This blog was written by Poage student assistant Chelsea Smith. In my years of living, I have never encountered such a difficult feat as growing up. When I was little, things like color and race did not even cross my mind. I remember being so happy thinking everyone was friendly. This way of thinking continued…
This blog was written by Sam Rieta, masters student in Baylor’s Museum Studies program and the Dowdy Summer Intern at Poage Library. My summer spent at the W. R. Poage Legislative Library acted as a great introduction to the world of archives and archival processes. It was my first time working in a library collection…
This blog was written by Mary Goolsby, Director of Poage Library. The Association of Centers for the Study of Congress (ACSC) was founded in 2003 as an independent alliance of organizations and institutions that promote the study of the U.S. Congress. Like the Baylor Collections of Political Materials at Poage Library, many of the member…
“I hope we never complete this library, but make it a living institution with continuous additions.” – Congressman W. R. “Bob” Poage, library dedication speech, September 21, 1979
This blog post was written by graduate assistant Mikah Sauskojus, master’s student in History. I recently had the opportunity to work with the papers of William R. Smith, a collection containing correspondence dating to his time served as a Texas district judge and then congressman from 1890-1912. These papers offer a glimpse into the tensions…
This blog was written by Jake Hiserman, a graduate student processing the Marvin Leath Papers. Thomas Jefferson and Ben Franklin. Those two iconic American political figures were present in the political views of Marvin Leath, Democratic Congressman for Texas’s 11th District from 1979-1990. As I’ve been processing Marvin Leath’s papers, I came across a couple…
Weatherford, Texas Senior Hannah Schwartz has been busy this year helping us to re-process the Jack Hightower papers so they can be entered into BARD and more easily accessible to researchers. Hightower had a full career, serving in the Texas House of Representatives, 1953-1955, the Texas Senate, 1965-1974, the U.S. Congress, 1974-1984, and was elected…
This blog was written by Graduate Student Scott Anderson. Recently, I helped assist a researcher who had become interested in an article written by W. A. “Bill” Poage, the father of United States Representative William R. Poage. This article, published in the July 20, 1941, edition of the Dallas Morning News (and later reprinted in…
This blog was written by Museum Studies Graduate Assistant Alex Hampton. The W. R. Poage Legislative Library is excited to announce its newest exhibit, “Public Service, Private Lives: Politicians as People,” which opened Thursday, March 15. This exhibit takes an inside look at the lives outside of Congress for W. R. Poage, Jack Hightower, Chet…
Blog written by Debbie Davendonis, director of Poage Library and member of the planning team. The Baylor Libraries (including the W. R. Poage Legislative Library), Institute for Oral History, and Women’s and Gender Studies are excited to announce a new research resource that will soon be available to the Baylor community…and beyond! We are in…