SMU Central University Libraries and Bridwell Library added 716 items into our digital collections in August.

Below are some highlights from August:

Paint Colt, 1937, by Jerry Bywaters

- 61 items from the Photographs of Q.S.T.S. “Lusitania”

- 73 postcards from the Collection of cowboy postcards

- 105 stereographs from the Collection of Carleton E. Watkins western stereoscopic views

- 6 card photographs from D.B. Chase’s Views of Colorado, New Mexico and Mexico

- 9 works of art in the Texas Artists digital collection

- 242 items in the Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs collection

- 119 student papers in the Southern Methodist University Student Newspapers collection

- 43 currency notes in the John N. Rowe III Collection of Texas Currency

- 8 items in the Civil War: Photographs, Manuscripts, and Imprints collection

- 35 fantasy self-portraits by Lynn Lennon

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Stern view of Lusitania on stocks showing the propellers and launching cradle

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 exterior and interior views of the Cunard Steamship Company ship, R.M.S. Lusitania. The Lusitania, the sister ship to the Mauretania, was torpedoed by a German U-boat during World War I in 1915 off the coast of Ireland and sank in 18 minutes. Over 1, 000 passengers died. Besides civilians, the Lusitania was carrying large amounts of rifle ammunition. Photographs in the album are by Bedford Lemere & Co., architectural photographers to His Majesty the King    

At full speed on the measured mile, Mauretania

Photos of the Mauretania are part of the R.M.S. Mauretania accession. An album contains 30 photographs of the Cunard Line luxury passenger ship, the R.M.S. Mauretania. Images include the dining room, lounge, deck areas, and state rooms. Also, included are views of ship construction, the ship in the harbor, the bridge, crew, kitchen, and engine room. Another related set of related photographs includes 21 separate prints of the Mauretania. The Mauretania was the sister ship to the Lusitania and was launched September 20, 1906.

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 is a cooperative project with the Dallas Museum of Art.

Below are some highlights from July:

Verandah cafe from the R.M.S. Mauretania

- Bedford Lemere & Co.’s R.M.S. Maurentania in the Europe, Asia, and India: Photographs, Manuscripts, and Imprints collection.

- DeForrest Judd’s Colorado ’66 Sketchbook (101 pages) in Texas Artists: Paintings, Sculpture, and Works on Paper. All nine Judd sketchbooks have now been digitized, cataloged and uploaded into the collection.

- A. A. Forbes’ Arizona and California, album in the U.S. West: Photographs, Manuscripts, and Imprints collection.

- The Spanish American War accession in the Latin America: Photographs, Manuscripts, and Imprints collection. This series of three photographs shows the ceremony marking the end of Spanish rule in Cuba on January 1, 1899, and the beginning of the U.S. occupation of Cuba.

- 113 .pdf files in the Southern Methodist University Student Newspapers collection.

Republic of Texas $100.00 (one hundred dollars) consolidated fund note signed by Francis R. Lubbock on September 1, 1837

- 26 Texas currency notes in John N. Rowe III Collection of Texas Currency

- 437 items in the Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs

- 2 gigaku masks in the Mary McCord-Edyth Renshaw Collection on the Performing Arts collection.

- 13 photographs of WFAA and The Dallas Morning News in the Belo Records, 1842-2007 collection.

- Bridwell Library published 66 prints in the Prints by Albrecht Dürer collection.

(Shown above right: Verandah cafe from the R.M.S. Mauretania, ca. 1904-1907. Above left: Republic of Texas $100.00 (one hundred dollars) consolidated fund note signed by Francis R. Lubbock on September 1, 1837.

CONTENTdm Collections

Page 3 from DeForrest Judd's Caddo Sketchbook

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

- DeForrest Judd’s Mexico Sketchbook (37 pages) and Caddo Sketchbook (92 pages) in Texas Artists: Paintings, Sculpture, and Works on Paper

- 283 items in the Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs

Train coming through bearing, S. K. F. Bearing

- 49 items in the Robert Yarnall Richie Photographs collection.

- 98 .pdf files in the Cantonment Burgwin Postings collection.

- 78 .pdf files in the Southern Methodist University Student Newspapers collection.

(Shown above right: Page 3 from DeForrest Judd’s Caddo Sketchbook. Shown left: Train coming through bearing, S.K.F. Bearing, ca. 1930s, by Robert Yarnall Richie)

May was a very busy month at CUL Digital Collections.

El cinco de Mayo de 1862 y el sitio de Puebla, published in 1901 by Heriberto Frias, cover art by Jose Guadalupe Posada.

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, and 8 from the Lawrence T. Jones photography collection.

Shown left: El cinco de Mayo de 1862 y el sitio de Puebla, published in 1901 by Heriberto Frias, cover art by Jose Guadalupe Posada.

Page 97 from Album Artistico, ca. 1856-1873, by Bernardo Olivares Iriarte

We added 809 items into our CONTENTdm collections in May. SMU now has 12,184 published photographs, manuscripts, imprints, and works of art.

In May, we added:

- 174 items in the Mexico: Photographs, Manuscripts, and Imprints collection, including the 153-page Album Artistico by Bernardo Olivares Iriarte.

- 54 Texas currency notes in John N. Rowe III Collection of Texas Currency

Page 201 from DeForrest Judd's Big Bend, Hill Country, Caddo Lake Sketchbook

- DeForrest Judd’s Big Bend, Hill Country, Caddo Lake Sketchbook (124 pages) in Texas Artists: Paintings, Sculpture, and Works on Paper

- 277 items in the Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs

- 25 reproduction orders in the Texas: Photographs, Manuscripts, and Imprints collection

- 53 items, including 47 reproduction orders, in the Railroads: Photographs, Manuscripts, and Imprints collection.

- 39 items in the Robert Yarnall Richie Photographs collection.

- 60 .pdf files in the Cantonment Burgwin Postings collection.

As always, we welcome your questions and feedback.

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