Day: May 1, 2023

Diplomats in DeGolyer Library

Ambassadors and members of the Foreign Service represent United States interests abroad, implement foreign policy, and maintain peaceful relationships with other countries. The DeGolyer Library has a few collections from United States diplomats who served in Latin America. The earliest manuscript is not from an American, rather it is a diary from Spanish Minister to…Continue Reading Diplomats in DeGolyer Library

SMU Libraries Digital Collections Update: April 2023

Captain Gillespie and Officers of Flag Ship Philadelphia, Charleston Harbor, S.C., ca. 1863-1865, DeGolyer Library, SMU

In April 2023, SMU Libraries uploaded and/or updated 367 items in SMU Libraries Digital Collections. Highlights include: 211 postcards, ca. 1905-1950,  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…Continue Reading SMU Libraries Digital Collections Update: April 2023