urn:taro:utexas.cah.01229 A Guide to the UT Ephemera Collection Original EAD encoding by Evan Hocker according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. March 2009 Finding aid written in English. March 2011 Added some description and 2.325/T55a-d by Laurel Rozema. Descriptive Summary UT Ephemera Collection UT Ephemera Collection Materials are written in English. 4 ft. The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Ephemeral materials related to the history of the University of Texas at Austin. Note

Housed with broadsides & ephemera in 2.227 alcove.

 Scope and Contents

The UT Ephemera Collection consists of ephemeral items documenting the activities of the University of Texas at Austin and other branches. Ephemeral items are defined as transient, everyday items, usually printed on paper, that are manufactured for a specific limited use, then often discarded. The UT Ephemera Collection also includes everyday items meant to be saved, at least for a while, such as keepsakes or souvenirs. Large components of this collection include programs, handbooks, and invitations.

 Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research use.

 Related Material

See also Ephemera Collection at the Briscoe Center.

 Preferred Citation

UT Ephemera Collection, The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory 1 Advertisements: public notices of the availability of goods or services through purchase or other means. 1 File 1: Miscellaneous advertisements 1 Announcements: small notices announcing special events and occasions that are generally noncommercial, such as exhibitions, conferences, fundraisers, etc. See also Advertisements, Programs. 1 File 1: Miscellaneous advertisements 1 Ballots: sheets of paper, cards, or other devices used to cast a vote or announce a slate of candidates. 1 File 1: Miscellaneous ballots 1 Calendars: tabular registers of days according to a system, usually covering one year and referring the days of each month to the days of the week; includes calendars of events distributed by museums, theaters, etc. 1 File 1: Miscellaneous calendars 1 Cards: pieces of thin paperboard, stiff paper, or other material, which are flat, usually small and rectangular, and designed to convey messages or other information. 1 Greeting Cards: cards sent or given on special occasions; usually bearing messages of good will. 1 File 1: Cards- Greeting Cards 1 Constitutions and By-Laws: Documents containing constitutions or by laws of UT or campus organizations 1 File 1: Constitutions and By laws 1 Dance Cards: pieces of thin paperboard, stiff paper, or other material, which are flat, usually small and rectangular, and used in conjunction with dances, balls, or galas. See Programs, Dance. 1 Directories: 1 File 1: Miscellaneous Directories 1 Envelopes: flat, usually paper containers, as for mailing a letter. 1 File 1: Miscellaneous envelopes, Texas 1 Exams: 1 File 1: Miscellaneous exams 2 Forms: 2 File 1: Miscellaneous forms 2 Handbills: A sheet or sheets of paper usually used to advertise an event, especially fine arts events or athletic events. 2 File 1: Miscellaneous handbills 2 File 2: Handbills- Dodgers (distributed day of event) 2 Handbooks: small folded bound or unbound multipage informational booklets intended to notify of policies, services, or history. (ex. handbooks, instruction books, bulletins, constitutions, and digests) 2 File 1: Miscellaneous booklets 2 File 1: Handbooks- Faculty 2 File 2: Handbooks- Library 2 File 3: Handbooks- Students 2 File 4: Handbooks- Visitors 2 Invitations: requests to be present or to participate (especially in inaugural balls, political events and social activities) 2 File 1: Miscellaneous invitations, 1883-1899 2 File 2: Miscellaneous invitations, 1900-1949 3 File 3: Miscellaneous invitations, 1950-1989 3 File 4: Miscellaneous invitations, 1990-current 3 Keepsakes: works produced to mark the occasion of a gathering or event; given or sold to those in attendance and not usually otherwise available. 3 File 1: Miscellaneous keepsakes 3 Lecture Notes: bound or unbound papers containing notes related to class meetings 3 File 1: Miscellaneous lecture notes 3 Menus: lists of the dishes that may be ordered in an eatery or that are to be served at a banquet or other occasion. 3 File 1: Miscellaneous menus 3 Placemats: a sheet of paper used during a meal to protect the table 3 File 1: Miscellaneous placemats 3 Postcards: pieces of thin paperboard, stiff paper, or other material, which are flat, usually small and rectangular used for posted mailings 3 File 1: Miscellaneous postcards 3 Programs: brief, usually printed outlines of the order to be followed, of feature(s) to be presented, and of person(s) participating in a public exercise, performance, or entertainment. This category has been artificially divided into subdivisions listed below. 3 File 1: Programs, Anniversaries and Tributes 3 File 2: Programs, Athletic Programs, to 1899 3 File 3: Programs, Athletic Programs, 1900- 1949 3 File 4: Programs, Athletic Programs, 1950-1979 4 File 5: Programs, Athletic – Football 5 File 6: Programs, Athletic – Football 6 File 7: Programs, Commencement 6 File 8: Programs, Dance (includes Dance Books) 7 File 8: Programs, Dance (includes Dance Books) 7 File 9: Programs, Dedications 7 File 10: Programs, Dinners and Banquets 7 File 11: Programs, Enrollment Programs 7 File 12: Programs, Exhibit Programs 7 File 13: Programs, Film 7 File 14: Programs, Fraternities 8 File 15: Programs, Literary Societies 8 File 16: Programs, Meeting Programs, organizations 8 File 17: Programs, Meeting Programs, non-organizations 8 File 18: Programs, Music and Dance 8 File 19: Programs, Music and Dance 9 File 19: Programs, Music and Dance 9 File 20: Programs, Playbills and Theatre 9 File 21: Programs, Music, Round-up 9 File 22: Programs, Receptions 9 File 23: Programs, Reunions 9 File 24: Programs, Sororities 10 Prospectuses: a preliminary statement, usually printed, issued by promoters of an enterprise, the publisher of a literary work, or the administration of a school or college, intended to give advance information and to arouse interest and support 10 File 1: Miscellaneous prospectuses 10 Schedules: lists showing times of departure and arrival and scheduled stopping points between two terminals 10 File 1: Miscellaneous schedules 10 Seals, Symbols: 10 File 1: Miscellaneous seals and symbols 10 Style Books: small booklets containing guidelines for printing presses 10 File 1: Miscellaneous style books 10 Tickets: slips of paper, cardboard, or other materials used for admission or passage. 10 File 1: Miscellaneous tickets 10 Unattached Maps: maps of UT that were detached from larger works or printed separately to be handed out. 10 File 1: Miscellaneous unattached maps. 2.325/T55a-b Assorted: unprocessed and oversized ephemera.