Moffett Library, Midwestern State University

Mustangs,
When you attend the Rooftop Hero’s event on Thursday, be sure to stop by Special Collections to visit with classic comic books. Swipe through the images for just a taste of what is available in our various collections.

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Happy Monday, Mustangs 🐴

October has always been a month of parties, fun, and pumpkin carving at Midwestern State University. Check out these past Mustangs' tricks and treats from the Wai-Kuns.

You can browse physical copies of the Wai-Kun from 1923 to 2007 in Special Collections.

Image 1: 1994 Wai-Kun
Image 2: 1982 Wai-Kun
Image 3: 1980 Wai-Kun

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The OG Mav studying up at Moffett before the big game tomorrow! 🏈 🐴

Mustangs, did you know the university used to host a Homecoming Parade in downtown Wichita Falls during Homecoming Week?
Check out these images of homecoming activities during the 1950s & '60s, including a parade float celebrating the university's 30th anniversary.

You can view these images and more in the What the Camera Saw Collection: Photographs by Jim Cochran on UNT's Portal to Texas History (https://texashistory.unt.edu/explore/partners/MWSU/ )

Homecoming Week is here! 🏈🐎🎰

Friday is just around the corner 😉

Moffett Library is proud to announce the release of a NEW essay in our essay series, Editions & Impressions: A Rare Look into Special Collections, with Todd Giles, Ph.D., Professor of English at MSU Texas.

Join Dr. Giles as he researches five volumes of Robert Frost's poetry in his essay, “Five by Frost.”

Todd Giles's vocal narration is also available for “Five by Frost” and “‘One Precious Leaf’: Guido Bruno and Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass.”

For more information, please email the Special Collections Librarian, Alissa Russell at [email protected].

Editions & Impressions page: https://libguides.msutexas.edu/spe.../editionsandimpressions

Two weeks til we are spreading love and comfort with our four-legged friends here at Moffett Library. 🐕🫂

Releasing next Wednesday, a new essay in the Editions & Impressions essay series will focus on works by Robert Frost in Special Collections.

Todd Giles’s “Five by Frost" dives into Frost's poetry from 1915 to 1945. Todd will also provide narration of the essay upon its release.

For more information, please visit the Editions & Impressions page at https://libguides.msutexas.edu/specialcollections

Walking into the weekend like…🚶🏼‍♀️

in 1634, Anne Hutchinson arrived at the Massachusetts Bay Colony. A Puritan and spiritual leader in colonial Massachusetts, Hutchinson quickly attracted a large audience with her after sermon gatherings where she preached her interpretations of the Bible. A believer in salvation through faith alone, she quickly came under scrutiny with her denial of a need for church or church law. In 1637, she was found guilty of heresy against Puritan orthodoxy and banished from Massachusetts. She and her followers moved to Rhode Island, establishing a settlement, but upon her husband's death in 1642, Hutchinson and her family moved to Pelham Bay, New York. The family had only resided in New York for a year when they became victims of a Native American attack, killing all but one of Hutchinson’s children.
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s protagonist in The Scarlet Letter (1850), Hester Prynne is inspired by Anne Hutchinson. Drawing upon inspiration from Hutchinson’s experiences in Puritian Massachusetts, Hester faces similar judgments and scrutiny of nonconformity to Puritan ideals and morals. Anne Hutchinson is even mentioned in the first pages of chapter one, describing a rose bush outside of Boston settlement’s prison door, having “sprung up under the footsteps of the sainted Ann Hutchinson as she entered the prison.”
A first edition of Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter is available in Special Collections.

Happy Weekend, Mustangs 🐎
As we wrap up another week of classes and late-night study sessions, remember to take a moment for yourself.

Happy 102nd Birthday Midwestern State University! 🎈🎉

From Wichita Falls Junior College to Midwestern State University, North Texas residents have been provided outstanding higher learning opportunities that many could not have afforded at a larger university. WFJC opened its doors at Reagan High School in 1922 to 45 students, and the student body has only continued to grow over the past century.

To learn more about Midwestern State University's history, check out Dr. Everett Kindig's "A Century of Midwestern State University, 1922-2022" and more historical items in the MSU Archive at Special Collections.

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Have you checked out our digital collections? Available for viewing includes the Texas History Collection with items from local residents donated during the 2018 History Harvest event. Be sure to check out this photograph of Wichita Falls from 1885 by Lester Jones.

You can view digital collections in Special Collections here: https://libguides.msutexas.edu/specialcollections/digitalcollections

Be sure to check out the new James Hoggard Papers display on Moffett Library's 2nd floor!
Special Collections is excited to showcase a few items of the late MSU English professor's work in the MSU Faculty Collection.

Stephen Douglas, Democratic nominee, and Abraham Lincoln, Republican nominee, began a series of debates in Illinois during their 1858 race for a seat in the U.S. Senate. The debates focused on the issue of slavery, with the incumbent Douglas advocating for territories to have the authority to decide if they allowed slavery, and Lincoln arguing against the spread of slavery to new territories. In total, seven Lincoln-Douglas debates were held, with almost each debate lasting three hours long. Douglas won his re-election campaign, but the debates helped bring national attention to Lincoln. This attention helped Lincoln successfully win the presidential nomination for the Republican party in 1860, and eventually the presidency.

In the Nolan A. Moore III Heritage of Print Collection, you can view the transcribed texts from each Lincoln-Douglas debate, later published as a collection in 1860.

📢 New collection alert!

Special Collections is delighted to announce the James Hoggard Papers collection is now open for research in the MSU Faculty Archive.

Professor Emeritus James Martin Hoggard (1941-2021) taught at Midwestern State University from 1966 to 2013. He retired as the Perkins-Prothro Distinguished Professor of English. While writing for the Wichita Falls Record News, Hoggard was recruited to teach English by Dr. Joseph Satin, then department chair. As with his international recognition and numerous awards for his writings, including serving as Texas Poet Laureate in 2000, Hoggard was equally recognized for his accomplishments in the classroom. Hoggard also served as the head of the MSU Press for 29 years.

The collection contains 4 boxes of poems, essays, and manuscripts by James Hoggard, including those published and unfinished. Individual works frequently feature handwritten notes and edits by Hoggard's own hand. Research materials are also included for Hoggard's novel, The Mayor's Daughter. A story inspired by a 1920s murder in Wichita Falls.

A change in display is coming soon for the 2nd-floor display case! Be sure to check out this fascinating collection of artifacts before August 23rd.

You can now view pieces from the James H. Boren Collection of Pre-Incan Indigenous Artifacts in the 2nd-floor display case, next to Special Collections. The collection consists of ancient Peruvian pottery, textiles, and artifacts from several pre-Incan indigenous groups including the Moche, the Tiahuanaco-Wari, and the Chancay cultures. Boren also collected many colonial Spanish artifacts dating from after the conquest of Peru in 1572. These pieces demonstrate the craftsmanship evident in pre-Colombian pottery and textile industries and highlight the Spanish Colonial-period silversmithing traditions of Peru.

👀 Be sure to check out Dr. Giles's first essay, “One Precious Leaf”: Guido Bruno and Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass now! A new essay is expected in October 2024.

Midwestern State University English Professor Todd Giles partners with Moffett Library to bring you a new series of essays. This is Editions & Impressions: A Rare Look into Special Collections. Check out our website to read the first essay and learn more about what our Rare Books Collection has to offer!

The Rare Books Collection contains pamphlets, Bibles, historical and literary novels, and leisure reading books. The collection was created within Moffett Library with donations from prominent local figures and library staff to serve the research needs of MSU students and faculty. The items in the collection also receive special protection and care to ensure that they are available for future generations of students.

Essay Series Website: https://libguides.msutexas.edu/spe.../editionsandimpressions