Archive for December, 2012

Wednesday, December 19th, 2012

The Browning Letters

The Browning Letters This is an unparalleled collection of correspondence written and received by the Victorian poets Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Featuring materials from the collection of the Armstrong Browning Library at Baylor University and the holdings of Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, the letters in this collection are browsable and searchable by […]

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Wednesday, December 19th, 2012

Encyclopedia of Southern Baptists

Encyclopedia of Southern Baptists “These volumes present Southern Baptists in the context of their history, their present organization, and their maturing methodology. Eight hun­dred and ninety-nine writers contributed 4,349 articles, and a qualified editorial staff prepared the manuscript for publication. In it all a dedicated effort was made to provide Southern Baptists and all others […]

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Wednesday, December 19th, 2012

The Baylor University Round Up

The Baylor University Round Up The Baylor University Round Up has served as Baylor’s annual yearbook for more than a century. This collection contains digitized copies of the full run of extant Round Ups up to the year 1979.

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Wednesday, December 19th, 2012

Southern Baptist Annuals

Southern Baptist Annuals In May of 1845, southern Baptists meeting in Augusta, Georgia, formed the Southern Baptist Convention and elected William B. Johnson of South Carolina as its first president. Meetings were held every two or three years until the 1870’s when the Convention became an annual gathering. From 1845 until 1897, reports of the […]

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Thursday, December 13th, 2012

Art and Architecture in Video

Art and Architecture in Video The collection spans period and region, including coverage of the Renaissance, Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Modern, and Contemporary art. In addition to art history and theory, the collection addresses applied topics such as architectural and graphic design. For general help, including navigation instructions and search tips, click HERE. Please provide us with […]

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Wednesday, December 5th, 2012

ImportGenius

ImportGenius ImportGenius gives you access to shipping manifestos for all shipments entering the United States and nine countries in Latin America. Note, this resource is being provided to Baylor University at no cost from the provider; however, you will need to create an account with them (using your Baylor e-mail address) in order to use […]

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Monday, December 3rd, 2012

Index to Printed Music

Index to Printed Music Electronic resource for finding individual pieces of music published in standard scholarly editions. Included is music from ancient Greek times to the present. Content is searchable by composer name or ID, editor, genre, language, librettist, format, publisher name, series, title, instrumentation and/or number of instruments, and results can be limited by […]

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Monday, December 3rd, 2012

Index to 19th-century American Art Periodicals

Index to 19th-century American Art Periodicals This resource was available from FirstSearch and has been moved to the EBSCOhost platform.  It indexes art journals published in the U.S. during the 19th century that do not appear in any other index. Contains articles, art notes, stories, poems and advertisements. Offers essential information on artists and illustrators, […]

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Monday, December 3rd, 2012

Victorian Popular Culture — Moving Pictures, Optical Entertainments and the Advent of Cinema

Victorian Popular Culture — Moving Pictures, Optical Entertainments and the Advent of Cinema Adding a 4th section to Victorian Popular Culture, this resource provides coverage of Victorian and Edwardian visual entertainments, early optics, magic lantern shows, panoramas, dioramas, early photography, and early motion pictures and includes objects, ephemera, books and journals. Please provide us with […]

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