Photographs from the DeGolyer Library
This collection is provides a sample of the extensive photographic collections at SMU's DeGolyer Library, including images on the U.S. West, Mexico, Texas, the Civil War and more.
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DeForrest Judd Sketchbooks
The DeForrest Judd Sketchbooks digital collection contains a sample of sketches of Colorado, the Gulf Coast, Caddo Lake, Mexico, New Mexico, Big Bend, the Hill Country and more.
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SMU-in-Taos Research Publications
Contains nine anthropological and archaeological monographs and edited volumes representing the past several decades of research at the SMU-in-Taos (Fort Burgwin) campus near Taos, New Mexico.
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Sulphur Springs Collection of Pre-Nickelodeon Films
The Sulphur Springs Collection of Pre-Nickelodeon Films contains 29 short movies, including seven films depicting the aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
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JCPenney Dynamo Newsletters
Contains samples of JCPenney’s corporate magazine, which provided company news, inspirational messages, and sales training from 1917-1932.
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Frank J. Davis World War II Photographs
Frank J. Davis' frontline photographs portray a medical photographer’s life during World War II, including battlefield images from Washington, DC, Italy, France, and Saipan.
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Melvin C. Shaffer World War II Photographs
The Melvin C. Shaffer World War II Photographs depict the indigenous populations and local conditions of North Africa, Italy/Southern France, and Germany from 1943 to 1945.
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Historic Government Publications from World War II
Informational pamphlets, government reports, instructions, regulations, declarations, speeches, and propaganda from the U.S. Government Printing Office during the Second World War.
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John N. Rowe III Collection of Texas Currency
A sample from SMU’s John N. Rowe III Collection of Texas Currency, which contains notes, scrip, bonds, and other financial obligations, from the 1820s through 1935.
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John G. Tower Digital Media Collection
A cooperative effort between Southwestern University and Southern Methodist University, this collection contains video and audio recordings from SU's John G. Tower Papers.
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SMU Video Archive Series
Former SMU executives, administrators, and academics recount times of great excitement, challenges, and/or change at SMU in these video-based oral histories.
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Big iDeas Student Research
Through its Big iDeas program, the SMU Office of the Provost provides undergraduate interdisciplinary teams up to $5,000 each to research and address challenges facing the Dallas area. You can view previous Big iDea student research proposals that received grants, as well as their updates and related documents.
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