It all started with a question….Cole Suttle is pursuing a Master of Arts in Design and Innovation and was working on a project about the Dallas Shakespeare Club. He asked “Where are the lamps that were donated by the Shakespeare Club on Campus?” This was easily answered, but I went outside to double check. Most people…Continue Reading Turn On the Lights
The Donald J Hobbs Sherlock Holmes Collection
In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Greek Interpreter, Mycroft remarks to Watson, “I hear of Sherlock everywhere…” Though it’s a bit of hyperbole for the reclusive Mycroft, it’s no exaggeration today. The exploits of the famous detective are known all over the world, as can be seen in the Donald J. Hobbs Collection at SMU’s…Continue Reading The Donald J Hobbs Sherlock Holmes Collection
Remember the mothers
The problem with writing a blog post about Mother’s Day while overseeing a collection that encompasses women in the southwest, is not how to find a mother to feature, but rather how on earth to only feature one. Both women who traveled through and settled the West in the late 19th and early 20th centuries,…Continue Reading Remember the mothers
Meet the Librarians: Hollie Gardner
What do the graduate student lounge, the chairs, and the Fondren library website all have in common? The User Experience (UX) Librarian and Marketing Team Lead Hollie Gardner. Gardner started her journey as a librarian as the morning and, later, the night supervisor in the music library at the University of North Texas where she…Continue Reading Meet the Librarians: Hollie Gardner
The Illusion of Being: the artists’ interview with Cravens, Faircloth, and Whitt
Thank you to each of you for your willingness to participate in this interview. This exhibition, The Illusion of Being, is a captivating exhibition in the Hawn Gallery and I hope that many more visitors at the university and in the arts community take advantage of seeing it before it closes on May 17th. It…Continue Reading The Illusion of Being: the artists’ interview with Cravens, Faircloth, and Whitt
SMU Digital Collections Update: April 2019
In April 2019, SMU Libraries uploaded 884 items into SMU Libraries Digital Collections. Highlights include: 82 national bank notes and 37 obsolete Texas notes, ca. 1840-1929, added to 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…Continue Reading SMU Digital Collections Update: April 2019