October 3, 2023

“Dandy” Don Meredith comes to the SMU Archives

Publication date October 3, 2023
Categories: DeGolyer Library, Special Collections

Cowboys Quarterback Don Meredith on the field

The papers of Don Meredith—SMU alum, Dallas Cowboys Quarterback, sports commentator, and actor are now available to researchers at the SMU Archives. Joseph “Dandy” Don Meredith (1938-2010) was born and raised in east Texas, where he acted in school plays, excelled in basketball and football, and graduated second in his class. Meredith was a…Continue Reading “Dandy” Don Meredith comes to the SMU Archives

What We Keep: The Objects of Immigrants to America – Interview with artist, Jane Chu

Publication date October 3, 2023
Categories: Events, Exhibits, Hamon Arts Library

Opening reception - visitors in the gallery viewing drawings and photos

Shortly after the opening week of the Hawn Gallery exhibition, What We Keep: The Objects of Immigrants to America, Beverly Mitchell, Gallery Curator, talked with Jane Chu about the installation and her work. The exhibition of fifteen drawings by Chu center upon her mother’s perilous journey out of China during the Chinese Revolution of 1949….Continue Reading What We Keep: The Objects of Immigrants to America – Interview with artist, Jane Chu