News from the DeGolyer Library May 2021 Southern Methodist University Our Latest Virtual Exhibit Best of the DeGolyer: Items featured in ‘Fossils to Film’ This spring, the Meadows Museum is celebrating its unique association with SMU with a new exhibit, Fossils to Film: The Best of SMU’s Collections. Fossils to Film brings together highlights from libraries and…Continue Reading News from the DeGolyer Library May 2021
Hooray for Hollywood!
As I read through the list of Golden Globe and Academy Award winners, I realized that even though I was quarantined for the better part of last year, I somehow still missed so many movies and television shows. It seems as though 2021 will be another yearlong binge-a-thon. The papers of Margaret Tallichet Wyler document…Continue Reading Hooray for Hollywood!
National Library Week 2021
It’s National Library Week, and this year’s theme is “Welcome to Your Library.” The library universe has long extended far beyond the four walls of a building and during this past tumultuous year, librarians around the world found new ways to meet the information needs of their communities, such as curbside service virtual reference, and…Continue Reading National Library Week 2021
News from the DeGolyer Library April 2021
News from the DeGolyer Library April 2021 Southern Methodist University Our Latest Virtual Exhibit Best of the DeGolyer: Items featured in ‘Fossils to Film’ This spring, the Meadows Museum is celebrating its unique association with SMU with a new exhibit, Fossils to Film: The Best of SMU’s Collections. Fossils to Film brings together highlights from libraries and…Continue Reading News from the DeGolyer Library April 2021
Remembering Larry McMurtry, Texas author and bookseller
Larry McMurtry was an author and bookseller from Archer City, Texas who wrote about Texas and the American West to worldwide acclaim. His best known works include Lonesome Dove, The Last Picture Show, Terms of Endearment, and Brokeback Mountain. In 1969 his novel, The Last Picture Show, shared the Texas Institute of Letters award…Continue Reading Remembering Larry McMurtry, Texas author and bookseller
Remembering Ruth Morgan, March 8, 2021
Ruth P. Morgan was born in Berkeley, Calif., in 1934. Her family moved to Austin, Texas in 1939 when her father joined the University of Texas faculty. Ruth P. Morgan came to Southern Methodist University in 1966 as assistant professor of political science. She taught several courses including the American presidency and modern political…Continue Reading Remembering Ruth Morgan, March 8, 2021
International Women’s Day 2021
March 8th is International Women’s Day. It is a global day celebrating all of the achievements of women, and to raise awareness about women’s equality. In the United States, March is celebrated as Women’s History Month. This national tradition originated in 1981 when Congress requested that the President proclaim a “Women’s History Week.” In 1987…Continue Reading International Women’s Day 2021
Nela Río, Argentine-Canadian artist and educator
Nela Río was born in Córdoba, Argentina in 1938 and was a writer from an early age. She studied literature in college in Argentina, at Emory University in Georgia, and finally earned a graduate degree from the University of New Brunswick in Canada. The political environment in Mendoza, Argentina and her first husband’s teaching career…Continue Reading Nela Río, Argentine-Canadian artist and educator
News from the DeGolyer Library March 2021
News from the DeGolyer Library March 2021 Southern Methodist University Our Latest Virtual Exhibit Best of the DeGolyer: Items featured in ‘Fossils to Film’ This spring, the Meadows Museum is celebrating its unique association with SMU with a new exhibit, Fossils to Film: The Best of SMU’s Collections. Fossils to Film brings together highlights from libraries and…Continue Reading News from the DeGolyer Library March 2021
News from the DeGolyer Library February 2021
News from the DeGolyer Library February 2021 Southern Methodist University Our Latest Virtual Exhibit Love Notes “There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.” — Jane Austen, Emma February 14th marks Valentine’s Day each year, a celebration named in honor of one St. Valentine. Though the namesake’s origin is of some dispute and uncertainty, what is…Continue Reading News from the DeGolyer Library February 2021