As the new school year fast approaches, we here at the Baylor Collections of Political Materials would like to remind you that we will showcase some of our content throughout the year via our various social media platforms. Please take a moment to check us out — we’re excited to expand our audience and share…
Who doesn’t remember where they were on Tuesday, September 11, 2001? Like December 7, 1941, it is “a date which will live in infamy”. So today, thirteen years after the fateful events of that horrible day, we pause to remember. Remember the innocents whose lives were lost, remember the families and loved ones they left…
Seventy years ago today D-Day was launched by members of what Tom Brokaw rightly described as “The Greatest Generation”. As Americans, each of us owes a debt of gratitude for the preservation of not only our freedom, but also the freedom of the world. In honor and remembrance of those who fought and served, Baylor…
In a field that preserves the events of the past for the future, it is important for archivists to keep up with the latest trends in our field. Each summer we attend a series of meetings with our colleagues to share, to learn and to grow as stewards of our nation’s history. And caring for …
Today’s guest post comes from Ray Smock. Mr. Smock is director of the Robert C. Byrd Center for Legislative Studies at Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. He served as Historian of the U. S. House of Representatives from 1983 to 1995 and was a planner of the bicentennial commemoration of Congress in 1989. This…
This week the Poage Library is celebrating the 225th birthday of the United States Congress. “Congress Week” is the creation of the Association of Centers for the Study of Congress (ACSC). It takes place during the first week of April each year, commemorating the month in which Congress achieved its first quorums in 1789. Its…
This week’s post comes from Erik, our museum studies student assistant. He shares with us the purpose and planning of our newest exhibit. Look for more exhibit information from Erik later this spring! The exhibit is titled “Reflections on the Civil Rights Movement,” and with the space available it truly is a mere reflection. Entire…
When dinosaurs roamed the Earth and I was in library school [well, it was before the turn of the century!] I took several classes concentrating on reference materials for specific subjects. This meant discovering the many books people wrote in order to help others find information. Now, of course, outside of school, our default is…
“My first 85 years,” is not a phrase one hears too often, if ever at all. But not here at the Library, in fact, it is the title of Bob Poage’s memoir. Of those many years, Poage dedicated his life to public service as a United States congressman and had a front row seat to…
Today is the last day of finals at BU and commencement is Saturday, the Fall Semester is officially coming to a close. From our Poage family to yours, we’d like to wish y’all a very Merry Christmas!