[North Texas State University name change day, 1]

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Video footage of the name change ceremony when North Texas State University was officially changed to the University of North Texas. There are speeches from President Hurley, Dr. James L. Rogers, student body president Donald Griswold, as well as an unknown student discussing the contents of a time capsule set to be opened on University Day of 2015. The video concludes with the singing of the Alma mater and fight song.

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1 videocassette (Umatic) (17 min., 49 sec.) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in.

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Center for Media Production May 6, 1988.

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  • Main Title: [North Texas State University name change day, 1]
  • Alternate Title: University Day: Name Change

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Video footage of the name change ceremony when North Texas State University was officially changed to the University of North Texas. There are speeches from President Hurley, Dr. James L. Rogers, student body president Donald Griswold, as well as an unknown student discussing the contents of a time capsule set to be opened on University Day of 2015. The video concludes with the singing of the Alma mater and fight song.

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1 videocassette (Umatic) (17 min., 49 sec.) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in.

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Item 10: RF 88 05 06-01 - University Day: Name Change, 1988-05-06; ¾” U-Matic tape

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  • Preferred Citation: Courtesy of Center for Media Production Collection (U0048), University of North Texas Special Collections

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Center for Media Production Collection

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[University Day: Name Change] (Video)

[University Day: Name Change]

Video footage of the celebration of the name change of the North Texas State University to the University of North Texas. Speeches are given by then President, Dr. Alfred F. Hurley, Mayor Ray Stephens, a representative from Ernst and Whinney, and Dr. James L. Rogers.

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[North Texas State University name change day], ark:/67531/metadc505310; [North Texas State University name change day(2)], ark:/67531/metadc505317

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  • May 6, 1988

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Center for Media Production. [North Texas State University name change day, 1], video, May 6, 1988; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc505297/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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