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CUL Digital Collections: September 2011

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Cynthia Boeke

Southern Methodist University libraries added 477 items into our CONTENTdm collections in September. Central University Libraries now has approximately 19,000 published items. Below are some highlights from September: – 13 items from the Collection of Civil War and military cartes … Continue reading →

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CUL Digital Collections: August 2011

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Cynthia Boeke

SMU Central University Libraries and Bridwell Library added 716 items into our digital collections in August. Below are some highlights from August: – 61 items from the Photographs of Q.S.T.S. “Lusitania” – 73 postcards from the Collection of cowboy postcards – … Continue reading →

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Lusitania and Mauretania Photos

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Cynthia Boeke

CUL Digital Collections has recently uploaded two photograph albums of the Lusitania and Mauretania passenger ships, held by Southern Methodist University’s DeGolyer Library. Photos of the Lusitania are part of the Photographs of Q.S.T.S. “Lusitania”. This album contains 59 photographs of … Continue reading →

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CUL Digital Collections: July 2011

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Cynthia Boeke

A record 5,700 items were uploaded in July. A major portion of the items were 70 sketchbooks comprising 4,604 pages that were added to the Otis Dozier Sketchbooks collection. All 130 sketchbooks have now been cataloged and uploaded. This collection … Continue reading →

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CUL Digital Collections: June 2011

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Cynthia Boeke

CONTENTdm Collections   We added 621 items into our CONTENTdm collections in June. CUL now has 12,462 published items. Below are some highlights from April: – 20 Texas currency notes in John N. Rowe III Collection of Texas Currency – … Continue reading →

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More photos from Robert Yarnall Richie

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Cynthia Boeke

Robert Yarnall Richie was a corporate industrial photographer, whose main body of work spans the 1930s-1970s. We are constantly amazed by the ingenuity of his photography. We are adding many more items to the Robert Yarnall Richie Photographs digital collection. … Continue reading →

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New Postcards of American Indians

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Cynthia Boeke

There are many photos of American Indians in CUL Digital Collections. We recently added 9 postcards of American Indians, including three of Quanah Parker, into the Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs. Quanah Parker was a well-known Comanche chief, whose … Continue reading →

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CUL Digital Collections: May 2011

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Cynthia Boeke

May was a very busy month at CUL Digital Collections. In May 2011, we uploaded 20 items into our Flickr: The Commons account, including 2 related to Cinco de Mayo, 4 related to VE Day, 6 on the Mexican Revolution, … Continue reading →

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New photo of Jesse Owens

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Cynthia Boeke

Most of the time, we know precisely what is in each collection of photographs. Sometimes, we are pleasantly surprised. The Robert Yarnall Richie photograph collection never fails us, in this regard. Robert Yarnall Richie (1908-1984) worked as a free-lance commercial … Continue reading →

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Everyone loves the cat!

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Cynthia Boeke

Everyone seems to love this photo of a tabby cat posed with a Mexican serape. Taken ca. 1862-1868, it is presented as a cased, ambrotype photograph. Views of domesticated animals from this time period were very rare, indicating that the owner … Continue reading →

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