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Speaker

Making the Most Events

of the Library The Mary Couts Burnett Library invited author Jeff Guinn to talk about

his new book Buffalo Trail and TCU history professor Dr. Max Krochmal
to share his expertise on multiracial civil rights struggles.

Students, faculty, staff and Friends of the TCU Library, alike, attended
these fall 2015 speaking events.

An interview with novelist Jeff Guinn was the first event held in the new library on October 6.

Author of the New York Times-bestselling works of nonfiction The Last Gunfight, Go Down
Together: The True, Untold Story of Bonnie and Clyde, and Manson, Guinn talk about his second novel
in a trilogy of the Old West titled Buffalo Trail, the old novel, writing and getting published.

The event opened with a reception, followed by the program at 7 p.m. Guinn signed his book
following the program.

Guinn is a former investigative reporter, Fort Worth Star-Telegram book review
editor, and Edgar Award nominee with a talent for taking classic, legendary
American tales—such as the gunfight at the O.K. Corral or Bonnie and Clyde’s
rampaging through the West—and blowing up the myths behind the legends to
Jeff Guinn illuminate who those characters really were and what life was really like. He is a
previous winner of the TCU Texas Book Award given to the author
of the best book about Texas.

Dr. Max Krochmal, assistant professor of history at TCU, shared his expertise on
multiracial civil rights struggles and discussed his research project that sheds new light
Every TCU school and college has its own dedicated subject librarian. on the roles of people in the Black civil rights and Chicano/a movements in Texas on
November 2 as he presented Civil Rights in Black and Brown Oral History Project: A First Look.
But who are subject librarians and what do they do? Subject librarians help students, faculty and staff find resources for their research
quickly and easily. They are experienced and trained to research in particular discipline areas. Your subject librarian can help you decide Krochmal’s project is a collaborative effort among faculty and staff at three universities.
which databases will have the information you need and show you how to best navigate in that database. They also provide user education The goal is to collect, interpret and disseminate new interviews with African American,
sessions tailored to the needs of a specific class or research assignment and update the library’s collections (books, databases and Mexican American and white civil rights activities from across Texas.
journals) to keep them relevant to your research needs. Basically, they help you navigate the often overwhelming world of information
to find what you need. Library staff Jacob Brown and Mary Saffell are assisting Dr. Krochmal with the project
by creating a database of oral history interviews.
Besides the fact that these are real people you can actually talk to, they are available to students and faculty in a number of ways. A lot
of students have crazy schedules, so these researchers make themselves available via phone, e-mail, appointment and instant messaging.
Simply, they are a ‘one-stop-shop’ for academics in the library.
Dr. Max Krochmal

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