12018-08-27T21:45:40-07:00Ginny Barnes3eee7f03172e35d4a55ee3f747d663b72f156868304371Hand-colored drawing on linen cover by Barbara Holmanplain2018-08-27T21:45:41-07:00Ginny Barnes3eee7f03172e35d4a55ee3f747d663b72f156868
1media/Billings_book_lilith.jpg2018-08-31T16:42:37-07:00Personal Scholarship and Collections20Beyond his career at the libraries, Billings was a scholar and collector.image_header8046312018-10-16T18:27:38-07:00Inspired by his admiration for and friendships with writers and artists, Billings published literary works and criticism throughout this career and well after. Forever an aficionado of special collections, his personal collections span from Newcomb pottery to Elvis paraphernalia.
From his early education through his retirement, two facts are undeniable: Harold Billings loved libraries and he loved Texas.