Month: December 2022

Ebby’s Christmas Greetings

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

Special Printing Arts Edition of The Bridwell Quarterly and Anthony Elia’s Newsletter The Bridwell Quill

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

SMU Libraries Digital Collections Update: November 2022

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