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Fossils to Film: The Best of SMU’s Collections

Meadows Museum Exhibition, Fossils to Film: The Best of SMU’s Collections March 14—June 20, 2021 Learn more about Fossils to Film: The Best of SMU’s Collections.   Bridwell Library’s Special Collections Featured Hartmann Schedel (German, 1440–1514) Liber chronicarum. Nuremberg: Anton Koberger, for Sebald Schreyer and Sebastian Kammermeister, 12 July 1493 Woodcut and letterpress printing on…Continue Reading Fossils to Film: The Best of SMU’s Collections

Bridwell’s Theological Writing Center (TWC)

Are you stuck writing a paper? Make an appointment with the Bridwell Theological Writing Center for assistance. Bridwell’s Theological Writing Center (TWC) is free and open to all Perkins and GPRS students, via Zoom. We are here to offer support for students at any stage of their projects, and students who work with us are…Continue Reading Bridwell’s Theological Writing Center (TWC)

Bridwell Library’s First Edible Book Festival

The International Edible Book Festival is an annual event that is usually held around the first of April. The event began in 2000 and is celebrated in several countries around the world. Typically, the edible books are photographed and then eaten. Bridwell Library held its first Edible Book Festival on Monday, April 12, 2021. Library…Continue Reading Bridwell Library’s First Edible Book Festival

A Brief Introduction to Bridwell Library’s Newsletters

Bridwell Library regularly publishes two newsletters, The Bridwell Quarterly and The Bridwell Quill: A Note from the Director. The Bridwell Quarterly features important news and information about what is going on at Bridwell Library every quarter. The Bridwell Quill is a newsletter written in essay format by the Director of Bridwell Library, Anthony Elia.  …Continue Reading A Brief Introduction to Bridwell Library’s Newsletters

The Bridwell Quill: “The Aesthetics of Space and Sound”

Read the latest issue of The Bridwell Quill, written by Anthony Elia, Director of Bridwell Library. If you have comments or questions, please feel free to contact us at bridadmin@smu.edu. Happy reading!…Continue Reading The Bridwell Quill: “The Aesthetics of Space and Sound”

Maria Katsulos receives the 2021 Larrie and Bobbi Weil Undergraduate Research Award!

Katsulos’ paper, “Unto One Man’s Hand: The Power of Portraiture of the Favorites of James I”  was nominated by Dr. Kathleen Wellman, professor of  HISTORY 4300: Junior Seminar in Research and Writing. Dr. Wellman says of Katsulos’ research: “Maria chose an ambitious and complex topic to explore. She asked what the portraits of the male…Continue Reading Maria Katsulos receives the 2021 Larrie and Bobbi Weil Undergraduate Research Award!

Curatorial Minds Lab – spring 2021 fellows & upcoming events

Please join us in welcoming the five fellows for the spring 2021 Curatorial Minds Lab cohort, hosted by the Hawn Gallery in the Hamon Arts Library, SMU.   Aidan Ellis (she/her) is a second-year student from Austin, TX pursuing majors in Film & Media Studies and English with minors in Human Rights and Art History. She applies…Continue Reading Curatorial Minds Lab – spring 2021 fellows & upcoming events