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[The Men and Women in World War II from Denton County]

Description: Photograph of the book, The Men and Women in World War II from Denton County. The book contains photographs and biographical information on the men and women who served in the armed forces in World War II and was published in 1945. The book is white and has a textured surface. At the top of it is an emblem of the American flag (without the stars). The words are engraved in the same white surface, the first four words of the book title are diagonal from left to right.
Date: November 23, 2015
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Necessary Roughness cup]

Description: Photograph of a Necessary Roughness plastic cup, held by UNT Special Collections. The cup has the Paramount Pictures logo printed in UNT green with Necessary Roughness in bold text. In a small cursive the words, "I helped make it happen! are printed at the bottom." UNT’s buildings and football field served as the backdrop for the 1991 football comedy film Necessary Roughness. The University was compensated $65,000 for use of its facilities. In the movie, the fictional Texas State Armadillos fol… more
Date: November 23, 2015
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Naked Warriors, cover]

Description: Photograph of "Naked Warriors" by Herbert Read, held by UNT Special Collections. In 1917, poet and literary critic Herbert Read co-founded the avant-garde quarterly journal Arts and Letters, which in 1919 published Read’s book Naked Warriors. (The volume’s first section “Kneeshaw Goes to War” originally appeared in Arts and Letters, as noted in the contents.) This sixty-page volume of poetry and prose explores the arc of the British soldier’s combat experience in World War I. Read, who served i… more
Date: September 23, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Patriotic Toasts, cover]

Description: Photograph of the cover of "Patriotic Toasts" by Fred Emerson Brooks, held by UNT Special Collections. The cover is striped with red at the top, white in the middle and blue at the bottom. The title is over it in big black letters with the author in the bottom right corner in red lettering. This edition of Patriotic Toasts was published in 1917 by Forbes and Company in Chicago. Each page has a lithographic decorative blue border surrounding the printed text, and the dense cardboard cover contai… more
Date: September 23, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[The Years Between]

Description: Photographs of "The Years Between" by Rudyard Kipling, held by UNT Special Collections. The cover of the book is pale pink with the front framed by double dark blue lines. The title and author are printed at the top in blue, followed by a drawing of a soldier in uniform sitting down with papers in his hand. Image 2, text titled "Epitaphs" on page 135 of the book.
Date: September 23, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[North Texas Centennial medallion]

Description: Photograph of the North Texas Centennial Medallion, held by UNT Special Collections. The medallion is bronze in color and held on a yellow ribbon. The centerpiece design is the University's clocktower and the text reads the University of North Texas Centennial 1890-1990. In 1990 UNT kicked off a full year of celebration to mark the university’s 100th anniversary.
Date: November 23, 2015
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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