Our first post of 2012 featured this photograph of a train excursion taken by the Young Men’s Business League (YMBL) to the Texas town of Comanche in 1912. It turns out there’s a lot going on in this one photo, so we’re going to take some time today to look a little closer at what lies within. Since it’s unlikely…
Month: January 2012
(Digital Collections) A Visit From Rep. Chet Edwards
Former U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards in his office at Poage Legislative Library Baylor University recently announced that former U.S. Congressman Chet Edwards was appointed the W.R. Poage Distinguished Chair for Public Service, an honor that was accompanied with the news that his congressional papers would be housed in the Poage Legislative Library on campus. A few weeks prior to the…
(Digital Collections) “War of the Rebellion Atlas” Puts DPG on the Map in Tennessee
The Digitization Projects Group’s efforts to put the War of the Rebellion Atlas online have once again led to an exciting collaboration, this time with Zada Law, Director of the Fullerton Laboratory for Spatial Technology at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU). Law will be utilizing high-resolution copies of several Atlas maps of the Nashville area to see if defensive earthworks…
(Digital Collections) Get On Board with the DPG!
Waco-Young Men’s Business League: 1912, from the Texas Collection’s Photos (1) As we kick off a new year of digitization excellence here at the DPG, we wanted to take a moment to answer a question we’re getting with increasing frequency: “How can I help?” We’ve got three simple answers! Tell your friends The more people know about our collections, the…