In 1956, the business leaders of Dallas were watching the flight of businesses from the city center to the suburbs. To combat this exodus, the Dallas Chamber of Commerce and local businesses decided to launch a campaign focusing on the purchasing power of the 112, 308 “career girls” concentrated in downtown office buildings. The Dallas…Continue Reading The Charm Offensive
In 1965 Maurice Acers proposed marriage to Ebby Halliday. They first met in 1958 in Beaumont, Texas when they shared a limousine to the airport. He was going to Houston, she was returning back home to Dallas. Today, think of it as a shared-Uber, meet-cute. The following letters from Maurice written shortly after their first…Continue Reading Modern Love
April 6 is opening day for the Texas League, the minor league baseball organization that includes teams from Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, and Tennessee. The Frisco Rough Riders are celebrating their 20th anniversary this year, and over the years these notable players have moved up to the Texas Rangers: Elvis…Continue Reading Texas League opening day
News from the DeGolyer Library April 2023 Upcoming Events Founded in 1970, The Crew of the Barque Lone Star is one of the oldest active Sherlock Holmes societies in the world. If you’d like to investigate the world of Holmes and the writing of Arthur Conan Doyle, join the Crew and the DeGolyer Library May…Continue Reading News from the DeGolyer Library April 2023
The DeGolyer Library lost a shining light and mentor on March 18. Gerry York, 87, class of 58, Southern Methodist University sports historian, fan, volunteer, and loving husband, father, and grandfather, died from complications from a stroke. Almost 25 years ago, Gerry and Ed Wisneski created Heritage Hall, a museum documenting SMU’s athletics history and…Continue Reading Gerry York — A Team Player
Tender Mercies was released in American theaters forty years ago this month. The story of a troubled Texas country singer on the verge of a comeback who must choose between his career and new family was nominated for multiple Academy Awards. Although the film did not win the Academy Award for Best Picture, Horton Foote…Continue Reading Tender Mercies 40th anniversary
Ebby Halliday lived to see 104 birthdays and once she turned 90 years old each succeeding milestone was celebrated with more festivities and more grandeur. Ebby’s photographs, scrapbooks, and correspondence document the public adoration of the Queen Mum of Real Estate. In 2001, for her 90th birthday, the Communities Foundation of Texas honored her with…Continue Reading Happy Birthday, Ebby!
News from the DeGolyer Library March 2023 Remembering Gerry York The DeGolyer Library lost a shining light and mentor on March 18. Gerry York, 87, class of 58, Southern Methodist University sports historian, fan, volunteer, and loving husband, father, and grandfather, died of complications from a stroke. Almost 25 years ago, Gerry and Ed Wisneski…Continue Reading News from the DeGolyer Library March 2023
News from the DeGolyer Library February 2023 Opening in March Lives of the Poets: Literary Biography from Geoffrey Chaucer to Amy Clampitt The DeGolyer Library’s new exhibit covers several centuries of English and American poetry, with an emphasis on literary biography based upon the poets. Over 100 volumes are on display, featuring both the well-known (Shakespeare,…Continue Reading News from the DeGolyer Library February 2023
News from the DeGolyer Library January 2023 Updates from the Prints and Photographs Department It’s been a busy winter for the DeGolyer Prints and Photographs department, with requests for photographs coming from across the globe. The Jewish Museum in New York requested an image from our Sir Victor Sassoon collection for their upcoming exhibit, The Sassoons. Here in Dallas, Neiman…Continue Reading News from the DeGolyer Library January 2023