This blog post was composed by Joe Wilson, a Ph.D. student in the History Department. This past summer, I processed a large section of the Lester Gibson papers. Gibson, who became the first African American elected as a McLennan County Commissioner, served in that role for Precinct 2 from 1990 to 2018. A Navy veteran of the Vietnam War and…
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(Poage) Poage Library’s Blog is Moving!
Poage Library’s Blog is Moving!
(ABL) Reflections from a Summer Intern
Reflections from a Summer Intern
(Poage) A Summer of Fun and Learning: iEngage 2023
A Summer of Fun and Learning: iEngage 2023
(Arts) Opening a Composer’s Manuscripts Collection: A Rare Opportunity for Research
Opening a composer’s manuscripts collection: A rare opportunity for research
(Texas) Three Projects and Three Lessons (for Me? … a Budding Archivist?)
Three Projects and Three Lessons (for Me? . . . a Budding Archivist?)
(Texas) Texas Farm Workers and Migrant Farm Labor
Texas Farm Workers and Migrant Farm Labor
Out of the Pew Backs and Onto the Web: Digitizing 50 Unique Hymnals for Online Access
This post was written by Jon Snyder, Access Services Coordinator with the Arts & Special Collections Research Center. Hymnals and hymnbooks are intertwined with the history of church music going back to early printing. They’ve been housed in the pew racks of churches in one manner or another for centuries, in addition to smaller books intended for personal use carried…
(Poage) The NeverEnding Story: One Year Through Poage
The NeverEnding Story: One Year Through Poage
(ABL) Browning Day 2023, “Translated Into Song: Robert Browning and a Picture at Fano”
Browning Day 2023, “Translated into Song: Robert Browning and a Picture at Fano”