News from the DeGolyer Library Southern Methodist University September 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 September 2021
On-Air
Mention the word “wireless” today, and the mind associates it with signal quality, upload or download speeds, or instant messaging. However, it was radio broadcasting that pioneered wireless communication at the turn of the twentieth-century. Last month marked 100 years since WRR started to broadcast in Dallas as the city’s first public radio station. While…Continue Reading On-Air
Folklore in the Archives
Join archivists, researchers, and lore enthusiasts from around North America for a two-part virtual showcase all about folklore in the archives. Attendees will learn more about collections and research through archival materials on topics such as cryptids, urban legends, superstitions, local lore, hauntings and ghosts, UFOs, and more! Registration is required: bit.ly/3BILXpv August 27 speakers: -Jennifer…Continue Reading Folklore in the Archives
News from the DeGolyer Library August 2021
News from the DeGolyer Library Southern Methodist University August 2021 Our Latest Exhibit Our latest exhibit is scheduled to open in Fondren Library’s Hillcrest Exhibit Hall on Thursday September 9, 2021: Engaged with Books: Photographs Over Time For our first exhibition since January 2020, we chose to celebrate reading and the written word by showcasing…Continue Reading News from the DeGolyer Library August 2021
HemisFair ’68
San Antonio was host to the World’s Fair from April to October in 1968, which was also the city’s 250th anniversary. Formal planning for this international event began in 1962, and the theme was “the confluence of civilizations in the Americas.” Major corporations, organizations and…Continue Reading HemisFair ’68
Summer in Miami…Texas
Summer in Miami…Texas You can spend your summer traveling to Paris (Texas), or Italy (Texas). But why not instead take a trip to Miami (Texas)? Miami, the county seat of Roberts County, is on U.S. Highway 60 between Canadian and Pampa in the southeastern part of the county. This photograph and scrap album, kept by…Continue Reading Summer in Miami…Texas
Scoring Precision
Few events are met with so much anticipation as the Olympic Games. The five interlocking rings; the unmistakable hymn; the torch relay arriving at the opening ceremony; the sportsmanship; records getting broken, and medals decided within hundreds of a second. Bar world wars or a pandemic, athletes, organizers and public come together every four years…Continue Reading Scoring Precision
News from the DeGolyer Library July 2021
News from the DeGolyer Library Southern Methodist University July 2021 News & Notes Folklore in the Archives Part 1: Friday, August 27, 2021 – 11:00am-1:30pm CST Part 2: Friday, September 3, 2021 – 11:00am-1:30pm CST Join archivists, researchers, and lore enthusiasts from around North America as they share their research and collections in a two-part…Continue Reading News from the DeGolyer Library July 2021
Time for a little Arts and Crafts…
The Dallas Federation of Women’s Clubs (DFWC), originally named the City Federation of Women’s Clubs, was created in 1898 as the consolidation of five existing women’s cultural and literary clubs. At the general meeting on November 3, 1931, the federation entertained a recommendation for the formation of the Three Arts Study Club, a new women’s…Continue Reading Time for a little Arts and Crafts…
Juneteenth National Independence Day
President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation took effect on January 1, 1863. However, it was two and a half years later before Texas slaves got the message when Union Major General Gordon Granger issued the order in Galveston, “The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United…Continue Reading Juneteenth National Independence Day