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Unidentified People in Adult Section of the Denton City-County Public Library

Description: Unidentified group of people in the adult section of the Denton City-County Public Library on opening day. The windows are open facing Austin Street and there are several plants on the table and windowsills. A man and woman, both seated, are reading copies of Life magazine while others browse the bookshelf. A woman stands over two boys and she is wearing a ribbon that says, "Reception". Funds for the furnishings were raised by the Denton Lions Club.
Date: July 31, 1949
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Aerial Photograph of the North Texas State College Campus, around 1949]

Description: Aerial photograph from the north side of the North Texas State College campus around 1949. Administration building (now the Auditorium) is at lower edge of photo, athletic fields in center, Terrill Hall, on right, is shaped like an H. Chestnut Street runs across the photo in front of the athletic fields intersecting at Avenue C on the right.
Date: 1949~
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Map of Denton County

Description: Hand-drawn map of Denton County by Mrs. Sena Mounts Wright behind the checkout desk at the Denton City-County Public Library (now called the Denton Public Library). According to an article from the January 26, 1949 issue of the Denton Record-Chronicle, the mural was commissioned by the Parent-Teacher Association. It was painted by Mrs. Irene Grady directly onto the wall. She added a border to each side of the map depicting the old cattle brands of Denton County.
Date: July 31, 1949
Partner: Denton Public Library

[The Green Jacket Homecoming Luncheon of 1949]

Description: Pamphlet of the North Texas State University's Green Jackets Homecoming Luncheon in 1949. The program first lists the menu and acknowledges the 1949 Warts, who is presenting the program. The menu consists of congealed salad, veal croquettes, baked potatoes, green beans, hot rolls, coffee or tea, and chocolate parfaits.
Date: 1949
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Commencement Announcement for North Texas State College, May 21, 1949]

Description: Commencement announcement/invitation honoring the 1949 graduating class of North Texas State College. Printed on the card are the words, "President and Mrs. McConnell At Home On Saturday Evening, May 21. Nineteen Hundred and Forty-Nine Honoring the Graduating Classes. Union Building. Eight to Ten."
Date: May 1949
Creator: North Texas State College
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Commencement Invitation for North Texas State College, May 29, 1949]

Description: Commencement invitation for the 1949 graduating class of North Texas State College. The invitation is printed in black ink on card stock paper and states: "The Faculty and the Graduating Class of the North Texas State Teachers College invite you to be present at the Commencement Exercises Sunday, May twenty-ninth Nineteen hundred forty-nine at eight o'clock in the evening College Auditorium Denton, Texas."
Date: May 1949
Creator: North Texas State College
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Commencement Invitation for North Texas State College, August 25, 1949]

Description: Commencement invitation for the 1949 graduating class of North Texas State College. The invitation is printed in black ink on card stock paper and states: " The Faculty and the Graduating Class of the North Texas State College invite you to be present at the Commencement Exercises Thursday, August twenty-fifth Nineteen hundred forty-nine at eight o'clock in the evening College Auditorium Denton, Texas."
Date: August 1949
Creator: North Texas State College
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Dedication of Union Building]

Description: Photograph of the dedication ceremony for the Union building at North Texas State College. Rows of people are seated on the main floor, as well as on the balcony, in the Howdy Room. One man stands at a podium between an American flag and a Texas flag.
Date: March 1949
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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