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Osvaldo Pardo to Deliver Lecture on Laws and Legal Notions in Sixteenth-Century Mexico
Posted 6 Sept 2007
Prof. Osvaldo Pardo, Associate Professor of Spanish at the University of
Connecticut, will give a lecture on the role played by Spanish missionaries
in the transmission of laws and legal notions in sixteenth-century Mexico,
October 8th, 2007 at 4:00 pm in the Cushing Memorial Library & Archives.
As a documentary scholar, Pardo draws heavily upon doctrinal and theological literature
printed in colonial Mexico before 1600. Until recently, these sources
have been neglected by historians of the colonial Mexican period. These
sources not only serve as the basis for Pardo's study of contact
history but also reflect a growing strength in the Colonial Mexican
Imprint Collection at the Cushing Library.
Lionel Garcia to Deliver 6th Annual Mayo Lecture
Posted 21 Oct 2005
Dr. Lionel Garcia, noted author of Mexican-American fiction and Class of 56, will give the 6th Annual Mayo Lecture on October 27th, 2005 at 4:00 p.m. in the Cushing Memorial Library & Archives. A veterinarian by training, Dr. Garcia published his first literary works while at Texas A&M and continues to write about the Mexican-American experience in deep south Texas brush country. His talk, Reflections on a Lifetime of Writing celebrates the donation of his papers to Texas A&M University. The Lionel Garcia Papers include first editions, hand-written and typed manuscripts, photographs, correspondence, literary reviews, memorabilia, and personal papers that document the life of this native Texan.
Miguel Juarez Joins Texas A&M Faculty as Hispanic Studies Librarian
26 July 2005
Miguel Juarez joined Texas A&M University Libraries faculty as Hispanic Studies Librarian at Cushing Memorial Library and Archives on July 1st. As a former Art and Photography Librarian at the University of Arizona, he brings his combined expertise in art and area studies to Cushing Library which plans to feature an exhibit on the history and contributions of Hispanics at Texas A&M in the coming months. Juarez will develop, manage, and coordinate the libraries growing Spanish language and Hispanic culture collections, including manuscripts and special collections pertinent to Hispanic Studies at Cushing.
Reeves, Black, and Whisenhunt Receive Cushing/Glasscock Graduate Research Awards
9 Jun 2005
Roger Reeves (English), Linda Jones Black (Teaching, Learning and Culture), and Jenny Whisenhunt (English) have been named the 2005 recipients of the Cushing/Glasscock Graduate Humanities Research Award. Co-sponsored by the Cushing Memorial Library and Archives and the Melbern G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Research, this annual award provides graduate students in the humanities with $1000 to cover research expenses for projects based in the collections of the Cushing Memorial Library and Archives.
Cushing Library to Open Texas Images Exhibit
25 April 2005
The Cushing Memorial Library and Archives will open Images of Texas, an exhibit in celebration of Engraved Prints of Texas, 1554-1990, on April 29. The exhibit features nearly seventy prints from the Mary and Mavis P. Kelsey, Sr. Americana Collection at the Cushing Library, including a cross-section of early Texas people, places, and events from the Alamo to Alpine Houston and from Santa Anna to the so-called horned toad.
Cushing Library Opens Gaines Exhibit for Brazos Valley Reads
12 April 2005
Brazos Valley Reads, a community-wide initiative, is receiving support from Texas A&M University’s Cushing Memorial Library and Archives through a small exhibit devoted to Ernest Gaines. The Louisiana author’s novel, A Lesson Before Dying, is the focus of this year’s project which stresses reading and discussion of the novel on a community-wide level. The exhibit contains eight items related to Gaines, including his first published work, the first edition of his first novel, uncorrected proof and advanced reading copies of A Lesson Before Dying, as well as secondary works devoted to Gaines. Located in the Mayo-Thomas Room, the exhibit draws from a collection of Gaines materials recently assembled for this major community project. The collection and exhibit supplements Brazos Valley Reads by offering a deeper understanding of Gaines and his works. For more information or to schedule a tour, contact Chris Morrow at (979) 845-1951 or at c-morrow@tamu.edu