Photograph of Boycott Grapes and Viva La Mujer buttons, held by UNT Special Collections. The Boycott Grapes button is black with an orange circle in the middle and a black bird graphic. The Viva La Mujer button has a white symbol for women on it, a black bird graphic inside it. Another Boycott Grapes Button is red with a black bird graphic in the middle. Dr. Gloria Contreras (1947-) was recruited to work at the University of North Texas in 1987 because of her strong background in multicultural and social studies education. Her passion was teaching social studies with a global perspective, and furthering the place of women and minorities in education, teaching and scholarship. In 1989, she was appointed the first Director of the Office of Minority Affairs (now the Office of Multicultural Affairs), where she was tasked to create a plan to recruit and retain minority students and faculty. Contreras co-authored some of the leading K-6 social studies textbooks published by Macmillan/McGraw-Hill, served as the Executive Editor of The Social Science, a national journal for educators, and was elected Director of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. In 2002, Contreras was honored as a Latina Living …

Photograph of an 101st Airborne patch from the United States Army Major General Olinto Mark Barsanti Papers, held by UNT Special Collections. The patch is black with the word "Airborne" stitched at the top in yellow with a space in between. On the bigger part of the black patch is the head of an eagle stitched on.

Photograph of The Rock of The Marine pin from the United States Army Major General Olinto Mark Barsanti Papers, held by UNT Special Collections.

Photographs of the 2019-2020 artist's book competition winner "My Tooth Fairy Pillow" created by Howard Spillman. Media: gouache, paper, terry cloth, thread. My Tooth Fairy Book is presented as a continuation of the artist's exploration of childhood, and the intimacy found when reflecting on the shared experiences of those raised in similar contexts. The first image shows a small plush square book, a fairy and the title stitched on it in pastel colors. Image 2, a book opened up to several panels containing simple blue paintings. Image 3, the plush back cover of the book is seen with a yellow star stitched on it. Light blue panels on the inside show some writing on them. Image 4, light blue panels with words on the pages such as "Don't remember what I was scared of."

Photograph of two silver dog tags that belonged to Major General Olinto Barsanti, connected by a chain, slightly rusted and scratched on the surface. The first dog tag at the top of the photo shows the letters engraved onto it backwards, as does the dog tag on the bottom with the word "Barsanti barely made out.

Photograph of a black military name tag with several small scratches on it, and the name "Barsanti" printed in white capital letters.

Photograph of Barsanti's Distinguished Service Medal from the United States Army Major General Olinto Mark Barsanti Papers, held by UNT Special Collections. The first image shows a circular medal that is navy blue around the rim with the words "For Distinguished Service MCMXVII" in gold. In the middle is a golden eagle with its wings exapnded and a flag like crest in the middle of it. The medal is attached a red, white and blue ribbon. The medal lies in a black box with a white inside. Image 2, closeup of Distinguished Service Medal.

Photograph of Barsanti’s Vietnam ring from the United States Army Major General Olinto Mark Barsanti Papers, held by UNT Special Collections. The ring is a shiny bronze, and is seen from the side. On the side of the ring the word "Vietnam" is engraved with the word "Airborne" under it and the head of an eagle. At the bottom of the ring are the engraved words "Screaming Eagles." The top of the ring is circular with a clear stone in the middle. around the top the words "General" can be seen as well as the numbers 89.

Photograph of an 101st Airborne lighter from the United States Army Major General Olinto Mark Barsanti Papers, held by UNT Special Collections. The first image shows the front of the silver lighter, with the cap sightly rusted. On the front of its is a black crest with the word "Airborne" above it and a white eagle head on it with its yellow beak. Image 2, back of silver lighter. The words "101st ABN. Div" are engraved on the cap and the word "Vietnam" on the bottom followed by the years 1967-1968.

Photograph of a 101st Airborne challenge coin from the United States Army Major General Olinto Mark Barsanti Papers, held by UNT Special Collections. The first image shows the back of the brown, rusted coin with a symbol of expanded angel wings engraved at the top, with the bottom of it containing the words "Rendezvous with Destiny." Image 2, front of coin. "101st" and "Airborne" are negraved at the top with an eagle head engraved under it. Under that, in two small engraved banners are the words "Normandy Bastogne Holland" and "Berchtesgaden."

A photograph of Roald Dahl's signature in the book "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory". It is written on a sticker that was placed on the "For Theo" page. The page beside it lists Dahl's other books and a copyright message.

A photograph of the cover of "Heidi". The book is propped up on a stand and it has gold lettering and illustrations in black ink on the red material. At the top is a view of mountains with trees in front and beneath the title are two flowers.

Photograph of a Heidi doll dressed in white shoes, a red skirt and blue bodice, with white undershirt and apron. It also has on a small straw hat with flowers on it.

A photograph of the cover of a book called "Raggedy Ann Stories" by Johnny Gruelle. The book is resting on a stand and there is a picture of a Raggedy Ann doll on the cover.

Three photographs of the pop-up book "Little Red Riding Hood" by Marjorie Priceman. The first picture shows the cover with illustrations. The second and third pictures are of scenes in the book and pop-up illustrations.

A photograph of a piece of paper with "To Gustine Courson Weaver" written on it. It is also signed by Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse. The frame is larger than the paper and has a metal finish.

Four photographs of the pop-up book "Raggedy Ann and Andy and the Camel with the Wrinkled Knees." The first picture shows the cover and it's red spine. The second, third, and fourth pictures all show the pages open to different scenes of them in a garden and on a ship.

A photograph of the cover of "Little Lord Fauntleroy". The book is propped up on a stand and the cover is visible. The material is blue and there is a yellow rectangle on the front with the title and author in white text and a large color illustration of a scene from the book.

A photograph of the title page in the book "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl. There is a picture of the movie poster beneath the title and a message that reads "To Dania from 'Charlie'" and signed by Peter Ostrum.

Photograph of a Little Red Riding Hood doll dressed in black shoes, socks, a dress with red flowers, and a red cape. The doll has painted yellow hair and red lips. There is a tag under the cape that reads "Genuine Madame --- Doll; Little Red Riding Hood" and has a green circle with a picture inside it at the top.

A photograph of the cover of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl. There is an illustrated chocolate bar at he top and a drawing of Willy Wonka and a child's face behind him.

A photograph of an illustration in "Little Lord Fauntleroy". The book is opened to pages 94 and 95. In the illustration Little Lord Fauntleroy is supporting an older man as they walk through a hallway with a dog beside them. There are paintings on the walls and other gentlemen behind them. Beneath the illustration is the line "'Just lean on me' he said. 'I'll walk very slowly'".

A photograph of the inner flap and flyleaf in the book "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl. There is a short description of the book on the flap and a photograph of Gene Wilder with his signature and Denise Nickerson's underneath it.

A photograph of an illustration in the book "Raggedy Ann Stories" by Johnny Gruelle. In the picture Raggedy Ann is lifting a kitten out of the basket and two other toys are standing with her.