Who: Matthew Doyen. When: October 4th. Where: Austin, TX. Another semester, another field trip! This would be the (at least) second time our group has invaded Austin’s city limits. During the introduction class of our first semester, we visited the state capital building and history museum. In addition, some of us went to last spring’s Preservation Texas Summit in the…
Category: Field Trips and Class Assignments
Exploring in New Orleans
Who: Valencia Johnson. When: Mid-October. Where: New Orleans, LA. At the end of September, I was able to take a weekend off and go down to New Orleans. This was my first visit of hopefully many to the city. I went full on tourist. My AirBnb was in Mid-City which is a short trolley ride to downtown where most of…
Cottonland Castle: An “Inside” Look
Who: Coleman Hampton. When: March 21st. Where: Waco, TX. After seventeen years in Waco, I was finally going to step inside “The Castle,” located on Waco’s posh Austin Avenue. Most Wacoans, and those Baylor students willing to venture a few miles from campus, are familiar with the 126 year-old Cottonland Castle. If not, a short drive down Austin makes the…
Gators and Hawks and Snakes, OH MY!
Who: Emily Clark. When: February 20th. Where: Waco, TX. This past February, the Museum Studies Student Association went on a field trip to the Cameron Park Zoo in Waco. We had a blast while learning about another type of institution that falls under the general museum definition. Brian, who is the Head Zookeeper in the Herpetology Department, showed us around…
Finding Mr. Right
Who: Matthew Doyen. When: Spring 2016. Where: Waco, TX. Taken from: The Texas Collection’s Blog, Treasures Old and New. This month we are featuring some collections processed by the Archival Collections and Museums graduate course that was taught at The Texas Collection by Dr. Julie Holcomb, with assistance from TC archivists. Each student in this class processed an archival collection and wrote…
Fight for Identity: A Baptist Personality Crisis
Who: Amanda Sawyer. When: Spring 2016. Where: Waco, TX. Taken from: The Texas Collection’s Blog, Treasures Old and New. This month we will be featuring some collections processed by the Archival Collections and Museums graduate course that was taught at The Texas Collection by Dr. Julie Holcomb, with assistance from TC archivists. Each student in this class processed an archival collection and…
Tending to the Business of Baylor
Who: Chris Paulos. When: Spring 2016. Where: Waco, TX. Taken from: The Texas Collection’s Blog, Treasures Old and New. This month we will be featuring some collections processed by the Archival Collections and Museums graduate course that was taught at The Texas Collection by Dr. Julie Holcomb, with assistance from TC archivists. Each student in this class processed an archival collection and…
Beyond Legal Pursuits
Who: Courtney Berge. When: Spring 2016. Where: Waco, TX. Taken from: The Texas Collection’s Blog, Treasures Old and New. This month we will be featuring some collections processed by the Archival Collections and Museums graduate course that was taught at The Texas Collection by Dr. Julie Holcomb, with assistance from TC archivists. Each student in this class processed an archival collection…
Cobwebs and Treasures in Wesley
Who: Matthew Doyen. When: February 25th. Where: Wesley, TX. Strolling through the central Texas hillside, I was wondering where Dr. Hafertepe was taking us now. The syllabus said that we were scheduled to tour the Wesley Brethren Church at 3:30, but only one of us knew what that meant and he was not about to ruin the surprise. So, I sat…
Feeling like Gatsby at Rienzi
Who: Madeleine Calcote. When: February 26th. Where: Houston, TX. Cruising down the winding driveway that leads to Rienzi, which is located in the upscale Houstonian neighborhood of River Oaks, I felt as though I had just stepped onto the set of The Great Gatsby. I was expecting Leonardo DiCaprio to come out of the doors to greet me and all of…