The Ebby Halliday Papers contain 25 years of Christmas holiday greetings sent by Ebby and her husband Maurice Acers. These undated, paper postcards and folded cards are all 8 inches by 9 inches and feature a photograph of Ebby and Maurice from a special event or celebration that took place that year. The back of…Continue Reading Ebby’s Christmas Greetings
From the Office of Anthony J. Elia Dear Colleagues: This month we are sharing a Special Edition of The Bridwell Quarterly with highlights of our historic presses, book arts, and printing programs. For SMU departments with interested students, we have an all-university Ecological Sustainability & the Book Student Essay Contest, and encourage people to submit their writing (see p. 31 of…Continue Reading Special Printing Arts Edition of The Bridwell Quarterly and Anthony Elia’s Newsletter The Bridwell Quill
In November 2022, SMU Libraries uploaded 493 items into SMU Libraries Digital Collections. Highlights include: 278 postcards, ca. 1874-1959, 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 Archives…Continue Reading SMU Libraries Digital Collections Update: November 2022
You’re invited to attend A Cool Yule Christmas Concert with The Light Crust Doughboys Thursday, December 15 at 7pm at Perkins Chapel on the SMU campus. Join us for a reception at Bridwell Library after the concert. The concert and reception are free and open to the public. We hope to see you there!…Continue Reading A Cool Yule Christmas Concert with The Light Crust Doughboys
In conjunction with the exhibition, Aquatic Channels: Waterways, Water Resources, Fluvial Imagination, the Hamon Arts Library hosts two programing events this week. On November 28, 5 – 6 pm, there will be a screening of artists Carolina Caycedo and David de Rozas’ fictional documentary, The Teachings of the Hands, in 5.1 surround sound on the…Continue Reading Upcoming Programing Events for Aquatic Channels – Nov. 28 and Dec. 1
Texas didn’t make Thanksgiving an official holiday until 1848. But in 1961, the Lone Star State became a special place in the holiday’s history, as home to the world’s only Thanksgiving shrine, known as Thanks-Giving Square. Today, Thanks-Giving Square is a unique, interfaith, multicultural site and research center on a 3.5-acre site in the heart…Continue Reading Ebby’s Thanksgiving Wish
Please join us for the panel, Living with the Trinity River: a talk with artist Laray Polk and canoeist Charles Allen. Gabriela Paiva de Toledo, curator of the fall 2022 exhibition, Aquatic Channels in the Hawn and Pollock Galleries, will moderate this discussion. It will take place at Hamon in the Reading Room, 1st floor….Continue Reading Living with the Trinity River: a talk with artist Laray Polk and canoeist Charles Allen – Nov. 17, 5 – 6 pm
Almost as famous as Ebby Halliday was Ebby Halliday’s ukulele. Whether she was the recipient of an award or welcoming a new class of real estate agents to Ebby Halliday, Inc., Ebby channeled charm and humor through her ukulele. She had a penchant for changing lyrics to well known songs to suit her topic and…Continue Reading Ebby Halliday Sings
Have you been looking for a great place to study? The Business Library and the Hamon Arts Library have spaces available! At the Business Library, the Kitt Center is open for use! With dual-monitor computers, the Kitt is an excellent place for collaborative study. Upstairs in the Hamon Arts Library, the first floor also has…Continue Reading Need study space?
Remember that while Cox is undergoing its renovation, the Business Library, will be temporarily housed on the lower level of the Hamon Arts Library in the Meadows School of Art. The Kitt Investing & Trading Center is part of the Business Library relocation and we have maintained its ability to provide classes and library workshops….Continue Reading Visit the Business Library!