Working Waco: Gildersleeve’s Window to Local Life

Gildersleeve Photo Holdings from the Lee Lockwood Museum Fred Gildersleeve came to Waco in the first years of the new twentieth century, where he began his photography business in 1905. Gildersleeve was well known in the community for his personality and motorbike, in addition to his photography skills. For almost four decades, Gildersleeve photographed major … Continue reading Working Waco: Gildersleeve’s Window to Local Life

Love Notes: Selections from the Spencer Sheet Music Collection

The Frances G. Spencer Collection of American Popular Sheet Music Baylor University acquired the Frances G. Spencer Collection of American Sheet Music in 1965. The collection was Mrs. Spencer’s lifelong work, spanning the late eighteenth century to the early twentieth century and including sheet music from the music of Irving Berlin to the children’s classic … Continue reading Love Notes: Selections from the Spencer Sheet Music Collection