A Summer of Fun and Learning: iEngage 2023

This blog post was composed by Ph.D. candidate Nolan Reisen, a student in the Political Science Department and Poage Library’s 2023 Dowdy Summer Intern. This summer, I had the privilege to be the Dowdy Intern at the W. R. Poage Legislative Library. My main task for this internship was to organize the Poage Library’s annual…

The NeverEnding Story: One Year Through Poage

This blog post was composed by graduate student Bailey Edling, a master’s student in the History Department. A small brick building sits on Baylor’s campus, situated between Starbucks and Moody and Jones Libraries. I sit inside that building, surrounded by rows of shelves filled with paperwork, books, old furniture, and dust. I am probably pulling…

A Sticky Mess: The Fascinating History of Selling Soda Syrup in America

This blog post was composed by graduate assistant Bailey Edling, a master’s student in the History Department.  A war came to a head in the 1970s and 1980s. The two opposing sides fought endlessly to prove they were superior. They produced targeted propaganda and made internal changes to ensure their appeal to a broader population.…

Dust in the Wind: George “Cotton” Moffett, Texas Legislator

This blog post was composed by graduate assistant Bailey Edling, a master’s student in the History Department. The collections at the W. R. Poage Legislative Library range in size from several hundred boxes to a single binder. One such binder collection, the George “Cotton” Moffett collection, was recently disassembled and arranged in archival folders. Though…

Death on the Waterfront: The Texas City Disaster

This blog post was composed by graduate assistant Jillian Higgins, a master’s student in the History Department. Following the 1947 Texas City Disaster that left Texas City in a state of ruin, Milton MacKaye – a freelance and government writer from Iowa – authored a twenty-two-page short story outlining the morning of the tragedy and…

Don’t Mess with Texas (Women): Rep. Steelman, Watergate, and Letters of Support

This blog post was composed by graduate assistant Bailey Edling, a master’s student in the History Department. CREEP. To modern readers, this word might mean a myriad of things. It could be an insult, an action, or a song by TLC. Several decades ago, this word brought to mind something entirely different. It was politics…

A Carpet Square Christmas

This blog post was composed by graduate assistant Jillian Higgins, a master’s student in the History Department. As Poage Library staff and students finish the semester and prepare for the holidays right around the corner, we thought there was no better way to celebrate Christmas than with a piece of carpet. Yes, you read that right!…

Holly Jolly Diplomacy

This blog post was composed by graduate assistant Bailey Edling, a master’s student in the History Department. Holiday cards are a tradition embraced by families and businesses worldwide. Greetings of “Joyous Kwanzaa,” “Happy Hanukkah,” and “Merry Christmas” on cards of gold, silver, green, red, and blue pepper mailboxes from December through January every year. The…

Chet Edwards and the National Voter Registration Act of 1993

This blog post was composed by graduate assistant Jillian Higgins, a master’s student in the History Department. With mid-term elections right around the corner, the Poage Library encourages you to exercise your right to vote! One of the pioneers of voter protection during the 1990s was Texas’s Chet Edwards, member of the U.S. House of…

A Stroll Through Texas History with John Leedom

This blog post was composed by graduate assistant Bailey Edling, a master’s student in the History Department. When researching Texas history, it is no surprise that there is a myriad of seemingly unconnected incidents and historical agents woven together by men and women unfamiliar to the general populace. In movies like Forrest Gump, Tom Hanks…

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