Scrapbook of photographs belonging to Beulah Harriss, a 1914 graduate of the University of Nebraska, who came to Denton to teach at the North Texas State Normal College. She was the first woman to be hired into the athletics department of the school, coaching women's basketball among other sports. Harriss also organized the first Denton Girl Scouts troop in 1919, founded the Green Jackets Club in 1926, and was one of 13 professors from North Texas State Teachers College who started the Denton County Teachers Federal Credit Union (DATCU) in 1936. The scrapbook contains 11 loose photos which have been scanned and ordered after the pages of the book. More information about the contents of the photographs can be found in the finding aid for the Historical Collection, found at http://findingaids.library.unt.edu/index.php?p=collections/findingaid&id=779.

Portrait of Beulah Harriss wearing college regalia, visible from the chest up. The image is in a card frame; handwritten text on the back says, "Beulah A. Harriss, B. A. degree, May 1914, Uni[versity]. of Nebr[aska]." On the front of the image is the photographers signature, "Townsend, Lincoln, Neb."

Leaf 16 from Izetta Sparks' scrapbook with clippings on first side 1) concerns the Current Literature Club's hike; 2) "Recipe for a Kiss Cake;" 3) a portrait of "Coach Beulah A. Hariss." The second side has a Christmas card. Scrapbook in general depicts life at UNT and in Denton in the 1920s.

Photographs of 36th National Guard Private's wool jacket from World War I, held by UNT Special Collections. This jacket was worn by George N. Rucker who was stationed at Camp Travis in San Antonio, Texas, during World War I. The first image shows an arrowhead patch with the "T" in the center represents the 36th infantry division of the Texas Army National Guard, which was made up of Texans and Oklahomans. The silver chevron patch lower on the sleeve represents stateside service of at least six months. A second silver chevron patch would have been added for an additional six months served, so we can tell that Rucker only served between six and eleven months. The red chevron near the shoulder represents honorable discharge. Image 2, front of wool jacket with two pockets on the top and bottom of each side and five buttons along the middle.

Photograph of a U.S. officer's campaign hat from World War I, held by UNT Special Collections. The brown felt hat with four dents, a black string tied around it.

Photographs of U.S. Army Brodie helmet from World War I, held by UNT Special Collections. The helmet is a brown rusted color with a circular shape an a visor all around. Image 2, side view of the brown rusted helmet. Image 3, inside view of the helmet, showing that the inside is lined in black material with a faded brown strap across the inside.

Photographs of a U.S. Army officer's visor hat from World war I, held by UNT Special Collections. The faded brown hat is circular with a leather brown visor and brown strap on the front. Image 2, front of brown visor hat with the brown leather strap resting on the visor.

Photographs of a U.S. Army wool jacket from World War I, held by UNT Special Collections. The first image is a closeup of the collar of the brown jacket, two buttons on each side of the collar, one of the with the words "U.S. 36." Image 2, front of the light brown jacket, a breast pocket on each side and four buttons going down the middle. There are also two pockets on each side of the bottom. Image 3, back of light brown jacket, two buttons and straps on each shoulder.

Photographs of a German sword and scabbard from World War I, held by UNT Special Collections. The first image is of the word in its scabbard, which is a dark rusted metal. The handle has lined indents with a handle on it. Image 2, closeup of swords handle.

Photographs of a U.S. Army ammunition belt from World War I, held by UNT Special Collections. The light brown belt has five areas of pockets with a small button on each of them. The middle has a small metal handle, the strap seen on the left side. Image 2, utility belt extended out. On the left side the five pockets are seen and on the right the inside of the belt.

Photographs of U.S. Army garrison cap from World War I, held by UNT Special Collections. The brown wedge cap is folded up with a crease in the middle and a black button that says "US 67" on the side of it. Image 2, inside of garrison cap showing its folded inside.

Photographs of artillery shell casings from World War I, held by UNT Special Collections. The first image shows the brown rusted bullets from the bottom, one is closed and the other one hollow. Image 2, bullet laying down. The bullet is long and thin.

Pamphlet of the Current Literature Club of the North Texas State Teachers College, outlining a course of study for the 1924-25 school year, studying short stories. It includes information about the group, such as membership, motto, and constitution, as well as the course outline.

Izetta Sparks's scrapbook circa. 1920 - 1925. This scrapbook features, photographs, receipts, clippings, correspondence, study activities, commencement programs, envelopes, certificates, and other ephemera.

Booklet from the Office of War Information, Magazine Section in Washington, D. C., titled War Jobs For Women, published in November 1942. Information within the booklet was taken from the War Department, Navy Department, War Manpower Commission, Civil Service Commission, and Women's Bureau of the Department of Labor.

Booklet from North Texas State Teachers College, titled “A Presentation of Facilities of the North Texas State Teachers College." Avalilable for use by the Federal Government in the War Emergency 1942 - 1943.

Photograph of Archer County Courthouse and Jail, a historic courthouse building on Public Square and Sycamore and Pecan Streets in Archer City, Texas.

Photograph of Bailey County Courthouse in Muleshoe, Texas. The courthouse is a wide building with two rows of windows spanning the width of the side facing the camera. Each row of windows begins and ends with a single pane window, with the top row having five double pane windows between them. The second row of windows has two double pane windows on either side of a set of double doors, totaling four windows for that row. The doors also have a small pediment supported by pilasters attached to the wall above them. The building's walls are made of red or orange bricks, with white strips at the top of the building near the roof's edge. A flat structure appears on the left side of the roof while a chimney rises from the roof's right side. A concrete walkway extends from the building's doors, at the end of which is a telephone pole on the left side and a pole flying the American flag on the right, each sitting in the corner of a yellow lawn. Trees growing at the left edge of the photo have no leaves while trees on the image's right edge gave yellow foliage. A curb in …

Photograph of Borden County Courthouse in Gail, TX. The building is rectangular in shape with a flat roof and large width, constructed with yellow bricks except for pale grey rectangles above the windows and doors. These rectangles have decorative elements to them with downward arrow patterns in the ones above the windows, vertical lines in ones positioned on either side of the building's entrance, and a motif reminiscent of a shining sun in a wide rectangle above the doors leading into the courthouse. Above the doors and their decoration, the words "Borden County Courthouse" are attached to the wall. The doors themselves are made mostly of glass and have tall windowpanes set around them. The courthouse sits on a raised portion of ground with a green lawn, few short trees, two very tall and thin metal structures, and rock with plaques set into it. The side of the raised ground are contained with walls made of round stones, interrupted only by a short set of stairs in the right side of the photo leading from paved ground to the courthouse. The bottom third of the photo is of pavement.

Photograph of Brazos County Courthouse in Bryan, TX. A building with a flat top and a silvery gray border hanging from the edges of its roof, supported at regular intervals by white rectangular columns, sits across the street from the camera. A line of black windows runs along the walls just under the roof's edge while green bushes line the base of the structure's walls. The side of the building facing the camera, its widest side, has a large window the same height as the wall positioned right before the left edge of the wall. On the side of the building facing the left edge of the photo is a gap in the building's wall, likely accommodating an entrance, with undistinguishable words on the walls next to the gap. Green trees rise behind the building while a silver, rectangular building towers over the previous structure, and has "Brazos County Courthouse" spelled out on the wall facing the camera in large metal letters. A tall, thin metal pole rises from the building's roof. Nearer to the camera, a streetlight appears in the photo's top left corner as power lines extend across the image's width towards its top edge. Concrete squares with …

Photograph of Burleson County Courthouse in Caldwell, TX. A wide paved road runs in front of the green lawn the courthouse sits on, with multiple cars parked next to each other along the edge of the grass. A short pink tree sits in the left half of the lawn while a taller green tree grows in the opposite side as a wide walkway leads from the road to a tall set of stairs pedestrians walks in front of, which in turn lead to the courthouse's entrance. The doors to the building are tall and dark brown, framed by pilasters and topped with a pediment. Narrow windows with decorative framing sit in pairs on either side of the doors. The row of windows extending to the left and right of those windows are taller and end in half-circle shapes rather than flat edges. Rectangular windows appear in a row below the aforementioned windows, closer to the ground. Above the doors are two rows of tall windows bordered by a thinner window on either side and covered by four tall columns that lead to a dark overhang that runs across the courthouse's width. Tall windows extend in rows on either side of …

Photograph of Cherokee County Courthouse in Rusk, TX. The courthouse has pale greying walls made up by many small off-white stones, interrupted at regular intervals by columns of two tall windows set into concrete. A short set of stairs lead up to the entrance of the building which has two doors bordered by tall windows on their sides and above them. The entrance slightly faces towards the left side of the photo. The entrance has a small roof that's a dark green or blue and slopes slightly up to a decorative raindrop-shaped object. A cylindrical lantern sits on a short pole on the right side of the doors, on top of a short cube, matching the building's material. Short green bushes line the base of the courthouse's walls while trees grow in front of its entrance and at its tight corner. The central portion of the courthouse rise higher than the sections on either side of it, behind which different sections of rectangular stone structures rise from the roof. A walkway leads away from the courthouse to a curb lined with parking meters, which borders a parking lot occupied by five cars of varying styles.

Photograph of Comanche County Courthouse in Comanche, TX. The courthouse is made up of small pale stones and has one tall section in its center with sections of varying shorter heights on either side. The central part of the building has two rows of tall windows and a white set of double doors for an entrance. The doors face the camera and have a carved eagle placed above them and a short set of stairs leading away from them. A dark blue box with a red top sits in front of the stairs. The short sections on either side of the central portion of the building have one row of windows, a few with air conditioning units attached to them. Behind these are slightly taller sections with a row of windows in each. Behind each of these sections is one more rectangular portion of building rising slightly taller than the previous ones. In front of the courthouse are dark bushes, tall fuzzy trees, and a leafless tree, all sitting in a yellow lawn enclosed by a curb. A parking lot occupies the photo's foreground in front of the courthouse and has a curb running across the image's width, dividing the …

Photograph of Childress County Courthouse in Childress, TX. The courthouse is made of a pale-yellow stone, darkening at the top of each section of the building. The entrance of the courthouse consists of the lowest rectangular section of the structure and four thick columns, supporting the top section of wall above the entrance. On this section "Childress County Courthouse 1881-1838" is written on the wall. On either side of this portion of the building are taller rectangular sections with two rows of tall narrow windows spanning them. Behind these sections and the first one is a fourth one, rising into the sky with two rows of windows. In front of the courthouse is a set of grey stairs and trees with brown foliage or none at all. A streetlight sits next to a walkway that runs along the edge of the courthouse's yellow lawn, next to which is a parking lot occupied by a truck and a car. The parking lot is made up by paved ground that gives way to red brick in the photo's foreground.