In April 2013, SMU’s Central University Libraries (CUL) uploaded 487 items into CUL Digital Collections. Highlights include: 97 Texas-related oil negatives by Robert Yarnall Richie as part of the TexTreasures FY2013 grant 14 slides showing PWAP murals by Jerry Bywaters and Alexandre Hogue for the Dallas City Hall, 1934 Der Vormarsch der Flieger Abteilung 27…Continue Reading CUL Digital Collections Update: April 2013
Exhibit: John Maley, An Account of Four Years Travels
John Maley, An Account of Four Years Travels Exhibit at DeGolyer Library John Maley, An Account of Four Years Travels, a previously unknown manuscript account of the Mississippi Valley, 1808-1812, will be on display April 23-May 24, 2013 in the Texana Room, DeGolyer Library. A free souvenir keepsake, describing the manuscript and its significance, is…Continue Reading Exhibit: John Maley, An Account of Four Years Travels
White Rock Lake Aerial Photographs, 1927 Fairchild Survey
The White Rock Lake Aerial Photographs, 1927 Fairchild Survey digital collection is now available online. There are 37 photographs in the collection, which were taken by Fairchild Aerial Surveys for Dr. Samuel G. Geiser. Except for an overview aerial of the lake and surrounding area taken in 1926 at an altitude of 18,000 feet, the…Continue Reading White Rock Lake Aerial Photographs, 1927 Fairchild Survey
CUL Digital Collections Update: March 2013
In March 2013, CUL uploaded 921 items into our CONTENTdm collections. We created a new Instagram account. Please follow us on Instagram under the user name: culdigital We created a new Tumblr account. Please follow us on Tumblr at the user name: culdigital Highlights include: Der Vormarsch der Flieger Abteilung 27 in der Ukraine (The…Continue Reading CUL Digital Collections Update: March 2013
Rare German photographs from Eastern Front, World War I
SMU DeGolyer Library’s Der Vormarsch der Flieger Abteilung 27 in der Ukraine (The Advance of Flight Squadron 27 in the Ukraine) is now available online. This portfolio, comprising 263 photographs mounted on 48 pages, is in effect a photo-documentary of the German occupation of and military advances through the southern Ukraine in the spring and summer…Continue Reading Rare German photographs from Eastern Front, World War I
Exhibit – Joe Coomer: A Life in Letters
Joe Coomer: A Life in Letters Exhibition at DeGolyer Library Acclaimed author Joe Coomer ’81 recently donated his literary archive — more than 20 boxes of materials – to the DeGolyer Library. The current exhibit draws on this wealth of material, from Coomer’s earliest undergraduate essays and exams to manuscripts of his most recent novels….Continue Reading Exhibit – Joe Coomer: A Life in Letters
CUL Digital Collections Update: February 2013
In February 2013, CUL uploaded 416 items into our CONTENTdm collections. CUL now has approximately 30,437 published items. Highlights include:188 Texas-related oil negatives by Robert Yarnall Richie as part of the TexTreasures FY2013 grant 34 negatives by Robert Yarnall Richie, including the 20 items from the Dugan Brothers Bakery, 1938 31 photographs of the Potrero del…Continue Reading CUL Digital Collections Update: February 2013
CUL Digital Collections Update: January 2013
In January 2013, CUL uploaded 346 items into our CONTENTdm collections. CUL now has approximately 30,021 published items. Highlights include: 15 negatives of Larry Hagman from the J. Allen Hansley photographs at the Rosewood Crescent Club, 1988 30 videos from the SMU Video Archive Series producted by Central University Libraries 131 Texas-related oil negatives by…Continue Reading CUL Digital Collections Update: January 2013
Exhibit – Civil War in Photographs: New Perspectives from the Robin Stanford Collection
Civil War in Photographs: New Perspectives from the Robin Stanford Collection Exhibition About the opening program Civil War in Photographs: New Perspectives from the Robin Stanford Collection Exhibition Opening and Program Location: DeGolyer Library Date: Thursday, February 7, 2013 Time: Reception 6pm Texanan Room, Lecture 6:30pm with Richard McCaslin, PhD; Stanley Marcus Reading Room RSVP:…Continue Reading Exhibit – Civil War in Photographs: New Perspectives from the Robin Stanford Collection
DeGolyer Library photos of the Klondike Gold Rush
Thirty-three prints from the DeGolyer Library’s Alaska, photographs accession are available on line. The photos document the Klondike Gold Rush in the late 1890s. Gold was originally discovered in 1896 in the Yukon Territory of Canada. Over the next 4 years an estimated 100,000 people migrated north in search of gold. Prospectors searching for gold…Continue Reading DeGolyer Library photos of the Klondike Gold Rush