05/08/2026
Congratulations to Special Collections on hitting a major milestone in digital objects contributed to the Portal to Texas History—600,000! ⭐
📚 There are currently 232 unique Special Collections represented by over 600,000 digitized photos, videos, documents, and physical objects. Although this represents a small fraction of the total holdings of Special Collections, it is a landmark achievement in accessibility and preservation of rare and unique materials.
📌https://texashistory.unt.edu/explore/partners/UNTA/
Bree’ya Brown, Digital Archivist, leads digitization and born digital services in Special Collections. Ely Esparza, Digitization and Metadata Archivist, oversees major digitization initiatives, scan-on-demand services, and metadata creation. The in-house A/V digitization team includes Justin Lemons, Jobe Grund, and Bree’ya Brown. Processing archivists Emily Pojman and Brannon Smith are responsible for processing and appraisal of born-digital records for incoming collections. Jess Tucker, University Archivist, oversees appraisal and description for digital collection materials submitted through the Keeper App, and for processing born-digital accretions to the University Archives.
Thank you all!
