August 2024

SMU Libraries Digital Collections Update: July 2024

Publication date August 2, 2024
Categories: Digital Collections

[John Wesley to Alexander Knox, 1776 December 5], Bridwell Library, SMU.

In July 2024, SMU Libraries uploaded or enhanced 412 items in SMU Libraries Digital Collections. Highlights include: 24 drawings, ca. 1870-1897, from the William Halsey Locomotive Drawings collection. These drawings, which are some of the few examples which show the colors used to decorate locomotives during the period, were a gift from Dee Young and…Continue Reading SMU Libraries Digital Collections Update: July 2024

Campaign Pins and Presidential Elections

Publication date August 2, 2024
Categories: DeGolyer Library, Digital Collections

We dug through the Hervey Priddy Collection of American Presidential and Political Memorabilia digital collection to find examples of political messaging from a time when the medium was slower, and the attacks could be just as nasty as they are today. From the Willie Horton ad to “It’s the Economy, Stupid,” to swift boats and…Continue Reading Campaign Pins and Presidential Elections