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Exploring Special Collections Instruction Sessions: A Guide for Faculty

This research guide provides information regarding collaborations between Special Collections and faculty across campus.

School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology

ANIMATION & GAME DESIGN
This is a picture of a green book on top of an open archival enclosure. The title, The Horse in Motion, is in gold print and there are four horse and riders jumping over fences on the cover.

Character Animation

  • Examine theatrical poses in historical illustrations
  • Botanical illustrations for organic motion studies
  • Study animal locomotion plates
  • Examine airship design for floating characters
  • Study aviation maneuvers from pilot records

Environment Design  

  • Study historical maps for world-building
  • Examine historical landscapes for environment modeling
  • Analyze lighter-than-air craft designs
  • Study aircraft cockpit and cabin designs

The Horse in Motion                                      

ART & DESIGN
This is a picture of the spines of five books, with the partial edge of an additional book showing. The books are reddish brown and show signs of very old age. Two of the spines are almost completely exposed with one wrapped with a printed page from an another resource.

  • Study historical typography in early printed works
  • Analyze book illustration techniques
  • Examine binding materials and methods
  • Analyze botanical illustration methods
  • Study color usage in botanical drawings
  • Examine typography in postage
  • Study aircraft design drawings
  • Analyze institutional branding

  • Study promotional materials

History of the Consulate and the Empire of France Under Napoleon

LITERATURE & LANGUAGE

  • Compare English, as well as Italian, German, Latin, usage in 16th-17th century texts
  • Study evolution of campus publications in university archives
  • Research pilot narratives and personal accounts
  • Analyze and compare technical writing in historical flight manuals and Belsterling's garden manuals

  • Research wartime correspondence

This is an image of a yellowed or tanned piece of paper with a correspondence typed upon it. The letter is from Augustus Post to Mrs. Adams [Clara Adams].

     [Augustus Post-Clara Adams Correspondence]

School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

BIOLOGY

  • Examine plant classification evolution
  • Study botanical illustrations
  • Map regional flora changes
  • Investigate historical diseases and medical interventions
  • Investigate atmospheric science

CHEMISTRY                                                                                          This is a picture of a soft sided leaflet. The leaflet is orange with a black and white picture of a Caucasian woman on the front.

  • Study the chemistry of early 1900s building materials
  • Research historical chemical advancements
  • Examine the 1968 UTD Chemistry Symposium
  • Explore paper preservation techniques
  • Investigate chemical composition of book binding materials

 

 

The Chemistry Leaflet

MATHEMATICS

  • Research navigation systems
  • Investigate flight patterns
  • Evaluate postal rate calculations
  • Analyze garden geometry

School of Engineering and Computer Science

COMPUTER SCIENCEThis is an image of a wrinkled map of somewhere in Saigon, circa 1961-1975. The map shows signs of age, with some tears and aged looking paper. There are three red lines on the map.

  • Map aviation flight paths
  • Model campus development
  • Digitize botanical illustrations
  • Create virtual exhibitions
  • Build collection databases
  • Design interactive visualizations
  • Research early computing history

 

Thailand JOG (A) Vietnam NF 48-13

ENGINEERING

  • Research book binding construction
  • Investigate forgery detection methods
  • Map engine design variations
  • Examine early UTD computing systems
  • Explore aviation technical notes
  • Review maintenance documentation