Who: Alyssa Chavira and Abby Hofbauer. When: Spring 2017. Where: Waco, TX. I had no idea what Design Den was, but it seemed new and innovative so I decided to spend my last semester as a graduate assistant there. I’m glad I did because I am learning so much and having so much fun at the same time. Design Den…
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Is that Real? Can I Touch It? and Other Fun at the Career Fair
Who: Matthew Doyen. When: December 7th. Where: Waco, TX. One of the best parts about working in a museum is getting to meet and talk to a bunch of different people. Usually, this is within the museum setting as an educator, but sometimes opportunities arise to have those encounters out in the public. The Mayborn Museum and the Museum Studies…
Mammoth Opportunity
Who: Baylor University, the Mayborn Museum, and the Waco Mammoth National Monument. When: Fall 2016. Where: Waco, TX. Taken from: Baylor Arts and Science Blog. All pictures courtesy of Baylor University College of Arts and Sciences. By Jeff Hampton Sitting on a clear glass floor at Baylor University’s Mayborn Museum, children stare down in wonder at the fossilized bones of giant…
When History Comes Alive
Who: Valencia Johnson. When: Summer 2016. Where: Waco, TX. Why would you want to spend your day with papers? That sounds boring. In actuality, for an aspiring archivist with my disposition and imagination, spending time with papers is an ideal day. At a certain point in processing archival documents, the collection becomes a real entity; life reenters the boxes, and…
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…
National Park Service Senior Paleontologist Visits the Mayborn
Who: Charlie Walter, Director of the Mayborn Museum. When: July 5, 2016. Where: Waco, TX. After 30 years as a museum professional, I learned something new last week that truly surprised me. The National Park Service’s Senior Paleontologist, Dr. Vincent L. Santucci, was in the Mayborn Museum discussing strategies for ongoing field work at the Waco Mammoth National Monument. As part of…
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…
A Love Story: Two Marines during WWII
Who: Amanda Gesiorski. When: Spring 2015. Where: Waco, TX. Taken from: The Texas Collection’s Blog, Treasures Old and New. All pictures courtesy of The Texas Collection. As impressive as the recent movie Unbroken may be, a better story about a WWII prisoner of war can be found within the Onnie E. Clem, Jr. papers. Not only do we learn about Onnie’s harrowing experience…