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[Certificate of Recognition for the Dallas NAMES Project Chapter]

Description: 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.
Date: July 19, 2017
Creator: Merrill, Jeffrey
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Pages of Voltaire's 'Satirical Dictionary']

Description: Photographs of the pages of "Satirical Dictionary of Voltaire" held by UNT Special Collections. The first image is of the title page It lists the details about this specific publication and has an illustration. The book's blue-green cover is visible and the pages on the left are being held down by a clear band. The book is propped open on a plastic book cradle. The second image is focused on the illustration of a bust and a wig on a stand. The third image is of a section titled "Crime" and the … more
Date: October 9, 2014
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[The Avesta Fall 1924, cover]

Description: Photograph of cover of the Fall 1924 issue of The Avesta, held by UNT Special Collections. The cover is a worn white, the words The Avesta at the top in thick green letters. Under it in the middle of the booklet is an eagle illustration, also in green. The issue date is at the bottom, and they are all framed by a green line. Two numbers are written in pencil in the top left corner.
Date: July 8, 2015
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Tim Halsey recognition plaque]

Description: 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.
Date: July 19, 2017
Creator: Merrill, Jeffrey
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Student lab notebook, interior]

Description: Photograph of the interior of a lab notebook, held by UNT Special Collections. The notebook is open to two pages, the page on the left is blank and the page on the right has four different color pencil drawings of flowers, with handwriting next to it.
Date: July 9, 2015
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Cracked spine of Bleak House]

Description: Photograph of 'Bleak House' held by UNT Special Collections. It is a novel written by Charles Dickens and the illustration is done by Hablot K. Browne. The spine and cover are done in a maroon color and the material on the spine is cracked down the middle. The top and sides are also worn down and fraying. There are painted gold lines breaking up the spine into five separate chambers and the title is printed in gold in the second one.
Date: October 3, 2014
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Application 524250 for Mileage Ration]

Description: Photograph of an application for oil rations held by UNT Special Collections as part of the Rare Book & Texana Collections. It is a form that needs to be filled out in order to receive oil rations for driving and travel. It is filled out by "Mrs. Abbie F. Stevens" for use at "20 Riverview Ave." in Waltham, Massachusetts. There are logged dates when gallons of oil were delivered and who delivered the gallons. The form is number "V-534250M-5".
Date: October 15, 2014
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Page 7 in the Dallas Metro AIDS Quilt Panel Making Guide]

Description: 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.
Date: July 19, 2017
Creator: Merrill, Jeffrey
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Bleak House illustration page]

Description: Photograph of a page with illustrations from 'Bleak House' held by UNT Special Collections. It is a novel written by Charles Dickens and the illustration is done by Hablot K. Browne. The illustration depicts a man in a long coat and hat with a cat on his shoulder standing next to a woman in a shop full of odds and ends. Beneath it is the line "The Lord Chancellor copies from memory."
Date: December 15, 2014
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Pressed plants from a traveler to Skandinavia or a later trip]

Description: Photographs of pressed plants held by UNT Special Collections as part of the Jeane Dixon Collection. They were kept in a book titled "A Handbook for Travellers in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden" and are now stored separately. There are seven in total, two pieces of greenery and five floral pieces. One has a paper note in it that reads "Falkoping Sweden".
Date: October 14, 2014
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Pages of Joanna Southcott's Index]

Description: Photograph of the pages of a book titled "Index to the Divine and Spiritual Writings of Joanna Southcott" held by UNT Special Collections. The image is focused on the seam between the pages and the fraying and stains there. The text is set up on each page with dotted lines following phrases and leading to the page numbers they occur on.
Date: October 3, 2014
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Pages from 'The Piazza Tales']

Description: Photographs of pages in "The Piazza Tales" held by UNT Special Collections. In the first image the edges of the pages are aged and there are stains on the pages. There is also a white weighted string holding down the corner of a page. In image 2 the edges of the pages are discolored with age and there are stains on the pages. There is also a white weighted string holding down the corners of the pages. The plastic book cradle that it is resting on is visible beneath it. There is a handwritten no… more
Date: October 9, 2014
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

["International AIDS Memorial Quilt" button]

Description: 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.
Date: July 19, 2017
Creator: Merrill, Jeffrey
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Pages of Johnson's Dictionary]

Description: Photographs of the pages of "Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language in Miniature" held by UNT Special Collections. The first image is of the title page, which has further information about the contents and publishing beneath the title. The second image shows two interior pages. The left page is the end of the intro and is held down by a clear band. The right page is the start of the section.
Date: October 3, 2014
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Consumer rationing box next to dime]

Description: Photographs of a Consumer Rationing kit from WWII held by UNT Special Collections as part of the Miniature Book Collection. In the first image it is standing up next to a dime for size comparison. The box is thin and orange and has a label on the front with rules about rations and ration stamps. There is important information included at the bottom and a pencil marking that reads "#53". It was a replica of what the stamp booklets looked like during WWII. In the second image the case is in the b… more
Date: October 9, 2014
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[List of 'Heathen Deities' in Johnson's Dictionary]

Description: Photograph of the beginning of a list in "Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language in Miniature" held by UNT Special Collections. It follows the last page of 'z' words and is titled "A Concise Account of the Heathen Deities, and other Fabulous Persons; with the Heroes and Heroines of Antiquity". It begins with 'a' like the dictionary and includes a short description of who the person or deity was. A clear band is holding the pages down and stains are visible on the pages.
Date: October 3, 2014
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Message from the President of the United States, June 24, 1836]

Description: Scanned document held by UNT Special Collections. It is a "Message from the President of the United States", Andrew Jackson, concerning the recent establishment of the Republic of Texas following their battles with Mexico. There is also another message from John Forsyth below on the same paper. Page 6, is the start of the "Constitution of the Republic of Texas" and includes a list of names in two columns at the top. Page 7, is section 7 through 17 of the "Constitution of the Republic of Texas".
Date: December 15, 2014
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Title page of "Nova Genera et Species Plantarum"]

Description: Photographs of the pages in a book titled "Nova Genera et Species Plantarum" held by UNT Special Collections as part of the Rare Book & Texana Collections. The first image is of the title page, which includes content and printing information. There are stains and age spots on the page with larger water stains in the corners. The second image shows a botanic illustration of the lamourouxia plant. It has a long stem with leaves and flowers blooming on one side. There are four smaller drawings of … more
Date: October 9, 2014
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt t-shirt]

Description: 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.
Date: July 19, 2017
Creator: Merrill, Jeffrey
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Box 484 from the President Bruce Records collection]

Description: Photographs of box 484 from the President William H. Bruce Records, 1904-1924 collection held by UNT Special Collections. It is a gray archival box with cards attached that detail what is included in the box. The information appears to have been typed with a typewriter and some lines have been crossed out and replaced with the words "University of North Texas-President's Office." The second image shows the folders inside of box 484 from the President William H. Bruce Records, 1904-1924 collecti… more
Date: October 9, 2014
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Eagle Pendant]

Description: Photograph of an eagle pendant, held by UNT Special Collections. The pendant is hanging on a thick black ribbon. The pendant is gold in color, the word Football on it, an eagle symbol hanging from it, and the word Eagles at the bottom. The eagles wings have grooves on it.
Date: July 8, 2015
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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