News from the DeGolyer Library May 2023

Memorial Day weekend saw the DeGolyer Library host The Crew of the Barque Lone Star and other Sherlock Holmes enthusiasts to celebrate the opening of our latest exhibit, “I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere”: Collecting the Multilingual Canon. The reception kicked off the conference Lone Star Holmes: A Look at Sherlock Holmes Past, Present & Future. Thanks to all who attended!

Diplomats in DeGolyer Library

DeGolyer Library is home to the papers of numerous diplomats, from Angel Calderon de la Barca, Spanish Minister to Mexico in the 19th century, to Richard Rubottom, who worked in the State Department during the height of the Cold War. To learn more about these diplomats and others who are documented in our archives, click here to read our recent blog post, Diplomats in DeGolyer Library.

Texas League Opening Day

Summer means baseball, and the Texas Rangers are having a great season so far. But the Rangers aren’t the only team in town. This year marks the 20th birthday of the Frisco Rough Riders, a Texas League team that’s been the starting point for many future Rangers. In 2021, former Texas League president Tom Kayser gave his collection on the league’s history to the DeGolyer. Click here to read a

Tender Mercies 40th Anniversary

Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the film Tender Mercies with our recent blog post, which highlights the film’s enduring impact on cinema. The screenplay was written by Horton Foote, whose papers are held at the DeGolyer. Click here to view the blog post, and if you’d like to learn more about the Horton Foote papers, click here to view the finding aid, and click here to view digitized items from the collection.

“I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere”: Collecting the Multilingual Canon

May 26th-September 22nd

The enduring appeal of fiction’s greatest detective is explored through selections from DeGolyer Library’s Donald J. Hobbs Collection, which contains more than 8,000 volumes and translations of the Sherlock Holmes canon in 108 languages.