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
News from the DeGolyer Library March 2022
News from the DeGolyer Library March 2022 Our Latest Exhibit Black Lives, Black Letters: Primary Sources in African American History and Literature Closing April 14th “Black Lives, Black Letters: Primary Sources in African American History and Literature” highlights the range of DeGolyer Library’s holdings in this area, featuring rare books, pamphlets, broadsides, sheet music, prints,…Continue Reading News from the DeGolyer Library March 2022
Remember the Ladies… Adlene Harrison 1923-2022
Remember the Ladies… Adlene Harrison 1923-2022 On Saturday, February 19th, 2022, Dallas lost a leading lady. Adlene Harrison, the first woman mayor of Dallas, Texas passed away at the age of 98. Harrison was a member of the Dallas City Council from 1973 to 1977. She was the city’s mayor pro tem when she was…Continue Reading Remember the Ladies… Adlene Harrison 1923-2022