DeGolyer Library
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[edit] Address and Contact Info
Address: The DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX 75275-0396.
Telephone & fax: (214) 768-2253. Fax (214) 768-1565.
Web site: http://www.smu.edu/cul/degolyer/
E-mail: degolyer@mail.smu.edu.
Principal contacts for the collection:
Franco, Cynthia (MLS, Texas Woman’s University, reference librarian)
Gosnell, Joan (MA, William & Mary; University Archivist) SMU history, business history
Martin, Russell L., III (PhD, Virginia; dir. and librarian) bibliography, scholarly editing
Peterson, Anne E. (M.A., George Washington; curator of photographs) history of photography
Rubenstein, Nancy (MLS, North Texas 1988; catalog librarian)
[edit] Hours and Usage Restrictions
[edit] Online Catalogs and Finding Aids
[edit] Collection Summary
The DeGolyer Library is the main repository at Southern Methodist University for primary materials in the humanities, the history of business, and the history of science and technology. Special strengths include the history of the American West, the history of geology, early exploration and travel, and railroad history. Notable research collections include the papers of playwright Horton Foote, sportswriter Blackie Sherrod, retailers Stanley Marcus, Roger Horchow, and J.C. Penney, advertising executive Liener Temerlin, as well as the corporate archives of Texas Instruments, the Muskogee Corporation, the Baldwin Locomotive Works, the Archives of Women of the Southwest, and the John N. Rowe Collection of Texas Bank Notes. DeGolyer Library actively collects books, pamphlets, broadsides, newspapers, magazines, maps, ephemera, manuscripts, prints and photographs. From its beginnings as the private collection of Everette DeGolyer Sr., who started collecting in 1914, the library has grown to include over 125,000 books, 2.5 million manuscripts, and 750,000 photographs. While most of the collection is catalogued online, some records are more descriptive and useful than others. Researchers are advised to consult our web page for information about particular collections and subjects and also to contact our staff. Guides for the manuscript and photograph collections have been published in the past and are constantly being updated and placed on the internet.
[edit] Usage Discussion
Suggestions for approaching the material:
Housing and getting by for less in the area:
[edit] Fellowships and Funding Opportunities
In cooperation with the Clements Center for Southwest Studies at Southern Methodist University, DeGolyer hosts numerous residential fellows in any given academic year. The Clements-DeGolyer Library Grant provides an opportunity to conduct scholarly research in the DeGolyer Library on any aspect of the southwestern experience. The $500-a-week grant is awarded for periods of one to four weeks to help to defray costs of travel, lodging, and research materials.
[edit] Major Topic Areas
business, science, technology, American West,
