Month: March 2013

Rare German photographs from Eastern Front, World War I

SMU DeGolyer Library’s Der Vormarsch der Flieger Abteilung 27 in der Ukraine (The Advance of Flight Squadron 27 in the Ukraine) is now available online.  This portfolio, comprising 263 photographs mounted on 48 pages, is in effect a photo-documentary of the German occupation of and military advances through the southern Ukraine in the spring and summer…Continue Reading Rare German photographs from Eastern Front, World War I

Exhibit – Joe Coomer: A Life in Letters

Joe Coomer: A Life in Letters Exhibition at DeGolyer Library Acclaimed author Joe Coomer ’81 recently donated his literary archive — more than 20 boxes of materials – to the DeGolyer Library. The current exhibit draws on this wealth of material, from Coomer’s earliest undergraduate essays and exams to manuscripts of his most recent novels….Continue Reading Exhibit – Joe Coomer: A Life in Letters

CUL Digital Collections Update: February 2013

In February 2013, CUL uploaded 416 items into our CONTENTdm collections. CUL now has approximately 30,437 published items. Highlights include:188 Texas-related oil negatives by Robert Yarnall Richie as part of the TexTreasures FY2013 grant 34 negatives by Robert Yarnall Richie, including the 20 items from the Dugan Brothers Bakery, 1938 31 photographs of the Potrero del…Continue Reading CUL Digital Collections Update: February 2013