Archives & Special Collections

Harmful Language Statement

The UNT Health Archives & Special Collections preserves and provides access to the permanent historical records of the university and related osteopathic collections. The Archives & Special Collections aims to describe collection materials in a manner that is respectful to the individuals and communities who create, use, and represent its holdings. Some content in the materials or language in resource descriptions may reflect outdated, biased, and offensive views and opinions. In some instances, language contained in the collections was used by the people and organizations that created the materials, or by outside sources describing materials prior to acquisition by the UNT Health Archives & Special Collections.

Our collection cataloging standards and guidelines follow those of the National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Heading (MeSH) for medical materials and Library of Congress Subject Headings for non-medical materials. The Archives & Special Collections staff recognizes that descriptive practices and terminology evolve over time and that efforts to create respectful and inclusive descriptions must be ongoing, and as such makes an institutional commitment to university values and accessibility.