Beyond the Bytes Winter 2013 |
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Proud to Represent Texas! The Digital
Public Library of America (DPLA)
invited The Portal to Texas History to become a partner and join a
distinguished list of ten service
hubs across
the country to provide online access to their digital collections. DPLA’s
mission is to “offer a single point of access to millions of
items—photographs, manuscripts, books, sounds, moving images, and more—from
libraries, archives, and museums around the United States.” Taking it a step
further, DPLA created a platform that allows researchers, developers,
programmers, and others to use the items in creative ways
– visit DPLA’s App Library to view some innovation at work. |
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Featured
Collections
The Ormer Locklear Collection
from the University of Texas at Dallas depicts the exciting and brief career
of pilot Ormer Locklear. The WWI veteran performed as a barnstormer in Texas
and then headed to Hollywood where he acted in two feature movies (The Great
Air Robbery and the Skywayman). The Collection consists of photographs of
Locklear, his friends and family, his stunt flying and his movie work, and a
hand-colored set of Lobby Cards from The Great Air Race. |
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Featured
Partner
John J. Herrera Papers
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What’s in the Lab now? UNT and the Texas Historical Commission (THC) received a TexTreasures grant this year to digitize a selection of THC’s Recorded Texas Historic Landmark (RTHL) application files from five heritage regions in the state. The RTHL designation is awarded to historic structures deemed worthy of preservation and is the highest honor the state bestows upon historic buildings in Texas. Each application includes a narrative describing the building’s historical significance and images illustrating the architectural features of the property. Here's a preview of one application. |
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