An archive is story which hasn't been written. Within each box and folder are photos, letters, scrapbooks and artifacts. Individually they are curiosities, but combined, they are interconnected evidence of the past. The Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection was created by four photographers, all named Byrd Moore Williams, over four successive generations beginning in 1890 and continuing through the present day. The collection is proof of four lives, lived in vivid detail. The story is yet to be told.

The archive, acquired by UNT Libraries in 2014, contains over 300,000 unique images, ranging from snapshots to studio portraits to street photography. Subject matter is diverse too; in this collection the landscapes of Yosemite sit alongside televangelists, professional hockey players and Fort Worth city landmarks new and old. The history of the Williams Family is told within the collection through letters, postcards, diaries and artifacts such as cameras and significant personal effects.

The Byrd Williams Family Photography Collection was created by four photographers, all named Byrd Moore Williams, over four successive generations beginning in 1890 and continuing through the present day. The archive, acquired by UNT Libraries in 2014, contains over 300,000 unique images, ranging from snapshots to studio portraits to street photography. The history of the Williams Family is told within the collection through letters, postcards, diaries and artifacts such as cameras and significant personal effects.

The exhibit can also be viewed at any time during our regular hours, 9am to 5pm Monday through Saturday, through December 15, 2016 in Willis Library Room 437, or through the Byrd Williams Family Photography online exhibit.

We recommend visitors to campus park in either the Highland Avenue or Union Circle parking garages. A campus map can be viewed here.

If you have any questions, please contact us at 940-565-2769 or Jean.Brumbley@unt.edu.