Special Collections in 2021: 2nd Quarterly Review

U T A with star in the center, used when staff photo is unavailable

by Stephanie Luke
June 28 2021

Acquisitions of Printed Materials

Dr. Jack Franke African Map Collection

Through the generosity of UTA alumnus Dr. Jack Franke, Special Collections has been actively adding to its collections of African maps. Images of many of these maps can be viewed in the UTA Libraries Digital Gallery.

A map of the continent of Africa with illustrations in the corners

A map of the African continent by Herman Molls, circa 1750s.

Corsicana: “The City of Roses” and Navarro County Texas

This beautiful pamphlet, circa 1912, showcases some of the interesting places in Corsicana and Navarro County. Colorful illustrated wrappers highlight the beauty of the area. Many of the pages feature an artistic watercolor effect surrounding the picturesque photographs.

The front cover shows a river, bridge, and house

The cover of a pamphlet advertising Corsicana features an idyllic scene of a river and wooden bridge.

Two pages with texts and photographs of buildings

Two pages of the pamphlet provide an example of the unique watercolor effect that appears throughout the work.

Andreas Cellarius’ Celestial Map

This celestial map, Andreas Cellarius’ Haemisphaerium Stellatum Australe Cum Aequali Sphaerarum Proportione, was published circa 1660. The constellations of the southern hemisphere are superimposed over Africa and the South Pole. The illustrations bordering the map include two men supporting the globe, as well as angels, cherubs, and buildings.

Cellarius’ 17th century constellation map is intricate and colorful.

Army Life

This wonderful piece of ephemera is titled Army Life: A Souvenir De Luxe of the Army in Mexico and on The Border. Published circa 1917, it is comprised entirely of photographs and captions showing the day-to-day operations of the United States Army, likely during the Mexican Border Expedition of 1916.

From Army Life. The caption reads: “A deadly instrument of death is this rapid fire gun.”

Soldiers in a convey of open air vehicles

From Army Life. The caption reads: “The new way—transporting whole regiments by motor trucks.”

A soldier leads a mule that has a dog on its back as other soldiers surround them

From Army Life. The caption reads: “‘Dynamite’ the meanest mule of machine gun pack.”

Cavalry troops in uniform and in formation

A panorama of the United States Army at the border of the United States and Mexico. The caption reads: “Cavalry Troops on dress parade and review before general officers of the Division.”

Le soldat laboureur, ou, Les héros cultivateurs

This book, published by Pierre Colau in 1819, describes how former Napoleonic soldiers sought new lives as farmers and laborers. A section of the book describes the settlement of Champ d’Asile on the Trinity River in Texas, which was founded in 1818 and only existed for about six months. In the frontispiece of the book, there are three former soldiers working the field, having traded their weapons for farm equipment. In the lower right is a man wearing a prosthesis, presumably due to an injury sustained in battle.

An image of a soldier in uniform pushing a plow. In the foreground is an old soldier with a dog and a prosthetic on his leg. In the background is a man in a field with a ho.

Former French soldiers put down their weapons and take up plows and hoes to cultivate the land.

Acquisitions of Archival Materials

Margarita Rosales Photo Album

This photo album was created by Margarita Rosales, a Mexican-American woman who attended the University of Texas at San Antonio during the creation of this album. The photographs depict Margarita, her family, and friends in San Antonio and the surrounding areas during the late 1930s and early 1940s. Also included are photographs of her parents and grandparents, which are largely undated but are from the 1910s to the 1930s.

Crayon enlargement color photographic print of a portrait of Margarita Rosales, who is wearing a light pink blazer top with a black button-up shirt underneath.

Portrait of Margarita Rosales, 1936.

Sepia photograph of a group of seven people, three adults (two females and a male) in the back row and four young children (boys) in the front row. All are looking towards the camera.

Family portrait from Margarita Rosales' photo album: "My Aunt Tila and Uncle Carlos and Aunt Tila's four sons; my cousins Hector, Daniel, Jose, and Demitrio." Woman at right possibly Rosales' grandmother, Ana Maria Moreno; undated, ca. 1930-1936.

Gordon McGinnis photographs and ephemera

This collection consists of photographs, newspaper clippings, military records, and ephemera collected by Gordon McGinnis, a Black serviceman who was born in Ohio and served during World War II. These photographs and materials are largely from his time at Camp Wolters but also include photographs from his time in Colorado Springs. Of note is a library card for a segregated library at Camp Wolters.

Sepia print portrait photograph of a man wearing a military uniform with tie.

Portrait of Gordon McGinnis, ca. 1940s.

Color image showing a library card for a "Library for Colored Troops, Camp Wolters, Mineral Wells, Texas" issued to Gordon McGinnis with an expiration date of April 1942.

Library card assigned to Gordon McGinnis. Library for Colored Troops at Camp Wolters in Mineral Wells, Texas [ca. early 1942].

LGBTQ+ Program materials

UTA Special Collections recently acquired "swag" from the UTA LGBTQ+ Program, which includes buttons, stickers, coasters, enamel pins, and miniature flags. The LGBTQ+ Program works collaboratively to provide education, resources, outreach, and advocacy to develop academic and personal success, community, and leadership opportunities. Special Collections staff are excited about this new acquisition and look forward to working with the program to collect and preserve materials related to LGBTQ+ student life on campus.

Image showing buttons, stickers, flags, pins, and coasters from the L.G.B.T.Q.+ Program at U.T.A.

Buttons, stickers, and flags donated by the UTA LGBTQ+ Program.

Image Reproduction Highlights

Materials found within Special Collections’ holdings have been used across a wide variety of outlets, including (but not limited to) features in local news stories, on television shows, in publications, and in public exhibitions. Below are some examples of where and how our materials have been used this quarter.

Local News

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram collection, which came in increments to UTA Libraries from 1984 to 1999, is often used in a variety of news articles and columns published by the original donor, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. This quarter, the Star-Telegram used photographs from the collection for three stories:

“Fort Worth has a history with the Roosevelts - Teddy, Franklin, Eleanor. Elliott, too,” April 3, 2021 by Mike Nichols
“Here’s the story behind Fort Worth’s West Lancaster Bridge. WWII made it was it is today,” May 2, 2021 by Carol Roark
“She was a trailblazer in Fort Worth architecture, but you’ve likely never heard of her,” June 6, 2021 by Carol Roark
“The real Mighty Mites of ’12 Mighty Orphans’: A stirring subject for a mighty movie,” June 10, 2021 by Bud Kennedy

Sepia panoramic photograph of President Theodore Roosevelt speaking to a crowd of thousands in Fort Worth on April 8, 1905.

Panoramic photo of President Theodore Roosevelt's visit to Fort Worth 04/08/1905. Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection.

Black and white aerial photograph showing West Lancaster Avenue and adjacent area in Fort Worth, Texas. Roads, buildings, and other structures are visible.

Aerial view of West Lancaster Avenue and adjacent area, looking east to the bridge over the Trinity River and Trinity Park, Fort Worth; Montgomery Ward on left and Farrington Field on right, 03/21/1939. Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection.

Black and white photograph of two rows of football players wearing jerseys with numbers printed on the front and all wearing helmets. There is a football placed on the ground in front of the group. There are seven players kneeling in the front row and four players standing in the back row.

The Masonic Home's Football team is opening their season against the North Side Steers at Farrington Field, 09/16/1940. Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection.

Other local news outlets published the following stories using our collection materials:

Green Source DFW: “Big trees need more protection, say DFW advocates,” April 1, 2021 by Julie Thibodeaux; image used from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Austin American-Statesman: “Austin political consultant Julian Read shaped Texas, national history,” May 8, 2021 by Ken Herman; image used from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Fox 7 Austin, Good Day Austin: “Remembering Austin public relations icon Julian Read,” May 15, 2021 by Casey Claiborne; image used from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Texas Highways: “Juneteenth: A Visual History,” June 19, 2021 by Jac Darsnek/Traces of Texas; images used from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Printed Materials

The Frontier Centennial: Fort Worth and the New West by Jacob W. Olmstead, Texas Tech University Press, published April 2021; images used from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection, W.D. Smith Photography, Inc. Collection, Jack White Photograph Collection
Legacies of Sid W. Richardson and Annie Richardson Bass Live on with TCU Buildings by Katie Kelton, TCU Magazine, published May 2021; images used from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Far From Respectable: Dave Hickey and His Art by Daniel Oppenheimer, University of Texas Press, published June 2021; image used from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Thrills by Design, Reminisce Magazine, June/July 2021 edition; images used from the Arlington Citizen Journal Collection and the Jack White Photograph Collection of the Log Flume ride at Six Flags
Deadly Dallas: A History of Unfortunate Incidents & Grisly Fatalities by Rusty Williams, published June 2021; image used from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Black and white photograph of a billboard-like sign for the Fort Worth Frontier Centennial erected outside the official Texas Centennial grounds in Dallas. There are cars parked along the street, under a row of trees in the foreground with buildings in the background.

Image used in Olmstead's book on the Frontier Centennial. Fort Worth Frontier Centennial sign erected outside the official Texas Centennial grounds in Dallas, 1936. Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection.

Black and white portrait photograph of a woman with short hair, wearing earrings, a multilayered necklace, and a suit jacket.

Image used in TCU Magazine. Portrait of Anne Richardson Bass, undated. Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection.

Color photograph of a group of five people seated in an amusement park ride, floating in water, made to look like a large log. There are several people in the background looking towards the ride.

Image used in "Thrills by Design" article in Reminisce Magazine. Passengers on Log Flume ride at Six Flags Over Texas, April 1965. Jack White Photograph Collection.

Exhibitions and Displays

Permanent display of photos for the Wells Fargo Community Mural project, Wells Fargo branch location at 5905 W. Poly Webb Rd., Arlington; images used from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection and the UTA News Service Photograph Collection
Permanent display of a photo at the new Rockwood Park Golf Course Clubhouse (1851 Jacksboro Hwy, Fort Worth); image used from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Film and Television

Short film for promotion, ‘46 Schwab Power Wagon, part of the 75th Charles Schwab Challenge golf tournament, released May 15, 2021; images used from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
PBS documentary film, Billy Graham: Prayer. Politics. Power, part of the PBS American Experience series, aired May 17, 2021; images used from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Film 12 Mighty Orphans, Sony Pictures Classics, released June 11, 2021; images used from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection and Squire Haskins Photography, Inc. Collection

Black and white photograph of five football players standing, wearing jerseys with numbers printed on the front and all wearing helmets.

Sampling of images used in the "12 Mighty Orphans" film. The Masonic Home Football team; 09/01/1940. Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection.

Black and white photograph of two young football players wearing helmets, smiling and running towards the photographer taking the photo. The football player on the left is carrying a football.

Sampling of images used in the "12 Mighty Orphans" film. The Masonic Home "paperweight" football team, left to right are Eugene (Possum) Davis and Floyd (Benjie) Gunn; 03/20/1940. Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection.

Black and white photograph of the football stadium at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. The football stadium's seats are full with people, there are football players visible on the field. There are cars parked around the stadium with houses and trees also seen around the stadium.

Sampling of images used in the "12 Mighty Orphans" film. Football stadium at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas; undated. Squire Haskins Photography, Inc. Collection.

Black and white photograph of four men kneeling on the ground. The person on the far left and the two people on the right are dressed in football practice gear, the person second from left is dressed in a button up T-shirt and slacks, wearing a hat. The person on the far left is wearing a helmet.

Sampling of images used in the "12 Mighty Orphans" film. Masonic Home football; left to right are Ray Musslewhite, Rusty Russell, Grant Finnigan and Gene (Chicken) Roberts; 09/04/1942. Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection.

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