News from the DeGolyer Library February 2019 Southern Methodist University Visit our Website Our New Exhibit “A Highway to the Pacific”: Building the Transcontinental Railroad. On May 10, 1869, the last rail was laid, a golden spike was driven, and the Union Pacific Railroad, proceeding west from Omaha, and the Central Pacific Railroad, proceeding…Continue Reading News from the DeGolyer Library–February 2019
SMU Digital Collections Update: January 2019
In January 2019, SMU Libraries uploaded 207 items into SMU Libraries Digital Collections. Highlights include: 82 bank notes from the Rowe-Barr Collection of Texas Currency, as part of the TexTreasures FY2019 grant program, sponsored by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission and funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Featured among these notes are U.S. national currency from the national bank…Continue Reading SMU Digital Collections Update: January 2019