Digital Gallery

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Wrestling Dynasty Showcased at UTA Libraries

"The Iron Claw," a film about the professional wrestling dynasty Von Erich family was released in theaters Dec. 22. UTA Libraries has an exhibit…

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Exploring History Digitally

A trip to the past is just one mouse click away through a historical resource here at UTA Libraries.   People can explore more than 100,…

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Juneteenth: Commemorating a Landmark Moment in American History

While Juneteenth might seem like a new holiday, only becoming a federal holiday two years ago, its roots go back generations.  

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Special Collections Photo to be Displayed at Disney World

People traveling to Walt Disney World will have the chance to learn more about our nation's 43rd president, George W. Bush, through the assistance…

Elzie and Ruby Odom sit in a living room with plants and wood cabinets behind them. Elzie is looking into the camera. Ruby is looking away.

UTA Libraries Highlights Diverse Collections to Celebrate Digital Gallery Milestone

In honor of uploading more than 100,000 images to its Digital Gallery, the University of Texas at Arlington Libraries is highlighting several of…

Two women lean over a desk with two typewriters and papers on it. One of the women holds a large camera with a flash bulb.

UTA Libraries Adds 100,000th Image to Free Online Digital Gallery

The University of Texas at Arlington Libraries has uploaded the 100,000th image in its Digital Gallery, a free online repository of images,…

Screen capture of the UTA Libraries Digital Gallery with a black "The Compass Rose" logo superimposed over the image at the bottom right corner. There is a slight gradient across the screen capture image.

How to Find Special Collections Materials in the Digital Gallery

Blog for the "How To" series focused on using online resources to find Special Collections material.

A Japanese-American man in an Army uniform standing in front of a tiled wall

A Living Gallery: Historic Photo Deepens Connection Between California Dean and WWII Hero Uncle

The photo is a simple portrait, if you don’t know who you are looking at—a young Japanese-American man in an Army uniform, his bag slung across…

three young men stand side by side in their football uniforms, smiling for the camera; the two on the ends are wearing their helmets, while the middle man is not. behind them are trees and a brick building.

A Living Gallery: Connecting a Son with His “Mighty Orphan” Father in the UTA Libraries Digital Gallery

Steven Conner found the University of Texas at Arlington Libraries Digital Gallery like many do—by Google search.

An older man in a gray suit jacket and beige brimmed hat stands with a cross adorned for Captain Chester Slaughter. Around and behind him stretches a large cemetery of identical crosses for other American soldiers who died overseas in World War two.

A Living Gallery: Transatlantic World War II Memorial Given New Life with UTA Digital Gallery Photo

Claassens’ work has spanned nearly two decades, and still, he was looking for one thing: a good picture of his charge. And then...

vintage photos of two young men in football uniforms; the one on the right is pretending to run with the football tucked into his left arm, while the other is running toward the camera with the football in his right hand

A Tale of Two Families: Preserving Personal and Local History in UTA Libraries Special Collections

Bill Darland and Calvin Lee met as young men. Both moved to Arlington, Texas in 1956 to play football for Arlington State College (ASC), now the…

A young boy writes Be My Valentine on a heart on a chalkboard

Celebrating Valentine’s Day at Special Collections

Highlighting some Valentine’s Day items from our collections