Today is the 66th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (VE Day), which marks the end of Nazi Germany and Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich. SMU’s Central University Libraries (CUL) has three collections pertaining to World War II: – Melvin C. Shaffer World War II Photographs; – Frank J. Davis World War II Photographs; and –…Continue Reading VE Day Images
DeForrest Judd’s Big Bend, Hill Country, and Caddo Lake Sketchbook
Today, we uploaded DeForrest Judd’s Big Bend, Hill Country, and Caddo Lake Sketchbook, comprising 124 pages of images. DeForrest H. Judd, a native of Hartsgrove, Ohio, lived most of his life in Dallas working as an artist and teaching at Southern Methodist University. Judd’s keen observation of everyday life and nature influenced him to paint,…Continue Reading DeForrest Judd’s Big Bend, Hill Country, and Caddo Lake Sketchbook
CUL: Digital Collections: April 2011
This blog is designed to provide more information on the items that are uploaded into Southern Methodist University’s digital collections. I work for the Central University Libraries (CUL) as the digital collections developer. Each month, we upload hundreds of digitized photographs, works of art, manuscripts, imprints, and more that are held by our seven special…Continue Reading CUL: Digital Collections: April 2011