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Americae sive novi orbis, nova descriptio.

Map shows known geography and place names in the late sixteenth century Western Hemisphere. Relief shown pictorially. Scale not given.
Date: 1580?
Creator: Münster, Sebastian, 1489-1552
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Charte von den inseln Trinidad, Tobago und Margaretha, dem Busen von Paria, und einem Theile vom Cumana.

Map shows roads, settlements, villages, military forts, notable physical features, vegetation, and asphalt deposits. Includes color key to European possessions. Relief shown by hachures. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1814
Creator: Geographisches Institut (Weimar, Thuringia, Germany)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Manifiesto de Liorna.] (open access)

[Manifiesto de Liorna.]

Handwritten document in multiple languages which discusses biographical and political information from Agustín de Iturbide's notes.
Date: September 27, 1823
Creator: Iturbide, Agustin de
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Vereinigte Staaten von Nord-America: Californien, Texas und die Territorien New Mexico u. Utah.

Map shows roads, Fremont's route, areas of Native American habitation in California, Texas, and New Mexico and Utah territories. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:10,000,000].
Date: 1852
Creator: Grässl, J.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mexico und die Republiken von Central-America.

Map shows major trasnportation routes and major cities in the states of Mexico, the countries of Central America, and some portions of the Texas coast and the southeastern United States; railroad construction projects in Tehuantepec and Honduras in insets. Includes table of abbreviations with translations, legend, and tables lising major mountain peaks. Insets: "Tehuantepec Eisenbahn-project bearbeit von Barnard 1851" and "Honduras Eisenbahn-project bearbeit von E. G. Squier u. W. N. Jeffers 1853." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1:6,000,000].
Date: 1853
Creator: Gräf, Carl
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Die Vereinigten Staaten von Nordamerica nebst Canada.

Map shows states by region; major cities, major roads, areas of Native American habitation; Washington, Oregon, Nebraska, Utah, New Mexico, Kansas, "Minesota," and "Indian" territories. Includes translation table of place name words: English, Spanish, German. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [1:8,000,000].
Date: 1858
Creator: Kiepert, Heinrich, 1818-1899
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Die Vereinigten Staaten von Nordamerica nebst Canada.

Map shows states by region; major cities, major roads, areas of Native American habitation; Washington, Oregon, Nebraska, Utah, New Mexico, Kansas, "Minesota," and "Indian" territories. Includes translation table of place name words: English, Spanish, German. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [1:8,000,000].
Date: 1858
Creator: Kiepert, Heinrich, 1818-1899
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Nord America mit Westindien.

Map shows "Dacotah" Territory, Wyoming with extended western boundary, Indian Territory, and only one Virginia. Includes key colors and to abbreviations in Spanish and English. Inset: "Die Nordwestlichen Inselgruppen Amerikas als Anschluss an die linke obere Ecke das Hauptblatts" [The northwestern island groups in America as a connection to the upper left corner of the main sheet]. Includes key colors and to abbreviations in Spanish and English. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1:15,000,000].
Date: 1859
Creator: Kiepert, Heinrich, 1818-1899
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Nord America mit Westindien.

Map shows "Dacotah" Territory, Wyoming with extended western boundary, Indian Territory, and only one Virginia. Includes key colors and to abbreviations in Spanish and English. Inset: "Die Nordwestlichen Inselgruppen Amerikas als Anschluss an die linke obere Ecke das Hauptblatts" [The northwestern island groups in America as a connection to the upper left corner of the main sheet]. Includes key colors and to abbreviations in Spanish and English. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1:15,000,000].
Date: 1874
Creator: Kiepert, Heinrich, 1818-1899
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Süd America.

Map shows late nineteenth century South American political divisions and geography. Provinces of come countries are indicated. Includes pronunciation guide. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1:15,000,000].
Date: 1874
Creator: Kiepert, Heinrich, 1818-1899
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Die Vereinigten Staaten von Nord-Amerika in 6 Blättern Bl. 6

Map shows roads, railroads, lakes, swamps, cities and towns for the southeastern United States. Insets: Der südliche teil von Florida im anschluss an blatt 86--Der südliche theil von Texas im auschluss an blatt 85 [The southern part of Florida in connection to sheet 86 - The South Texas in part by the exclusion of leaf 85]. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [1:3,700,000].
Date: 1876
Creator: Petermann, A. (August), 1822-1878.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Die Vereinigten Staaten von Nord-Amerika in 6 Blättern Bl. 4

Map shows cities, military posts, railroads, major roads, and areas of Native American habitation for Arizona and adjacent portions of California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Mexico. Includes legend, names and dates for expeditionary routes. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [1:3,700,000].
Date: 1881
Creator: Petermann, A. (August), 1822-1878.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Die Vereinigten Staaten von Nord-Amerika in 6 Blättern Bl. 4

Map shows cities, military posts, railroads, major roads, and areas of Native American habitation for Arizona and adjacent portions of California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Mexico. Includes legend, names and dates for expeditionary routes. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [1:3,700,000].
Date: 1885
Creator: Petermann, A. (August), 1822-1878
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cotton Baling Inside Mill]

Two near-identical images of a cotton baling press in use at a mill. A bale is at the front and a man is standing just behind it at left, near the machinery. There is a blur where the man moved during the exposure. Descriptive text printed below the images in the lower-right corner: "7722- Baling Cotton--a powerful press just releasing a 500-lb. bale--at a mill in Texas." The same text is printed on the back in six languages
Date: 1905
Creator: Sun Sculpture Works and Studios
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Sky is My Tipi (open access)

The Sky is My Tipi

Collection stories about the Kiowa and Apache Indians, coyotes and other animals, cooking, and other miscellaneous folklore. The index begins on page 237.
Date: 1949
Creator: Boatright, Mody Coggin
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Doctoral Recital: 2007-03-01 - Jessica McCormack, soprano

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Concert Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: unknown
Creator: McCormack, Jessica
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 1990-04-19 - UNT Women's Chorus

Choral concert performed at the UNT College of Music Concert Hall.
Date: April 19, 1990
Creator: University of North Texas. Women's Chorus.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Doctoral Recital: 1991-04-15 – Susan Masters Wyatt, soprano

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Concert Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: April 15, 1991
Creator: Wyatt, Susan Masters
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Student Recital: 1991-10-27 – Yvonne Marmolejo-Boyle, soprano, Gabriel Sanchez, pianist, and Gabriela Díaz-Alatriste, conductor

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A student recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall.
Date: October 27, 1991
Creator: Marmolejo-Boyle, Yvonne; Sanchez, Gabriel (Pianist) & Díaz-Alatriste, Gabriela
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 1994-10-11 - Winspear Scholars' Recital

An Ensemble Concert performed in the UNT College of Music Recital Hall.
Date: October 11, 1994
Creator: Winspear Scholars
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Candide: Unterwegs - en cheminn en el camino - Away

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Recording of Hans Ulrich Humpert's Candide: Unterwegs - en cheminn en el camino - Away. This piece includes periods of overlapping voices, with voices speaking in French, German, English, and Spanish; sometimes these overlaps consist of two voices in different languages, sometimes more.
Date: 1995
Creator: Humpert, Hans Ulrich, 1940-2010
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Media Survival Kit

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Recording of James Dashow's Media Survival Kit. This work is a lyric satire in three parts for radio. This instruments heard include: harp, contrabass, percussion, cello, and soprano voice. The processed pre-recorded sound were put through synthesis which was done using a MUSIC30 system. The three differing movement are titled: Nico, Crema (Cream), and Tutti Collegati (We're All Connected).
Date: 1995/1995
Creator: Dashow, James, 1944-
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Die Unsichtbare front

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Recording of Ipke Starke's Die Unsichtbare front. The composer notes the following: The spatial installation of this work was designed and realized for the highest space in the building of the Technical Collections of the city of Dresden. This place just below the dome of the tower with its exceptional view of the city and the nearby radio tower is part of the work. The composition itself consists of 16 minutes of music on magnetic tape, constantly looped, spatialized and broadcast through the 7 loudspeakers configured in the space. The piece is based on modulations of extremely high frequencies, up to the limits of the audible, whose dynamic degree barely reaches the threshold of perception. What is significant vis-à-vis the content of the play is their interruption by documentary material: news in different languages, interviews, recordings of demonstrations, reports and documents from the archives, and synthetically generated or processed sounds of associative character. This confrontation of situational elements with documentary elements generates contradictory tensions in space. The architectural form of this one is also substantial: first of all, the space is presented in a neutral way, not done on purpose for pleasure. The exposed location of the dome provides openness, …
Date: 1996
Creator: Starke, Ipke, 1965-
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Tango

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Recording of Gonzalo Biffarella's Tango. This work was commissioned by the WDR 3 of Cologne, Germany. This radiophonic piece was inspired by the origin of Tango and uses fragments from old songs as well as a lecture by Jorge Luis Borges about the topic. The text has been translated into German and French for segments of the work.
Date: 1999
Creator: Biffarela, Gonzalo, 1961-
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library