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Isn’t it bazaar?

Publication date November 1, 2019
Categories: DeGolyer Library, Events, Special Collections
Categories: Manuscripts

Tomorrow, November 2, is the second annual DFW archives bazaar. This event will take place from 1:00pm-5:00pm at the Patterson-Appleton Arts Center in Denton, Texas. Come visit with archivists, museum curators, librarians, and history professionals from all across the DFW area. Discover the various resources in your own backyard, learn how to preserve your family…Continue Reading Isn’t it bazaar?

News from the DeGolyer Library November 2019

Publication date November 1, 2019
Categories: DeGolyer Library

News from the DeGolyer Library November 2019 Southern Methodist University Visit our Website Upcoming Events Andy Hanson: Picturing Dallas, 1960-2008 Exhibit Opening Thursday, December 5th Hillcrest Foundation Exhibit Hall, Fondren Library The reception will start at 5:30 as we celebrate the holiday season and Andy Hanson’s long career in Dallas, where he was a staff…Continue Reading News from the DeGolyer Library November 2019

Season of the Witch

Publication date October 22, 2019
Categories: DeGolyer Library, Special Collections
Categories: books, ghosts, Halloween, Rare Books, Witchcraft

With Halloween approaching, I went searching for the spookiest book I could find in the DeGolyer stacks. We’ve got items on vampires, ghosts, and creatures that go bump in the night, and one work that claims to offer “full and plain evidence concerning witches.” Printed in 1681, Saducismus triumphatus, or, full and plain evidence concerning…Continue Reading Season of the Witch

News from the DeGolyer Library October 2019

Publication date October 1, 2019
Categories: DeGolyer Library

News from the DeGolyer Library October 2019 Southern Methodist University Visit our Website October is American Archives Month! Created by the Society of American Archivists in 2006, it gives archivists the chance to tell people about the work we do. Each October, we celebrate the value of historical records, and aim to increase public awareness…Continue Reading News from the DeGolyer Library October 2019

In October We Wear Pink…

Publication date September 30, 2019
Categories: DeGolyer Library, Special Collections
Categories: Manuscripts

October can represent many things to different people. It can mean pumpkin spice flavored everything for those die-hard fans of the Starbucks PSL. It can mean watching scary movies, dressing in costumes and eating tons of candy for the Halloween enthusiasts. It is the start of cooler temperatures (hopefully) and the holiday season. But for…Continue Reading In October We Wear Pink…

News from the DeGolyer Library September 2019

Publication date September 1, 2019
Categories: DeGolyer Library

News from the DeGolyer Library September 2019 Southern Methodist University Visit our Website Recent Events Opening Reception for “All Goes Onward and Outward” On Thursday, September 12th, we celebrated our latest exhibit, “All Goes Onward and Outward”: Walt Whitman at 200 . The exhibit is curated by Robert O. Harris, with items from his private collection. After…Continue Reading News from the DeGolyer Library September 2019

Today I went to school…

Publication date August 20, 2019
Categories: DeGolyer Library, Special Collections
Categories: Manuscripts

When I was little I kept a diary. It was a small black diary with pictures of popcorn, candy, and admit one movie tickets on it. It had a little gold key that you used to open it (although if you lost the key, a paperclip could do the same). I’ve tried many times in…Continue Reading Today I went to school…

Maximum Marginalia

Publication date August 16, 2019
Categories: DeGolyer Library, Special Collections
Categories: Ancient Greek, books, Latin, Marginalila, Rare Books, special collections

One of my favorite parts of working in a Special Collections library is finding books featuring marginalia—the notes and drawings that readers leave in the margins of books they’re reading. I’ve come across pristine handwriting and illegible scribbles, thoughtful commentary and brief notes, and drawings that ran the gamut from cute to comical to crude….Continue Reading Maximum Marginalia

News from the DeGolyer Library August 2019

Publication date August 1, 2019
Categories: DeGolyer Library

News from the DeGolyer Library August 2019 Southern Methodist University Visit our Website New Exhibit “All Goes Onward and Outward” Walt Whitman at 200 Opening Soon The DeGolyer Library and renowned collector Robert Harris are marking the bicentennial of Walt Whitman’s birth with “All Goes Onward and Outward”: Walt Whitman at 200 . Mr. Harris has selected…Continue Reading News from the DeGolyer Library August 2019

NASA’s Part Supplier

Publication date July 16, 2019
Categories: DeGolyer Library, Special Collections
Categories: Manuscripts, Moon landing, NASA, space exploration

When the Apollo 11 spaceflight departed the Kennedy Space Center on July 16, 1969, it was carrying three astronauts, mankind’s aspirations to finally land on the Moon, and sophisticated equipment that made it all possible. Prior to the historic spaceflight, NASA contracted several companies to build the Saturn V launch vehicle, the Apollo spacecraft that…Continue Reading NASA’s Part Supplier