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Our Stories: Black Families in Early Dallas featuring co-editor Judith Garrett Segura

  • Publication date January 12, 2023
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promotional flyer for exhibit: Our Stories: Black Families in Early Dallas

Friends of SMU Libraries and DeGolyer Library host a lecture and book signing event for Our Stories: Black Families in Early Dallas, featuring co-editor  Judith Garrett Segura. Our Stories: Black Families in Early Dallas combines carefully chosen excerpts from two publications by the late Dr. Mamie McKnight’s organization, Black Dallas Remembered. Through the excerpts chosen by editors George…Continue Reading Our Stories: Black Families in Early Dallas featuring co-editor Judith Garrett Segura

Research Assignment Stipend Spring 2023 Winners

  • Publication date January 12, 2023
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Congratulations to the Research Assignment Stipend Spring 2023 Winners! Dr. Katharine Boswell, in collaboration with Social Science Research Librarian Julia Anderson, for Gender: Images & Perspectives (WGST 2322). Dr. Britta Hanson, in collaboration with Director of Hamon Arts Library Jolene de Verges, for International Film History (FILM 1266). Dr. Richard Hermes, in collaboration with Humanities…Continue Reading Research Assignment Stipend Spring 2023 Winners

Octavio Medellín: Spirit and Form at the DMA – featured in Glasstire

In the first of a two-part essay in Glasstire, Ruben C. Cordova writes about the artist, Octavio Medellín, featured in his retrospective show at the Dallas Museum of Art. Curated by the DMA’s Mark Castro, Octavio Medellín: Spirit and Form extensively features the artist’s archives from SMU Libraries Bywaters Special Collections at the Hamon Arts…Continue Reading Octavio Medellín: Spirit and Form at the DMA – featured in Glasstire

Special Printing Arts Edition of The Bridwell Quarterly and Anthony Elia’s Newsletter The Bridwell Quill

From the Office of Anthony J. Elia     Dear Colleagues: This month we are sharing a Special Edition of The Bridwell Quarterly with highlights of our historic presses, book arts, and printing programs.  For SMU departments with interested students, we have an all-university Ecological Sustainability & the Book Student Essay Contest, and encourage people to submit their writing (see p. 31 of…Continue Reading Special Printing Arts Edition of The Bridwell Quarterly and Anthony Elia’s Newsletter The Bridwell Quill

The Bridwell Quarterly Summer 2022 & The Bridwell Quill Issues 47–49

Please enjoy “Of Antiques and Mindfulness” issues 47–49 of Anthony Elia’s newsletter The Bridwell Quill along with Issue 16 of Bridwell Library’s The Bridwell Quarterly (Summer 2022). If you have comments or questions, please feel free to contact us at mried@smu.edu. Happy reading!…Continue Reading The Bridwell Quarterly Summer 2022 & The Bridwell Quill Issues 47–49

Celebrating the Danse Macabre with Kahn & Selesnick 

Visit Bridwell’s Elizabeth Perkins Prothro Galleries Exhibition open from September 12–December 16, 2022 LEAD STEALING THE DANSE MACABRE: CHANGING ROLES & IDENTITIES IN THE MODERN DANCE OF DEATH Meet Nicholas Kahn and Richard Selesnick, the gallery’s featured artists at Bridwell’s Celebrating the Danse Macabre event. Bridwell Library and SMU’s Department of Art History welcome the…Continue Reading Celebrating the Danse Macabre with Kahn & Selesnick 

From SMU to Samarkand: Bridwell Director Visits Central Asia

August 24, 2022 By Anthony J. Elia, Director of Bridwell Library During the month of May, I spent three weeks traveling through the Central Asian nation of Uzbekistan, in what is often considered the center of the ancient Silk Road.  While this historical confluence of markets, trade routes, and nodes of transcontinental commerce reaches deeply into…Continue Reading From SMU to Samarkand: Bridwell Director Visits Central Asia

The Bridwell Quarterly Spring 2022 & The Bridwell Quill Issues 44–46

Please enjoy “The Ballad of Time Travel” issues 44–46 of Anthony Elia’s newsletter The Bridwell Quill along with Issue 15 of Bridwell Library’s The Bridwell Quarterly (Spring 2022).   If you have comments or questions, please feel free to contact us at mried@smu.edu. Happy reading!…Continue Reading The Bridwell Quarterly Spring 2022 & The Bridwell Quill Issues 44–46

Friends of SMU Libraries 2022 Grants

Since its founding in 1970, Friends of SMU Libraries has been committed to helping the libraries maintain excellence. They have funded over $1,000,000 in library materials, books, electronic resources, equipment, and services. The Friend’s Grants Committee meets annually to review and award grant monies to benefit SMU Libraries. This year the Grants Committee met in…Continue Reading Friends of SMU Libraries 2022 Grants

Behind the Scenes: SMU Libraries Research & User Experience Intern Program

The Research & User Experience (R-UX) Intern Program at SMU Libraries gives local Master of Library and Information Science students the opportunity to engage in librarian-level work including research services, teaching library instruction sessions for undergraduate students, and improving user experience through special projects and committee assignments. The R-UX Internship program has been a mechanism…Continue Reading Behind the Scenes: SMU Libraries Research & User Experience Intern Program

 

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