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09/30/2026

The O. Henry Collection on The Portal to Texas History contains over 100 short stories, compilation books, and collected works from the Texas author William Sydney Porter, a.k.a. O. Henry. Often presented as they first appeared in the popular magazines of his time, O. Henry’s stories focus on “regular” people and everyday life across the world.

https://texashistory.unt.edu/explore/collections/OHENRY/

09/16/2026

This Congressional Research Service report discusses data center electricity use, potential impacts of data center growth on the electric grid, and government actions related to data center development:

09/15/2026

One of our Special Collections Librarians stumbled upon this article while looking for something else in the September 11, 1913 edition of the Denton Record-Chronicle. So many questions... One being, did Denton not have squirrels in 1913? 😅🐿

09/14/2026

The Old Flag was a hand lettered and illustrated newspaper created by Captain William H. May and his fellow Union soldiers while imprisoned at Camp Ford in Tyler, Texas in 1864. This issue from February 17, 1864 features local news, a letter to the editor, some poetry, a chess problem, and advertisements.

You can check out additional issues of The Old Flag on The Portal to Texas History here: https://texashistory.unt.edu/explore/titles/t01765/

09/10/2026

Happy National School Picture Day! 📸

Check out these 1915 school photos from the Yucca, which was the yearbook of North Texas State College (later University) from 1907-1976. Find more school photos in UNT yearbooks in the UNT Digital Library.

Do you wish UNT still had a yearbook?

https://digital.library.unt.edu/explore/collections/UNTY/

08/31/2026

New to The Portal to Texas History is artwork from the National Museum of the Pacific War Digital Archive by Floyd Kelly, Jr.

The artwork offers a unique insight into the mentality and daily lives of soldiers in the Asiatic Pacific Theatre during World War II. Drafted to the Navy in September 1943, Floyd Kelly, Jr. spent much of his time on board the USS Napa drawing. His sketches, often confined to a small 8 x 13 cm. notebook, include depictions of everyday life in the Navy, landscapes across the Asiatic Pacific Theatre, ships at sea, and snapshots of intense warfare.

https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1913710/

08/28/2026

We've added digitized issues of the Pilot Point Post-Signal to The Portal to Texas History provided by the Pilot Point Community Library with funding contributed by the Ladd & Katherine Hancher Library Foundation. The Post-Signal has been serving Northeast Denton County, Texas, for more than 145 years and is the oldest continuing business in Denton County. The collection includes over 550 issues spanning from 1967 to 2015.

https://texashistory.unt.edu/explore/titles/t04051/

08/27/2026

Yesterday, we brought our beloved book cart, Dolly Carton, from the Library Annex to Willis Library and invited people to leave a message about why they love Dolly Parton. Responses included her philanthropy, her iconic hair, and how she wasn't afraid to be herself.

What do you love about Dolly? 🦋 💖 🎶

08/26/2026

08/26/2026