Join former DeGolyer Library Director David R. Farmer as he presents Jack Rittenhouse: A Western Literary Life, exploring the life and legacy of the influential Western author, publisher and bookseller. Farmer draws on his extensive experience in special collections and Western history to illuminate Rittenhouse’s contributions to Western literature and the publishing world.

Farmer is the former director of DeGolyer Library at Southern Methodist University. He previously held positions at the University of Tulsa, the University of Houston and the University of Texas at Austin’s Harry Ransom Center. He holds BA and MA degrees from Trinity University and PhD and MLS degrees from the University of Texas at Austin.

Books will be available for purchase at the event.

This event is co-sponsored by Friends of SMU Libraries and DeGolyer Library.