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First Timers and Old Timers: the Texas Folklore Society Fire Burns On

Description: The Texas Folklore Society has been alive and kicking for over one hundred years now, and I don’t really think there’s any mystery as to what keeps the organization going strong. The secret to our longevity is simply the constant replenishment of our body of contributors. We are especially fortunate in recent years to have had papers given at our annual meetings by new members—young members, many of whom are college or even high school students. These presentations are oftentimes given during s… more
Date: December 15, 2012
Creator: Untiedt, Kenneth L.
Partner: UNT Press

Celebrating 100 Years of the Texas Folklore Society, 1909-2009

Description: The Texas Folklore Society is one of the oldest and most prestigious organizations in the state. Its secret for longevity lies in those things that make it unique, such as its annual meeting that seems more like a social event or family reunion than a formal academic gathering. This book examines the Society’s members and their substantial contributions to the field of folklore over the last century. Some articles focus on the research that was done in the past, while others offer studies that… more
Date: December 15, 2009
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
Partner: UNT Press

[Dr. Charldean Newell]

Description: Photograph of Dr. Charldean Newell, who was voted Who's Who in Political Science in 1961. She wears a checkered shirt with a pin, and holds a pencil over a piece of paper.
Date: December 16, 1961
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Dr. Charldean Newell]

Description: Photograph of Dr. Charldean Newell, who was voted Who's Who in Political Science in 1961. She poses with her hand against her check. Some small rips appear to have occurred in the lower right of the image.
Date: December 16, 1961
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Barrel of Joy Program]

Description: Photograph of members of the Reserve Officer Training Corps. standing in front of baskets of food goods. A poster on the wall identifies the drive as the "Barrel of Joy" program.
Date: December 14, 1961
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Gloria Adams a Who’s Who Among Students winner, 3]

Description: Photograph of Gloria Adams, winner of Who’s Who Among Students in English, 1961. Adams is wearing a dress and posing behind wooden bleachers. Trees and grass are visible in the background. "Who's Who" was an honor to students who demonstrated collegiate leadership through the balance of both academic excellence and extracurricular involvement in their personal field.
Date: December 6, 1961
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Gloria Adams a Who’s Who Among Students winner, 4]

Description: Photograph of Gloria Adams, winner of Who’s Who Among Students in English, 1961. Adams is wearing a dress and posing behind wooden bleachers. Trees and grass are visible in the background. "Who's Who" was an honor to students who demonstrated collegiate leadership through the balance of both academic excellence and extracurricular involvement in their personal field.
Date: December 6, 1961
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Portrait of Gloria Adams]

Description: Photograph of Gloria Adams, winner of Who’s Who Among Students in English, 1961. Adams is wearing a dress and seated on top of a wooden bleacher for posing for her portrait. Trees and grass are visible in the background. "Who's Who" was an honor to students who demonstrated collegiate leadership through the balance of both academic excellence and extracurricular involvement in their personal field.
Date: December 6, 1961
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Gloria Adams a Who’s Who Among Students winner, 2]

Description: Photograph of Gloria Adams, winner of Who’s Who Among Students in English, 1961 Adams is wearing a dress and posing behind wooden bleachers. Trees and grass are visible in the background. "Who's Who" was an honor to students who demonstrated collegiate leadership through the balance of both academic excellence and extracurricular involvement in their personal field.
Date: December 6, 1961
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Accounting banquet, 4]

Description: Photograph of a man receiving a place card during the accounting banquet in December of 1961. The unidentified men in the image are seated along a long table with two men standing, one receiving a piece of paper from the other. The table is covered with the remnants of a dinner and along the back wall is a wall sconce, a large mirror, and a buffet table- situated behind the two standing gentlemen.
Date: December 14, 1961
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Accounting banquet, 3]

Description: Photograph of the Accounting Club's banquet in 1961. The unidentified men in the club are all turned towards one man standing up and looks to be giving a speech. Dinner table settings are place in front of each gentlemen, the room is decorated with a large mirror and wall sconces.
Date: December 14, 1961
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Envelope to Joe from Lapeer County Press]

Description: Narrative by Junebug Clark: Envelope is from December 30, 1982, Farmington, Michigan. Envelope was used to return a poem by Joe Clark, HBSS from the Lapeer County Press in Lapeer, Michigan. Joe had a weekly photo and poem or witticism in the Lapeer County Press that ran for maybe 15 years or more. Frank and Gladys Cooper, writers for the Press were good family friends who would drop by and pick out a pile of photos. The Cooper's created and managed the column.
Date: December 30, 1982
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Gloria Adams a Who’s Who Among Students winner]

Description: Photograph of Gloria Adams, winner of Who’s Who Among Students in English, 1961. Adams is wearing a dress and posing behind wooden bleachers. Trees and grass are visible in the background. "Who's Who" was an honor to students who demonstrated collegiate leadership through the balance of both academic excellence and extracurricular involvement in their personal field.
Date: December 6, 1961
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Portrait of Gloria Adams, 2]

Description: Photograph of Gloria Adams, winner of Who’s Who Among Students in English, 1961. Adams is wearing a dress and seated on top of a wooden bleacher for posing for her portrait. Trees and grass are visible in the background. "Who's Who" was an honor to students who demonstrated collegiate leadership through the balance of both academic excellence and extracurricular involvement in their personal field.
Date: December 6, 1961
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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