125 Year Archival Retrospective

Leon Breeden in 1959.

UNTA_U0458-098-708-03 Photograph of students acting in the play "Little Nell" at North Texas State Teachers' College, 1942. Students in different costumes can be seen on the bandstand stage, perhaps in a rehearsal.

The 1962 Time capsule was buried in the flowerbed in front of the Administration Building.

Ben Wooten delivered the speech at the dedication ceremony for the McConnell Tower. He was the head of the Board of Regents at that time. Photo courtesy Hardin-Simmons University Library.

Women's Athletic Association pictured in 1935 yearbook

The Mean Green Machine on campus during University Day, no date.

UNTA_0458-005-010-01 Eagle Park Bandstand during a music performance at North Texas State Teachers College, 1942

P.E. McDonald served as the University Registrar for over 20 years.

UNTA_U0458-116-2949-10 A large group of freshmen gather to purchase their beanies in 1960.

This architect’s drawing of Willis, including the two later phases consisting of wings on each side of the library. The two later phases were never completed due to budget costs. Picture from the 1969 Yucca (NTSU yearbook).

Merrill Ellis and the second ever "moog" (synthesizer made by Robert Moog), built for use at North Texas

If you look closely at the very top of Bruce Hall’s south-east wing, you can see the sundial that was installed when the building was constructed in 1947.

UNTA_U0485-037-007 Soldiers march past Theatre Row on the Denton Square, 1942.

May 10th, 1961: The first University Day is celebrated on campus with music and dancing.

Workers painstakingly removed the mural after almost 25 years on display in Bruce Dining Hall. Image courtesy of the UNT Art Gallery.

This montage from the 1932 Yucca includes some scenes of students navigating the registration process.

The cover of the Texas Normal College and Teachers Training Institute 1890 -1891. This slim volume provided students information on the school, the courses of study, and explained the costs associated with attending the Normal College.

UNTA_U0458-035-039_01 Former Texas senator Carlos Truan speaks with TAMS students.

McConnell tower, located on the Hurley Administration building, lit green in celebration of a victory, no date.

Students pose on the steps and in the windows of the Normal Building. The image is undated. Image courtesy of the Denton Public Library.

UNTA_U0458-099-771-02 The Science Building stood in the area now occupied by the Language Building.

The Harriss Gym historic marker is unveiled, March 14, 2017.

President Chilton delivered his speech while standing on the steps of Denton’s courthouse. The courthouse finished construction and opened in 1877. The structure was demolished in 1895 when the new, and current, courthouse was erected

Models of the SAU’s Fashion Committee, The Yucca 1972.

UNTA_U0458-035-019_01 A speaker addresses a gathering in the Silver Eagle Suite. This room was the largest room for events in the third union. This image dates circa late 1990s.

UNTA_U0458-035-011_01 The Corner was located on the west side of the Union on the second floor. It stood next to the west entrance to the University Bookstore. This image shows a student worker behind the cash register. Some of the snacks available for sale can be seen around her.

This is a page from a catalog advertising courses at the new Texas Normal College.

UNTA_U0458-035-004_01 The Union building was dedicated on March 31, 1949. Major General Roger Ramey, a North Texas alumnus, was the guest speaker at the event. He recalled his days as a student twenty-five years earlier and how the students at that time longed for a union. He stated that he did not think then that the students would need to wait through another world war before they would see the dream fulfilled.

UNTA_U0458-091-150-01 A campus aerial image shows the campus, circa 1940. The first football field is at the top of the image. The tennis courts are located to the right of the football field. Below that is the Orchestra Hall and across the street is Chilton Hall. Marquis and Terrill Halls are located in the lower portion of the image. The Library is located below and left of the football field.

UNTA_U0458-036-007_01 North Texas Regent (1965 - 1983) A. M. Willis, Jr. sits in front of his namesake Willis Library, which opened in 1971.

Close-up of Eagle Park map from a July 23, 1932 Campus Chat article.

UNTA_U0124-001-001 Bruce Hall went co-ed sometime during the 1970s, even though it still didn’t have air-conditioning!

The 1959 North Texas State College cheerleaders ringing the spirit bell.

Photograph of the Journalism building, which was built in 1949. In 1991, it was renamed Scoular Hall, in honor of Florence Scoular, the longest serving director of the home economics department. The building was demolished in 2013 for the expansion of the new Union building.

UNTA_U0458-095-444-03 Two Green Jackets club members prepare an Orientation packet for incoming freshmen in 1960.

A photograph from a 2009 trip taken by UNT administrators to explore educational and research partnerships in Thailand. (UNT University Relations, Communications, & Marketing)

UNTA_U0458-091-131-01 This architectural rendering of Bruce Hall from 1942 shows the three wings built to accommodate the growing student body. The women’s dorm also had a large dining room.

UNTA_U0458-116-2875-08 Postal workers fill the student mail boxes, circa 1960s.

UNTA_U0458-139-3352-02_01 A painted wall on the North Texas displays school spirit in advance of a football game during the Hayden Fry era, circa mid-1970s. SMU was Fry's former coaching home.

North Texas football coaches. Fred McCain is pictured in the bottom row, far left.

UNTA_0458-005-010-01 North Texas Teachers College Band on the Bandstand, c. 1923-1930

UNTA_U0458-090-012-04 This image shows the tower from the northwest. The clock face can be seen on the north side of the tower.

Idalina Franca was a member of the Women’s Tennis Team in 2008.

An image of Stroup as a basketball team member from the 1929 Yucca student yearbook.

UNTA_AR0482-001-001_044 Page from the Ann Sheridan scrapbook in the Ann Sheridan Collection, held by UNT Special Collections

UNTA_U0458-092-191-03 The back of Chilton Hall had a courtyard for the enjoyment of the residents. This image shows the sidewalks leading to the center of the courtyard which has benches.

An NT Daily staff member holds an issue of the newspaper during an editorial meeting in 2013. Photo credit: Junebug Clark.

Jimmie Keith and Joan Blondell, 1943.

Statistics in 1953 showed that Denton had more than an average number of old maids. The North Texas State College (NTSC) faculty alone had 92 spinsters on the faculty. Miss Babb is pictured on the right.

UNTA_U0458-023-004_01 Scrappy with trainer Ellen Latimer, circa 1950

UNTA_U0458-035-037_01 Signing of Texas Academy of Math and Sciences bill, 1987. Former Texas Governor Bill Clements (seated) and Dr. Alfred Hurley (standing, left) are depicted shaking hands.

Dr. Rollie Schafer, 1985

Aisles of McMurtry's bookstore, Booked Up, located in Archer City, Texas as they appeared on March 29th, 2010. Photo credit: Wikipedia user Cohee.

UNTA_U0458-035-007_001 The front of the Union Building as it appeared as construction on the structure was nearing completion, circa 1965.

May 10th, 1961: The first University Day is celebrated on campus with music and dancing.

UNTA_U458-021-009_01 A KNTU disc jockey takes a call, n.d.

UNTA_U0458-023-006_01 North Texas mascot riling up the crowd, circa 1979

The team poses with UNT’s solar car during a repair stop along the side of the road. The race was held July 9 – 19, 1990. Dr. John Dobson, center, was the team’s supervisor.

Photograph of football players entering the stadium, November 9, 2013

Julia Smith as a guest conductor with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, in 1940.

The Mexican American Student Association (MASA), the first campus group for Mexican Americans, had fun activities on campus, including this one involving a mysterious activity with stuffed animals.

UNTA_U0458-025-003 C. C. Nolen, North Texas State University President, c. 1971 - 1979

UNTA_U0458-021-007_01 KNTU radio station, c.1970s. Two disc jockeys and Head of Radio & TV department are pictured during a show: Bruce Jackson, Steve Regian, and Dr. Ted Colson.

February 16, 1940 advertisement for the Ann Sheridan ‘Glamour Girl’ Contest in Denton, Texas.

UNTA_UO458-147-4748-01 Dr. Ronald Marcello, a UNT History professor who was in charge of the Oral History Program from 1968 to 2005 at a table on the third floor of Willis Library demonstrating the use of the reel to reel recording equipment in January of 1975.

UNTA_UG017-0160-001 Memo from John L. Carter addressed to all women employees giving them permission to wear appropriate pant-suits to work. Before this time, women employees were required to wear skirts or dresses to work. Memo from the David Webb collection.

Female students read an issue of The Campus Chat in their dorm room, 1942.

David Iles' bronze statue of Dr. J.K.G. Silvey, Environmental Education, Science and Technology building University of North Texas, Denton, TX. Credit: Panoramio user TerraViator

Duane Davis (left) and Sinbad (right) were unlikely players for the TSU Armadillos. Davis played Featherstone, a running back with a heart of gold, but hands of stone. Sinbad played graduate teaching assistant Andre Krimm, recruited by Blake to the defensive line.

UNTA_U0458-021-001 Kendall Hall as it appeared in 1960.

UNTA_U0458-098-665-01 Winding steps lead up to the Orchestra Hall. The structure housed music classrooms and office space as well as dorm rooms for male music students on the second floor.

metadc306711_l_00930000 - a, Texas International Pop Festival

Baseball team, c. 1913

Photograph of the President's House standing from 1909 to 1958. The photo is taken from the ground up to the second floor balcony.

First building on the Texas Normal College and Teachers Training Institute campus, located on corner of Hickory and Avenue B. The building was constructed 1891 and burned to the ground in 1907 after being struck by lightning.

Celebrating International Week: Aishah Syed Alwi, a Malaysian student, shows the slides of her native country. (The North Texas Daily,April 7, 1987)

UNTA_U0458-100-864-02 Photograph of students playing on the tennis courts, 1942. In the image there are four tennis matches being played along a low sloping hill. A building takes up the far side of the courts.

North Texas alums Fred McCain and Mary Lou Ray.

Chilton Hall is seen under construction. The sign proudly states that this building was funded by the PWA.

The Campus Chat, February 28, 1962.

Photograph of Floyd Graham, North Texas music professor, in front of his class.

UNTA_U0458-035-008_001 The second Union Building under construction. McConnell Tower on the Administration Building can be seen behind the construction site.

Photograph of Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson taking the presidential oath of office from U.S. District Judge Sarah T. Hughes of Dallas, Texas (back to camera), aboard Air Force One at Love Field Airport, two hours and eight minutes after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas on November 22, 1963. The photograph pictures more than a dozen people in the Air Force One cabin, including former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (right of LBJ), imminent First Lady Lady Bird Johnson (left of LBJ), Texas Congressman Albert Thomas (in bowtie left of Lady Bird), Jack Valenti (left of Thomas), and Texas Congressman Jack Brooks (on right, behind Mrs. Kennedy's left shoulder).

A photograph from a 2009 trip taken by UNT administrators to explore educational and research partnerships in Thailand. (UNT University Relations, Communications, & Marketing)

In celebration of National Coming Out Day (October 11) members of GLAD asked community members to sign a door installed temporarily on the Library Mall.

UNTA_U0458-101-920-04 North Texas State Teacher’s College students pictured at the Voertman’s Teacher’s College store soda fountain, 1942.

Scott Bakula plays Paul Blake, the unlikely quarterback.

NT Daily, vol. 68, no. 75, Feb. 21, 1985 – Ad for the 1985 match where Kevin beat Chris Adams at the NTSU Men’s Gym ("Old Pit.") Ads like this appeared fairly regularly in the NT Daily, which is an indication of how popular these events were.

Two members of the Talons, a North Texas spirit organization, ring the Spirit bell during a football game, circa 1970s.

Hurely Clock tower, new green LED lights celebrate a UNT athletic win on October 24, 2014. (Ahna Hubnik / UNT)

UNTA_U0458-036-008_01 A. M. Willis, Jr.

Aerial photograph of the North Texas State College campus in 1953. Numbered buildings are: (1) Administration Building (later, Auditorium), (2) Science Building, (3) Presidents House, (4) Historical Building (later, Curry Hall), (5) Industrial Arts, (6) Metal Shop, (7) Power Plant, (8) Drawing Building, (9) Manual Arts Building, (10) Marquis Hall, (11) Terrill Hall, (12) Bruce Hall, (13) Masters Hall, (14) Library, (15) Business Administration Building, (16) Kendall Hall (first to be named for President Kendall), (17) Hospital, (18) Education Annex, (19) Union Building, (20) Harriss Gym, (21) Men's Gym, (22) Music Hall, (23) Orchestra Hall, (24) Chilton Hall, (25) Quadrangle, (26) Men's Gym (new), (27) Fouts Field Stadium, (28) Golf Course and Club House, (29) Education Building (later Lab School), (30) Old Athletic Field, (31) Women's Gym, (32) Journalism Building (later, Scoular Hall), (33) Union Slab, (34) Swimming Pool, (35) Home Management House, (36) Service Center (later, Physical Plant, (37) Leggitt Hall, (38) Men's Building, (39) Mary Arden Lodge.

UNTA_U0458-023-002_01 Victor, circa 1960

The area behind Willis UNTA_U0458-001-005_01 Library had seating and was more open than it is now.

UNTA_U0458-096-493-02 The Home Management House was home to senior Home Economics students who lived in the structure for one semester. They divided up the work of cleaning, preparing meals, and other functions of running a home. A supervisor lived with them.

UNTA_U0458-035-026 Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, East Town Clinic Building, c. 1975-1985

Fred McCain in uniform as a member of the 1942 North Texas football team.

UNTA_U0458-023-024_01 A row of trumpeters open the ceremony for the dedication of McConnell Tower. Bruce Hall is seen in the background.

Campus Chat staff members look at mock-ups, c. 1940s.

NTSC students excavate the mammoth. This photo appeared in the 1953 edition of NTSC’s yearbook, the Yucca.

UNTA_U0458-036-005_01 Portrait of Paul Voertman, undated.

NT Gains Faster Internet2, UNT Daily, April 14, 2001

Special Collections staff work to preserve the damp artifacts in the 1988 time capsule.

The Campus Chat, September 21, 1962.

UNTA_U0458-098-683-04 A group of women playing volleyball outside, 1942.

The Mexican American Student Association (MASA), the first campus group for Mexican Americans, took part in many social activities, such as playing badminton.

Rock Bottom Lounge, Halloween Party, 1979

UNTA_U0458-099-789-04 Dr. J. K. G. Silvey of the Department of Biology at North Texas State Teachers' College, date unknown.

Moroles' "Totems." Left to Right: Diamondback Ruin Totem, 1998; Diagonal Totem, 1996; Zig Zag Totem, 1998; Double Concave Totem, 1996. Image credit: Moroles Granite Sculpture (Herring Press, 2004). This title is available for use in the UNT Special Collections Reading Room.

UNTA_U0458-035-024 Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, North Texas State University – Building Photograph (Street View), c. 1980-1989

UNTA_U0458-115-2661-04, Campus Chat staff, 1969

Fred McCain and his future wife Mary Lou Ray, both North Texas alums, circa 1940s.

This panoramic group photograph of members of the Pineland Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp in 1933 shows a typical CCC camp as described in numerous reminiscences captured in the Oral History program. The photograph was taken during one of Connie Ford McCann's two six-month tours in the Civilian Conservation Corps located in Pineland, Texas during the Great Depression.

Gordon Salsman, Frank Klein, Abner Haynes and Raymond Clement (from left, back row) and Bob Way, Ken Bahnsen and Leon King (from left, front row), reunite at the University of North Texas' Fouts Field to remember their days with the university's 1956 freshman football team. (Photo credit: https://news.unt.edu/news-releases/team-united)

North Texas Daily, April 19, 2011. The annual Voertman's art competition prepares students majoring in studio art for professional careers.

Texas Representative Michael Burgess (NTSU '73) in his official US House of Representatives photo.

Page from Household Words, a Victorian periodical edited by Charles Dickens. Donated to Special Collections by Dr. and Mrs. Vann.

UNTA_U0475-009-003_01 Gene Hall conducts the One O’clock Lab Band while students dance in the Howdy Room.

North Texas Daily, 1976

UNTA_U0458-091-150-02 The North Texas campus grounds from an aerial perspective, 1942.

The NTSC mammoth excavation crew as pictured in the 1953 yearbook.

The 1959 North Texas State College cheerleaders ringing the spirit bell.

March 18, 1968: Music Educators National Conference concert at Seattle Opera House

Mike Koury unveils the 1962 Time Capsule.

UNTA_U0458-139-3349-23_01 The scoreboard cheers on the home team during a home game against Southern Methodist University, circa mid-1970s.

UNTA_U0458-035-020-001 Students sit at tables on the third floor of the 1976 Union Building. They are seated across from the Silver Eagle Suite. The clock in the background was installed during the University’s Centennial (1989-1990). The image is dated 1998.

UNT President William H. Bruce and Alvin C. Owsley escort William Jennings Bryan to the UNT campus where Mr. Bryan addressed the students in 1916.

A signed image of Moroles at his studio in Rockport, Texas in 1984. This image is taken from Special Collections' copy of Moroles Granite Sculpture (Herring Press, 2004). This title is available for use in the Special Collections Reading Room.

Picture of some of the NTSC football team members from the 1959 Yucca. King and Haynes can be seen in the middle of the bottom row.

Photograph of a classroom at Fred Moore School in Denton around 1961-62. The adults are identified as Miss Eva Courtney (a volunteer) at the far right, Jewel Logan (another volunteer) at the far left, and the teacher, Lucille Nix. Several of the students are also identified: Drucilla Kimble (back right, wearing a plaid jacket), Archie Hicks (standing behind Drucilla), Joyce Young (seated at the far right), Shiela Bell (seated at a desk in the middle front), and Gwen (standing in front of Miss Nix on the left). The Fred Moore School was named for a well-known Denton African-American educator. This image was digitized as part of the North Texas History Harvest, held November 2, 2013 at the MLK Jr. Rec Center in Denton, Texas.

UNTA_AR0482-001-002_01 Publicity still from the Ann Sheridan Collection

The student-created painting, known colloquially as the “Bruce Mural” hung in the Bruce Dining Hall until renovations necessitated it be relocated for conservation and storage. Image courtesy of the UNT Art Gallery.

UNTA_U0458-120-3749-12 Matte board could be cut to order in the University Bookstore.

An autographed copy of Roy Orbison's There Is Only One from the UNT Music Library.

UNTA_U0458-005-010_01_01 A photo with Julia Smith on tenor saxophone, from the wall of the main hallway of the Administration Building.

The design team is photographed with the skeleton on the car during the building process.

UNTA_U0458-028-003_1 Two freshmen ride in a car decorated for the Freshman Parade.

Photo credit: Matthew Martinez, Dallas Observer. CEO Yianni Arestis (l) and CBO Bobby Mullins (r) stand in the future cold storage space at the site they now lease for Armadillo Ale Works in Downtown Denton.

This photograph shows students graduating in the summer of 1935. The picture is likely taken from the roof of the power plant. The picture the students are taking will have the power plant in the background, which matches the 1935 Mural.

The Yucca, Yearbook of North Texas State Normal College, 1913 Page: 183

Alvin C. Owsley and Sally B. Owsley, date unknown.

The Moroles sculpture "Mountain Steles," 1989, a commission for the Desert Mountain Corporation in Carefree, Arizona. Image credit: Moroles Granite Sculpture (Herring Press, 2004). This title is available for use in the Special Collections Reading Room.

UNTA_U0458-035-033 TCOM students during enrollment at NTSU

From left to right: Odus Mitchell, "Mean" Joe Green, and Fred McCain, circa 1970s.

Moroles in his studio in Rockport, Texas in 1990. This image is taken from Moroles Granite Sculptures (Herring Press, 2004). This title is available for use in the Special Collections Reading Room.

UNTA_U0458-139-3297-13 O’Neil Ford, 1977-1978, Distinguished Alumni Award, North Texas State University

Blanton's photo in the 1905 North Texas State Normal College yearbook. Yearbook photo: North Texas State Normal College faculty, 1905. The Portal to Texas History. http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth5172/. Accessed February 6, 2015.

Moroles poses with his Houston Police Memorial. Photo is taken from Moroles Granite Sculptures (Herring Press, 2004). This title is available for use in the Special Collections Reading Room.

Women at one of the Old Maid’s events including two of the oldest ladies, sisters May and Julia Marshall of Strawn on the right. In 1954 two prizes were given out to the oldest (Miss May Marshall, 79) and the one from the greatest distance (Miss Lily Gulvady from India, not pictured).

Historical marker on Hickory Hall identifying the site of UNT's first on-campus building.

Jesús Moroles poses with his art in Houston's Barbara Davis Gallery in 2000. Image credit: Moroles Granite Sculpture (Herring Press, 2004). This title is available for use in the UNT Special Collections Reading Room.

NT Daily Newspaper, July 3, 1986

UNTA_U0458-021-011_01 A KNTU disc jockey reaches for the vinyl record to play on-air, n.d.

UNTA_U0458-095-450-03 Photograph of the Men's Gymnasium (1922 - 1953) on the North Texas campus. Prior to 1922, the building was the Model Training School and Laboratory School. The building was demolished in 1953.

UNTA_U0458-100-865-03 Terrill Hall as it looked in 1942. The building is three stories tall. It is no longer used as a dorm. It now houses offices and classroom space for the Psychology Department.

UNTA_U0013-0001-001_12 1976 NTSU Football roster featuring Kevin Adkisson (Kevin Von Erich), the only living Von Erich.

UNTA_AR0482-001-005_01 Publicity still from the Ann Sheridan Collection

UNTA_U0717-0001-0001_01 The 1941-1942 North Texas State Teachers College football team. Fred McCain is in the top row, far right.

UNTA_U0458-109-1210-12 Students model men's’ and women’s fashions made by home economics students,1974.

The UNT Special Collections copy of the 1988 catalog for "Moroles: Granite Sculpture" (Simms Fine Art) is signed by the artist. This item is available for use in the Special Collections Reading Room.

COVID-19 Update email about face-to-face classes transitioning to online, March 23, 2020.

‘Fessor Graham overseeing one of the entertainment events at an Old Maid’s Day celebration.

Student Opal West modelling a groovy pant-suit in Bruce Hall for the 1972 Yucca.

Coach Choc Sportsman watching a stop watch on the original track field.

NT Daily Newspaper, July 3, 1986

UNTA_U0458-161-7440-11 Professional wrestling at NTSU: Enthusiastic fans cheer at a 1973 match featuring Fritz Von Erich.

Students practice first-aid

Alma Ayers, 1970.

UNTA_U0458-101-921-02 North Texas State Teacher’s College students browse the bookshelves at Voertman’s Teacher’s College store, 1942.

Collegium Musicum students in the 1967 Yucca yearbook.

Former North Texas music professor Cecil Adkins, who founded a program for the study of early music.

Floyd Graham and Band, 1937

Portrait of Buelah Harriss

Abner Haynes made a 51-yard runback on the kickoff against Cincinnati. This picture is from the 1959 Yucca.

Manual Arts Building, which was built in 1914 and demolished in 1974.

UNTA_U0458-099-743-01 Gordan Palm and an unidentified freshman register for classes at North Texas State Teachers' College wearing their freshman beanies.

This is an image of the location of the first UNT classes in 1890. The Long and King Grocery was the occupant of the site at the time this photograph was taken. Today a furniture store occupies this spot.

UNTA_U0485-037-002 Women participate in fire drill training on the training tower, c. 1940s

The UNT solar car was named Centennial in honor of the university’s 100 year anniversary. This profile image of the car shows how low to the ground it was.

Early construction photos of Bruce Hall can be seen in the 1947 North Texas Yucca yearbook. Students celebrated by declaring "Bruce is born!"

UNTA_U0458-035-022 Architectural rendering of the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Medical Building 1, c. 1970-1979

"Program teaches student excellence," The North Texas Daily, Vol. 68, No. 60, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 23, 1985, pg. 5.

An aerial photograph of the North Texas State Teachers College. The original football field is along Chestnut Street. The swimming pool is just east of the field.

A student works to restore the mural in 2017.

UNTA_U0458-148-4888-02 Wild Bill Irwin hoists sportscaster Bill Mercer before a 1988 match at NTSU that featured Kerry Von Erich.

UNTA_U0458-031-001_01 Women take a physical education roller skating class, c. 1956. The slab was installed in 1949 and served as the location for dances, classes, and other student activities.

UNTA_U0458-100-851-02 The outdoor swimming with the open air theater in the background, circa 1940s. In the image the pool is filled with people doing different activities and some people are standing in the shade watching. Multiple rows or seats lead up to a stage and large screen for outside entertainment. Beyond the large area covered with trees you can see the courthouse at the top of the frame. The pool was in operation from the 1920s to 1986.

UNTA_U0458-033-006_01 Two freshman move into their boarding house in 1932.

An article from the June 15, 1956 issue of the Campus Chat, with Orbison’s name unfortunately misspelled.

UNTA_U0458-146-4595-19 A student uses the card catalog in the new Willis Library. Looking up titles in the card catalog was much more “hands on” in the 1970s than the typical researcher experiences today.

UNTA_U0458-098-683-03 A group of men play volleyball in physical education class at North Texas State Teachers' College, 1942.

UNT-International students celebrate Homecoming, 2014 (Photo credit: UNT-International Facebook page)

An image from a slide in Dr. Vela's archival collection, held by UNT Special Collections

Former Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (2007-2011) Lorraine C. Miller (NTSU '75). Photo credit: 2009 UNT Annual report.

UNTA_U0458-036-006_01 A. M. Willis, Jr.

UNTA_U0458-002-006_01 The cataloging Department was the first place in the library to get computers in December of 1973.

Moroles with "Bas Relief," 1988, at his studio in Rockport, Texas. This image is taken from Moroles Granite Sculpture (Herring Press, 2004). This title is available for use in the Special Collections Reading Room.

Chancellor Hurley poses with Héctor Elizondo, who played Coach Ed Gennero.

The Green Brigade marching during a 1983 homecoming parade.

Elise Clements and Melissa McGuire unveil the Harriss Gym historic marker at the southwest corner of the Hurley Administration building on the UNT campus.

Photograph of North Texas running back, Abner Haynes, number 28, running with the ball in a 1958 game.

UNTA_U0458-021-021_01 NTSU students march in honor of students killed at Kent State University on Monday, May 4, 1970.

Abner Haynes official picture from the 1959 Yucca.

UNTA_U0458-035-030 Lloyd Bentsen and A.M. Willis, Jr. at TCOM Reception

University of North Texas students wait in line to order food at the Flying Tomato, c. 1980s.

Rock Bottom Lounge, Halloween Party, 1979

UNTA_U0458-035-031 TCOM Freshman Students Bruce Hayward (left) and Mike Cawthon (right)

UNTA_U0458-097-575-04 The Main Building faced Hickory Street. The building stood on campus from 1904 to 1923.

Yearbook photo of Yucca Queen in 1935, Mary Willis.

Image of the mural in the March 1936 Avesta, a campus literary journal.

A page from Ellis' 1969 composition "Kaleidoscope."

University of North Texas alum Robert Mullins and Yianni Arestis. Photo taken Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at Deep Ellum Brewery in Dallas. (UNT Photo/Gary Payne)

The opened 1988 time capsule waiting to be unpacked in the Special Collections workroom.

Members of the Women’s Swimming and Diving Team in the pool, 2007.

The cars raced on highways along with the regular traffic that those roads carried. General Motors provided two cars to each team to move the team and provide technical support during the race.

Art Professor Ronald Williams instructing art students on mural painting for Marquis Hall Grill as depicted in the 1936 Bulletin.

“ ‘Candida’ Gets Largest Crowd in Club History,” The Campus Chat (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 20, 1927.

UNTA_U0458-097-562-04 Weston Joseph McConnell served as President from 1934 to 1951 seeing the campus through the Second World War and the growth that came with peace. Twenty-two buildings were built while he was in office.

This early photograph of Marquis Hall includes the superimposed portraits of President McConnell (right) and former president Marquis (left).

UNTA_U0458-035-023 Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, North Texas State University, 1989.

2016-04-16 Denton, TX. Honor's Day 2016 University of North Texas. Frank & Sue Mayborn School of Journalism. Photo: Junebug Clark

UNTA_U0458-092-191-01 The front of Chilton Hall as it looked in 1942.

UNTA_U0458-002-002_01 The rotating sculpture designed by local artists Mike Cunningham hung above the open stairwell until university engineers made the library remove it because they were afraid the weight would make it collapse.

UNTA_U0458-035-021 In 1975 Texas Governor Dolph Briscoe signed legislation establishing TCOM as part of the North Texas State University System. Gibson D. “Gib” Lewis is can be seen to the right of the Governor.

UNTA_U0458-035-035 Surgery at TCOM

UNTA_U0458-120-3748-02 A view of the University Bookstore where students could find office supplies, desk lamps, art supplies, magazines, jewelry, as well as text books.

UNTA_U0458-094-335-02 a A football game on the Eagle Park field, circa 1950s.

The NTSC mammoth excavation crew as pictured in the 1953 yearbook.

UNTA_U0458-035-038_01 Bill signing ceremony, June 23, 1987, in Austin, Texas. wherein Governer William P. Clements, Jr. established the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science at NTSU. Left to right: Tom Preston, David Golden, Topsy Wright, Wayne Stockseth, Dean Davis, Jim Horn, Alfred F. Hurley, Becky Garth, Walt Parker, Jim Miller.

A photograph from a 2009 trip taken by UNT administrators to explore educational and research partnerships in Thailand. (UNT University Relations, Communications, & Marketing)

Lucy Draper (Kathy Ireland) is recruited from the women’s soccer team as a kicker.

A Voertman’s advertisement published in The Campus Chat, September 16, 1966.

UNTA_U0458-100-842-03 The interior of Voertman’s Teacher’s College store, 1942. The interior view highlights the soda fountain area as well as the textbook area on the second floor.

A photograph from a 2009 trip taken by UNT administrators to explore educational and research partnerships in Thailand. (UNT University Relations, Communications, & Marketing)

The 2017 mural installation.

Rock Bottom Lounge, Halloween Party, 1979

Dickens, Charles, and Marcus Stone. Our Mutual Friend. London: Chapman and Hall, 1865. Donated to Special Collections by Dr. and Mrs. Vann.

UNTA_U0458-095-444-01 Miss Beulah Harriss and two Green Jackets members sell Homecoming tickets at registration.

UNTA_U0485-037-006 Soldiers relax by the cookie jar during a dance, c. 1940s

The contents of the 1962 time capsule.

Full-page game promo from the NT Daily, Vol. 98, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, September 9, 2011

Advertisement for women’s pant-suits from the North Texas Daily on September 3, 1970.

UNTA_U0458-095-429-03 Both Don January and Billy Maxwell, seen here as students, would go on to professional golfing careers.

UNTA_U0458-098-668-02 Freshman orientation during the 60’s was held in the basketball stadium, known then as the “Snake Pit,” and renamed the Ken Bahnsen Gym in 2005.

The opened 1962 time capsule waiting to be unpacked in the Special Collections workroom.

UNTA_U0458-146-4595-27 As students are seen doing today, students in the 1970s liked to take naps wherever they could find a place.

UNTA_U0458-100-848-02 John Swaney, January 3, 1962.

Attendees at the UNT-International Global Grounds Cafe: Grenada event (Photo credit: UNT-International Facebook page)

UNTA_U0458-099-743-04 President Matthews shakes hands with Ronald Cox, the 6,666th student to register at North Texas State College in 1958.

UNTA_U0485-037-008 Women take an Industrial Arts class, c. 1940s.

UNTA_U0458-091-103-04 Photograph of Department of Biology staff, including J.K.G. Silvey, circa 1942.

Larry McMurtry accepts his award from the North Texas literary magazine, Avesta, in May 1957 for his non-fiction essay about Bix Beiderbecke.

UNTA_U0458-035-009_001 Students enter the front entrance of the second Union Building circa 1965

NT Daily, vol. 67, no. 74, Feb. 16, 1984 – Former basketball coach Bill Blakely hugs Fritz Von Erich at David’s funeral.

Compton's 1951 painting "Rooster," courtesy ArtFixDaily.

metadc306711_l_00920000, Map and directions to the Texas International Pop Festival

UNTA_U0458-023-009_01 North Texas Mascot, circa 1980s

North Texas student members of the 1978 Collegium Musicum.

UNTA_U0458-120-3749-02 The University store seen through their front windows.

UNTA_U0458-116-2949-11 A new student gets fitted with her Freshman beanie at registration in 1960.

UNTA_U0458-095-449-01 the Interior of the Men's Gymnasium (1922 - 1953) on the North Texas campus. Lumber lies in piles on the court, and two men can be seen working against the far wall.

Mike Koury and an unidentified Green Jacket member at the dedication of the first Time Capsule on May 9, 1962.

This postcard provides an overhead view of the 1953 campus including the earliest dormitories: Marquis Hall (10), Terrill Hall (11), Bruce Hall (12), and Chilton Hall (24). You can see Chilton’s open courtyard prior to its renovation. Notice the football field near south campus where Willis Library stands today!

UNTA_U0458-161-7441-01 Young fans demonstrate Fritz Von Erich’s iron claw at a 1973 match at NTSU.

UNTA_U0458-035-028 Texas Governor Dolph Briscoe at a TCOM groundbreaking ceremony

A page from Ellis' 1972 "Mutations," a multi-media composition for 2 trumpets, horn, bass trombone and tuba, prepared electronic tape, 16mm film projection and 35mm slide projections.

UNTA_U0458-023-010_01 University of North Texas mascot, Scrappy, and his homecoming date, n.d.

UNT website homepage with COVID-19 alert banner.

UNTA_U0458-099-789-03Dr. J. K. G. Silvey of the Department of Biology at North Texas State Teachers' College, 1942.

Custom cowboy boots made for Leon Breeden to wear on the 1976 Lab Band tour of the Soviet Union.

Joshua C. Chilton was the first president of the university, serving from 1890-1893.

An image of Alvin C. Owsley’s children, Alvin Mansfield, Louise and Stella. The image was taken in front of the family’s home.

UNTA_U0458-092-217-03 Coach Fred Cobb is remembered as the man who established golfing as a major sport at UNT. He guided his players to four NCAA golfing championships.

UNTA_U0458-016-001 Gazebo by the Language Building after the removal of the fountain, n.d.

North Texas Daily, September 30, 2010. The Paul Voertman Concert Hall was named after Voertman in honor of his contributions to the university.

UNTA_U0458-139-3349-30_01 Head coach Hayden Fry (left) observes the progress of a football game from the sidelines, circa mid 1970s.

Juan Estrada, member of the Eagle Linksters and champion of the Mexican National Amateur Open Tournament. Photo from 1958 Yucca.

May 10th, 1961: The first University Day is celebrated on campus with music and dancing.

Dr. Walter Hodgson, former Dean of the UNT School of Music

UNTA_U0458-002-005 Three students, including two women wearing pant-suits on the stairs of the newly opened Willis Library in the early 1970s. One woman sports a plaid jacket and matching trousers, while the other is wearing some bell bottom pants and a long vest, with a vividly patterned blouse worn underneath the vest.

UNTA_U0458-023-007_01 Mascot greeting a young North Texas fan, circa 1980s

UNTA_U0458-095-430-01 UNT Golf Team, circa 1951, with members Billy Maxwell, Joe Conrad, Don January and Buster Reed.

Portrait of Charles Dickens, 1861

UNTA_U0458-021-001 NTSU students demonstrate at a memorial ceremony for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

May 10, 1961: Governor Price Daniels signs the legislation transforming North Texas State College into a University.

UNTA_AR0482-001-001_024 Page from the Ann Sheridan scrapbook in the Ann Sheridan Collection, held by UNT Special Collections

UNTA_U0458-097-592-01 James Carl Matthews became President after President McConnell retired. He saw the building of the new Administration Building through and presided over the dedication of McConnell Tower.

North Texas Daily, November 24, 1976

Title page of sheet music for "Fight, North Texas." North Texas Professor Floyd " 'Fessor" Graham is pictured. This copy appears to have been signed by 'Fessor Graham.

This area near the window on the second floor of Willis has always been a popular place to sit and study on the great mod furniture.

Early construction photos of Bruce Hall can be seen in the 1947 North Texas Yucca yearbook. Students celebrated by declaring "Bruce is born!"

UNTA_U0458-095-429-04 The winning team members pose for a photograph, circa 1952. The team members were: Joe Conrad, Billy Maxwell, Don January, and Marion Hiskey.

UNTA_U0458-035-010_01 The east side of the third University Union in this image. The kiosks stood near the entrances to the building. They were covered with notices of upcoming events, new course offerings, quests for new roommates, and sale notices. The image is dated 1991.

2015-06-02 Denton, TX Johnny Quinn 2014 U.S. Olympian gives keynote address at LabMan Conference meeting at the UNT on the Square Gallery. University of North Texas. Frank & Sue Mayborn School of Journalism. Photo: Junebug Clark

UNTA_U0458-025-004 C. C. Nolen, North Texas State University President, c. 1971 - 1979

Rock Bottom Lounge, Halloween Party, 1979

UNTA_U0458-092-237-03 Women play croquet on the North Texas campus, circa 1940s.

In 1970 the North Texas Daily announced that there was a pantsuit craze going on the campus. Pant-suits added a comfortable alternative to the miniskirt, which was difficult to move and bend over while wearing.

UNTA_U0458-023-008_01 Scrappy greeting young North Texas fans, circa 1990s.

"Shield," a sculpture by late UNT alumnus Jesus Moroles, was installed on the south lawn of the new UNT Union in May 2016. The sculpture features two 18’ panels of stone that weigh a combined 20 tons. The sculpture was financed by Jerome “Bruzzy” Westheimer. Image credit: inhouse.unt.edu

UNTA_U0458-095-424-04 Students gather in the UNT Golf Club house in the 1950s. Built in 1946, it was a gathering place for the students until 1986 when it was torn down to make way for a hotel.

Dickens, Charles, George Cattermole, Hablot K. Browne, Charles Dickens, and Charles Dickens. Master Humphrey's Clock. London: Chapman and Hall, 1840. Donated to Special Collections by Dr. and Mrs. Vann.

UNTA_AR0482-001-001_074 Page from the Ann Sheridan scrapbook in the Ann Sheridan Collection, held by UNT Special Collections

NTSC students excavate the mammoth. This photo appeared in the 1953 edition of NTSC’s yearbook, the Yucca.

An example of a ticket issued to students attending classes at the Texas Normal College and Teachers Training Institute. This ticket is dated 1891 and signed by President Chilton.

UNTA_U0458-159-7109-07 University officials prepare to seal the time capsule as Eppy the Eagle (former North Texas mascot) looks on. Eppy is wearing an old NTSU jersey.

Members of the 1983 - 1984 African Student Association (The Aerie, yearbook of North Texas State University, 1984)

UNTA_U0458-101-920-02 The interior of Voertman’s Teacher’s College store, 1942. The photograph is taken from the textbook area on the second floor which features the soda fountain area as well as the front of the store.

Rock Bottom Lounge, Halloween Party, 1979

UNTA_U0458-025-007 C. C. Nolen, North Texas State University President, c. 1971 - 1979

Boomer the cannon, no date. (URCM Photo/Crystal Hollis)

The vacant lot at 321 Fry Street, with steps still intact: once the site of the McKenney boarding house where Orbison is said to have stayed.

Willis Library was known for its bright colors on the walls and furnishings when it first opened. This is the only color picture that could be located of the primary red on the first floor. From the 1972 Yucca (NTSU yearbook).

UNTA_U0458-097-581-02 Women stand at the entrance to Marquis Hall. This was the first dorm built on campus and was constructed to house 100 women.

Photograph of Geezles members dancing with partners at a social event on campus, 1942

Los Chicanos, the first Hispanic group formed on campus in April of 1970. Photo from 1970 Yucca.

The freshman beanie, purchased during registration, was usually the first thing freshmen bought on campus.

Collegium Musicum students, circa 1950s.

Founded by Ms. Harriss in 1926, the Green Jackets participated in spirit and service tasks for the university. Beulah Harriss, center, and two Green Jackets greet visitors and alumni for the 1956 Homecoming celebration.

UNTA_U0458-100-865-03 Terrill Hall was completed the following year, the second women’s dormitory on campus.

Dr. J. Don and Dolores Vann in their home, 2014.

An early image of the Denton County Courthouse that was in the photography collection of the Owsley family. Alvin C. Owsley was a prominent lawyer in Denton and would have spent countless hours in this building.

UNTA_U0458-159-7111-24 – A small ensemble of UNT students gather to perform for the crowd as part of the 1988 University Day celebrations.

A Campus Chat article about Eagle Park, July 23, 1932.

An image from a slide in Dr. Vela's archival collection, held by UNT Special Collections

UNTA_U0458-021-002 NTSU students march at a memorial ceremony for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

UNTA_U0458-035-018_01 Each spring the university community celebrated having a University Union with Union Day. The Union was decorated with banners and balloons, a large birthday cake was cut and pieces handed out to all comers. In addition events, games, and vendors provided entertainment and samples of products throughout the day. This image is dated 1996.

Campus Chat journalists Paul Recer and Carolyn Paine, February 1961.

Royal Furgeson, advocate in chief, UNT Dallas College of Law (Photo credit: NT Daily)

Celeste Rodriguez is seen here working with children in a classroom as part of her training. She graduated from UNT in 1989 with her Master’s in Education, the year this photo was taken. She had previously earned her Bachelor of Science at UNT.

UNTA_U0458-035-013_01 The third Union being prepared for opening. The fiber sculpture “Tensile Ten” was in the process of being installed on the wall of the central courtyard. The artwork was the creation of artist Francoise Grossen.

UNTA_U0475-009-001_01 A view of the Howdy Room. It had western themed decorations (wagon wheels, barrel shaped lamp bodies, and ox harness holding overhead lights) and a large neon sign that spelled out “Howdy.”

The Men’s Gym and the Harriss Gym sat on the north end of the first football field on the UNT campus. The football field was located in the space now known as the Library Mall. The Men’s Gym site now holds the Hurley Administration Building. The Harriss Gym site was first turned into a parking lot on the east side of the Administration Building. Between 1973 and 1976 the area was divided between a walkway and a seating area for the second Union Building.

UNTA_U0458-023-005_01 Winners of the naming contest for the eagle mascot: C. Richard Belt, Thomas J. Phillips, and Lonnie Renfro, circa 1950

UNTA_U0458-035-027 A.M. Willis, Jr. signs legislation establishing TCOM as part of the North Texas State University System. Gus Ferré can be seen in the background.

University of North Texas and NIDA MOU signing. Photo taken at Monday, April 2013 in Denton. (UNT Photo/Gary Payne)

UNTA_U0458-090-013-02 McConnell Tower is seen under construction, c.1956.

UNTA_U0458-035-035 Doctors and nurses during surgery, TCOM

Sheet music for "Fight, North Texas."

UNTA_U0458-147-4807-23 Dr. Ronald Marcello on the left with Texas Senator Oscar Mauzy, second from the right, along with several other people, celebrating the completion of the 500th oral history added to the collection in January 16, 1981. Senator Mauzy, a Democratic senator from Dallas, has 12 interviews in the collection discussing his role in the 60th through 68th Texas Legislatures.

UNTA_U0458-116-2949-02 Green Jackets hand out orientation packets to incoming freshman in the Auditorium Building in 1960.

Dr. Cecil Adkins of the music faculty conducts musicians in final preparations for the Collegium Musicum concert. Newspaper source unknown.

UNTA_U0458-035-036 A TCOM doctor and patient

NTSU Music Wartime

UNT students at the football game on November 12, 2001

2015-06-02 Denton, TX Johnny Quinn 2014 U.S. Olympian gives a motivational talk at UNT on the Square Gallery. University of North Texas. Frank & Sue Mayborn School of Journalism. Photo: Junebug Clark

UNTA_U0458-031-002_01 Students sit on the ledge that ran along the Union slab as Rita Pilkey takes roll before a roller skating class.

Connie McCann's C.C.C. tent crew pose with their cleaning supplies for a photograph in Pineland, Texas. The man in the rear of the line workers is John Hennesy George, a friend of Connie F. McCann. The photograph was taken during one of McCann's two six-month tours in the Civilian Conservation Corps located in Pineland, Texas during the Great Depression and shows a typical CCC scene as described in numerous reminiscences captured in the Oral History program.

A Voertman’s advertisement published in The Campus Chat, December 8, 1976.

Aerial View of Fouts Field, no date

UNTA_U0485-037-0010 Pilots train in the Civil Aeronautics Authority flight program, c.1940s

Eliseo Martinez performing in the play, “el Cristo.” Photo from 1958 Yucca.

Miss Babb (on the right) with Miss Olive Honeycutt (on the left) and an area merchant with a few of the gifts donated for Old Maid’s Day.

"Lapstrake," 1987, commissioned for E.F. Hutton and CBS Plaza, New York City, New York. This image is from Moroles Granite Sculptures (Herring Press, 2004). This title is available for use in the UNT Special Collections Reading Room.

UNTA_U0458-021-012_01 A KNTU disc jockey retrieves a vinyl record to play during is set, n.d.

Students that participated as extras were treated to hot dogs, sodas, and TSU swag. This cup is part of UNT Libraries staffer Lisa Brown’s private collection!

The Education Building housed the Demonstration School on the top floor and held college education classes on the floors below. This photo is undated.

Proceeds from the sale of "Fight, North Texas" sheet music helped fund the construction of North Texas's first student union, the Memorial Building. An image of the planned Memorial Building appears on the back of the original sheet music.

One of the Old Maids in attendance receiving a gift at the Campus Theater.

Joan “Rosebud” Blondell’s yearbook picture. The Yucca, Yearbook of North Texas State Teacher's College, 1927

Leon Breeden and the 1967 UNT Lab Band with then first lady Lady Bird Johnson.

UNTA_U0458-100-853-03 Students enjoy a summer day in the swimming pool on campus. The site is now occupied by the Eagle Student Services Building. The image is undated.

UNTA_U0458-096-524-02 Five women play croquet. One woman prepares to hit the ball, while the others watch, 1942.

UNTA_U0458-097-584-04 Weston J. McConnell became president after President Marquis died. Mrs. McConnell decorated the first dorm, Marquis Hall. Chandeliers, sofas, and a grand piano graced the common room of the Hall.

UNT President Neal Smatresk speaking at the Harriss Gym historic marker ceremony, March 14, 2017.

UNTA_U0458-146-4595-09 The microfilm readers were located on the fourth floor and were heavily used by researchers.

UNTA_U0458-159-7109-20 Students and faculty were given balloons carrying flyers proclaiming the name change. The balloons were released in order to carry the name far and wide.

1950-1954 North Texas football coaching staff. From left to right; Odus Mitchell: Head coach, Varsity, Offense; Herb Ferrill: Freshmen; Fred McCain: Quarterback coach; Dee Walker: Varsity, Defense.

The Campus Chat, March 21, 1962.

UNTA_U0458-099-764-04 Women shop in H. M. Russell & Sons Company department store in Denton, Texas, 1942. Russell & Sons Co. sponsored the Denton Glamour Girl Contest in 1940.

‘Fessor Graham overseeing one of the entertainment events at an Old Maid’s Day celebration.

A photograph from a 2009 trip taken by UNT administrators to explore educational and research partnerships in Thailand. (UNT University Relations, Communications, & Marketing)

UNTA_U0458-036-009_01 A. M. Willis, Jr.

UNTA_U0458-002-003_01 This rotating sculpture designed by local artists Mike Cunningham hung above the open stairwell until university engineers made the library remove it because they were afraid the weight would make it collapse. There was plenty of comfortable seating on the first floor for students to use.

UNTA_U0458-021-013_01 A KNTU disc jockey spins vinyl on-air, n.d.

NT Daily, July 3, 2986

NT Dance Band Unusual Success

Fred McCain in uniform as a member of the 1942 North Texas football team.

UNTA_U0458-091-150-01 The North Texas campus grounds from an aerial perspective, 1942.

metapth326368_l_0006, Campus Chat article written by Bob Anderson

UNTA_U0458-030-001_01 NTSU students making handmade signs for a memorial ceremony for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

The 1988 NTSU Drumline boasts many now-famous faces! See someone you recognize?

UNTA_U0458-092-190-03 The school’s first men’s dormitory, Chilton Hall was built in 1938. Shown here in 1942.

A model of the solar car UNT would enter in the General Motors’ Sunrayce. The car was built from bicycle parts and had only three wheels. It was built for endurance rather than speed, generating only one horsepower. It averaged 23 miles an hour.

UNTA_U0458-035-016_01 A student poses next to the sign at the entrance to the Rock Bottom Lounge. This space was frequently referred to by its initials, RBL. The RBL served lunch. In the evening entertainment was varied and included live bands, television, parties, or dances. This space had its own entrance on the north side of the Union. The lounge was only open to the university community.

UNTA_UO458-002-009-01 The card catalog was the only way to find books in the library. The catalog wasn’t put online until the 1980s and it took a large staff to keep up with it.

UNTA_U0458-035-025 Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Campus Aerial Photograph, c. 1975-1985

UNTA_U0458-146-4595-20 Students could ask for help with all their reference questions.

UNTA_U0458-101-921-01 The exterior of Voertman’s Teacher’s College store, 1942.

UNTA_U0458-103-0137-03, Chat reporter Bob Anderson, 1969

North Texas Daily, December 1, 1976

Dr. Vela at work

UNTA_U0485-037-003 Students line up in the NT Post Office to buy war bonds, c. 1940s

Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs, Melissa McGuire, speaking at the Harriss Gym historic marker ceremony, March 14, 2017.

UNTA_U0458-109-1210-05 Students model men's’ and women’s fashions made by home economics students,1974.

UNTA_U0458-098-713-02 Students pose on the steps of the Post Office. The structure was built in 1939 and was used by the Post Office until the first Union Building opened after World War II.

UNTA_U0458-035-040_01 The first class of TAMS students poses for a photograph in the Hurley Administration Building.

Joshua Crittenden Chilton was the founder and first president of the Texas Normal College and Teachers Training Institute. He served as president from 1890 to 1893. This button is decorated with his image.

The Brownies Basketball Team, 1912.

UNTA_U0475-009-002_01 Students relax in the Union’s Howdy Room. The wooden furniture and barrel shaped lamp base added to the western themed décor.

UNTA_U0458-161-7442-01 Fritz Von Erich signs autographs before a match at NTSU in October 1973.

UNTA_AR0482-001-001_052 Page from the Ann Sheridan scrapbook in the Ann Sheridan Collection, held by UNT Special Collections

An image of the Owsley family home, built in 1893, was located on Oak Street in Denton, Texas. At the time the family lived here the street was popularly known as Sand Street. The land the family owned would eventually be sold off. The area is now the site of numerous apartments and is known as the Owsley Addition. Louise and Stella Streets were named after the daughters of Alvin C. Owsley.

WBAP TV news filming Miss May Marshall, the event’s oldest attendee at the reception.

NTSU Music Floyd Graham

UNTA_U0458-035-017_01 Student workers greet a woman entering the Golden Eagle Suite for a program.

A male student poses holding a Campus Chat, 1942.

North Texas students enjoy sodas at the Hamilton Drug Store, c. 1940s-1950s

UNTA_U0458-117-3294-02 Members of the Student Activities Union Fashion Committee, 1972.

UNTA_U0485-037-004 Charles Dameron poses with the campus newspaper, The Campus Chat, when he learned he had been drafted, c.1940s.

Advertisement for women’s pant-suits from the North Texas Daily on October 13, 1970.

Elizabeth Morales (seated, TAMS, 1993) and Dr. Ruthanne Thomas (Chemistry). Originally published in Resource Magazine, 1993.

UNTA_U0458-159-7110-03 On University Day in 1988, to celebrate the newly-renamed University of North Texas, a sign bearing the new moniker was unveiled.

UNTA_AR0482-001-004_01 Publicity still from the Ann Sheridan Collection

UNTA_U0458-159-7111-02 University officials read a proclamation declaring the institution the University of North Texas.

Members of the International Student Association’s Malaysian dance team perform at the University/Community picnic (from The North Texas Daily, October 16, 1987)

UNTA_U0458-023-023_01 Mrs. McConnell stands by one of the flower arrangements that decorated either side of the central staircase in the Administration Building for the dedication ceremony of McConnell Tower.

UNTA_U0458-091-118-03 Pat Boone, circa 1962.

Image of Compton Painting from The Campus Chat, August 5, 1949.

J. W. “Dad” Pender in his office in the Manual Arts Building. The building stood on the east side of Avenue B across from the south end of Marquis Hall, roughly where the GAB is today.

UNTA_U0458-101-920-03 The interior of Voertman’s Teacher’s College store, 1942. The photograph is taken from the staircase leading to the textbook area. The image focuses on the soda fountain area as well as the front of the store where students could purchase gifts and stationary.

Abner Haynes running down the field with the ball. Photograph from NT Daily, February 13, 2004.

UNTA_AR0482-001-001_085 Page from the Ann Sheridan scrapbook in the Ann Sheridan Collection, held by UNT Special Collections

UNTA_U0458-139-3352-11_01 A banner in Denton announces "Hayden Fry Day" on September 12th. Circa 1970s.

Beulah Harris and the Green Jackets lend their support to the football team, 1926

Many of the pantsuits were in bright colors and had unusual fashion details, like this orange number with a yellow collar that reached half way to the waist worn by a student in the 1971 Yucca.

Rock Bottom Lounge, Halloween Party, 1979

The scrimmage team beats up on Bakula. (Back row, left to right): Dick Butkus, Ben Davidson, Evander Holyfield, Roger Craig, Randy White, Jerry Rice, Earl Campbell, Tony Dorsett, Ed “Too Tall” Jones. Front row, left to right: Jim Kelly, Scott Bakula, Herschel Walker.

Maria Isabel Rodriguez Quetglas, more popularly known as Betty Rodriguez, was a Spanish major from Puerto Rico. She received her BA in 1943 at North Texas State Teacher’s College and can be seen here looking through a card catalog. She was president of the Pan-American Forum and acted as a translator for visiting dignitaries.

North Texas's first yearbook, The Cottontail, was dedicated to President Kendall, 1906.

UNT President Neal Smatresk and local Denton teen Elise Clements pose at the Harriss Gym historic marker ceremony, March 14, 2017.

The UNT Special Collections copy of the catalog for Jesús Moroles' 2010 Mexico City exhibition "Connecting Lines: Art in Embassies" is signed by the artist. This item is available for use in the UNT Special Collections Reading Room.

UNTA_U0458-001-001-01 Willis Library as it appeared under construction on the university’s first football field.

Fry Street with view of head shop sign, c. 1972

A women’s basketball game took place on one of the outdoor courts located on the Normal College campus. This court was located next to the Library, now known as Curry Hall. The women wore bloomers in physical education classes and for team events.

"Ethinc Groups Unite," The North Texas Daily, Vol. 57, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, September 28, 1973, pg 1.

Thackeray, William M, and William M. Thackeray. The History of Pendennis: His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His Friends and His Greatest Enemy. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1849. Donated to Special Collections by Dr. and Mrs. Vann.

UNTA_U0458-109-1205-03 Clothing Design and Construction classes were offered in the School of Home Economics in 1961.

The Campus Chat, March 14, 1962.

Title page from a first edition of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Donated to Special Collections by Dr. and Mrs. Vann.

Coach Ed “Straight Arrow” Gennero (Héctor Elizondo) is brought on to ensure a scandal-free season, but he has his work cut out for him.

Students attending the Normal were listed in the back of the catalog by the course of study they had selected. Student’s place of origin was listed beside their names. The Native American students were identified by town and I. T. for “Indian Territory.”

Portrait of "Dad" Pender

A photograph from a 2009 trip taken by UNT administrators to explore educational and research partnerships in Thailand. (UNT University Relations, Communications, & Marketing)

UNTA_U0458-109-1210-02 Students model men's’ and women’s fashions made by home economics students,1974.

The interior of a head shop located on Fry Street, c. 1972.

Issues of All The Year Round, a Victorian periodical edited by Charles Dickens. Donated to Special Collections by Dr. and Mrs. Vann.

An aerial photograph of the North Texas State University campus, circa 1969. In the center the A.M. Willis Library is under construction. The new Speech and Drama building is in the foreground. Texas I-35 runs behind Fouts Field Stadium.

Charn Uswachoke, noted for his development of the semiconductor industry in Thailand, earned an M.B.A. from UNT in 1973. His $22 million pledged gift in 2011 was the largest in UNT’s history.

Dueling mascots! UNT’s Eppy the Eagle faces off against Rowdy, mascot for the Fighting Armadillos. Eppy was the official North Texas mascot between 1983 and 1995.

UNTA_U0458-092-167-02 Aerial photograph of the football field, lab school, and quads, taken from the administration building, looking southwest.

Compton's 1942 painting "Woman and Nautilus," courtesy William Reaves and Sarah Foltz Fine Art .

May 10th, 1961: The first University Day is celebrated on campus with music and dancing.

UNTA_U0458-035-006_01 A view of the back of the union. The back of the union had a covered porch on which students gathered. They had a view of the slab and UNT’s original football field (now the library mall).

Talons Fraternity 20th Anniversary, Spring of 1947. Fred McCain is pictured third from the left.

A photograph from a 2009 trip taken by UNT administrators to explore educational and research partnerships in Thailand. (UNT University Relations, Communications, & Marketing)

An aerial photograph of the North Texas campus, circa 1969. The Hurley Administration Building is visible in the center of the photograph. Directly behind the administration building, the construction site for Willis Library is visible. Bruce Hall, Crumley Hall, Kendall Hall, and other buildings are also visible.

UNTA_U0458-035-029 TCOM Merger Reception with Jane Gentry Smith (Vice President for Student Affairs, NTSU), Kenneth May (Regent), Dr. Gus Ferré center, (Vice President for Medical School) and Dr. Ralph Willard (Dean of TCOM)

UNTA_U0458-035-012_01 Students gather in the central courtyard in the Union. One of the unique features of this area was a “river” fountain that was set below the level of the floor. The rushing water provided a peaceful background sounds to the area. This image was taken c.1976.

UNTA_U458-021-008_01 A KNTU disc jockey spins vinyl on-air, c.1974.

UNTA_U0458-002-007-01 Each floor had a different color of bright graphics on the walls that matched the shelving and upholstered furniture. Any guess which floor this may be?

UNTA_U0458-035-032 TCOM Students in a Discussion

Spectators came out all along the route, from Michigan to Florida, to see the race. 32 cars entered the car race. UNT would finish 18th. The knees of the driver are visible through the windshield of the Centennial. The driver worked in a small cramped space without air-conditioning during the GM Sunrayce. The drivers were Lee Palmer, Greg Mitchell and Jeff Curtis.

UNTA_U0458-104-313-01 An aerial view of North Texas State Teachers College and Eagle Park, taken from above between 1920-1929. A group of fields are visible at the bottom left of the image, and the Administration building and Library, currently the Auditorium and Curry Hall, are in the center of the image.

UNTA_U0458-096-525-01 Women play intramural volleyball on the Eagle Park court, 1942.

Thai officials and Scrappy enjoy UNT’s Homecoming Picnic and Pep Rally in 2007. They were on campus planning a partnership to help provide doctoral degrees for Thailand’s faculty.

This newspaper article is the only contemporary mention in NTSC’s newspaper, The Campus Chat, of the Corsicana game. Abner Haynes reveals a good sense of humor giving the linemen all the credit, and downplaying his own role in leading his team to victory. Newspaper article, “Lineman do Hardest Work,” from The Campus Chat October 5, 1956

UNTA_U0458-098-685-04 Photograph of four women holding bows and arrows in a physical education class at North Texas State Teachers' College archery field, 1942.

The 1894 student body seated on the steps of the Normal Building, the first permanent university structure. This building was located at the corner of Hickory and Avenue B.

UNTA_U0458-023-001_01 Scrappy, circa 1950

UNTA_U0458-091-150-03 The North Texas grounds from an aerial perspective, 1942.

Compton's 1941painting "Blue Cow," courtesy Vintage Texas Paintings.

UNTA_U0458-092-162-01 Campus from an aerial perspective, July 29, 1949.

This photograph shows a woman and girl walking through Denton’s Quakertown as a large group of men look on. The racial tension is reflected in a number of the reminiscences of Quakertown residents.

UNTA_U0458-096-521-04 Men and women play croquet outside in an Eagle Park field, circa 1940-1949.

Julia Smith, circa 1922.

UNTA_U0458-021-010_01 The KNTU radio station temperature and rain gauge, c. 1970s

A profile on McMurtry in The North Texan magazine, 1978.

UNTA_U0458-021-014_001 A KNTU disc jockey notes an album’s title and song title on a track record, n.d.

Color Program from Lab Band's 1976 tour of the Soviet Union

UNTA_U0458-120-3702-01 The new union was three stories high and provided more office and meeting space for Union employees and student organizations.

UNT students at the football game on November 12, 2001

UNT Multicultural Center logo, 2006.

UNTA_U0485-037-009 Couple talk in the bleachers of the first football field, now the location of the library mall, c. 1940s.

UNTA_U0458-159-7110-23 University officials bury a time capsule filled with items symbolizing NTSU to mark the transition to UNT.

UNTA_AR0482-001-001_005 Page from the Ann Sheridan scrapbook in the Ann Sheridan Collection, held by UNT Special Collections

A crowd of North Texas students silhouetted against the homecoming bonfire in 1980.

The Manual Arts Building stood on Avenue B and Mulberry Street, roughly where the General Academic Building stands today. This image was part of a book of images of campus that was compiled in the mid-1900s.

UNTA_U0458-023-003_01 Mascot Randy Ganzer at a North Texas basketball game, circa 1974