A n n o t a t i o n sC e n t r a l U n i v e r s i t y l i b r a r i e s a t s o U t h e r n M e t h o d i s t U n i v e r s i t y • v o l U M e X i i i , n U M b e r 1 , s p r i n g 2 0 1 1

I N S I D E

2New life for SIC-3

3The Friends honor

Laura Bush~

Texas art goes global

4Amazing treasures,no longer hidden

~At the Bush

Presidential Center groundbreaking

5Celebrating

Horton Foote~

What’s new online?

6Librarian Evelyn Day

~Mustang Athletics’

first century

7RememberingFrances Ware

~LEB heads West

8Breakfast for champions

~Save the dates

The scent of knowledgeBy William M. Tsutsui

Dean of Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences

I have always loved the smell of libraries. Not the grand entryways

or circulation desks or long reading rooms, of course. Those spaces

always have the air of bank lobbies to me: well scrubbed, orderly,

professional. What I have an abiding affection for is the stacks and

their distinctive earthiness, that singular scent of row upon row,

shelf upon shelf of good, old-fashioned books.

I know that not everyone shares my sen-

sual appreciation of books. To many, I

suspect, the stacks seem dusty and musty,

dog-eared and worm-eaten, mildewing and

slowly decomposing, a place desperately in

need of fresh air and purifying sunlight, a

little-used warehouse-cum-morgue that

calls forth memories of grandma’s attic or

the damp corner of a basement. To me,

though, the stacks are a magical place, a

veritable treasure chest of information, a portal to distant times

and places, a quiet haven for reflection and enlightenment and

escape. The smell is part of the charm. When I step off the elevator

in Fondren West and inhale the heavy air, I sense something

organic, something truly living. From the ranks of volumes – and all

the paper, ink, hide glue, buckram cloth, binder’s board and leather

that constitute them – I catch the scent of knowledge, of timeless

wisdom and accreted experience, of civilization itself and the mate-

rial objects that transmit it from person to person, continent to

continent, generation to generation.

I have never smelled a Kindle, and never particularly care to. I

imagine it smells like plastic, hard and brittle, cold and impersonal,

perhaps with some lingering odor of the teeming workshop in

southern China from which it came. I expect my knee-jerk Luddism

will abate, as it did eventually with microwave ovens and cell

phones, and that someday I will happily click my way through

e-books and revel in a well-stocked personal library weighing only

8.5 ounces. But I know I will never tire of the fragrance of the stacks,

of the many memories it evokes and the countless possibilities it

stirs. I hope Fondren West will always be there, both for my nose

and for my mind.

Libraries’ resources, staff earn excellent marks from graduate students

Painter Anna Membrino calls the oversized books in Hamon

Arts Library “full works of art unto themselves.”

“You have to take them to a table and open them up for a

proper vantage point,” she explains. “They’re magnificent.”

Membrino, a first-year graduate student in Meadows School of

the Arts, is among many post-baccalaureate students using SMU’s

Central University Libraries for graduate-level research.

The Hamon’s technical resources also are invaluable, she says.

“I’ve taken full advantage of the KIC scanner, especially to scan

large-format materials,” says Membrino, who earned her under-

graduate degree from the University of North Florida and won a

recent national contest for a wine label design.

For artist Amanda Dunbar, the arts library was “my home away

from home” while a student.

“The small offices in Hamon are wonderful. It was great to have

a private little base for research,” says Dunbar, who earned a Bach-

elor’s degree in art history in 2004 and is completing a Master’s. “In

addition to the terrific number of books available, I found the

online resources and interlibrary loan service extremely valuable.”

Although Ali Akbar Moslemi ’10 says he “spent most of my time

at SMU in the lab, because my research was experimental,” the

mechanical engineer managed to mix academic pursuits with

some downtime entertainment through the libraries. He fre-

quently used the interlibrary loan service for research and

enjoyed checking out DVDs.

William M. Tsutsui

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Graduate student Anna Membrino, left, with student Anh-Thuy Nguyen and Professor Randall Griffin in Hamon Arts Library.

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“Fondren Library was a useful tool for broadening my

student experience,” says Moslemi, who earned a Ph.D.

from SMU’s Lyle School of Engineering and is now in

research and development at National Oilwell Varco.

Justin Montgomery (B.B.A., B.A. ’06, M.S.A ’08) also

remembers Fondren as a favorite place to study and relax.

“You could explore different subjects independently and

grow at your own pace,” he says. “I used a lot of the online

resources for class projects. I also liked to browse the new

books, to see if anything caught my eye, and to sit in the

periodicals section, reading a newspaper or magazine.”

While attending SMU, both Montgomery and Moslemi served

on the CUL Student Advisory Council, which meets once a month

for pizza with Dean Gillian McCombs to discuss library concerns.

Montgomery maintains a strong link to the libraries through

membership in Young Literati, the Friends of the SMU Libraries/

Colophon group for supporters under age 50.

“I want to keep a connection to a place on campus where I

spent a lot of time and that added a lot to my college career, so

I joined Young Literati,” he says. “I also see it as a sort of gateway

to campus events and a way to keep a finger on the pulse of SMU.”

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The opening of the Lyle School of Engineering’s new Caruth

Hall last spring created an opportunity for Central University

Libraries Technology Services.

When several Engineering departments vacated offices on the

third floor of the Science Information Center (SIC) within Fondren

Library Center, CUL reclaimed the space. Engineering had occupied

the area for several decades, according to Bill Dworaczyk, assistant

dean for Human Resources and Facilities. CUL administration

worked closely with Lyle Associate Dean Jim Dunham to coordi-

nate efforts during the transition.

“Our charge was to do it quickly and without

any new construction,” says Mary Queyrouze,

director of Technology Services. “We formed staff

groups and worked out the details of who would

move where and when.”

Three units now function under the Technol-

ogy Services umbrella: the Center for Information

Processing, Library Information Technology and

Digital Initiatives, and norwick Center for Digital

Services.

Approximately 45 people, including six student workers and

two Office of Information Technology library systems support per-

sonnel, are now housed on SIC-3. Most offices are private, while a

few are shared.

“We formerly had staff on three different floors, and tech-

nical services staff were in the basement of Fondren East,”

Queyrouze explains.

Personnel affected by the move were engaged in the process

from the beginning. “Staff input was essential” in crafting efficient

workspaces with a personal touch, says Dworaczyk.

To inject an element of fun into the proceedings, staff played

their own version of “Let’s Make a Deal” and other games to mix

and match furnishings for their new spaces. Bill Brown from SMU

Surplus supplemented a good amount of usable furniture inher-

ited from Engineering.

A few cosmetic tweaks, like new paint and carpeting, also gave

the third floor a brand-new look.

Once the facelift was complete, offices were ready to be occu-

pied following a well-orchestrated plan that played out over

several weeks in the fall.

In addition to new offices, SIC-3 houses several spaces for all

library staff to enjoy.

“We’ve never had a space large enough to accommodate every-

one for library-wide meetings and educational events, and now

we have a staff auditorium,” Queyrouze says. “We also have sev-

eral meeting rooms and a staff lounge with a small kitchen.”

From gathering for a spontaneous meeting to getting a quick

answer to a problem, the benefits of coming together on one floor

are many, Queyrouze says.

“We found that a number of catalogers also want to be

involved in digitization and metadata, and now they can just walk

across the hall and work on that when they have time. We’ve really

got good synergy going.”

CUL Technology Services reclaims third-floor space

“The breadth of the

Hamon Library collection

is absolutely astounding.

I’ve researched artists in

a variety of genres and

have found a number of

excellent books on each.”

— A N N A M E M B R I N O

Libraries’ resources, staffs continued from page 1

Library Specialist Geailya Armour

in her new SIC-3 office.

Enjoying the new staff lounge

are, from left, John Milazzo,

library specialist; Michelle Hahn,

music catalog librarian; and

Kyle Givens, library specialist.

Former librarian and First Lady Laura Bush was hon-

ored by Friends of the SMU Libraries/Colophon

with the 2011 Literati Award during the 11th annual

Tables of Content fundraiser April 2. “We are indeed

honored to welcome Mrs. Bush back home to the

library she studied in while here at SMU, and to pres-

ent her with the 2011 Literati Award for her literary

contributions,” says Dean Gillian McCombs.

A slight change in the event’s format – there were no

table hosts this year – allowed time for a rare, infor-

mal interview with Mrs. Bush, who graduated from

SMU with a Bachelor’s degree in elementary educa-

tion in 1968.

As First Lady of Texas, Mrs. Bush established the Texas Book Festival in 1995.

The festival honors Texas authors, promotes the joy of reading and benefits

the state’s public libraries. To honor his wife’s involvement with libraries and

literature, then-Governor George W. Bush contrib-

uted the Laura Bush Promenade, a garden and

seating area outside Fondren Library Center, in 1999.

Mrs. Bush is the author of two books: her best-sell-

ing memoir, Spoken from the Heart, published last

year; and Read All About It!, a children’s book co-

written with daughter Jenna Bush Hager in 2008.

Several of this year’s Top 10 Haute Young Authors

were featured authors at past Texas Book Festivals,

including Jessica Lee Anderson, a writer of chil-

dren’s books and young adult fiction, in 2009; and

poet Carrie Fountain and Dallas author Kathleen

Kent in 2010. Other up-and-coming writers honored this year by the Friends

were Philipp Meyer, whose work was featured in the “20 under 40” fiction

issue of The New Yorker last year, and 11-year-old Alec Greven, the author of

five books, including the best-seller, How to Talk to Girls.

L A U R A B U S H R E C E I V E S 2 0 1 1 L I T E R A T I A W A R D

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Introducing Texas art to the world via digital collections

From Austin to Zephyr and from Albania to Zimbabwe, anyone

with an interest and an Internet connection now has online

access to “Texas Artists: Paintings,

Sculpture and Works on Paper,” one of

Central University Libraries’ newest

digital collections.

More than a dozen artists are rep-

resented in over 990 digital facsimiles

of paintings and works on paper that

have been scanned and posted for

viewing at digitalcollections.smu.edu/

all/cul/tar/. The images are from col-

lections held by SMU, the Dallas

Museum of Art (DMA) and the Dallas

Public Library’s Texas/Dallas History

and Archives and Fine Books divisions.

“This is a great example of a suc-

cessful collaborative effort by three

institutions to freely share their signifi-

cant Texas collections,” says Cindy

Boeke, digital collections developer

with CUL’s norwick Center for Digital Services.

Boeke worked with Sam Ratcliffe, head of the Jerry Bywaters

Special Collections in Hamon Arts Library, along with curator Ellen

Buie Niewyk and curatorial assistant Emily George Grubbs, on

SMU’s contributions to the collection.

“Thanks to SMU’s efforts, a treasure trove of early Texas art is

now instantly accessible not merely to scholars but also to the

general public,” says Stephen Alton, chair of the Center for the

Advancement and Study of Early Texas Art, which promotes the

preservation and awareness of Texas visual arts and its history.

“The availability of this material will further the study and appre-

ciation of early Texas art.”

The DMA and CUL forged a digital alliance several years ago to

produce the “Otis Dozier Sketchbooks” digital collection.

“The latest collaboration seemed like a natural extension of

what we had started,” says Neil Sreenan, imaging technology spe-

cialist with the DMA.

He believes the strength of “Texas Artists” is the access it pro-

vides to assets from several institutions in a single location. “This

environment allows you to study and compare works by different

artists, perhaps discovering connections that might not otherwise

be realized.”

Launched in 2009, the project is partially funded by the Texas

State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) as part of Train to

Share, a program that also provides training on all facets of digital

collections development.

“We are thrilled by the results,” says Danielle Cunniff Plumer,

coordinator of the TSLAC’s Texas Heritage Online, which provides

unified access to historical Texas documents and images to educa-

tors, students, historians and other researchers. “Not only have

participants shown dramatic increases in their professional

knowledge and skill, but they also have put some truly wonderful

items online.”

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Sun on the Kitchen Floor, a lithograph

by Coreen Spellman, 1947. Courtesy of the

Dallas Museum of Art.

Former First Lady Laura Bush, pictured at a recent George W. Bush Institute event, winner of the 2011 Literati Award.

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Jean Holmes ’54 gazes down at a photograph that includes a

young man, aged well beyond his tender years with a gray wig

and makeup.

“I was in that play with John Tower,” says the former Arden

Club thespian as she points out the 1951 SMU graduate. Tower

served in the U.S. Senate from

1961-1985.

The picture from a stu-

dent production of Accent

on Youth is one of dozens

of items featured in the

Hamon Arts Library exhibit,

“Hidden Treasures from

the McCord/Renshaw Collection.” The exhibit – a Second Century

Celebration event – will continue at Mildred Hawn Gallery in

SMU’s Owen Arts Center through May 13.

“This exhibition indicates the potential of the holdings of

Bywaters Special Collections for use by students and faculty in

research on the performing and visual arts as well as on the cul-

tural history of the American Southwest,” says Sam Ratcliffe, head

of the Bywaters Special Collections, where the McCord/Renshaw

Collection is housed.

Many of the materials were selected for display because they

are significant resources in the history of SMU and Dallas, as well

as the performing arts, according to curator Emily George Grubbs.

For example, oversized photographs of the Cycle Park (1907), the

Palace (ca. 1921) and the Harlem (ca. 1936) capture long-departed

Dallas theaters at the height of their popularity.

Among other items in the exhibit:

• A snapshot of producer Aaron Spelling as an SMU student

actor (ca. 1946-49)

• 1951 Academy Award presentation envelopes for Best Actress

(Vivien Leigh) and Best Actor (Humphrey Bogart)

• A program from Charles Dickens’s Dramatic Readings as Read

in America (1882)

“Some items may not be unusual by themselves, but to have

them as part of such an extensive collection of theatre, film, music

and dance materials is rare,” Grubbs says.

The McCord/Renshaw Collection is currently being processed.

Two 8th-century Japanese gigaku masks are among the most rare

and important discoveries.

Grubbs, who found the mislabeled treasures in the archive in

2009, uncovered the history and significance of the ceremonial

masks with the assistance of Ratcliffe and Ellen Buie Niewyk, curator.

Information about the exhibit is available online at smu.edu/

cul/hamon/gallery/hiddentreasures/. Selections from the collec-

tion may be viewed at digitalcollections.smu.edu/all/cul/mrp/.

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New exhibit reveals more McCord/Renshaw treasures

Sam Ratcliffe, head of the Bywaters Special Collections, and Emily George Grubbs, exhibit curator, with a photo from the collection.

W I T N E S S I N G H I S T O R Y

Provost Paul Ludden and Dean

Gillian McCombs were among the

more than 3,000 guests at the

groundbreaking ceremonies for

the George W. Bush Presidential

Center in November. The center,

which will include a library con-

taining presidential documents

and artifacts, is scheduled to

open in 2013.

John Tower, left, in an Arden Club production of

Accent on Youth, 1951. Photo from the McCord/

Renshaw Collection.

Mae West’s personalized Christmas card from the

McCord/Renshaw Collection.

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DeGolyer Library celebrates the career of Horton Foote (1916-

2009), renowned playwright and screenwriter, in “The Life

and Work of Horton Foote: An Exhibition” and a new book, Fare-

well: Remembering Horton Foote, 1916-2009.

The exhibit and book are part of the Foote Festival, a seven-week

tribute to the lauded writer by Dallas-Fort Worth arts organizations.

The festival continues at various venues through May 1.

“Dallas is fortunate to have access to Horton Foote’s extensive

personal papers at DeGolyer Library,” says Kevin Moriarty, artis-

tic director of the Dallas Theatre Center, one of the producer

partners of the festival. “The collection is rich and deep,

and anyone interested in fully understanding Foote’s art-

istry can be enriched by engaging with the collection.

“DeGolyer Library is a vital partner, and its exhibit from

the Foote collection provides insight and context for festi-

val-goers who will experience his funny and moving plays

on stages throughout North Texas,” Moriaty adds.

The DeGolyer acquired Foote’s papers in 1991. The

collection of more than 200 boxes of materials – span-

ning more than 60 years – includes manuscripts, scrap-

books, handwritten drafts of screenplays, diaries, letters,

photographs and family memorabilia.

Arranged in chronological order, the exhibit creates a

vivid timeline of Foote’s prolific career. Many of his awards,

including two Academy Award statues and an Emmy, are among

the rarely seen items on display, says librarian Cynthia Franco.

Other highlights include his Oscar-winning screenplays for To

Kill a Mockingbird – along with his annotated copy of the novel

– and Tender Mercies, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning play, The

Young Man from Atlanta. Photographs, letters, programs, posters

and other documents also are on display.

Through the recollections of those who loved, admired and col-

laborated with him, the book Farewell: Remembering Horton

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Central University Libraries continues to expand its online resource

offerings with a number of new additions, including:

• American Broadsides and Ephemera, a fully searchable facsimile

database of approximately 15,000 broadsides printed between

1820 and 1900 and 15,000 pieces of ephemera printed between

1760 and 1900. The remarkably diverse subjects of these broadsides

range from contemporary accounts of the Civil War, unusual occur-

rences and natural disasters to official government proclamations,

tax bills and town meeting reports.

• Bibliography of Asian Studies, the first place to check when doing

research on East, Southeast or South Asia, particularly in the

humanities and social sciences. Records include journal articles,

conference proceedings and some monographs.

“For example, searching for William Tsutsui [dean of Dedman

College and Annotations guest columnist] produces several refer-

ences, including chapters in books, edited volumes and journal

articles, all dealing with the economics and culture of Japan,” says

Patricia Van Zandt, CUL director of Scholarly Resources and Research

Services.

• Global Road Warrior, which was tested at CUL in the fall, provides

information on climate, society and culture, demographics, money

and banking, points of interest, transportation, maps, communica-

tions, and much more for 175 countries.

“Global Road Warrior is one-stop shopping for information – every-

thing from languages to currency to customs – whether the user is

going overseas for the first time or the 10th time,” says Susan Kress,

director of SMU Education Abroad.

More information is available in the CUL Online Resources News letter:

blog.smu.edu/ernews/

DeGolyer, North Texas arts groups celebrate Horton Foote

The collection of more

than 200 boxes of

materials – spanning

more than 60 years –

includes manuscripts,

scrapbooks, handwritten

drafts of screenplays,

diaries, letters, photo-

graphs and family

memorabilia.

Foote, 1916-2009 paints an intimate portrait of the Wharton,

Texas, native.

“Edited by scholars Marion Castleberry and Susan Christensen,

the book includes essays by family, friends and colleagues,” says

DeGolyer Director Russell Martin.

Foote’s daughter, playwright Daisy Foote, as well as Edward

Albee, Bruce Beresford, Betty Buckley, Ellen Burstyn, Robert

Duvall, Wilborn Hampton, Jim Houghton ’83, Romulus Linney,

Jean Stapleton and Jane Roberts Wood are among the more than

60 contributors.

The book is available at DeGolyer Library and some festival

locations.

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Jean Stapleton, Horton Foote, Roberta Maxwell, Michael Wilson and Hallie Foote on set of The Carpetbagger’s Children in 2001. Photo from the Horton Foote Collection, DeGolyer Library.

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In this age of information overload, research librarian Evelyn

Day says one of her challenges is to “teach students that it’s not

just about choosing a quote that sounds good; it’s about deter-

mining which resources are the most

important and credible.

“As teaching librarians, we don’t just sit

behind a desk and give students informa-

tion,” Day adds. “We focus on information

literacy: providing students with the skills

to find and evaluate information, particu-

larly from online resources.”

Day also filters the data smog as a sub-

ject liaison for the Annette Caldwell

Simmons School of Education and Human

Development, as well as the departments

of Psychology and Sociology and the

Women’s and Gender Studies program in

Dedman College.

SMU’s renewed commitment to teacher education means Day

spends considerable time locating books, journals and other

resources to support the Simmons School’s focus on leadership

and policy issues. “These topics weren’t even on the radar for the

education field a few decades ago,” she notes.

The new Annette Caldwell Simmons Hall features a reading

room for which Day and Associate Professor Paige Ware are

assembling a collection.

“Evelyn has suggested types of books, ranging from handbooks

to award-winning children’s books, but even more appreciated

has been her willingness to help us think through decisions not

directly impacting the acquisitions: bookends, bookplates, signage

and more,” Ware says.

Day lends her expertise to other areas of the University commu-

nity through service on the selection committees for the Book of

Common Reading and the newly formed Staff Association Book Club.

“I’m very excited about The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,

the fall 2011 Common Reading selection. It’s such a thought-pro-

voking book and will engage members of our scientific and literary

communities alike,” she says.

In her “second life” career, Day’s interests in literature, social

sciences and public service intersect every day. She worked in the

telecommunications industry for 15 years before leaving to raise

two daughters, now high school honors students: Alexandra, a

senior, and Jackie, a sophomore.

She joined SMU three years ago after earning a Master of

Library Science degree from the University of North Texas.

Motioning to the full shelves not far from her first-floor office

in Fondren Library Center, Day says: “I have a dream job. I’m sur-

rounded by books.”

Evelyn Day: Sound judgments over sound bites

Evelyn Day

I n Honor of the Mustangs, a new book published

jointly by the SMU Lettermen’s Association and

DeGolyer Library, chronicles athletics in the con-

text of the history of the University and American

higher education in general.

The first comprehensive account of SMU athletics

showcases exploits on the gridiron, from the foot-

ball team’s infamous defeat 146-3 to the Rice

Owls in 1916 to its 45-10 victory over Nevada in

the 2009 Hawaii Bowl. Also highlighted are

achievements in swimming, basketball, volley-

ball, track and field, cross-country, tennis,

baseball and equestrian competition.

Darwin Payne ’68, SMU professor emeritus of communications and SMU cen-

tennial historian, wrote the book. Photo editor Gerry York ’58, curator of SMU’s

Heritage Hall, selected the 650 photographs that illustrate the 400-plus pages.

The book includes a statistical appendix, timeline and an index.

Russell L. Martin III ’78, director of DeGolyer Library, and Joan Gosnell, University

archivist, served on the editorial advisory board with Roman Kupchynsky II ’80,

president of the Lettermen’s Association; Chuck

Hixson ’70, former SMU quarterback and president-

elect of the Lettermen’s Asso ciation; and Paul Rogers,

professor of law and faculty athletics representative

for SMU since 1987.

Despite a cold snap that sent temperatures plung-

ing, several hundred Mustang fans attended a book

signing at the Hall of Champions January 20.

During the event, York described the project as a

“two-year labor of love” and applauded Martin and

Gosnell for their “indispensable” assistance in infor-

mation gathering and ensuring historical accuracy.

Mustangs signing autographs that evening included basketball standouts

Bobby Mills ’57 and Larry Showalter ’57, members of the 1956 Final Four

team, and center/forward Ira Terrell ’76; football players Chuck Hixson ’70 and

Lance McIlhenny ’84; 14-time NCAA swimming champion and Olympic medal-

ist Martina Moravcova ’98, ’00; and Lisa Cole Zimmerman ’91, All-American

soccer player.

Information about ordering the book is available online at smu.edu/cul/degolyer.

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Author Darwin Payne, seated, signs a copy of In Honor

of the Mustangs for SMU Trustee Brad Brookshire.

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Frances Golden Ware: Linking past and present

When Frances Golden Ware ’44 attended SMU, World War

II’s impact on the campus was palpable. “There weren’t

many boys, but we still had a lot of fun,” she told DeGolyer

Library’s Pamalla Anderson during an interview for a wartime his-

tory of the University.

“To me, that statement really sums up her personality,” Ander-

son says. “She always seemed to have a smile on her face.”

Ware, a loyal supporter of SMU’s libraries, died December 16,

2010, in Dallas following a brief illness.

SMU was in Ware’s DNA. Her grandfather, Stephen J. Hay, an

early Dallas mayor, lobbied to bring SMU to Dallas while her

grandmother, Mary Hay, was the University’s first dean of women.

Mary Hay Hall residence

hall in the North Quad was

named for her.

Ware was born on Thanks-

giving Day, November 29,

1923, and grew up just blocks

away from campus. Her

mother, Frances Hay Golden,

was a popular music teacher

from 1919 until her retire-

ment in 1957. In honoring

her mother through the

Remember the Ladies! cam-

paign, Ware recounted that

students “secretly and affec-

tionately” called her mother’s

studio “Mrs. Golden’s Perfection Parlor.”

“Frances was a link from the earliest days of SMU to today,” says

Joan Gosnell, University archivist. “She was always willing to share

her SMU stories, and her memory for details was phenomenal.”

At SMU Ware was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta, a Rotunda

Beauty, a school favorite and student body secretary. After earn-

ing a Bachelor’s degree in English, she taught school for several

years in Highland Park.

In 2000 Dean Gillian McCombs filmed an interview with Ware,

which is part of the Central University Libraries Digital Collections’

“SMU’s Video Archive Series” (digitalcollections.smu.edu/all/).

Ware donated more than 3,000 letters and family papers to

DeGolyer Library.

Ware joined the Friends of the SMU Libraries in January 1989

and served two terms on the board, 1997-2001. She also served on

the Tables of Content (TOC) committee in 2001 and 2002. Ware’s

daughter, Bettina Hennessy, continues the tradition, having served

on both the board and the TOC committee.

“In addition to being a longtime member, Frances attended as

many Friends programs as possible,” recalls Amy Carver, Friends

director. “She always brought her friends and introduced a

number of members to the group.”

Ware also served on the SMU Alumni Board and on the execu-

tive board of Dedman College.

“Frances was a link

from the earliest days

of SMU to today.

She was always willing

to share her SMU

stories, and her

memory for details

was phenomenal.”

—Joan Gosnell

The late Frances Ware with Russell Martin, center, director of DeGolyer Library, and Marsh Terry, author and English professor emeritus. The photo was taken in 2007 at a library event.

A family photo and a holiday card areamong the family papers and artifactsdonated to DeGolyer Library byFrances Golden Ware.

Members of the SMU Libraries Executive Board (LEB) toured

distinguished libraries in the Los Angeles area in February,

including the Ella Strong Denison Library at Scripps College.

Admiring a book from the library’s distinctive collection are,

from left, Judy Harvey Sahak, library director; Joanne Pratt, LEB;

Central University Libraries Dean Gillian McCombs; and Clifford

Miercort, husband of LEB member Barbara Miercort.

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D E L V I N G I N T O D E N I S O N

Save these dates

Robin Oliveira, author of My Name is Mary Sutter, will discuss and sign

copies of her historical novel.

Thursday, April 21, 11:30 a.m., Hughes-Trigg Student Center Ballroom, lower level. RSVP to Cindy Ruppi at cruppi@smu.edu or 214.768.3225 by April 18.

Antoinette Terry Bryant, a screenwriter of Splice, will speak at the

annual dinner meeting as Friends of the SMU Libraries observes its

41st year.

Monday, May 2, 6 p.m., Mercury Grill, 11909 Preston Road, Dallas, reserva-tions required, 214.768.3225.

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SIC-3: Reclaimed and re-invigorated

Performing arts collection continues to amaze

A celebration of Horton Foote

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Come and get it!

Central University Libraries and dining-

services provider Aramark teamed up to

serve a free, late-night breakfast in the

main lobby of Fondren Library Center

December 13. The waffles-and-fixings treat supplemented the CUL’s tradi-

tional finals week Coffee Breaks, says Cindy Gautreaux, project coordinator

for the libraries. Almost 3,000 cups of coffee, hot chocolate and tea were

served at Fondren December 7-14, 2010. The Coffee Breaks, which started

in May 2008, will continue during finals this spring.

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Library Contacts DeGolyer Library/Special Collections 214-768-2253

Fondren Library – general library information 214-768-7378

Fondren Library

Information Desk 214-768-2326

Circulation/Reserve 214-768-2329

Government Information Resources 214-768-2331

Friends of the SMU Libraries 214-768-1939

Hamon Arts Library 214-768-2894

Norwick Center for Digital Services 214-768-4584

Website Central University Libraries: smu.edu/cul/