This blog post was written by Emma Whipkey, a masters student in Baylor’s Museum Studies program and a Graduate Assistant at Poage Library. Clark Wallace Thompson was born in 1896 in Wisconsin. Soon thereafter, he moved with his family to Oregon where he spent the remainder of his childhood and adolescence. He enlisted in the…
This blog post was written by Processing Archivist Thomas DeShong. October is American Archives Month, a time set apart each year when we celebrate the roles archives play in the United States. But why does the nation honor such a profession? What makes archives so important? Naturally, as someone who has devoted nearly seven years…
This post was written by Graduate Assistant Emma Whipkey. I have been working with the Clark Thompson papers in various capacities since my arrival at the W. R. Poage Legislative Library in 2018. Thompson’s collection includes legislative documents, personal papers, scrapbooks, and a significant amount of correspondence. My first project at the Poage was to…
This post was written by Graduate Assistant Kristina Benham. We at the W.R. Poage Legislative Library are reprocessing the papers of Congressman Bob Poage to enhance their organization and overall access. As a graduate assistant this summer, I have been assisting Processing Archivist Thomas DeShong with Poage’s campaign materials. For the bulk of my work…
This post was written by Processing Archivist Thomas DeShong. The latter half of the twentieth century was one of the most socially tumultuous times in American history. It was a period of great change when the United States struggled to define its role as the leader of the free world against an ever-present Communist threat.…
This blog post was written by Graduate Assistant Emily MacDonald, master’s student in Museum Studies. The Poage Legislative Library holds the collection of many former Texas Congressmen. In our archives you can find everything from papers, to awards, to campaign materials, even family photographs and memorabilia. One of my favorite parts of our collection is…
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…
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 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…