By Archives of the Women of the Southwest intern Melissa Calderon. In today’s world, women are seen more in the law community either by being attorneys or judges. It is fair to say that women have been committed to making their presence known in the male dominated field that is law. Paula Sue Waddle, a…Continue Reading This Court Is Adjourned
Dan Wingren as professor at SMU
The Jerry Bywaters Special Collections at SMU has a good archive of Wingren’s materials, which is so appropriate considering that he graduated from SMU, taught at SMU, and he was greatly admired by Bywaters. However, Wingren’s SMU connections are a small part of his distinguished career as an excellent painter and as a highly respected…Continue Reading Dan Wingren as professor at SMU
A deeper dive into archival practice and art
In some ways one could argue that every artwork is an archive in the sense that the accumulated knowledge of the artist is inherently embedded within the material of the work itself, both tangible or intangible. Another way to think about it might be in terms of the idea of a trace: some artists prefer…Continue Reading A deeper dive into archival practice and art
Apply for a $1000 Information Literacy Stipend
SMU Libraries will be distributing $1000 to the winner of the Faculty Information Literacy Stipend. The winning faculty member will be recognized for working with a librarian to design and implement an information literacy assignment into a course in Spring or Summer 2020. Application deadline for Spring/Summer 2020 courses: December 6, 2019 Application deadline for…Continue Reading Apply for a $1000 Information Literacy Stipend
Isn’t it bazaar?
Tomorrow, November 2, is the second annual DFW archives bazaar. This event will take place from 1:00pm-5:00pm at the Patterson-Appleton Arts Center in Denton, Texas. Come visit with archivists, museum curators, librarians, and history professionals from all across the DFW area. Discover the various resources in your own backyard, learn how to preserve your family…Continue Reading Isn’t it bazaar?
SMU Libraries Digital Collections Update: October 2019
In October 2019, SMU Libraries uploaded 303 items into SMU Libraries Digital Collections. Highlights include: 30 photographic prints, ca. 1880s-1940s. This project was made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services and Texas State Library and Archives Commission (Grant Number TXT-20008). (2020). This collection contains photographs of buildings, landscapes,…Continue Reading SMU Libraries Digital Collections Update: October 2019
News from the DeGolyer Library November 2019
News from the DeGolyer Library November 2019 Southern Methodist University Visit our Website Upcoming Events Andy Hanson: Picturing Dallas, 1960-2008 Exhibit Opening Thursday, December 5th Hillcrest Foundation Exhibit Hall, Fondren Library The reception will start at 5:30 as we celebrate the holiday season and Andy Hanson’s long career in Dallas, where he was a staff…Continue Reading News from the DeGolyer Library November 2019
The New and Improved Hamon Arts Library
The second you step through the lobby and into the first floor, you are welcomed by the warm fall sun streaming through the large windows. The floor is clear of shelves, and chairs and desks dot the now-open space. This is the new and improved Hamon Arts Library. According to the director of Hamon…Continue Reading The New and Improved Hamon Arts Library
Season of the Witch
With Halloween approaching, I went searching for the spookiest book I could find in the DeGolyer stacks. We’ve got items on vampires, ghosts, and creatures that go bump in the night, and one work that claims to offer “full and plain evidence concerning witches.” Printed in 1681, Saducismus triumphatus, or, full and plain evidence concerning…Continue Reading Season of the Witch
Remembering Dan Wingren
I met Dan Wingren in 1980. That’s when I began modeling for his and other classes at the Meadows School of the Arts. I was also attending a Dallas community college, knocking off prerequisites for some sort of humanities degree. In 1986, I realized I wanted to teach studio art. So I quit modeling and attended UTD, got a…Continue Reading Remembering Dan Wingren