News from the DeGolyer Library August 2022 Closing Soon! Send Me a Postcard! Women on the Road across 19th-20th Century America “Send Me a Postcard! Women on the Road across 19th-20th Century America” highlights women’s voices and their stories across America’s roadways. Though travel has generally been associated with men, and the male prerogative of…Continue Reading News from the DeGolyer Library August 2022
The Virginian: 120th anniversary of a cowboy classic
Fans of American western culture are celebrating the 162nd birthday of author Owen Wister on July 14th. In 1902 Wister published The Virginian: a horseman of the plains, which is considered the basis for the modern western novel and film genres. The Virginian is the story of an unnamed ranch hand in Wyoming called…Continue Reading The Virginian: 120th anniversary of a cowboy classic
News from the DeGolyer Library July 2022
News from the DeGolyer Library July 2022 Our Latest Exhibit Send Me a Postcard! Women on the Road across 19th-20th Century America “Send Me a Postcard! Women on the Road across 19th-20th Century America” highlights women’s voices and their stories across America’s roadways. Though travel has generally been associated with men, and the male prerogative…Continue Reading News from the DeGolyer Library July 2022
On the road across Texas…
Needing some inspiration for traveling this summer? Then look no further than in the archives! From maps to travel guides, postcards to posters, diaries to scrapbooks, there are a variety of resources to guides your plans. So plug in that hybrid vehicle, and grab something to take notes. For those looking to venture down to…Continue Reading On the road across Texas…
News from the DeGolyer Library June 2022
News from the DeGolyer Library June 2022 Our Latest Exhibit Send Me a Postcard! Women on the Road across 19th-20th Century America “Send Me a Postcard! Women on the Road across 19th-20th Century America” highlights women’s voices and their stories across America’s roadways. Though travel has generally been associated with men, and the male prerogative…Continue Reading News from the DeGolyer Library June 2022
Send me a postcard!
On exhibition this summer in the DeGolyer Library’s Hillcrest Hall Send me a postcard! Women on the road across 19th-20th century America examines women motorists/automobilists and their travels across the country. The concept for this exhibit developed from a series of blog posts written over the course of a few summers. “That’s Where the…Continue Reading Send me a postcard!
News from the DeGolyer Library May 2022
News from the DeGolyer Library May 2022 Our Latest Exhibit Send Me a Postcard! Women on the Road across 19th-20th Century America “Send Me a Postcard! Women on the Road across 19th-20th Century America” highlights women’s voices and their stories across America’s roadways. Though travel has generally been associated with men, and the male prerogative…Continue Reading News from the DeGolyer Library May 2022
News from the DeGolyer Library April 2022
News from the DeGolyer Library April 2022 Our Latest Exhibit Send Me a Postcard! Women on the Road across 19th-20th Century America “Send Me a Postcard! Women on the Road across 19th-20th Century America” highlights women’s voices and their stories across America’s roadways. Though travel has generally been associated with men, and the male prerogative…Continue Reading News from the DeGolyer Library April 2022
Defeating the Stereotype
“Will electronics replace the housewife?” was the title of a 1958 tongue-in-cheek promotional piece for household appliances printed in Texins, Texas Instruments employees’ magazine. In addition to being a leader in oil exploration and the defense industry, the company’s advancements in infrared optics, transistor and vacuum technologies were positioning it as a contender in the…Continue Reading Defeating the Stereotype
International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day The National Women’s Conference, held in Houston from November 18 – 21, 1977, was the largest political conference of women in the United States since the Women’s Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York in 1848. Approximately 2,000 voting delegates from fifty states and six territories formulated and passed a National Plan…Continue Reading International Women’s Day