship Contest for the year 2017."

Certificate created by the Sons of the American Revolution, awarded to the Dallas Chapter. The certificate reads, "Dallas Chapter #2 of District #6 has been awarded Outstanding Public Service Award For awarding all four Public Service Awards during the year 2017."

The 2018/2019 Media kit for the Society Diaries magazine including distribution information, advertisement specifications and rates, editorial calendar, magazine insertion order and an advertising contract.

Video scrapbook compilation containing photographs and other information from TXSSAR Arlington Chapter events in 2018-2019.

Document containing a list of TXSSAR Dallas Chapter officers for the 2018 year.

Photograph of three graduates with their certificates of recognition. The image shows three graduates, the one in the middle whith a cap on. They all wear their green graduation robes and purple rainbow-striped stoles. The two on the side hold framed certificates titled "Certificate of Recognition." Lavender Graduation ceremonies have a rich history and began with the first Lavender Graduation at the University of Michigan in 1995. The first Lavender Graduation ceremony was created by Dr. Ronni Sanlo, the Director of the Lesbian and Gay Programs Office at the University of Michigan. Dr. Sanlo, who had been denied admittance to her children’s commencement ceremonies because of her sexuality, realized there were no recognition ceremonies to honor the lives and achievements of Queer and Trans students. With the extra stress and pressure placed upon Queer and Trans college students, Lavender Graduation ceremonies are an important rite of passage that offer recognition and inspiration to students. Lavender Graduation ceremonies are open to all graduates, those within the Queer and Trans communities and their allies. The tradition is continued today at hundreds of institutions across the nation and the Pride Alliance is honored to add UNT’s name to that list.

Photograph of a graduate from the Spring 2018 Lavender Graduation.

Photographs of a graduate from the Spring 2018 Lavender Graduation, held by UNT Special Collections.

Photograph of a graduate from the Spring 2018 Lavender Graduation.

Photograph of a graduate from the Spring 2018 Lavender Graduation.

Photograph of a graduate from the Spring 2018 Lavender Graduation.

Photograph of a graduate from the Spring 2018 Lavender Graduation.

Photograph of a graduate from the Spring 2018 Lavender Graduation.

Photograph of a graduate from the Spring 2018 Lavender Graduation.

Photograph of a graduate from the Spring 2018 Lavender Graduation.

Photograph of a graduate from the Spring 2018 Lavender Graduation.

Photograph of a graduate from the Spring 2018 Lavender Graduation.

Photograph of a graduate from the Spring 2018 Lavender Graduation.

A photograph of the graduation screen from the 2018 Lavender Graduation, held by UNT Special Collections. The photo shows a projected screen with a white background with the words "Lavender Graduation" on it in a lavender color. Under it is a lavender banner with the date "April 28, 2018" on it. Under that is the time and location of the event, and all of this is encircled by an image of lavender plants arranged in a circle. Lavender Graduation ceremonies have a rich history and began with the first Lavender Graduation at the University of Michigan in 1995. The first Lavender Graduation ceremony was created by Dr. Ronni Sanlo, the Director of the Lesbian and Gay Programs Office at the University of Michigan. Dr. Sanlo, who had been denied admittance to her children’s commencement ceremonies because of her sexuality, realized there were no recognition ceremonies to honor the lives and achievements of Queer and Trans students. With the extra stress and pressure placed upon Queer and Trans college students, Lavender Graduation ceremonies are an important rite of passage that offer recognition and inspiration to students. Lavender Graduation ceremonies are open to all graduates, those within the Queer and Trans communities …

Photograph of a volunteer and their helper sitting at the African American Museum of Dallas booth at the DFW Archives Bazaar at the Dallas Heritage Village. Colorful scarves are being used for the tablecloth and materials are set up on top. There are yearbooks, booklets, and a segregation sign from Montgomery, Alabama and pamphlets and cards for handing out to visitors.

Presented at the 2018 Texas Conference on Digital Libraries. This presentation provides a detailed look at how University of North Texas Libraries' Special Collections embarked upon a large-scale digitization project involving a portion of the highly requested A/V materials from the NBC-5/KXAS Television News collection, using a third-party vendor. This project included the use of snapshots to help repurpose metadata, then linked data tools in Excel and WikiMedia to create access to tape content titles.