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
On the road again…
Last summer I stumbled across “Our Trek to the West,” Elizabeth Dalrymple’s manuscript describing the adventurous summer road trip of four women. Their stories made me laugh, and reminisce over my own road trips and exciting excursions with my friends. Given the state of travel these days, it seems like researching a road trip is…Continue Reading On the road again…
Melvin C. Shaffer World War II Photographs
Melvin C. Shaffer World War II Photographs housed at the DeGolyer Library depict local populations and conditions of North Africa, Italy, Southern France, and Germany from the years 1943 to 1945. Included are images of war-torn Europe with shattered buildings, wounded soldiers, army hospitals and bases, and even Mount Vesuvius’s eruption in 1944. Melvin…Continue Reading Melvin C. Shaffer World War II Photographs
Collection spotlight: Everett Spruce Collection
The staff of Bywaters Special Collections is excited about the upcoming exhibition, Texas Made Modern: The Art of Everett Spruce, at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth. This exhibition, showcasing the work of the Texas regionalist artist, runs from August 18 – November 1, 2020. Shirley Reece-Hughes, Curator of Paintings and…Continue Reading Collection spotlight: Everett Spruce Collection
SMU Libraries Digital Collections Update: June 2020
In June 2020, SMU Libraries uploaded 379 items into SMU Libraries Digital Collections. Highlights include: 19 images, ca. 1910-1920, from the Elmer and Diane Powell Collection on Mexico and the Mexican Revolution. These images, taken around Mexico, feature Mexican and United States soldiers, several Mexican generals, and various other scenes. One example is a squadron…Continue Reading SMU Libraries Digital Collections Update: June 2020