Eppy’s Long Journey & Spa Day

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Special Collections recently acquired the long-lost UNT mascot, Eppy. There is much lore surrounding the story of Eppy, but here is our University Archivist, Jess Tucker’s experience tracking down Eppy:  “I heard about the missing mascot not long after I started working at UNT. Early on, I went to a meeting with some UNT Facilities… Read more »

Thinking inside the box: Building our own book cradles 

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Book cradles are important tools when viewing or displaying books. It supports a book, holding it open at a certain angle thereby reducing stress on the spine by not forcing the book to lay flat, creating a stable structure to view the book (especially if it is fragile and the covers are detaching), and minimizing… Read more »

Custom clamshells: Board gaming at a new level 

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Board game expansions? No box to fit them in? No problem! When the Media Library asked if there was a way to house the board game, Everdell, and its multiple expansions, I said I would be happy to create some sort of custom box. The result? A heavy duty clamshell with a pull out drawer…. Read more »

Custom clamshells: The Enchanted Scrapbook 

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This clamshell is different from our normal clamshells due to the sliding drawer in the bottom of the base. When we received this book, I noticed that it was difficult to remove the book from its wrapper and that the wrapper was fragile. I became concerned about the future damage that could occur to the… Read more »