Category: DeGolyer Library

SMU vs Duke, 1952

When the SMU Mustangs play the Duke Blue Devils on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, in Durham, N.C., it will be only the third time the two programs have met on the gridiron. SMU and Duke met for the very first time on Sept. 26, 1952, in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. SMU lost 14-7 in…Continue Reading SMU vs Duke, 1952

The Plot Thickens…for the Ron Davis Oral History Collection

Fan of the Golden Age of Hollywood? Then make sure to check out TCM’s newest season of The Plot Thickens, its podcast dedicated to in-depth explorations of Hollywood history. This season is all about director John Ford, winner of six Academy Awards and considered one of Hollywood’s first auteurs. To tell the story of the…Continue Reading The Plot Thickens…for the Ron Davis Oral History Collection

Remembering Robert T. Anderson

Robert T. Anderson

Robert T. Anderson was an internationally renowned organist who taught at Southern Methodist University from 1960-1996. He was also the organist for Perkins Chapel during his distinguished career at SMU. Robert Theodore Anderson was born 90 years ago on October 5 in Chicago, Illinois, and began studying piano at age 5 and organ at the…Continue Reading Remembering Robert T. Anderson

P.T.A. Cookoff

Researchers turn to cookbooks, obviously, for the recipes, especially in tracing change in culinary habits over time. But that’s not all cookbooks have to offer. Among the standard reasons why we collect cookbooks we can say that, especially in the 19th and early 20th century, they help to document local printing practices, to identify community…Continue Reading P.T.A. Cookoff

Ellis Shuler and the Creation of the Geology Library

A letter pasted into a book

Fondren Library is undergoing a major renovation ahead of the opening of the Rees-Jones Library of the American West. This renovation involves relocating one-third of the library’s collection, giving staff a chance to review books that haven’t been handled in a long time. Janet Allmon in the cataloging department had one such experience. The book…Continue Reading Ellis Shuler and the Creation of the Geology Library

A Tour of Taming the Tongue

In the spring of 2024, DeGolyer Library hosted the exhibit Taming the Tongue in the Heyday of English Grammar (1711-1851). The exhibit was curated by lexicographer and legal scholar Bryan A. Garner, who has authored more than two dozen books on English usage and style. Missed the exhibit? Check out this virtual tour, hosted by…Continue Reading A Tour of Taming the Tongue

Campaign Pins and Presidential Elections

We dug through the Hervey Priddy Collection of American Presidential and Political Memorabilia digital collection to find examples of political messaging from a time when the medium was slower, and the attacks could be just as nasty as they are today. From the Willie Horton ad to “It’s the Economy, Stupid,” to swift boats and…Continue Reading Campaign Pins and Presidential Elections