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[14th Century Prayer Book Leaf, Origin Unknown]

Description: 14th-century prayer book origin unknown. Text includes Gregorius Magnus, Homiliae in Evangelia, 2, Homilia XXXIV (Habita ad populum in basilica beatorum Ioannis et Pauli, Dominica III), beginnng: "Sed his malispraevenientibus, quia non statim finis sequatur, adiungit."
Date: [1301..1400]
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[17th Century Spanish Carta Excutoria]

Description: Opening page of a 17th century Spanish Baroque Carta executoria, providing geological evidence of aristocratic lineage with no trace of peasant, Jewish or Moorish blood. More than simply asserting one's high standing, such documents exempted the holder from civil suits and taxation. Carta executoria were often ostentatiously illuminated (as here), to suggest the wealth and taste of the grantee. Displays large intricate initial "D" (i.e. Don Carlos, King of Spain from 1665 - 1700) in the form of… more
Date: 1696
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[AAA State Finalists 1969]

Description: Program for the Columbia-Brazoria Booster Club's 22nd annual Football Banquet honoring the Columbia Roughnecks.
Date: 1969
Creator: Brazoria County News
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[AACSB International Certificate of Accreditation]

Description: Certificate that proves the continued accreditation of UNT under the AACSB. The Certificate reads "The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business; AACSB International Certificate of Accreditation granted to University of North Texas for achievement of the highest standard in management education through a commitment to quality and continuous improvement; College of Business; April 26, 2009 Maintenance of Business Accreditation". It is signed by both the President and the Chair of the… more
Date: April 26, 2009
Creator: The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Appointment Announcement]

Description: Card announcing the appointment of J. Clay Singleton as the Dean of the College of Business Administration, September 1, 1991. The university seal is on the front of the card.
Date: September 1991
Creator: University of North Texas
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Bible Leaf with Text from 1st Maccabee, 13th Century]

Description: A leaf from a Bible in Latin (France or England, ca. 1230-1260) containing text from 1 Maccabees 1 et seq. ("Et factum est postquam percussit Alexander Philippi Macedo"). Text displayed as 2 columns, gothic script (texualis formata). A notable feature of this particular leaf is that the writing begins "below top line" which suggest the MS was written "below top line" which suggests the MS was written after 1230 (see: N.R. Ker, "From 'Above Top Line; to 'Below Top Line': A Change in Scribal Pra… more
Date: [1230..1260]
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Big Fire Flares Up Saturday during demolishing work at Tannery]

Description: Document of an article from the Herald Times regarding a large fire that occurred at the developing Tex Tan in South Yoakum. The building was set on fire due to a mistake during the demolition process of the tannery building in order to construct the new Tex Tan location. Firefighters went through strenuous work in order to put out the fire and were successful as no injuries were reported.
Date: May 30, 1974
Creator: Brier, Leo
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Blank V-mail envelope]

Description: Blank V-mail, or Victory Mail envelope used for corresponding securely with soldiers stationed abroad.
Date: 194X
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Blank V-mail envelope]

Description: Blank V-mail, or Victory Mail envelope used in securely corresponding with soldiers stationed abroad.
Date: 194X
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Blank V-mail envelope]

Description: Blank V-mail, or Victory Mail envelope used for sending secure mail to soldiers stationed abroad.
Date: 194X
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Book of Hours Leaf from the Mid 15th Century, France]

Description: France [Valence], mid-15th century. Text displayed in single column, bâtarde hand. Rubrics in pink, two two-line initials in gold and colors, and with a miniature of Matthew and his angel, enclosed by a rounded gilt frame as well with a border on three sides, the border containing acanthus leaves, hairline vines with gold dots, and trefoils, the same border on the outer margin of the other side of the leaf. The artist here has depicted Matthew in the act of writing. Matthew sits with his back t… more
Date: [1450..1500]
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Book of Hours Leaf: Prayers for the Dead from the 15th Century, France?]

Description: (France? 15th-century). Text displayed in single column, gothic script, initials alternating blue and burnished gold, the formers with black filigree and the latter with red. From a Book of Hours, in Latin. Lauds / Office of the Dead. Includes prayers beginning with "Generacio mea ablata est et conuoluta est a me quasi tabernaculum pastorum."
Date: [1401..1500]
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Book of Hours Pentecostal Illumination from the 15th Century, Bruges (Belgium)]

Description: A leaf from a Book of Hours, in Latin, with a full-page illumination of Pentecost (Bruges, ca. 1460). The illustration is enclosed by a wide and ornate bar frame in pink and blue with gold tracery, the frame outlined in burnished gold with floral cornerpieces in colors and gold, the whole within a full floral border filled with blue, pink, and red flowers, with blue and gold acanthus leaves and green buds and leaves as well as many tiny burnished gold dots. The Virgin and the Apostles gathered … more
Date: 1460
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Booklet: Annie Webb Blanton of Denton for the thirteenth congressional district]

Description: Annie Webb Blanton (1870-1945) was an American suffragist, educator, and author of a series of grammar textbooks. Blanton was elected Superintendent of Texas Public Instruction in 1918, making her the first woman in Texas elected to statewide office. She was born in Houston and at 18 moved to Austin to attend classes at the University of Texas where she graduated in 1899 with a Bachelors of Literature. In 1901, Dr. Blanton began teaching English at North Texas Normal School in Denton, Texas whe… more
Date: 1922
Creator: Von Boeckman-Jones Co.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[College of Business Crossword]

Description: Document of a crossword titled "A Walk Through the History of the College of Business". There are 19 clues that all relate to the college. The answer key is located on the second page.
Date: 2016~
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[College of Business detailed timeline]

Description: Document about the history of the College of Business beginning in 1890 and continuing until December 21, 2015. Some years are blank while others have several pieces of information. At the end of the piece is a list of footnotes. Each section is separated by decade.
Date: 2015~
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[College of Business history posters]

Description: Posters that were printed out onto large banners and displayed in the lobby-area of the Business Leadership Building. Each one focuses on a specific decade of time for the College of Business. The first one is the entrance poster that marks the display as part of the 125th Anniversary of UNT celebration.
Date: 2015~
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Directions to correctly adjust equipment on a horse]

Description: Document of the directions given from the Tex Tan Western Leather Company on how to properly adjust the equipment on a horse. The infographic includes a picture of a horse and the equipment labeled on each part of the horses' body. Specific instructions and the use of each part of the equipment are also written in order to inform the reader of the uses and the effects of the equipment on the horse.
Date: [1877..1939]
Creator: Tex Tan Western Leather Company
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Eddie Mitchell Tasby vs. Dr. Linus Wright]

Description: A court document from Dallas, Texas after a hearing on July 23, 1982. Eddie Mitchell Tasby, et al. VS. Dr. Linus Wright, General Superintendent, DISD, et. al.
Date: July 23, 1982
Creator: District of Texas, Dallas Division
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Eddie Mitchell Tasby vs. Dr. Linus Wright, 1987]

Description: A court document from Dallas, Texas after a hearing on September 9, 1987. Eddie Mitchell Tasby, et al. VS. Dr. Linus Wright, General Superintendent, DISD, et. al.
Date: September 25, 1987
Creator: District of Texas, Dallas Division
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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