This blog post was written by graduate student Justin Hickerson Introduction I started my endowed archival internship in May at the Texas Collection. While at the Texas Collection I was tasked with working on a project digitizing photographs from local Waco Photographer Fred Gildersleeve (Photo 1). Fred Gildersleeve was a professional photographer in Waco and for Baylor University from the…
Month: October 2025
(BCPM) “Istook is Mistook”: The Religious Freedom Amendment
This blog post was written graduate assistant Yeshi Lhamo, a master’s student at Truett Seminary. When I first encountered the political slogan “Istook is Mistook,” I became intrigued. It is fascinating how deeply religion and government have been intertwined in debates over policy. One of the most memorable debates of recent years came in 1998 when Representative Ernest Istook introduced the Religious Freedom Amendment (RFA). Supporters saw…
Ask an Archivist Day 2025!
Every year, the Society of American Archivists sponsors Ask an Archivist Day, a chance for people in the archival profession to answer questions generated by the public. This year, we asked our archivists in the Baylor Libraries to answer from a range of questions related to their work. Their answers are below! What is the most underrated or unexplored archival…
(Texas) 2025 Summer Internship Report – Maura Okula
This post was written by Maura Okula, the D.M. Edwards (The Texas Collection Waco History) intern for summer 2025 During my summer internship at The Texas Collection, I worked on several projects that supported the archive’s mission to preserve and provide access to materials related to Texas history and culture. One of my primary projects was processing the General Menu…