In October 2018, SMU Libraries uploaded 156 items into SMU Libraries Digital Collections. Highlights include: 4 oral histories have been added to the Southern Methodist University Oral History and Digital Humanities Student Projects collection. This month’s uploads are the first three videos in the Latinx History at SMU series: Reverend Paul Barton, Erik Burgos, and…Continue Reading SMU Libraries Digital Collections Update: October 2018
News from the DeGolyer Library-October 2018
Upcoming Events On Tuesday, November 13th, join us in the Fondren Library’s Texana Room, where author and editor Andrew Dowdy will discuss his new book, Wanderer on the American Frontier. Based in part on a long-lost manuscript now at SMU’s DeGolyer Library, Wanderer on the American Frontier tells the story of explorer John Maley’s travels in the Ohio,…Continue Reading News from the DeGolyer Library-October 2018
Who is Jerry Bywaters?
The Jerry Bywaters Special Collections at the Hamon Arts Library is an archival collection of art, documents, and other rare or unique materials largely from the Southwest region. But who is the man for this eponymously-named collection, Jerry Bywaters? Jerry Bywaters (1906 – 1989) filled many roles in the development of the arts in Texas…Continue Reading Who is Jerry Bywaters?
“I Was Born into a Red Land”
Everette Lee DeGolyer was born October 9, 1886, in a sod house near Greensburg, Kansas. He was the first-born child of John and Narcissa (Huddle) DeGolyer. The couple had married April 17, 1883, at Iuka, Marion County, Illinois. John DeGolyer was a native of Indiana, born at Napoleonville, January 26, 1859. Narcissa Huddle was born…Continue Reading “I Was Born into a Red Land”
Modern Masters Tapestries in Fondren
The Modern Masters Tapestries series, which hung in the DeGolyer Library Reading Room before Fondren’s completed renovation in 2016, is now on view in Fondren’s Collaborative Commons and other areas of the library. A Bit of History about Tapestries During the Middle Ages through the Renaissance (14th to 16th centuries), tapestries became commonplace in…Continue Reading Modern Masters Tapestries in Fondren
DeGolyer Library goes live at DFW Archives Bazaar
Reference, Access, Outreach. These words don’t mean much to the public, but for archivists, they describe how we interact with the public. People might understand that we collect old “stuff,” but then what happens? Reference happens. In the DeGolyer Library we help people find answers through phone calls, via email, and when they come…Continue Reading DeGolyer Library goes live at DFW Archives Bazaar
DeGolyer Newsletter
News from the DeGolyer Library October 2018 Southern Methodist University Upcoming Events On Tuesday, November 13th, join us in the Fondren Library’s Texana Room, where author and editor Andrew Dowdy will discuss his new book, Wanderer on the American Frontier. Based in part on a long-lost manuscript now at SMU’s DeGolyer Library, Wanderer on the…Continue Reading DeGolyer Newsletter
SMU Libraries Digital Collections Update: September 2018
In September 2018, SMU Libraries uploaded 198 items into SMU Libraries Digital Collections. Highlights include: 14 videos, 2018, to the SMU Oral History and Digital Humanities Class Projects collection. These videos, which were conducted by SMU students taking Dr. Jill Kelly’s “Doing Oral History” class, feature SMU alumni discussing the experiences of black students at…Continue Reading SMU Libraries Digital Collections Update: September 2018
News from the DeGolyer Library-September 2018
News from the DeGolyer Library September 2018 Southern Methodist University Recent Events Our Current Exhibit This month, the DeGolyer premiered its new exhibit, “Written in a Tropical Glow: Books, Prints and Manuscripts Describing the Biological Exploration of the New World Tropics.” Located in the Hillcrest Foundation Exhibit Hall, “Tropical Glow” examines the work of naturalists…Continue Reading News from the DeGolyer Library-September 2018
New digital collection: Jake and Nancy Hamon Papers
Selected items from this fabulous archival collection held in Bywaters Special Collections are now available online! Items include fashion design sketches created by Nancy Hamon during the 1930s as well as photographs of Jake and Nancy Hamon attending their annual theme parties in Dallas during the 1950s-1970s. The collection offers valuable insights into Dallas social…Continue Reading New digital collection: Jake and Nancy Hamon Papers