Please enjoy Bridwell Library’s publications, The Bridwell Quarterly, Issue 12, Summer 2021 and The Bridwell Quill, August–October 2021 . If you have comments or questions, please feel free to contact us at bridadmin@smu.edu. Happy reading!…Continue Reading The Bridwell Quarterly & The Bridwell Quill, Summer 2021
SMU Libraries Digital Collections Update: September 2021
In September 2021, SMU Libraries uploaded 410 items into SMU Libraries Digital Collections. Highlights include: 54 postcards, ca. 1913-1917, from the Elmer and Diane Powell Collection on Mexico and the Mexican Revolution. These images show scenes from the Decena Trágica and its aftermath. Included are portraits of Mexican Federal officials and generals, images of Federal…Continue Reading SMU Libraries Digital Collections Update: September 2021
News from the DeGolyer Library October 2021
News from the DeGolyer Library Southern Methodist University October 2021 Our Latest Exhibit Engaged with Books: Photographs Over Time September 9 through November 12, 2021 Hillcrest Foundation Exhibit Hall, Fondren Library For our first exhibition since January 2020, we chose to celebrate reading and the written word by showcasing photographs of people holding books and other reading…Continue Reading News from the DeGolyer Library October 2021
Report from the Red Carpet – The Velvet Underground at the Cannes Film Festival
After a thorough bout of negotiations, the previously lost film footage of the Velvet Underground performing at a Vietnam War protest at Dallas’ White Rock Lake in 1969 has made it into The Velvet Underground, a documentary directed by Todd Haynes. The documentary, mirroring the name of the band itself, contains this special footage that…Continue Reading Report from the Red Carpet – The Velvet Underground at the Cannes Film Festival
CML talk with curator, Lilia Kudelia on Oct. 6 at 5:30 pm
Curatorial Minds Lab: Virtual Lecture with Guest Curator Lilia Kudelia Wednesday, October 6, 2021 5:30 p.m. Zoom lecture FREE Lilia Kudelia is a curator and art historian. Her research focuses on the artistic movements and infrastructures in the post-communist states, cultural heritage and restitution, television and art from the 1960s onwards. As a guest…Continue Reading CML talk with curator, Lilia Kudelia on Oct. 6 at 5:30 pm
135 years of the State Fair of Texas
The State Fair of Texas begins its 135th year this week in Dallas. In 1886 it was originally called the Dallas State Fair and Exposition, and by 1905 the annual event at Fair Park became the State Fair of Texas. The pandemic did not allow a full fair experience in 2020, but it wasn’t the…Continue Reading 135 years of the State Fair of Texas
CML talk with curator, Taylor Renee Aldridge on Sept. 22 at 5:30 pm
Curatorial Minds Lab: Virtual Lecture with Guest Curator Taylor Renee Aldridge Wednesday, September 22, 2021 5:30 p.m. Zoom lecture FREE Taylor Renee Aldridge is the visual arts curator and program manager at the California African American Museum (CAAM). Prior, she worked as a writer and independent curator in Detroit, Michigan. She has organized exhibitions with…Continue Reading CML talk with curator, Taylor Renee Aldridge on Sept. 22 at 5:30 pm
Townsend Times
Clara Virginia Townsend was a teacher in Fulton, Missouri and Kansas City, an early feminist and writer. Her columns were published in Youth’s Companion, The Ladies World (New York), The Kansas City star, and other newspapers. This author’s personal scrapbook of her published works includes many columns entitled “Back talk to girls by Naomi Wantmore,”…Continue Reading Townsend Times
Fall ’21 Workshop Schedule
SMU Libraries is committed to making your time here a success! Throughout the semester we offer live and virtual workshops on topics designed to support your research needs. Seats are limited; register now! Find details and registration information for all our workshops. General Research Conducting a Literature Review Finding Balanced News in a Biased World…Continue Reading Fall ’21 Workshop Schedule
Love Libraries? Get Involved!
Guest blogger Brynn Price, sophomore and SMU Libraries Advisory Board Member, answers questions about her SMU Libraries SAB experience: Why serve as a leader on the SMU Libraries Student Advisory Board? The Libraries are the heart of the University, and at the heart of the Libraries is the Student Advisory Board. I began to…Continue Reading Love Libraries? Get Involved!