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[Banner from Proof exhibit]

Photograph of one of the informational banners that was hung in the Special Collections room while the exhibit "Proof: The Byrd Williams Family Photography Archive" was housed there. It reads "Byrd Williams Photography; Byrd Photo; Byrd Williams III worked for Kodak and several other photography companies in addition to being involved in lens manufacturing prior to starting his business in Fort Worth. Through these jobs he gained the skill necessary to launch Byrd Photo which also included a portrait studio and photo lab. Studio work included work for a wide variety of clients including the city crime lab, architects, and magazines. Customers could have a photography painted over in oils, giving it the appearance of a painting - or oil paintings, based on these photographs.; Proof: Photographs from Four Generations of a Texas Family; Customers who came to Byrd Photo to have their portrait made would invariably be presented with a proof -- a photo print they could see before they placed their order for additional photographs. The Williams Collection is filled with photo proofs like these, but it's filled with proof of another kind as well-- proof of four lives spent in an unceasing attempt to capture our world, …
Date: November 22, 2016
Creator: Clark, Junebug
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Informative banner from Proof exhibit]

Photograph of an informational banner hung on the wall during the "Proof: The Byrd Williams Family Photography Archive" exhibit. It was housed in the Special Collections room at Willis Library during the fall semester of 2016. The banner reads "Introduction; An archive is a story which hasn't been written. Within each box and folder are photos, letters, scrapbooks and artifacts. Individually they are curiosities, but combined, they are interconnected evidence of the past. The Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection was created by four photographers, all named Byrd Moore Williams, over four successive generations beginning in 1890 and continuing through the present day. The collection is proof of four lives, lived in vivid detail. The story is yet to be told.; The archive, acquired by UNT Libraries in 2014, contains over 300,000 unique images, ranging from snapshots to studio portraits to street photography. Subject matter is diverse too; in this collection the landscapes of Yosemite site alongside televangelists, professional hockey players and Fort Worth city landmarks new and old. The history of the Williams Family is told within the collection through letters, postcards, diaries and artifacts such as cameras and significant personal effects." Also on the banner are several examples of …
Date: November 22, 2016
Creator: Clark, Junebug
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Byrd Williams Timeline Banner displayed at exhibit]

Photograph of a banner displayed at the "Proof: The Byrd Williams Family Photography Archive". On it are images of each Byrd Williams next to names and a synopsis of their life. The banner reads "Byrd Williams Timeline; Byrd Moore Williams; Byrd Moore Williams owned a hardware store in Gainesville, Texas that sold photography equipment. His early prints were developed in a darkroom in the family's home. His work includes stunningly detailed images of his hardware store, photos of family members and places around Gainesville.; Byrd Moore Williams, Jr.; Byrd Williams II studied at the University of Texas (1905-1907), worked as an engineer, and expanded on family tradition by incorporating imagery in forms other than portraiture, which included landscapes and city scenery. His work includes documentation of civil engineering projects including the San Antonio River Walk. Byrd II's surveying equipment and notebooks are included in the collection as well as fragile nitrate based negatives featuring early scenes of Yosemite National Park.; Byrd Williams III; Byrd Williams III explored photography on his own terms as a fine art as well as a commercial enterprise. He owned a photo service in Fort Worth and in the 1930s created an expansive series of women …
Date: November 22, 2016
Creator: Clark, Junebug
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 108, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 22, 2016 (open access)

North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 108, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 22, 2016

Weekly student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: September 22, 2016
Creator: LaFerney, Dalton
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 141, No. 25, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 22, 2016 (open access)

Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 141, No. 25, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Weekly newspaper from Mineola, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 22, 2016
Creator: Newman, Doris
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

Arlington Chapter Meeting Certificate & Medal Presentations

A list detailing the recipients of different certificates and medals within the TXSSAR Arlington Chapter 7 organization. Some dates include multiple members while others only have one.
Date: August 22, 2016
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, Arlington Chapter 7
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trade-Based Money Laundering: Overview and Policy Issues (open access)

Trade-Based Money Laundering: Overview and Policy Issues

This report discusses the scope of the trade-based money laundering (TBML) problem and analyzes selected U.S. government policy responses to address TBML. It includes a listing of hearings in the 114th Congress that addressed TBML.
Date: June 22, 2016
Creator: Miller, Rena S.; Rosen, Liana W. & Jackson, James K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Laser Ablated Carbon Nanodots for Light Emission (open access)

Laser Ablated Carbon Nanodots for Light Emission

This article reports the synthesis of fluorescent carbon dots-like nanostructures obtained through the laser ablation of a carbon solid target in liquid environment is reported.
Date: September 22, 2016
Creator: Reyes, Delfino; Camacho, Marco; Camacho, Miguel; Mayorga, Miguel; Weathers, Duncan L.; Salamo, Greg et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Competition Between Resonant Plasmonic Coupling and Electrostatic Interaction in Reduced Graphene Oxide Quantum Dots (open access)

Competition Between Resonant Plasmonic Coupling and Electrostatic Interaction in Reduced Graphene Oxide Quantum Dots

This article presents a study of the plasmonic interaction that effects the optical properties of light emission from graphene oxide system.
Date: November 22, 2016
Creator: Karna, Sanjya; Mahat, M.; Choi, Tae-Youl; Shimada, Ryoko; Wang, Zhiming & Neogi, Arup
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Saudi Arabia: Background and U.S. Relations (open access)

Saudi Arabia: Background and U.S. Relations

This report discusses the kingdom of Saudi Arabia's relations with the United States; its stability, and its future trajectory are subjects of continuing congressional interest.
Date: April 22, 2016
Creator: Blanchard, Christopher M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Protection of Trade Secrets: Overview of Current Law and Legislation (open access)

Protection of Trade Secrets: Overview of Current Law and Legislation

This report provides an overview of existing federal, state, and international laws governing trade secret protection, describes the limitations of these legal regimes, and reviews pending legislation, the Defend Trade Secrets Act (S. 1890), that is intended to address such deficiencies.
Date: April 22, 2016
Creator: Yeh, Brian T.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Statistical Indications of Notational Style in Composers' Additions of Performance Marks in Solo Piano Scores

This presentation provides an overview of how statistical analyses may be used to examine patterns of performance marks and notational styles, using nineteenth-century piano sonatas.
Date: April 22, 2016
Creator: Buchanan, J. Paul
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

The Stan Kenton Collection

This presentation provides an overview of Stan Kenton's legacy and connections with the University of North Texas, including a description of the Stan Kenton Collection.
Date: April 22, 2016
Creator: Vosbein, Terry
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Department of Education Funding: Key Concepts and FAQ (open access)

Department of Education Funding: Key Concepts and FAQ

Analyzing the U.S. Department of Education's (ED) budget requires an understanding of a broad range of federal budget and appropriations concepts. This report provides an introduction to these concepts as they are used specifically in the context of the congressional appropriations process for ED.
Date: April 22, 2016
Creator: Gonzalez, Heather B. & Tollestrup, Jessica
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Future of Internet Governance: Should the United States Relinquish Its Authority over ICANN? (open access)

The Future of Internet Governance: Should the United States Relinquish Its Authority over ICANN?

This report discusses legislation relevant to the future of Internet governance that has been introduced in the 113th and 114th Congresses which would prevent, delay, or impose conditions or additional scrutiny on the transition of NTIA's stewardship role and procedural authority over key Internet domain name functions to the global Internet multi-stakeholder community.
Date: March 22, 2016
Creator: Kruger, Lennard G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mileage-Based Road User Charges (open access)

Mileage-Based Road User Charges

This report examines mileage-based user charges as an possible source of highway funding. Federal highway and public transportation programs are funded mainly by taxes on motor fuel that flow into the Highway Trust Fund (HTF). The tax rates, set on a per-gallon basis, have not been raised since 1993, and motor fuel tax receipts have been insufficient to support the transportation programs authorized by Congress since FY2008.
Date: June 22, 2016
Creator: Kirk, Robert S. & Levinson, Marc
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP): History and Overview (open access)

Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP): History and Overview

This report provides an overview of the history of science and technology (S&T) advice to the President and discusses selected recurrent issues for Congress regarding Office of Science and Technology Policy's (OSTP) Director, OSTP management and operations, the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), and the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC).
Date: June 22, 2016
Creator: Sargent, John F., Jr. & Shea, Dana A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Phase 2 Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles (open access)

Phase 2 Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles

This report briefly discusses the second phase of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and fuel efficiency standards for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles jointly proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on July 13, 2015.
Date: June 22, 2016
Creator: Lattanzio, Richard K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production in Federal and Nonfederal Areas (open access)

U.S. Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production in Federal and Nonfederal Areas

This report examines U.S. oil and natural gas production data for federal and non-federal areas with an emphasis on the past five fiscal years of production.
Date: June 22, 2016
Creator: Humphries, Marc
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
EB-5 Immigrant Investor Visa (open access)

EB-5 Immigrant Investor Visa

This report includes a discussion of the EB-5 visa's requirements and an overview of the Regional Center Program, information on the EB-5 application (petition) process, admissions, and the economic impacts of the visa, a review of policy issues surrounding the visa and the Regional Center Program, and a summary of current legislation on the EB-5 visa and the Regional Center Program in the 114th Congress.
Date: April 22, 2016
Creator: Argueta, Carla N. & Siskin, Alison
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Can Agencies Take Actions That They Are Not Expressly Authorized by Statute to Take? (open access)

Can Agencies Take Actions That They Are Not Expressly Authorized by Statute to Take?

This legal sidebar on statutory interpretation addresses the question of whether executive branch agencies are barred from taking actions that Congress has not specifically authorized them to take.
Date: March 22, 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congress and the Budget: 2016 Actions and Events (open access)

Congress and the Budget: 2016 Actions and Events

This report seeks to assist in (1) anticipating what budget-related actions might occur within the upcoming year, and (2) staying abreast of budget actions that occur this year. It provides a general description of the recurrent types of budgetary actions, and reflects on current events that unfold in each category during 2016.
Date: April 22, 2016
Creator: Driessen, Grant A. & Lynch, Megan S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Public Trust and Law Enforcement--A Brief Discussion for Policymakers (open access)

Public Trust and Law Enforcement--A Brief Discussion for Policymakers

This report provides a brief overview of police-community relations and how the federal government might be able to promote more accountability and better relationships between citizens and law enforcement.
Date: March 22, 2016
Creator: James, Nathan; Bjelopera, Jerome P.; Finklea, Kristin; Keegan, Natalie; Lister, Sarah A.; Sacco, Lisa N. et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) Filers and the Child Tax Credit: Overview and Legislation (open access)

Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) Filers and the Child Tax Credit: Overview and Legislation

This report discusses the child tax credit, which was created by the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 (P.L. 105-34) to help ease the financial burden on families when they have children. The ACTC is available to taxpayers with little or no federal income tax liability.
Date: March 22, 2016
Creator: Crandall-Hollick, Margot L. & Lunder, Erika K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library