Photograph of the details on the quilt banner of the Dallas Chapter of the NAMES Project. It focuses on the Texas map design in the middle with the cities El Paso, Amarillo, Fort Worth, San Antonio, and Houston marked in red stars, Austin marked with a yellow star, and Dallas marked with a black star pin with "DALLAS" on it in red letters. There is a bolo-tie with the Texas seal on it around the state map. There is also a rainbow, red ribbon, and logo design around the central design.

Photograph of a brown teddy bear in a seated position with a red AIDS ribbon pinned to its chest. The bear is fluffy and has smooth patches on the bottoms of its feet and where its paws would be.

Photograph of a framed certificate received by the Dallas Chapter of the NAMES Project for their contribution to the quilt display in Washington, D. C. It includes the year, the organization's logo, and the signatures of Perrie Dolph, the Volunteer Chair of the NAMES Project, and David B. Jackson, the Chairman of the Board for the NAMES Project in Houston.

Photograph of a metal plaque given to Tim Halsey, the Dallas Chapter's Workshop Manager, for his work on the NAMES Project. It includes a date, a gold border, and has a wooden frame.

Photograph of a purple and teal button that reads "The Quilt. See it and Understand." The text is white and there is a squiggle beneath it.

Photograph of a spread in a binder used by the Dallas Metroplex Chapter of the Names Project. It is a guide for making quilt panels and this is the seventh design. It is a rainbow base with white spots all over it. There are several "NO"s written at the top and a circle with a line through it is over them all. Underneath it "HOT GLUE", "SEQUINS" and "GLASS" are written as a list.

Photograph of a yellow button that reads "Cure" in blue cursive letters above the words "AIDS NOW" in blue bold letters.

Photograph of a button that reads "The International AIDS Memorial Quilt. Not All Battles are Fought with a Sword." The text is black and there is a picture of a sewing needle with red thread as the background design. The logo for The NAMES Project is also in the lower right hand corner.

Photograph of a t-shirt commemorating the NAMES Project Memorial Quilt. It has several panel designs in three quadrants of the full design. The fourth is the organization's name and there is a border around the design that reads "The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt" four times. The t-shirt is on a mannequin torso.

Photograph of a spread in a binder used by the Dallas Metroplex Chapter of the Names Project. It is a guide for making quilt panels and this is the fifth design. There is a yarn fringe attached to a purple abstract patterned fabric. There is also a zigzag thread border.

Photograph of a t-shirt design commemorating the NAMES Project Memorial Quilt. It has several panel designs in three quadrants of the full design. The fourth is the organization's name and there is a border around the design that reads "The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt" four times.

Photograph of a teddy bear named Henrietta Helpliner Bear. She is positioned on a stand and is wearing a pink poodle skirt and white t-shirt with a red AIDS ribbon as well as a little headset. There is a paper booklet on her ear that reads "AIDS Resource Center" with a little house design and more writing inside.

Photographs of the 2017-2018 artist's book competition winner "A Matter of Time" created by Samuel C. Cowan. Media: Leather, etched copper, screen print and watercolor on paper. A Matter of Time is the study of the effects of light and time on space. It is a celebration of repetition through subtle, predictable change. The first image is a triangular book, the middle of it a light brown triangle with subtle lines that make it resemble an eye. Image 2, the triangular book is opened up to show several panels in an accordion-like manner, containing illustrations of a house with bare trees by it and bright blue sky. The house is the same, but the shadow on it varies. Image 3, a closeup of three of the book panels, the houses on the illustration go from big shadow to small shadow from left to right.

Photographs of the 2017-2018 artist's book competition winner "Not Your Kids/Not Your Parents" created by Grethe Wirth. Media: leather, Ink and watercolor on paper. Not Your Kids is based on vintage wallets that a parent would have containing photos of their children. The photos contain only children, with empty spaces where the parents should be. Not Your Parents is based on a vintage photo album, and contains the same photos as Not Your Kids, but with only the parents visible, and the children missing. The first image is of a grey cover and a light blue cover. The grey cover has a grey strap on the side, shapes made to look like the words "Not Your Kids." The blue cover is tied at the top with string looped through two holes. Image 2, grey leather is spread open, three sections of white paper laying on it with string tied over it. Image 3, closeup of three panels of white paper. On the left side an illustration of a young boy and girl are seen. On the right, a folded page is seen inside with an illustration of a young girl. Image 4, a book is opened up to a page …

Photographs of "Counter-Attack: And Other Poems" by Siegfried Sassoon, held by UNT Special Collections. The book is worn and brown, with the title printed in brown ink on a label, the wording framed by brown lines. Image 2, with page 20 titled "How To Die" on the left and page 21 on the right titled "The Effect." This copy of Siegfried Sassoon’s collection of poems, Counter-Attack and Other Poems, is a 1919 reprinting of the original 1918 edition, published by E.P. Dutton and Company in New York. The binding is made of brown paper over boards, parts of which have begun to chip away. As a decorated officer known for his heroic, often perilous, actions on the battlefield, Sassoon wrote poems that vividly depict his experience in the trenches. Counter-Attack and The Old Huntsman (Sassoon’s first published collection of war poetry, referenced on the title page) mark the transition from his earlier, highly romanticized poetry, and would go on to solidify him as one of the era’s most influential poets. A thorough description of this transition in Sassoon’s work is given in the introduction by fellow soldier-poet and friend, Robert Nichols. The poems in this collection give the reader an …

Photograph of a small purple button that reads "The NAMES Project" and has a sewing needle design below the text.

Photograph of a letter from Texas Governor Ann Richards to the Dallas Chapter of the NAMES Project thanking them and recognizing their work with the AIDS quilt.

Photograph of a purple pin that reads "The NAMES Project". The raised sections is silver and "NAMES" has a white filler. There is a sewing needle design beneath the text.

Photograph of the banner used by the Dallas Chapter of the NAMES Project in the parade in Washington, D. C. It is attached to a black pole with loops of cloth. The front of the banner is decorated with a rainbow, a large red ribbon for AIDS, a Texas map on the Texas flag, an image of the International AIDS Memorial Quilt logo, and a red heart. The back of the banner is one cloth pattern, red ribbons to bring awareness to the AIDS crisis scattered on a white background.

Photograph of a spread in a binder used by the Dallas Metroplex Chapter of the Names Project. It is a guide for making quilt panels and this is the second design. It has the name "Rick" in cursive over a striped section with a blue violet strip beneath it.

Photograph of a mending kit made by the Fort Worth/Tarrant County division of The NAMES Project. There are two kits so both sides are visible. One has a heart with a patch on it and it reads "Help mend a broken heart." and the other includes the logo and Fort Worth location.

Photograph of a quilt designed by Michael-David Light to remember members of the Turtle Creek Chorale lost to the AIDS crisis. It has the names around the border in maroon and black velvet rectangles with gold lettering and turtle designs. In the main section of the quilt is a large turtle made with patches of green and blue shiny and matte cloth. The shell is made out of faces, likely resembling those who were lost. A red ribbon is also included in the lower right corner and the quilt is hung up on a pole with loops of cloth securing it.

Photograph of a mending kit made by the Fort Worth/Tarrant County division of The NAMES Project. It has a heart with a patch on it and it reads "Help mend a broken heart." There is a small pack of threads, buttons, and a safety pin inside.

Photograph of a button that reads "AIDS" and has a red circle and line overlaying it, which is meant to give the message of "NO AIDS" in support of the NAMES Project cause.