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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

Ensemble: 2017-11-02 – UNT Wind Symphony [Stage Perspective]

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Band concert performed at the UNT College of Music Winspear Hall. This video is shot from the band's perspective, showing the conductor.
Date: November 2, 2017
Creator: North Texas Wind Symphony
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Faculty Recital: 2017-11-12 – Jeff Bradetich, double bass

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Faculty recital presented at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall.
Date: November 12, 2017
Creator: Bradetich, Jeff
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

ActivAmerica

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Series of fictional stories and commentaries about sports in the United States and how they affect individuals and communities.
Date: November 2017
Creator: Cass, Meagan
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2017-11-21 – One O'Clock Lab Band

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Big band concert performed at the UNT College of Music Winspear Hall.
Date: November 21, 2017
Creator: One O'Clock Lab Band
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2017-11-02 – UNT Wind Symphony

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Band concert performed at the UNT College of Music Winspear Hall.
Date: November 2, 2017
Creator: North Texas Wind Symphony
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Developing infrastructure for interoperating digital language archives

Keynote for the 2017 Symposium on Developing Infrastructure for Computational Resources on South Asian Languages. This keynote presentation explores the strategies of separation of concerns and automation of services in developing an infrastructure for interoperation that can break serious bottlenecks in scaling up the submission of new materials and the use of already archived materials.
Date: November 17, 2017
Creator: Simons, Gary F.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Existing (and Potential) Language and Linguistic Resources on South Asian Languages

Presentation for the 2017 Symposium on Developing Infrastructure for Computational Resources on South Asian Languages. This presentation discusses existing resources and further questions to be asked, with a particular emphasis on Pakistani languages.
Date: November 17, 2017
Creator: Bashir, Elena
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Questions about archiving existing and new linguistics data

Presentation for the 2017 Symposium on Developing Infrastructure for Computational Resources on South Asian Languages. This presentation looks as at previous research in the Tibetan linguistic area, future research areas, and issues to be considered in archiving practices.
Date: November 17, 2017
Creator: Caplow, Nancy J.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Legislation in the 113th Congress (open access)

Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Legislation in the 113th Congress

This report discusses legislation that would establish or enhance a statutory minimum term of imprisonment for some federal crimes, including drug offenses, crimes involving firearms, aggravated computer abuse, illegal reentry, and violence against public servants.
Date: November 5, 2013
Creator: Doyle, Charles
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cost-of-Living Adjustments for Federal Civil Service Annuities (open access)

Cost-of-Living Adjustments for Federal Civil Service Annuities

This report discusses the Cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) for the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) are based on the rate of inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). All CSRS retirees and survivors receive COLAs. Under FERS, however, non-disabled retirees under age 62 do not receive COLAs. This report discusses cost-of-living adjustments for government retirees, as well as related legislation.
Date: November 1, 2013
Creator: Isaacs, Katelin P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The National Institute of Standards and Technology: An Appropriations Overview (open access)

The National Institute of Standards and Technology: An Appropriations Overview

This report examines the funding for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
Date: November 20, 2013
Creator: Schacht, Wendy H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bahrain: Reform, Security, and U.S. Policy (open access)

Bahrain: Reform, Security, and U.S. Policy

This report discusses the current state of Bahrain, which has undergone substantial political reforms since the late 1990s, but which still suffers from tension between the Shiite majority and the Sunni-led government. This report focuses particularly on Bahrain's relationship with Iran and with the United States.
Date: November 6, 2013
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Salaries of Members of Congress: Congressional Votes, 1990-2013 (open access)

Salaries of Members of Congress: Congressional Votes, 1990-2013

The report contains information on the pay procedure of members of Congress and recent adjustments. It provides information on previous actions and votes by year, from 1990-2010.
Date: November 4, 2013
Creator: Brudnick, Ida A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
House Committee on Ethics: A Brief History of Its Evolution and Jurisdiction (open access)

House Committee on Ethics: A Brief History of Its Evolution and Jurisdiction

This report examines the history and evolution of the House Committee on Ethics, including the committee's jurisdiction and investigative procedure. It does not deal with changes to federal or state criminal law or with criminal prosecutions of Members of Congress or with the specifics of disciplinary cases in the House.
Date: November 27, 2013
Creator: Straus, Jacob R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Invoking Cloture in the Senate (open access)

Invoking Cloture in the Senate

This report discusses cloture, the only procedure by which the Senate can vote to set an end to a debate without also rejecting the bill, amendment, conference report, motion, or other matter it has been debating.
Date: November 25, 2013
Creator: Davis, Christopher M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Preserving Homeownership: Foreclosure Prevention Initiatives (open access)

Preserving Homeownership: Foreclosure Prevention Initiatives

This report describes the consequences of foreclosure on homeowners, outlines recent foreclosure prevention plans implemented by the government and private organizations, and discusses the challenges associated with foreclosure prevention.
Date: November 20, 2013
Creator: Jones, Katie
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Biomass: Comparison of Definitions in Legislation (open access)

Biomass: Comparison of Definitions in Legislation

This report discusses the use of biomass, its legislative history, and the proposed redefinition of biomass in legislation.
Date: November 26, 2013
Creator: Bracmort, Kelsi
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Members' Representational Allowance: History and Usage (open access)

Members' Representational Allowance: History and Usage

This report provides a history and overview of the Members' Representational Allowance (MRA) and examines spending patterns over three years--2005, 2006, and 2007. The data exclude non-voting Members, including Delegates and the Resident Commissioner. Members who were not in Congress for all of the first session of a Congress, whether the Member left Congress prior to the end of the year or entered any time after the beginning of the session, were also excluded.
Date: November 25, 2013
Creator: Brudnick, Ida A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The G-20 and International Economic Cooperation: Background and Implications for Congress (open access)

The G-20 and International Economic Cooperation: Background and Implications for Congress

This report discusses the G-20, an international forum for discussing and coordinating economic policies among major advanced and emerging economies. Previous summits have, for example, focused on financial regulatory reform, global imbalances, funding for the International Monetary Fund (IMF), voting power of emerging economies in international financial institutions, and fossil fuel subsidies.
Date: November 7, 2013
Creator: Nelson, Rebecca M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Carbon Capture: A Technology Assessment (open access)

Carbon Capture: A Technology Assessment

This report is a brief summary of what carbon capture and storage (CCS) is, how it is supposed to work, why it has gained the interest and support of some members of Congress, and what some of the challenges are to its implementation and deployment across the United States.
Date: November 5, 2013
Creator: Folger, Peter
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Geoengineering: Governance and Technology Policy (open access)

Geoengineering: Governance and Technology Policy

This report is intended as a primer on the policy issues, science, and governance of geoengineering technologies. The report will first set the policy parameters under which geoengineering technologies may be considered. It will then describe selected technologies in detail and discuss their status. The third section provides a discussion of possible approaches to governmental involvement in, and oversight of, geoengineering, including a summary of domestic and international instruments and institutions that may affect geoengineering projects.
Date: November 26, 2013
Creator: Bracmort, Kelsi & Lattanzio, Richard K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library