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[Details on the NAMES Project Dallas Chapter banner]

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

[Teddy bear with AIDS ribbon]

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

[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

[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

[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

["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

[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

[The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt t-shirt details]

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

[Henrietta Helpliner Bear from side]

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

[The Winchester Psalter Miniature Cycle]

Description: Photograph of the cover of "The Winchester Psalter Miniature Cycle," held by UNT Special Collections. The cover is bright red and has an intricate gold design on the front, the frame of it filled in with black. This facsimile includes a cycle of miniatures depicting scenes from the Old Testament, the lives of Christ and the Virgin Mary, and the Second Coming and Last Judgment. The original psalter was created in the 12th century under the patronage of Henry of Blois in Winchester, England. A ps… more
Date: November 27, 2017
Creator: Sylve, Joshua & Merrill, Jeffery
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[David Hockney, Paper Pools]

Description: Photographs of an illustration in "Paper Pools" held by UNT Special Collections. The illustration of a mermaid with a white tail in a swimming pool expands over two pages. There is a tan diving board on the left with its shadow in the water, and the mermaid on the right. Image 2, the cover of "Paper Pools." It is light grey with an illustration of a mermaid in a swimming pool covering most of the front, the title at the top. The name of the author is in black and the title in white. This is the… more
Date: November 27, 2017
Creator: Sylve, Joshua & Merrill, Jeffery
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Benjamin Franklin, Experiments and Observations on Electricity]

Description: Photographs of "Experiments and Observations on Electricity," held by UNT Special Collections. The first is of the cover, which is a brown/orange color, the title on the spine and lines of gold spaced out on it. The second is of a diagram in "Experiments and Observations on Electricity." The page on the left is titled "Letters and Papers," numbered 232 and filled with text. The page on the right is a diagram that is extended out beyond the page. The diagram has a circle made of arrows in the bo… more
Date: November 27, 2017
Creator: Sylve, Joshua & Merrill, Jeffery
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Guide to 10-codes and CB slang]

Description: Photographs of a Radio Shack guide titled "Guide to 10-codes and CB slang," held by UNT Special Collections as part of the Radio Shack and Tandy Corporation Collection. The guide is a white slip with the words CB Slang on the side followed by a list of words or phrases. On the right are a couple of pictures of people with phones/technology, the words "Radio Shack" at the bottom left in red. The second image is of a remote-like item that has the title at the bottom in red. Above that is a black … more
Date: November 27, 2017
Creator: Sylve, Joshua & Merrill, Jeffery
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Le Fontane Del Giardino Estense In Tivoli]

Description: Photographs of prints from "Le Fontane Del Giardino Estense In Tivoli," by UNT Special Collections. This is the fourth part of a print series showing the main fountains, water sources, and gardens in and around Rome. The production of this book is a mystery to our staff. It looks to be a collection of separate prints that were poorly bound, with many of the pages exceeding the size of the book, and having to be unfolded to view the full page. The first image is of the title page, which is white… more
Date: December 5, 2017
Creator: Sylve, Joshua & Merrill, Jeffery
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Broadside advertisement for Denton land]

Description: Photograph of a broadside advertisement for Denton land, held by UNT Special Collections as part of the Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection. The advertisement boasts of information that is "Safe and Profitable Investment For Capitalists or Colonists wanting land for immediate occupancy," and has a section of what is for sale which includes three bold sections: The Land Has Recently Been Divided Into Tracts of 160 Acres, The Soil Is Generally a Deep Rich Sandy Mulatto Loam, and $2 per Acr… more
Date: December 1, 2017
Creator: Sylve, Joshua & Merrill, Jeffery
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Bell Helicopter 429 model]

Description: Photographs of the Bell Helicopter 429 model, held by UNT Special Collections as part of the Bell Helicopter Records. The model is dark red in color with a white slash and the number 429 in white on its side. Aviation pioneer Lawrence Dale Bell founded the Bell Aircraft Corporation in Buffalo, NY in 1935. When the helicopter division began to thrive, in 1951, the division established a new headquarters in Hurst, TX. The corporation was purchased by Textron in 1960 and established Bell Helicopte… more
Date: November 27, 2017
Creator: Sylve, Joshua & Merrill, Jeffery
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Russell Maret, Linear A to Linear Z]

Description: Photographs of pages from Russell Maret's "Linear A to Linear Z," held by UNT Special Collections. The first picture is of a white page with only two small lines of writing on it that say "A letterform is a spatial disturbance; an act of interference with an otherwise passive grid." Image 2, the letter F. This is a white page with a black rectangle in the middle of it filled with many tiny white dots inside of it. Image 3, the letter X. This is a white page with a black rectangle in the middle … more
Date: November 27, 2017
Creator: Sylve, Joshua & Merrill, Jeffery
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Julie Chen, Chrysalis]

Description: Photographs of the structure of Julie Chen's "Chrysalis," held by UNT Special Collections. The exterior structure of Julie Chen's Chrysalis folds together with magnets to hold a shape similar to that of a chrysalis, the structure in which caterpillars encase themselves to transform into butterflies. The lid of the box has information about the chrysalis on the inside. The pages of the book inside are designed to look like MRI scans of a brain, and the text describes the “involuntary metamorpho… more
Date: November 27, 2017
Creator: Sylve, Joshua & Merrill, Jeffery
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A Matter of Time]

Description: 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 se… more
Date: 2017/2018
Creator: Cowan, Samuel C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Not Your Kids/Not Your Parents]

Description: 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 childre… more
Date: 2017/2018
Creator: Wirth, Grethe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Counter-attack: and other poems]

Description: 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 Yor… more
Date: January 17, 2017
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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