As we are now at the hundredth anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, people look back at the atrocity with questions even today. They wonder how such a thing could happen. The Tulsa massacre occurred when white mobs attacked the affluent Greenwood African American community. The complete devastation of the Greenwood neighborhood, known as…Continue Reading 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Anniversary
Swimsuit Season!
Despite the recent damp spring weather, we are looking forward to sunnier days ahead. Summer is fast approaching and with that barbeques, beach balls, and swimming. Browsing through the SMU digital collections of the Archives of Women of the Southwest, Kenda North’s photographs of sun bathers stood out. Some of the 1970s summer fashion featured…Continue Reading Swimsuit Season!
“Canvas, the Commons, and Course Design, Oh My.”
On April 21, Leslie Fuller worked with other SMU librarians Megan Heuer, Melissa Johnson, and Ramon Garcia to give a presentation at the Texas Distance Learning Association Conference entitled, “Canvas, the Commons, and Course Design, Oh My.” The presentation was based upon the work of the Online Learning Team, which has created self-directed Canvas modules covering topics such…Continue Reading “Canvas, the Commons, and Course Design, Oh My.”
Film Screening at the DMA: Ghosts of Lost Futures on May 22
Is a spectre haunting the archive? Do the films collected there proclaim a history that is no longer or a future that is not yet here? Is there something to reclaim in the bits of visual history that have been rescued in the archive? Have you felt the horizon closing before your eyes, the promise of the future you’ve…Continue Reading Film Screening at the DMA: Ghosts of Lost Futures on May 22
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Reading List, Part Three
May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Higher education institutions typically celebrate in April and May. After a year of numerous highs and firsts, even in the midst of an uptick of hate crimes, the community has continued to press forward and fight for justice. SMU Libraries is partnering with the Office of Social Change…Continue Reading Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Reading List, Part Three
Bridwell Library Special Collections : Included in “Fossils to Film”
During the last 20 years, the Meadows Museum on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, has marveled visitors with the works of revered old masters, modern art icons and intriguing new discoveries, beautifully balancing aesthetics and original scholarship. This anniversary will be marked with a commemorative exhibition: Building on the Boulevard: Celebrating…Continue Reading Bridwell Library Special Collections : Included in “Fossils to Film”
SMU Libraries Digital Collections Update: April 2021
In April 2021, SMU Libraries uploaded 298 items into SMU Libraries Digital Collections. Highlights include: 192 real photographic postcards, ca. 1896-1892, from the John Miller Morris Real Photographic Postcards and Photographs of Texas collection. This project was made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services and Texas State Library and…Continue Reading SMU Libraries Digital Collections Update: April 2021