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UNT Special Collections collects and preserves rare and unique materials including rare books, university archives, historical manuscripts, maps, photographs, art and artifacts.

10/21/2026

⭐We in the Special Collections are honoring the life of actress Eva Marie Saint.

Hollywood has gotten less golden as actress Eva Marie Saint has passed away at 102. Her career spanned seven decades, garnering her an Oscar, a BAFTA, an Emmy, and TWO stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. At the time of her death, Saint was one of the earliest and oldest living Academy Award winners and one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood.

In this video clip from 1961, Saint had a stop in DFW on her way to Austin and spoke with reporters about a slip of the tongue back in 1960, proving that even actress are still human.

10/19/2026

📸 Half a century ago, as part of an oral history project, fine arts photographer Dee Azadian and volunteer field researchers spent months interviewing and recording the senior residents of Caldwell County.

That book, archival photographs, and interviews today live on as the Caldwell County Photography and Oral History Collection at the University of North Texas Libraries Special Collections. 📚

📰 The images that the Texas Observer reprints here mark the occasion of the project’s 50th anniversary and the full collection can be viewed online.

10/14/2026

🎂Wishing Mr. Walkman, aka Nobutoshi Kihara, a happy 100th birthday! 📼

Nobutoshi Kihara, the engineer known as “the wizard of Sony,” would have turned 100 today. He is recognized for his work on the original Walkman cassette-tape player. While at Sony, Kihara also worked on Japan's first magnetic tape recorders, portable tape recorders, music stereo systems, Betamax video, digital cameras, a compact cassette magazine-type recorder and Japan's first transistor radio. 📻

What better way to honor Mr. Kihara than sharing this clip with reporter Tim Smith, originally recorded on a beta cassette tape, on the essentials of a vacation in the 80s, including The Walkman. 🎶

Which style did you have?

10/13/2026

🦅Eppy returns to display for Halloween collection at The UNT CoLab!

"Supposedly the victim of a kidnapping, a messiah of academic fortune and an afterthought that was left in a University Union stairwell for some time. Eppy, with his crooked yellow eyes, has seen it all." -Marley Roberson, North Texas Daily.

Don't miss your chance to see Eppy in person while you can! When he is not on display he will be in storage. The display run will until October 31, 2026.

📸: Sebastian Agudelo, North Texas Daily

10/11/2026

Always a fan of Jack Helsel.

10/09/2026

⭐It is better to be late, than never recognize the career of Scott Murray!

Scott Murray has been the Sports Director/Anchor at NBC 5 (KXAS-TV) in Dallas/Ft. Worth since 1980. He has received several accolades for his work in sports broadcasting. Scott was the recipient of the 2000 Heartland Regional Emmy® Award for Best Sports Anchor. He has also been named Associated Press and UPI Sportscaster of the Year eight times and voted Best Sportscaster in Texas seven times by both AP and UPI!

❗Apart from his sportscasting career, Scott is actively involved in various children's civic and charitable organizations. He serves on the Board of Directors for multiple organizations, including the American Cancer Society, MDA, Ronald McDonald House Charities, and Special Olympics. He hosts a weekly segment of "Scott's Kids," a show that has received national recognition from Big Brothers and Sisters of America.

Thank you, Mr. Murray for such an amazing career.🏅

10/07/2026

🎉We at the Special Collections are wishing Opal Lee a wonderful and Happy 100th Birthday. 🎁

⭐Today, Texans celebrate Opal Lee, the Grandmother of Juneteenth, and her decades-long campaign to make Juneteenth a federal holiday today in Fort Worth the ground was broken on the future National Juneteenth Museum!

🦅UNT Special Collections has partnered with the National Juneteenth Museum to preserve and provide access to museum collections. Collections are available for use on the same basis as other Special Collections materials including these photographs from the National Juneteenth Museum History Harvest of 2024 collection donated to us. https://library.unt.edu/special-collections/collections/national-juneteenth-museum/

Happy birthday Dr. Opal Lee! 🎂

10/05/2026

❗Collection Preview: Bobbie Wygant’s ..movie swag!?

🌟Bobbie Wygant began her career at DFW’s WBAP-TV, now known as KXAS-NBC5, in 1948, before the station even hit airwaves! Her long career as an entertainment news personality led her to not only meet all the biggest movie stars, but also to receive heaps of swag, from all the biggest movies. That is pretty cool. ⭐

📦Our lead preservationist Jobe, in his latest blog post, shares his experiences creating housing for all the unique swag from Wygant's collection. Check it out now and see even more cool swag documented: https://blogs.library.unt.edu/special-collections/2026/10/02/collection-preview-bobbie-wygants-movie-swag/

10/02/2026

🦅Tonight, tonight, tonight! The Legend Of Eppy opening reception!

In partnership with The UNT CoLab, join us for the opening reception of The Legend of Eppy and Other Artifacts of Lore on Friday, October 2 from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. to explore the history of some of the strangest and bizarre objects in UNT Special Collections. This is one “lore drop” you won’t want to miss. 🕷

Every artifact has a story, and sometimes the story is so creepy, weird, or fascinating it becomes lore. 🕸

❗️The exhibition will be on view from October 2 - 31 at The UNT CoLab, 207 N. Elm St., Ste. 101, Denton, TX 76201. Hope to see you there!

09/27/2026

Imagine being one of the first Texans to gather around a television set! On September 27th, 1948, WBAP-TV in Fort Worth became the first television station in Texas to begin broadcasting, marking the start of a new era in communication and entertainment across the state. Early television brought everything from local news and sporting events to live performances directly into Texans' homes, forever changing how people stayed informed and connected. This 1948 advertisement for WBAP-TV captures a snapshot of this station and the excitement surrounding its arrival. It is part of the KXAS-NBC 5 News Collection in the UNT Libraries Special Collections.
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