Category: Digital Collections

SMU Libraries Digital Collections Update: September 2023

Texas Cooper, ca. 1890s-1900s, DeGolyer Library, SMU. A compilation of portraits of actor Judge Thomas Cooper, alias ''Texas Cooper''.

In September 2023, SMU Libraries uploaded and/or updated 188 items in SMU Libraries Digital Collections. Highlights include: 61 manuscripts, documents, and imprints, 1857-1954, comprising 1,893 pages have been uploaded to the Texas: Photographs, Manuscripts, and Imprints digital collection. The items include minutes from church meetings, school guidelines and premium lists from fairs in the state,…Continue Reading SMU Libraries Digital Collections Update: September 2023

SMU Libraries Digital Collections Update: August 2023

[Women in Mourning], ca. 1856-1860s, DeGolyer Library, SMU.

In August 2023, SMU Libraries uploaded and/or updated 298 items in SMU Libraries Digital Collections. Highlights include: 150 rare or unique Texas imprints, 1836-1950, including 146 broadsides covering various political events in Texas, from prohibition to opposition to President Truman. Highlights include an article announcing James Garfield’s assassination, Senator Bailey’s campaign platform, and a list of…Continue Reading SMU Libraries Digital Collections Update: August 2023

SMU Libraries Digital Collections Update: July 2023

Tutte le opere di Dante Alighieri, 1909, Bridwell Library, SMU.

In July 2023, SMU Libraries uploaded and/or updated 716 items in SMU Libraries Digital Collections. Highlights include: The Bridwell Library is pleased to announce the publication of a new digital collection, The Triple Crown at Bridwell Library. This collection showcases the works which bibliographer Colin Franklin deemed “the triple crown” of fine press printing: the…Continue Reading SMU Libraries Digital Collections Update: July 2023

SMU Libraries Digital Collections Update: June 2023

Street Car, Matamoros, Mex., ca. 1924, DeGolyer Library, SMU.

In June 2023, SMU Libraries uploaded and/or updated 301 items in SMU Libraries Digital Collections. Highlights include: 150 postcards, ca. 1905-1950,  from the John Miller Morris Real Photographic Postcards and Photographs of Texas collection. This project was made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services and Texas State Library…Continue Reading SMU Libraries Digital Collections Update: June 2023

SMU Digital Collections Update: May 2023

Salon Sabinas, Villa Acuña, Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico, ca. 1941, DeGolyer Library, SMU.

In May 2023, SMU Libraries uploaded and/or updated 446 items in SMU Libraries Digital Collections. Highlights include: 139 postcards, ca. 1905-1950,  from the John Miller Morris Real Photographic Postcards and Photographs of Texas collection. This project was made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services and Texas State Library…Continue Reading SMU Digital Collections Update: May 2023

SMU Libraries Digital Collections Update: April 2023

Captain Gillespie and Officers of Flag Ship Philadelphia, Charleston Harbor, S.C., ca. 1863-1865, DeGolyer Library, SMU

In April 2023, SMU Libraries uploaded and/or updated 367 items in SMU Libraries Digital Collections. Highlights include: 211 postcards, ca. 1905-1950,  from the John Miller Morris Real Photographic Postcards and Photographs of Texas collection. This project was made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services and Texas State Library…Continue Reading SMU Libraries Digital Collections Update: April 2023

SMU Libraries Digital Collections Update: March 2023

''The Alamo'' San Antonio, Tex., ca. 1911, DeGolyer Library. SMU.

In March 2023, SMU Libraries uploaded 646 items into SMU Libraries Digital Collections. Highlights include: 211 postcards, ca. 1905-1950,  from the John Miller Morris Real Photographic Postcards and Photographs of Texas collection. This project was made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services and Texas State Library and Archives…Continue Reading SMU Libraries Digital Collections Update: March 2023

SMU Libraries Digital Collections Update: February 2023

Federal Inspection of the Many Industries on Waterways , of Pt. Arthur, Tex., ca. 1924-1949. DeGolyer Library, SMU.

In February 2023, SMU Libraries uploaded 400 items into SMU Libraries Digital Collections. Highlights include: 208 images, ca. 1898-1950s, from the John Miller Morris Real Photographic Postcards and Photographs of Texas Collection. This project was made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services and Texas State Library and Archives…Continue Reading SMU Libraries Digital Collections Update: February 2023

SMU Libraries Digital Collections Update: January 2023

New Colorado Bridge, Austin, Tex., ca. 1907-1910s, DeGolyer Library, SMU.

In January 2023, SMU Libraries uploaded 507 items into SMU Libraries Digital Collections. Highlights include: 224 images, ca. 1906-1950s, from the John Miller Morris Real Photographic Postcards and Photographs of Texas Collection. This project was made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services and Texas State Library and Archives…Continue Reading SMU Libraries Digital Collections Update: January 2023

SMU Libraries Digital Collections Update: December 2022

In December 2022, SMU Libraries uploaded 283 items into SMU Libraries Digital Collections. Highlights include: 140 postcards, ca. 1907-1948, from the John Miller Morris Real Photographic Postcards and Photographs of Texas collection. This project was made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services and Texas State Library and Archives…Continue Reading SMU Libraries Digital Collections Update: December 2022