Month: August 2020

Women’s Voices, Women’s Votes

Today we celebrate Women’s Equality Day. It is celebrated in the United States each year on August 26 to commemorate the 1920 adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment, which prohibits states and the federal government from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis of sex.   “Women’s Voices, Women’s…Continue Reading Women’s Voices, Women’s Votes

Allyson Packer: Sounding – now open until September 13th

As the Hamon Arts Library opens up for the fall 2020 semester, the Hawn Gallery is very pleased to announce that the spring exhibition, Allyson Packer: Sounding, is also open for viewing until September 13. This exhibition, about which more can be read below, opened on February 7. Due to the campus closing in March,…Continue Reading Allyson Packer: Sounding – now open until September 13th

Remembering Maura…

Today we remember Maura McNiel, her life and her countless contributions to women and women’s rights. Maura was born on April 11, 1921, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, just a year after women received the right to vote in the United States. She enrolled at the University of Minnesota in 1939 and graduated three years later, with…Continue Reading Remembering Maura…

Research in the archives: Texas Made Modern

Since it opened in 1961, the Amon Carter Museum of American Art has always had a commitment to exploring the breadth and complexity of American creativity through its collections and exhibitions. Evaluating Texas art’s importance in relation to the museum’s collection and the larger canon of American art has been one of my focuses since…Continue Reading Research in the archives: Texas Made Modern

SMU Libraries Digital Collections Update: July 2020

In July 2020, SMU Libraries uploaded 208 items into SMU Libraries Digital Collections. Highlights include: 50 images, 1956-1967, from the Richard Steinheimer Photograph Collection. These images were taken in California, Oregon, and Washington, and showcase views from Portland to the Sierra Mountains. Included is a series of photographs taken at the Granite Rock Company in…Continue Reading SMU Libraries Digital Collections Update: July 2020

News from the DeGolyer Library August 2020

News from the DeGolyer Library August 2020 Southern Methodist University Visit our Website Our Latest Virtual Exhibit Women’s Voices, Women’s Votes: An Exhibition Marking the 100th Anniversary of the Passage of the 19th Amendment “Women’s Voices, Women’s Votes: An Exhibition Marking the 100th Anniversary of the Passage of the 19th Amendment” features over 100 objects from…Continue Reading News from the DeGolyer Library August 2020