Category Archives: ephemera

Research Ready: March 2013

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Amanda Norman

Each month, we post a processing update to notify our readers about the latest collections that have finding aids online and are primed for research. Here’s the scoop for March: Kenneth Hazen Aynesworth papers, 1826-1965, undated: Aynesworth’s papers consist of … Continue reading →

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Baylor Claims Her Own: Homecoming 1909

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Awc

  Just in time for Homecoming 2011, The Texas Collection has rediscovered a rare advertising cover from the very first Home-coming held in 1909.  The gold lettering still shines on the green envelope which proudly declares “Baylor Claims Her Own.” … Continue reading →

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“When this you see, remember me” — an autograph book from nineteenth-century Texas

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Awc

Tucked away in an envelope, in a box, on a shelf in the basement of Carroll Library is a tiny book embossed with a picture of a rabbit.  Smaller than a smart phone, this wonderful little object is an autograph … Continue reading →

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