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Microforms Department
What are microforms?
Microforms are materials that contain microreproductions of documents that are commonly reduced to 1/25th of the original document size. This allow a vast amount of information to be stored in a small space. They come in several formats; microfilm which is film printed on a reel, microfiche which is film printed on flat sheets, and microcard which is printed on paper similar to an index card.
Research Collection Highlights
- Newspapers from around the world, from early 18th century to the present, with an emphasis on Texas newspapers
- U.S. and Texas Population and Non-Population Census Schedules
- Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 (some reels only)
- Texas County tax rolls through 1910
- University of North Texas Dissertations and Theses
- Sabin Collection of Early American Imprints
- American Periodical Series
- English Literary Periodical Series
- Presidential papers from George Washington to Calvin Coolidge
- Witchcraft in Europe and America
Indexes to many individual microform sets are available.
Please consult the Libraries' Online Catalog for titles and holdings contained in the General Microforms Collection. Many of the collections have finding aids available.
A finding aid to the collection, the Goldmine Project, is accessible on-line.
Copying and Scanning
- Paper copies of microforms may be made during regular desk hours for 10 cents per page. They can be paid for with a TracCard or money loaded on a UNT I.D. card.
- Digital copies may be made of all microformats by visitors with the department's digital scanner at no charge. It is recommended that visitors bring a flash drive to store their scans.
