News from the DeGolyer Library January 2022 Coming Soon Black Lives, Black Letters: Primary Sources in African American History “Black Lives, Black Letters: Primary Sources in African American History,” will highlight the range of DeGolyer Library’s holdings in this area, featuring rare books, pamphlets, broadsides, sheet music, prints, photographs, manuscripts, and ephemera documenting aspects of…Continue Reading News from the DeGolyer Library January 2022
News from the DeGolyer Library
Each month, DeGolyer Library shares updates and collection highlights via a month newsletter. You can read the latest edition here: December 2021 Want our updates delivered to your inbox? Click here to sign up to stay in touch! Past Issues: November 2021 October 2021 September 2021 August 2021 July 2021 June 2021 May 2021 April…Continue Reading News from the DeGolyer Library
News from the DeGolyer Library December 2021
News from the DeGolyer Library December 2021 DeGolyer Library will be closed from December 23rd through December 31st We hope you have a wonderful holiday season, and look forward to seeing you in the new year! Our Latest Exhibit December 3rd to January 28th, 2022 An Eye for Elegance, Carrie Marcus Neiman and the Women…Continue Reading News from the DeGolyer Library December 2021
Pumpkin Eater
“Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater” is an English language nursery rhyme first published in Infant Institutes, part the first: or a Nurserical Essay on the Poetry, Lyric and Allegorical, of the Earliest Ages, &c., in London around 1797. Anyone who knows me, knows I am all about pumpkins. From decorations to drinks, apparel to recipes, if it…Continue Reading Pumpkin Eater
Navy Veterans in DeGolyer Library Collections
America honors military veterans every year on November 11. The day was first observed as “Armistice Day” in 1919 by President Wilson, and in 1954 the federal holiday became known as Veterans Day to honor veterans of all wars. Manuscript and photograph collections of American military veterans can be found in DeGolyer Library, and below…Continue Reading Navy Veterans in DeGolyer Library Collections
News from the DeGolyer Library November 2021
News from the DeGolyer Library November 2021 Our Latest Exhibit December 3rd to January 28th, 2022 An Eye for Elegance, Carrie Marcus Neiman and the Women Who Shaped Neiman Marcus This December, DeGolyer Library will premiere a new exhibit, An Eye for Elegance. The exhibit explores the life and legacy of Carrie Marcus Neiman, who with her…Continue Reading News from the DeGolyer Library November 2021
Carrera Por La Vida (Race for Life)
Nancy Brinker founded the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation on July 22, 1982 in Dallas, Texas, in her sister’s memory. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, the organization searches for an end to breast cancer. In 1983 the first Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure® took place in Dallas, Texas, with 800 participants. Costa Rica…Continue Reading Carrera Por La Vida (Race for Life)
News from the DeGolyer Library October 2021
News from the DeGolyer Library Southern Methodist University October 2021 Our Latest Exhibit Engaged with Books: Photographs Over Time September 9 through November 12, 2021 Hillcrest Foundation Exhibit Hall, Fondren Library For our first exhibition since January 2020, we chose to celebrate reading and the written word by showcasing photographs of people holding books and other reading…Continue Reading News from the DeGolyer Library October 2021
135 years of the State Fair of Texas
The State Fair of Texas begins its 135th year this week in Dallas. In 1886 it was originally called the Dallas State Fair and Exposition, and by 1905 the annual event at Fair Park became the State Fair of Texas. The pandemic did not allow a full fair experience in 2020, but it wasn’t the…Continue Reading 135 years of the State Fair of Texas
Townsend Times
Clara Virginia Townsend was a teacher in Fulton, Missouri and Kansas City, an early feminist and writer. Her columns were published in Youth’s Companion, The Ladies World (New York), The Kansas City star, and other newspapers. This author’s personal scrapbook of her published works includes many columns entitled “Back talk to girls by Naomi Wantmore,”…Continue Reading Townsend Times