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COMMERCE —Students in the Texas A&M University-Commerce Department of History have spent the past semester learning just what it takes to work in the field of public history after the ....
COMMERCE —Students in the Texas A&M University-Commerce Department of History have spent the past semester learning just what it takes to work in the field of public history after the ....
27:43 Adam and Sarah Northam describe what s available online and in person at the Waters Library on the campus of Texas A&M University-Commerce. (Mark Haslett/KETR) Among the library s offerings are several special collections, including a digital archive featuring items of regional interest. KETR visits with Head of Research and Learning Sarah Northam and Digital Archivist Adam Northam to learn what s been going on at the library, what s currently available and how to access the library s services and holdings. We also discuss last August s name change, when the university s main library was named after Waters. It had been named after former university president James G. Gee. ....
File photo James William Gee isn’t around to feel the heat, but it has been coming his way in recent months. Texas A&M University-Commerce, an institution he used to lead as president when it was known as East Texas State University, has changed the name of its library and a lake on campus. Both places had Gee’s name on them. They’re now going to carry the names of two African-American students who played key roles in the desegregation of the university. You see, Gee didn’t like the idea of desegregating the school he led. He fought efforts to desegregate the university. Gee’s resistance to desegregation drew plenty of criticism in real time … from real politicians who held positions of high authority. ....