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.
This collection is open for research use.
UT Ephemera Collection, The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University
of Texas at Austin.
Housed with broadsides & ephemera in 2.227 alcove.
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Advertisements: public notices of the
availability of goods or services through purchase or other
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File 1: Miscellaneous advertisements |
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Announcements: small notices
announcing special events and occasions that are generally
noncommercial, such as exhibitions, conferences, fundraisers, etc. See also Advertisements, Programs. |
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File 1: Miscellaneous advertisements |
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Ballots: sheets of paper, cards, or
other devices used to cast a vote or announce a slate of
candidates. |
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File 1: Miscellaneous ballots |
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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. |
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File 1: Miscellaneous calendars |
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Cards: pieces of thin paperboard,
stiff paper, or other material, which are flat, usually small and
rectangular, and designed to convey messages or other
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Greeting Cards: cards sent or given on special occasions;
usually bearing messages of good will. |
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File 1: Cards- Greeting Cards |
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Constitutions and By-Laws: Documents
containing constitutions or by laws of UT or campus
organizations |
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File 1: Constitutions and By laws |
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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. |
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Directories: |
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File 1: Miscellaneous Directories |
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Envelopes: flat, usually paper
containers, as for mailing a letter. |
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File 1: Miscellaneous envelopes, Texas |
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Exams: |
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File 1: Miscellaneous exams |
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Forms: |
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File 1: Miscellaneous forms |
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Handbills: A sheet or sheets of paper
usually used to advertise an event, especially fine arts events or
athletic events. |
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File 1: Miscellaneous handbills |
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File 2: Handbills- Dodgers (distributed day of
event) |
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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) |
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File 1: Miscellaneous booklets |
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File 1: Handbooks- Faculty |
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File 2: Handbooks- Library |
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File 3: Handbooks- Students |
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File 4: Handbooks- Visitors |
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Invitations: requests to be present or
to participate (especially in inaugural balls, political events and
social activities) |
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File 1: Miscellaneous invitations, 1883-1899 |
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File 2: Miscellaneous invitations, 1900-1949 |
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File 3: Miscellaneous invitations, 1950-1989 |
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File 4: Miscellaneous invitations, 1990-current |
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Keepsakes: works produced to mark the
occasion of a gathering or event; given or sold to those in attendance
and not usually otherwise available. |
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File 1: Miscellaneous keepsakes |
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Lecture Notes: bound or unbound papers
containing notes related to class meetings |
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File 1: Miscellaneous lecture notes |
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Menus: lists of the dishes that may be
ordered in an eatery or that are to be served at a banquet or other
occasion. |
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File 1: Miscellaneous menus |
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Placemats: a sheet of paper used
during a meal to protect the table |
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File 1: Miscellaneous placemats |
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Postcards: pieces of thin paperboard,
stiff paper, or other material, which are flat, usually small and
rectangular used for posted mailings |
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File 1: Miscellaneous postcards |
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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. |
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File 1: Programs, Anniversaries and Tributes |
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File 2: Programs, Athletic Programs, to 1899 |
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File 3: Programs, Athletic Programs, 1900- 1949 |
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File 4: Programs, Athletic Programs, 1950-1979 |
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File 5: Programs, Athletic – Football |
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File 6: Programs, Athletic – Football |
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File 7: Programs, Commencement |
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File 8: Programs, Dance (includes Dance Books) |
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File 8: Programs, Dance (includes Dance Books) |
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File 9: Programs, Dedications |
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File 10: Programs, Dinners and Banquets |
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File 11: Programs, Enrollment Programs |
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File 12: Programs, Exhibit Programs |
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File 13: Programs, Film |
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File 14: Programs, Fraternities |
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File 15: Programs, Literary Societies |
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File 16: Programs, Meeting Programs,
organizations |
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File 17: Programs, Meeting Programs,
non-organizations |
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File 18: Programs, Music and Dance |
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File 19: Programs, Music and Dance |
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File 19: Programs, Music and Dance |
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File 20: Programs, Playbills and Theatre |
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File 21: Programs, Music, Round-up |
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File 22: Programs, Receptions |
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File 23: Programs, Reunions |
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File 24: Programs, Sororities |
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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
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File 1: Miscellaneous prospectuses |
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Schedules: lists showing times of
departure and arrival and scheduled stopping points between two
terminals |
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File 1: Miscellaneous schedules |
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Seals, Symbols: |
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File 1: Miscellaneous seals and symbols |
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Style Books: small booklets containing
guidelines for printing presses |
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File 1: Miscellaneous style books |
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Tickets: slips of paper, cardboard, or
other materials used for admission or passage. |
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File 1: Miscellaneous tickets |
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Unattached Maps: maps of UT that were
detached from larger works or printed separately to be handed out.
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File 1: Miscellaneous unattached maps. |
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Assorted: unprocessed and oversized
ephemera. |
