Top view photograph of David Burns shooting a basket. David is wearing jersey number 41.

Photograph at a right side angle of David Burns in uniform dribbling a basketball inside a gymnasium. David is wearing the number 41 eagles basketball jersey.

Photograph at a left side angle of David Burns in uniform dribbling a basketball inside a gymnasium. David is wearing the number 41 eagles basketball jersey.

Photograph of the exterior of the Baptist Student Center building in March of 1961.

Photograph of Dr. Stephans Bardas from the Music Department.

Photograph of construction work on the Crumley Hall dormitory at North Texas State University. The steel and concrete framework of the building is visible, along with other construction materials on the ground at the site. A group of construction workers is visible on top of the structure in the background. A construction crane can also be seen lifting building material in the background. On the back of the photograph, "Crumley Hall" is typed on a label, and other handwritten notes read "2 Col x 3" Chat" and "Crumley Hall Construction 1961".

Photograph of a decoration constructed in front of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity house for North Texas Homecoming, 1961. Depicted in the decoration are books, an eagle, a book open to a page with dates from 7 decades, ending with "1961".

Photograph of a float in the 1961 Homecoming parade titled "Birth of a U" celebrating the college becoming North Texas State University.

Photograph of a float in the 1961 Homecoming parade titled "Time For U" celebrating the college becoming North Texas State University.

Photograph of a float with two members of the homecoming court as part of the float in the 1961 North Texas Homecoming parade as it passes through downtown Denton.

Photograph of the 1961 North Texas State University cheerleaders, L-R, girls: Lanetta Quick, Jane Lyon; L-R, men: Johnny Helsley, Tommie Etie.

Photograph of a North Texas State football game against Brigham Young University in 1961.

Photograph of a North Texas football game in 1961. Halfback Bobby Smith (#25) carries the ball.

Photograph of a North Texas football game against New Mexico State in 1961. Mike Crocker (#17) carries the ball while Billy Christle (#36) and Robert Perkins (#44) block the opponent.

Photograph of a North Texas State football game against Brigham Young University in 1961. Chuck Holloway (#35) carries the ball.

Photograph of 1961 North Texas Homecoming King and Queen as they are crowned at Fouts Field. Mike Koury, USNT President, was elected king and Sandra Palmer was elected queen. Koury is wearing a football uniform, while a man places a crown on Palmer, who is holding a bouquet of flowers.