Photographs of the 1999-2000 artist's book competition winner "Generations," created by Teel Savage. The book is made from onion skin, flowers, and printed text that is adhered to handmade paper with wax coating. The “leaves” of book are circular in shape and bound with a single piece of twine that runs through the center of each leaf, creating a chain-like effect. It is housed in a circular hat box, decorated with handmade paper, flowers, and title, all adhered with wax coating. In the first image the circular onion pages are laid out in a circle, containing either presses flowers or pressed leaves. Starting at the top and going clockwise, words on seven of the circles are seen and say: Time, Cycle, Circle, Generations, Granddaughter, Rebirth, Descendant. Image 2, closeup of "Generations." Shown is a circle with two small green leaves pressed on it. The word "Generations" below it. Image 3, closeup of "Time" and "Cycle." One of the circles contains a pressed flower, the word Time below it. The other circle contains a pressed brown leaf, the word Cycle below it. Image 4, closeup of "Circle." The circle contains a pressed flower, which is titled Circle at the top.

Photographs of the 1999-2000 artist's book competition honorable mention "The Thin Etched Line" created by Teel Savage. The volume is composed of fragments of intaglio prints of various styles and subjects, on which a single red line was added across every image. It is bound in white paper-covered boards with a red line, sewn Coptic style. The first image shows the bound book opened up. The page on the left contains a drawing of a young woman seen at a top angle. Image 2, the bound book is opened up. The page on the left contains a drawing of a young woman seen from the front. Image 3, closeup of the bound book seen from the top, the outside white and the pages slightly opened up. Image 4, the bound book seen from the top farther away. Image 5, the bound book seen from the spine, showing how the pages are tightly bound together.

Photographs of the 2001-2002 artist's book competition winner "The Better to See You With" created by Herman Iselin. Wolf fur binding and embroidered red velvet end papers enclose pages with the story of Little Red Riding Hood embossed in Braille. The book was designed as a concept piece, which would allow a blind child to experience the story of Little Red Riding Hood. The cover of the book is a square shaped blob of grey fur. Image 2, top of closed book. The grey fur of the cover can be seen, inside of it the book cover is red with white pages. Image 3, inside title. The furry book is propped open upright, the page on the left showing the velvety red inside cover. On it are the words "Little Red Riding Hood in red. The page on the right is blank. Image four, braille writing. The photo is a closeup of a white page filed with braille, the red and furry cover partially seen.

Photographs of the 2003-2004 artist's book competition winner "A Space Between Us" created by Lisa Tristan Mellot (aka Elizabeth Mellott-Carreon). Each of the twelve volumes of A Space Between Us consists of fired clay covers that enclose handmade paper pages. The pages open as a triptych to reveal contrasting statements about how the artist related with her mother at various ages and how her mother related with the artist's grandmother at the same ages. Beneath the pages are recessed compartments containing found objects. The first image shows one of the books propped open, behind it one of the books is propped up to the front and back cover, a pile of of the same books next to it. Image 2, photo inside the book. The closeup shows part of "A Space Between Us" from the inside, dark brown and on the right part of it hollowed out with a black and white photo of a young woman inside. On the left is a white page with the words "I thought my mom was a dragon" inside it. image three, the inside of the book with the image of a young woman in a hollowed out part lays open, with another …

Photographs of the 2005-2006 artist's book competition winner "Book in a Steel Box" created by Eric Blake. A small cloth-bound volume with graphite lines throughout is welded into a steel box. The book is visible along the spine and fore-edge through steel bars. The box does not open, and the book cannot be removed, making it an "inaccessible text." The first image is of a steel box, with a book inside of it, two bars covering the opening. Image 2, front view of the book inside a steel box. Image 3, book in a steel box laying down flat, the bars over the opening upright.

Photographs of the 2009-2010 artist's book competition winner "20 Soldiers a Day" created by Jung Eun Lee (or Jungeun Lee). The artist's book is a Japanese-sewn volume consisting of double-leaves sewn together. The recto of each leaf has a changing pattern of stains and marks, and the verso of each leaf has text from the inner surface becoming more and more visible as the reader moves through the volume. The next-to-last leaf has complete text, the testimony of a young Korean girl who was forced into sexual slavery at a comfort station for Japanese military personnel in Taiwan during World War II. The volume is tied closed with triple-strand white string and is wrapped in a stained square of white cloth that is tied with twine. The first image of is the cloth bundle up and tied together by the twine. Image 2, opened up cloth book. The left side has few stains, and the right side some black marks with string sticking out at the top. Image 3, closeup of a cloth page with black marks across the middle of it. Image 4, A closed bound book laying atop a white cloth, a stain on its spine.

Photographs of the 2009-2010 artist's book competition honorable mention "Grilled Cheese" created by Carlynn Field. The book is a sculptural representation of a grilled cheese sandwich made of yellow fabric, printed fabric, hand-dyed silk, and batting. When opened, the "cheese" is revealed to be a long accordion-folded strip of cloth, each panel with an embroidered representation of the steps to make a grilled cheese sandwich. The volume is presented on a blue heavy plastic circular plate. The first image is of the grilled cheese sitting on a blue paper plate. Image 2, the grilled cheese is laying on a blue plate, one of the "slices" sticking out has a flower-like print. Image 3, the cloth grilled cheese pages are opened up to the yellow inside, the page on the left has a white flower pattern with orange dots around it. Stitched onto the page are the words "2 min" the number 5, and a little pan stitched under it. The page on the right is pure yellow with the word Flip, the number 6 and a grilled cheese stitched onto it. Image 4, the open grilled cheese from a different angle. Artist's statement: "A step-by-step 'How to' for the ultimate …

Photographs of the 2011-2012 artist's book competition winner "Response to Stress" created by Catherine Snapp Lavoie. The books contains no text. It is an accordion-fold book with five panels of double card stock joined together with one piece of cloth running in between the two layers of the panels. The verso and recto of each panel features collages in pastel earth tone colors. Pieces of crochet thread are applied to both recto and verso of the three panels. One panel has thread on the verso, the remaining on the recto only. The book is housed in a clam shell box that is covered in two-tone letterpress paper. The first image is the book opened up showing the pattern on the panels that are splashes of tan/yellow colors, stretched out in front of the case with a splotch of tan over it. Image 2, the stretched out panels and case seen from the top. Image 3, the open panels of the book are seen from the front, the yellow/tan splotches more visible with thread over it and propped on top the box.

Photograph of photographs of Jim Barber, Donald "Don" Baker, and Bill Nelson placed on top of a legal document related to Baker v. Wade trial, which challenged the legality of Texas's anti-sodomy law as detailed in the Penal Code, section 21.06.

Photograph of a white frisbee advertising the Resource Center of Dallas. Text reads: "AIDS Resource Center - John Thomas Gay & Lesbian Community Center - Nelson-Tebedo Health Resource Center - www.rcdallas.org; Resource center of Dallas / The Center is People!" The Resource Center of Dallas's logo (a house with a candle and flame making up the door and window) is featured in the center. The frisbee was made by Prime Premiere, Inc., "Printing and Promotional Products with PRIDE! / 100% Gay Owned."

Photograph of a newspaper clipping about Donald Baker and the Baker v. Wade trial, which challenged the legality of Texas's anti-sodomy law as detailed in the Penal Code, section 21.06.

Photograph of four copies of holiday books including three of "A Christmas Carol" and one of "Christmas with Dickens," held by UNT Special Collections. The back brown book on the left is a copy of "A Christmas Carol" with the title stamped on the spine in gold and there is a nature-themed design with it. The cover has the title and Charles Dickens stamped on it in gold and is circled with a plant and ribbon design. The spine has a bit of damage to the top and bottom where the cover has fallen away and the cover has some stains on it. To the right of it is a copy of "A Christmas Carol" from the Mini Classics series. On the front is an illustration of a man with three children in scarves and other winter clothes looking at a window with holiday decorations on it. The title is at the top in a tan block, and the illustrator' name at the bottom. Under the part with the illustration the dark red cover of the book can be seen. In front of the brown book is a small square shaped book with a red cover, and a green and …

Photograph of Stephanie Laslett's "A Christmas Carol" from the Mini Classics Series, held by UNT Special Collections. There is an illustration of a man in a black top hat and grey coat with three children in scarves and other winter clothes, snow lightly falling around them. They are looking at a window with holiday decorations on it. The title is at the top in a tan block, and the illustrator' name at the bottom. Under the part with the illustration the dark red cover of the book can be seen.

Photograph of four mini Christmas books. On the left is a red book with the title "Christmas with Dickens" and a lit candle stamped on the front in gold. Three wooden blocks stacked on top of each other spell the word Joy, the J and O outlined in green and the letter Y in red. Behind the blocks and next to the first book are three mini red books lined up together and seen from the spine. The title of the one on the left can be partially seen by the titled that starts with the word "Worldwide." Next is a book with the title "A Christmas Carol" stamped in gold on its spine and framed by a gold line. The last book has no title on the spine, but has a green and gold ribbon around the bottom of it.

Photograph of mini Christmas books stacked on top of each other. Stacked together is a blue box with a bronze button on the front. On top of it are red books, from top to bottom is a thin red book, a red book titled "Worldwide Christmas Stamps" in gold lettering, and a book titled "A Christmas Carol" above it. Propped up on top of the stacks is a square shaped book titled "Christmas Carol" in a gold banner, wrapped with a green and gold ribbon around the bottom. Behind the stack is a red book titled "Christmas with Dickens" with a stack of three blocks spelling out Joy from top to bottom, the J and O outlined in green and the Y in red. Over the stack of books is a red tassel.

A photograph of a Kodak Monitor Six-16 camera from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. It is resting on one side of the casing and has the bellows extended. There is a little platform with a kickstand beneath it to support the weight and hold the lens level. There is also a handle on the top side of the casing.

Two photographs of a surveying transit tool from the Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. The first image is of the tool alone, pointing to the distance at an angle so that a majority of the parts are visible. It is made out of a bronze material with glass parts and it is attached to a wooden base. The second image is of the tool and the box that it is stored it. The box has leather on the outside and straps and buckles with metal attachments. It is clearly old and has aged and fraying spots.

Photographs of "Outlines of Lessons in Botany: For the use of Teachers, or Mothers Studying with their Children" held by UNT Special Collections as part of the Weaver Juvenile Collection. It is the first of two volumes to teach children about plants and their uses. The book is open to the appendix and is resting on a plastic book cradle with weighted strings holding the pages down.

Photographs of the illustrations in a book titled "A Compleat Herbal of the Late James Newton, M.D. Containing the Prints and English Names of Several Thousand Trees, Plants, Shrubs, Flowers, Exotics, & c." held by UNT Special Collections. There are four rows of the drawings with names written above each. The plants on the two pages are "Tufted Meadow, Corn, an Panick Grass" and "Wheat Rie and Oate Grass". The book is resting on a clear plastic book cradle and some of the pages are being held down by a white weighted string.

Photographs of "Practical Taxidermy" held by UNT Special Collections. Image 1, shows the cover, which is bound in a bronze material with a design of a stand, plants, and a border in a darker brown. The title as well as the bird on the cover are done in a lighter yellow shade to make them stand out. The book is resting on a clear stand. Image 2, The illustration is of a peregrine falcon in the process of being taxidermied. A note beneath it reads "Peregrine Falcon on Flight. Showing method of binding, etc." Image 4, The drawing is of the inner structure of a taxidermied lion. The note beneath it reads "Lion Mounted from the 'Flat'".

Photograph of the cover of a book titled "An Annual Encyclopedia of the Negro 1918-1919" held by UNT Special Collections. It is a paper bound book and the edges are coming apart. The cover has a border around the title and includes information about the book on the front.

Photograph of 'Bleak House' held by UNT Special Collections. It is a novel written by Charles Dickens and the illustration is done by Hablot K. Browne. The spine and cover are done in a maroon color and the material on the spine is cracked down the middle. The top and sides are also worn down and fraying. There are painted gold lines breaking up the spine into five separate chambers and the title is printed in gold in the second one.

Photograph of "Outlines of Lessons in Botany: For the use of Teachers, or Mothers Studying with their Children" held by UNT Special Collections as part of the Weaver Juvenile Collection. It is the first of two volumes to teach children about plants and their uses. The book is open to a page with an illustrated germination cycle for the plants.

Photographs of a book titled "Index to the Divine and Spiritual Writings of Joanna Southcott" held by UNT Special Collections. The first to images are of handwritten notes inside. The notes are separated by a line and are in cursive script. They mention future occurrences and deaths. The second image also includes a page that lists out what pages different words and phrases listed on them. The notes are each separated by a line and are in cursive script. The third image is of the cover, which has a marbled pattern in yellow, blue, orange, and brown. The spine is a brown cloth-tape material and has a small piece of white paper on it that reads "IND[EX]".