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[Banner from Proof exhibit]

Photograph of one of the informational banners that was hung in the Special Collections room while the exhibit "Proof: The Byrd Williams Family Photography Archive" was housed there. It reads "Byrd Williams Photography; Byrd Photo; Byrd Williams III worked for Kodak and several other photography companies in addition to being involved in lens manufacturing prior to starting his business in Fort Worth. Through these jobs he gained the skill necessary to launch Byrd Photo which also included a portrait studio and photo lab. Studio work included work for a wide variety of clients including the city crime lab, architects, and magazines. Customers could have a photography painted over in oils, giving it the appearance of a painting - or oil paintings, based on these photographs.; Proof: Photographs from Four Generations of a Texas Family; Customers who came to Byrd Photo to have their portrait made would invariably be presented with a proof -- a photo print they could see before they placed their order for additional photographs. The Williams Collection is filled with photo proofs like these, but it's filled with proof of another kind as well-- proof of four lives spent in an unceasing attempt to capture our world, …
Date: November 22, 2016
Creator: Clark, Junebug
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Informative banner from Proof exhibit]

Photograph of an informational banner hung on the wall during the "Proof: The Byrd Williams Family Photography Archive" exhibit. It was housed in the Special Collections room at Willis Library during the fall semester of 2016. The banner reads "Introduction; An archive is a story which hasn't been written. Within each box and folder are photos, letters, scrapbooks and artifacts. Individually they are curiosities, but combined, they are interconnected evidence of the past. The Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection was created by four photographers, all named Byrd Moore Williams, over four successive generations beginning in 1890 and continuing through the present day. The collection is proof of four lives, lived in vivid detail. The story is yet to be told.; The archive, acquired by UNT Libraries in 2014, contains over 300,000 unique images, ranging from snapshots to studio portraits to street photography. Subject matter is diverse too; in this collection the landscapes of Yosemite site alongside televangelists, professional hockey players and Fort Worth city landmarks new and old. The history of the Williams Family is told within the collection through letters, postcards, diaries and artifacts such as cameras and significant personal effects." Also on the banner are several examples of …
Date: November 22, 2016
Creator: Clark, Junebug
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Byrd Williams Timeline Banner displayed at exhibit]

Photograph of a banner displayed at the "Proof: The Byrd Williams Family Photography Archive". On it are images of each Byrd Williams next to names and a synopsis of their life. The banner reads "Byrd Williams Timeline; Byrd Moore Williams; Byrd Moore Williams owned a hardware store in Gainesville, Texas that sold photography equipment. His early prints were developed in a darkroom in the family's home. His work includes stunningly detailed images of his hardware store, photos of family members and places around Gainesville.; Byrd Moore Williams, Jr.; Byrd Williams II studied at the University of Texas (1905-1907), worked as an engineer, and expanded on family tradition by incorporating imagery in forms other than portraiture, which included landscapes and city scenery. His work includes documentation of civil engineering projects including the San Antonio River Walk. Byrd II's surveying equipment and notebooks are included in the collection as well as fragile nitrate based negatives featuring early scenes of Yosemite National Park.; Byrd Williams III; Byrd Williams III explored photography on his own terms as a fine art as well as a commercial enterprise. He owned a photo service in Fort Worth and in the 1930s created an expansive series of women …
Date: November 22, 2016
Creator: Clark, Junebug
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Gary Payne and Nicole]

Photograph of Gary Payne (right) side hugging Transportation Services Employee Nicole. Payne is a Manager of Photography and Video at University of North Texas.
Date: March 22, 2017
Creator: Clark, Junebug
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

Access Granted: Building Bridges to Inclusion

Program for the 2018 UNT Equity & Diversity Conference. This year's theme "Access Granted: Building Bridges to Inclusion" features speakers and presenters related to topics such as coalition building, faith/belief systems and non-faith tradition, Minority Serving Institution(MSI), gender identity and expression, citizenship and immigration, organizational change, and leadership and mentoring.
Date: February 22, 2018
Creator: University of North Texas. Division of Institutional Equity and Diversity.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library
Expiring Unemployment Insurance Provisions (open access)

Expiring Unemployment Insurance Provisions

This report discusses several key provisions related to extended federal unemployment benefits that are temporary and, therefore, scheduled to expire. This report describes the consequences of these expirations for the financing and availability of unemployment benefits in states. It also summarizes the last three laws that have extended these expiring provisions: P.L. 112-240, P.L. 112-96, and P.L. 112-78.
Date: November 22, 2013
Creator: Isaacs, K. P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Legislative Actions to Repeal, Defund, or Delay the Affordable Care Act (open access)

Legislative Actions to Repeal, Defund, or Delay the Affordable Care Act

This report summarizes legislative and other actions taken to repeal, defund, or delay the Affordable Care Act (ACA), since the law's enactment. The information is presented in four appendixes.
Date: November 22, 2013
Creator: Redhead, C. S. & Kinzer, Janet
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The International Whaling Convention (IWC) and Legal Issues Related to Aboriginal Rights (open access)

The International Whaling Convention (IWC) and Legal Issues Related to Aboriginal Rights

This report discusses the recent legislation regarding whaling in general, and aboriginal whaling in particular. Legislative measures, primarily in the form of concurrent resolutions, have been proposed in four categories: protesting commercial, scientific, or community (nonaboriginal) whaling; ensuring aboriginal whaling rights; providing a tax break for aboriginal whaling captains; and addressing the United States' policy at the annual meetings of the IWC.
Date: July 22, 2013
Creator: Alexander, Kristina
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Federal Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program: Background, Funding, and Activities (open access)

The Federal Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program: Background, Funding, and Activities

This report discusses the federal government's role in the country's information technology (IT) research and development (R&D) activities. The government's support of IT R&D began because it had an important interest in creating computers and software that would be capable of addressing the problems and issues the government needed to solve and study.
Date: October 22, 2013
Creator: Figliola, Patricia Moloney
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces: Background, Developments, and Issues (open access)

U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces: Background, Developments, and Issues

This report reviews the ongoing programs that will affect the expected size and shape of the U.S. strategic nuclear force structure. It begins with an overview of this force structure during the Cold War, and summarizes the reductions and changes that have occurred since 1991. It then offers details about each category of delivery vehicle--land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), submarine launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) and heavy bombers--focusing on their current deployments and ongoing and planned modernization programs. The report concludes with a discussion of issues related to decisions about the future size and shape of the U.S. strategic nuclear force.
Date: October 22, 2013
Creator: Woolf, Amy F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program: Background and Issues for Congress

Report that provides background information and potential issues for Congress on the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS).
Date: July 22, 2013
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Surplus Equipment Disposal: Background Information (open access)

Defense Surplus Equipment Disposal: Background Information

This report discusses the Department of Defense (DOD) policy via the Defense Utilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for disposing of government equipment and supplies considered surplus or deemed unnecessary to the agency's currently designated mission. The report focuses on DRMS background, as well as the most recent DRMS policy modifications.
Date: August 22, 2013
Creator: Bailey Grasso, Valerie
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
China's Currency Policy: An Analysis of the Economic Issues (open access)

China's Currency Policy: An Analysis of the Economic Issues

Report that provides an overview of the economic issues surrounding the current debate over China's currency policy. It identifies the economic costs and benefits of China's currency policy for both China and the United States, and possible implications if China were to allow its currency to significantly appreciate or to float freely. It also examines proposed legislation in the 111th Congress that seek to address China's currency policy.
Date: July 22, 2013
Creator: Morrison, Wayne M. & Labonte, Marc
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Political Transition in Tunisia (open access)

Political Transition in Tunisia

Report that discusses Tunisia's pro-democracy movement; concerns over potential instability in a previously secure, pro-Western area; and U.S.-Tunisian relations.
Date: May 22, 2013
Creator: Arieff, Alexis
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Crime Victims Fund: Federal Support for Victims of Crime (open access)

The Crime Victims Fund: Federal Support for Victims of Crime

Report that provides background and funding information for Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) programs and the Crime Victims Fund (CVF). It describes the process through which CVF funds are allocated and explains how the CVF impacts the annual budget for Department of Justice (DOJ).
Date: August 22, 2012
Creator: Sacco, Lisa N.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analysis of Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) in the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) (open access)

Analysis of Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) in the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)

Report that outlines the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and the current Renewable Identification Numbers (RIN) system, discusses the current market for various RINs, and outlines policy considerations to address RIN fraud going forward.
Date: July 22, 2013
Creator: Yacobucci, Brent D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Individual Mandate and Related Information Requirements under ACA (open access)

Individual Mandate and Related Information Requirements under ACA

Report that describes the individual mandate under Section 1501 and Section 10106 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA, P.L. 111-148, as amended).
Date: July 22, 2013
Creator: Mach, Annie L.; Scales, Manon & Mulvey, Janemarie
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA): Policies, Programs, and Funding (open access)

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA): Policies, Programs, and Funding

Report on the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), which is an agency of the Department of Commerce set up to advise on domestic and international telecommunications and information policies.
Date: October 22, 2012
Creator: Moore, Linda K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Delay in Implementation of Potential Employer Penalties Under ACA (open access)

Delay in Implementation of Potential Employer Penalties Under ACA

The report provides background information regarding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. It discusses the implications for Premium Credit Eligibility and Individual Mandate.
Date: July 22, 2013
Creator: Mulvey, Janemarie; Fernandez, Bernadette & Mach, Annie L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hydraulic Fracturing: Selected Legal Issues (open access)

Hydraulic Fracturing: Selected Legal Issues

This report focuses on selected legal issues related to the use of hydraulic fracturing. It examines some of the requirements for hydraulic fracturing contained in major federal environmental laws. It also provides an overview of issues involving state preemption of local zoning authority, as well as state tort law.
Date: October 22, 2013
Creator: Vann, Adam; Murrill, Brandon J. & Tiemann, Mary
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Financial Disclosure by Federal Officials and Publication of Disclosure Reports (open access)

Financial Disclosure by Federal Officials and Publication of Disclosure Reports

This report discusses the information disclosure by high-level officials in all three branches of the federal government.
Date: August 22, 2013
Creator: Maskell, Jack
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Kazakhstan: Recent Developments and U.S. Interests (open access)

Kazakhstan: Recent Developments and U.S. Interests

Report that discusses the current political conditions of Kazakhstan, as well as U.S. policy interests regarding Kazakhstan.
Date: July 22, 2013
Creator: Nichol, Jim
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iraq: Politics, Governance, and Human Rights (open access)

Iraq: Politics, Governance, and Human Rights

This report discusses the state of Iraqi politics, governance, and human rights. Topics include the worsening relations between local Sunni and Shiite populations.
Date: August 22, 2013
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Country-of-Origin Labeling for Foods and the WTO Trade Dispute on Meat Labeling (open access)

Country-of-Origin Labeling for Foods and the WTO Trade Dispute on Meat Labeling

Report that covers the dispute between the U.S with its neighbors Canada and Mexico, who say that the recent country-of-origin labeling (COOL) system implemented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture is unfair and does not meet its original objectives.
Date: July 22, 2013
Creator: Jurenas, Remy & Greene, Joel L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library