Photograph of Professor Evelyn Messmore teaching DRFF instruments to 2nd graders, July 2, 1980.

Photograph of Professor Evelyn Messmore teaching DRFF instruments to 2nd graders, July 2, 1980.

Photograph of Dr. Barbara Coe's faculty portrait, August 27, 1980.

Photograph of Cathy Day's going away photo. The photo depicts a group of people enjoying their last photo with Cathy Day. There are two women sitting on seats in the front of the group while there is a man holding one of his knees with both hands entwined with each other as he sits in a chair. The rest of the group is standing close together. Two women in the back of the group are doing funny faces for the photo and there is a man in the back of the group that is acting like he is using a wand. The group is presumably taking the photo in an office.

Photograph of Cathy Day's going away photo. The photo depicts a group of people enjoying their last photo with Cathy Day. There are two women sitting on seats in the front of the group while there is a man holding one of his knees with both hands entwined with each other as he sits in a chair. The rest of the group is standing close together. Two women in the back of the group are doing funny faces for the photo and there is a man in the back of the group that has a funny face as well. The group is presumably taking the photo in an office.

Photograph of Cathy Day's going away photo. The photo depicts a group of people enjoying their last photo with Cathy Day. There are two women sitting on seats in the front of the group. The woman in a striped shirt has her right fingertips touching her left knee while her left hand is resting against another woman's face above her. There is a man holding his right knee with his left hand while his right arm is resting on the woman's leg next to him with his left hand resting against his face. The rest of the group is standing close together. Everyone is smiling for the camera. The group is presumably taking the photo in an office.

Photograph of a mother and father holding their baby towards the camera while laughing on a university park bench. The family is part of the Housing Cover Family program.

Photograph of a father and mother holding their baby while smiling at the camera and standing in the middle of a university courtyard. They are part of the Housing Cover Family program at the university.

Photograph of a mother and father holding their baby while smiling towards the camera and sitting at the edge of a university park. They are part of the Housing Cover Family program.

Photograph of an unidentified faculty member sitting in her office as she prepares for retirement. She is wearing glasses, a suit jacket, and blouse while looking directly at the camera. A type-writer is visible in the background along with a desk covered in potted plants.

Photograph of music faculty member Louise Alton standing in the middle of her office during a retirement party. As a member of the International Society for Music Education, she traveled to Australia and Europe to speak about the benefits of music education for exceptional children. She served as the first female president of the Louisiana Music Educators Association in the 1960s.

Photograph of music faculty member Louise Alton standing in the middle of her office during a retirement party. As a member of the International Society for Music Education, she traveled to Australia and Europe to speak about the benefits of music education for exceptional children. She served as the first female president of the Louisiana Music Educators Association in the 1960s.

Photograph of an unidentified man and his infant standing beside a park bench. They stand slightly off camera in the middle of the park. A man walks up a set of stairs in the background.

Photograph of a mother and father holding their baby towards the camera as they smile and pose in a park outside of a university building. The family is part of the Housing Cover Family program at the university.

Photograph of a family smiling at the camera while sitting on a stone bench located in a park by the university. The family consists of a mother, father, and infant. Large bushes are visible in the background. The photo is taken at a slight angle.

Photograph of a happy family sitting on a bench outside of a university's park. They consist of a husband, wife, and infant. The husband is holding the laughing baby up for the camera while his wife sits smiling next to him. The family are members of the housing cover program at the university.

Photograph of Dr. Louise M. Alton, a professor in the College of Music between 1967 and 1980, sitting in an office chair. She is wearing glasses and a dark jacket. Her office is decorated with potted plants in the background. The photo was taken days before the professor retired from the university.

Photograph of Filmmaker and producer Lewis Abernathy, an alumnus of North Texas State University. In the image Abernathy is looking through the lens of a Minolta XL-sound 84 video camera off frame wearing glasses and a button up shirt.

Photograph of Filmmaker and producer Lewis Abernathy, an alumnus of North Texas State University. In the image Abernathy is looking over a clapperboard that has his name "L. Abernathy" and the date "4/13/1980" written on it.

Photograph of Dr. Cecil Adkins, Professor of the Music Department at the North Texas State University. Adkins is seen wearing a plaid button up shirt as he smiles wide for his photograph to be taken. Adkins passed away on November 4, 2015.

Photograph of a woman identified as Jill Austin. Austin is seen engaging with another woman in a classroom.

Photograph of an unidentified woman making a face at the photographer when the picture was taken. In the background North Texas State University alumni, Lewis Abernathy is standing behind is film camera that's seated on a tri-pod, another unidentified person kneels next to the tri-pod holding a clapperboard with "L. Abernathy" written on it.

Photograph of Filmmaker and producer Lewis Abernathy, an alumnus of North Texas State University. In the image Abernathy is looking through the lens of a Minolta XL-sound 84 video camera off frame wearing glasses and a button up shirt.

Photograph of a woman identified as Jill Austin. Austin is seen engaging with another woman in a classroom.