Research Guides: Resources for Graduate Students in History: Archives

Archives Held at SMU

The DeGolyer Library
The DeGolyer Library is the principal repository at SMU for special collections in the humanities, the history of business, and the history of science and technology.
Collections
The DeGolyer Library holds 150,000 rare books, over 2,500 separate manuscript collections, about 900,000 photographs, approximately 3,000 early maps, over 2,000 periodical and newspaper titles, and a sizable collection of printed ephemera.
Rare Books
Manuscripts
Great strengths include Western Americana, business history, and railroad history. There are also some notable accessions in literary studies and women’s studies.
Prints & Photographs
Photography holdings at the DeGolyer support the study of the history of the U.S. West, Mexico and transportation worldwide.
Maps
Newspapers
Periodicals
Ephemera
Oral History
SMU Archives
Archives of Women of the Southwest
Digital Collections

G. William Jones Film & Video Collection
Hamon Arts Library's historical film and video collection.

The Archives at Bridwell Library
Contains the following archives: The Perkins School of Theology Archive, The Bridwell Library Archive, The Methodist Studies Archive and External Archives

Using Archives: A Guide to Effective Research
Published by the Society of American Archivists; created by Laura Schmidt
Why Archival Research?
Research guide from Georgia State University Library.

TARO (Texas Archival Resources Online)
TARO makes descriptions of the rich archival, manuscript, and museum collections in repositories across the state available to the public
TARO link to SMU collections
ArchiveGrid
Includes more than 5 million records describing archival materials, bringing together information about historical documents, personal papers, family histories, and more. Represents more than 1,000 different archival institutions. Largely made up of records from First Search WorldCat.

WorldCat This link opens in a new window
Near comprehensive list of books from libraries worldwide, includes links to request materials through ILL