Texas Tech University Archives
Below are administrative records that are available for viewing in the reading room.

I.  Administrative Departments

• Office of Academic Affairs Blueprints
• Academic Affairs Photographs
• U 1.1 Office of Academic Affairs Records, 1943-1974 and undated: This 3 box collection contains the departmental business and administrative records and reports to the President of the University.
• U 1.2 Office of Academic Affairs Records, 1949-1976: This 6 box collection contains the departmental business and administrative records and reports to the President of the University.
• U 1.3 Office of Academic Affairs Records, 1956-1972 and undated: This 3.5 box collection contains the administrative files of S. M. Kennedy.
• U 1.4 Office of Academic Affairs Records, 1962-1987 and undated: These 23 boxes contain the departmental business and administrative records and reports to the President of the University.
• U 1.5 Office of Academic Affairs Records, 1948-1990 and undated: These 56 boxes contain the departmental business and administrative records and reports to the President of the University.
• U 1.5 Office of Academic Affairs Photograph Collection, 1975 and undated: The collection of 17 prints consists of images of cats, dogs, two wounded dogs, an photo of Dr. Glen C. Law, a photo of Dr. Earnest F. Gloyna, and a group of people posing with a Libraries poster at a reception.
• U 1.6 Office of Academic Affairs Records, 1949-1994 and undated: This 60 box collection contain the departmental business and administrative records and reports to the President of the University.
• U 1.6 Office of Academic Affairs Photograph Collection, 1963 and undated: This collection of 58 prints includes images of an archaeological dig in Lamb County, Texas; three individual portraits; an old grain silo; an old barn; and aerial views of the university. Also includes images of the NCATE-TEA Evaluation Team from 1963, and equipment from the Physics Department.
• U 1.7 Office of Academic Affairs Records, 1933-1980 and undated: The 3 box collection consists of files on academic departments, faculty and alumni organizations, university programs, and reports.
• U 2.1 Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs Records, 1940-1977: This 14 box collection contains documents pertaining to affirmative action, equal opportunity employment, racial and ethnic campus profiles, Texas Tech becoming a training facility for the Peace Corps in the 1960s, and issues dealing with civil rights, including unrest on college and university campuses within the United States during the 1960s and 1970s.
• U 2.2 Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs Records, 1965-1985 and undated: This 38 box collection contains documents cover the development of Texas Tech’s policy and procedures as they relate to tenure and the retirement process. It also contains information on the tenure debates between Texas Tech University and the American Association of University Professors. Also covered are the development of various schools and departments within Texas Tech. There are various documents pertaining to affirmative action, equal opportunity employment, racial and ethnic campus profiles, and issues dealing with civil rights, including unrest on college and university campuses within the United States during the 1970s.
• Academic Affairs, 1962-1997 (see U 185.6 University News and Publications Records)
• Academic Affairs, 1967-1997 (see U 184.3 University News and Publications Records)

Administrator faculty files-- see Institutional Research and Information Management

Business Affairs

• Marshall L. Pennington oral history interview (1974)
• S 795.1 Marshall L. Pennington Papers, 1939-1977: This 15 box collection bulks largely with material on budgets, construction, future growth, and personnel for several universities in Texas, and with documents from various associations of college educators and administrators. These include agendas, notes, and minutes of meetings. Also contains correspondence with members of boards, and material relating to Lubbock County Hospital District. A variety of printed materials such as books, directories, blueprints, periodicals, and news clippings are also included.

II.  Board of Directors / Board of Regents

• Board of Directors/Board of Regents Meeting Minutes, 1923-2005 (Digitized; click on browse by "issue date" to see full listing available for viewing)
• Board of Regents Meeting Minutes, 1999-present (links to the BOR official website)

• Board of Regents Photographs
• Board member portraits - see also U 236.1 Photographic Services - Faculty & Administrators Portrait Negative Collection
• J. Fred Bucy oral history interview (2012)
• Retha Martin oral history interview (1975)
• O. B. Ratliff oral history interview (1971)
• William Curry Holden oral history interview- faculty (tape 8, 5/3/68 & 5/6/68) - talks about J. Evetts Haley, Harold Hinn, & Clifford B. Jones
• Mrs. L. L. Steele oral history interview (1974)
• C. I. "Stoney" Wall oral history interview (1972 and 1973)
• U 29.1 Board of Directors Records, 1923: This 1 wallet collection contains 3 signed copies of the first meeting minutes, dated March 2, 1923 .
• S 164.1 Amon G. Carter Papers, 1923-1927: This 2 box collection bulks with business correspondence generated during Amon Carter’s tenure as chairman of the Board of Directors and concentrates entirely on Texas Technological College and Carter’s affiliation with the school. These letters are filed in nine bound volumes and divided into 62 categories. Each volume has a table of contents. In addition, the collection houses an assortment of photographic prints of proposed Texas Technological College building blueprints, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous material.
• S 339.1 Marshall Clinton Formby Papers, 1883-1989 and undated: This is a 102 box collection.
• S 1164.1 Chanslor Edmond Weymouth Papers, 1961-1965: This is a 1 wallet collection
• S 356.1 William Thomas Gaston Papers, 1865-1965: This is a 2 box collection
• S 1219.1 Floyd Alpheaus Woolridge Papers, 1925-1966: This 2 wallet and 1 scrapbook collection contains correspondence, scrapbook and printed materials, news clippings, and photographs. It bulks (1957-1963) with correspondence pertaining to the activities of the Texas Technological Board of Directors, including the firing of three tenured faculty members. Of special interest are early photos of Texas Technological College and its football team.
• U 30.1 Board of Regents Records, 1929-2010: This 31 box collection consists of contracts, indices of the Board Minutes, sound recordings, seal embossers and framed photographs of the Board of Regents.
• U 30.4 Board of Regents Records, 1961-1969: This is a 1 wallet collection.
• U 30.6 Board of Regents Records, 1971-1974 and undated: This is a 1 wallet collection.
• U 30.10 Board of Regents Records, undated: This 10 box and 1 oversized folder collection contains miscellaneous administrative files such as contract agreements, by-laws, biographical information on board members, resolutions, and blueprints.
• U 30.10 Board of Regents Photograph Collection, circa 1930-1993 and undated: The collection consists of five black and white portraits- Horn Professor Dr. Soon Song, Texas Tech President Edward Newton Jones, Cal Farley, and George W. Dupree; one group photo of the Board of Directors from 1954?, one group photo of Board of Regent members from an unspecified year, and 3 color slides of the building model of new Texas Tech University Library building.
• U 30.16 Board of Regents Photograph Collection, circa 1980s: The collection consists of 181 color slides of Texas Tech Board of Regent members, and various images relating to the university's campus and history. Pictured include Alvin Allison, John E. Birdwell, J. Fred Bucy, Amon Carter, Lauro F. Cavazos, Nathan C. Galloway, Clint Formby, Rex Fuller, Roy K. Furr, Joe Pevehouse, Anne Phillip, James L. Snyder, and Spenser Wells.
• U 30.17 Board of Regents Photograph Collection, circa 1980s: This collection consists of 14 black and white portraits of various former Board of Regent members that were inside an envelope labeled “Former Chairmen of the Board of Regents, 12-15-80”. Pictured include J. Fred Bucy, Charles C. Thompson, Roy Furr, Manuel Debusk, Clint Formby, J. Edd McLaughlin, Reytha R. Martin, C. I. Wall, Frank Junell, Judson F. Williams, Bill E. Collins, James M. West, Joe T. Sneed, and W. D. Watkins.
• U 30.18 Board of Regents Photograph Collection, 1945 and undated: The collection consists of three black and white portraits and eight negatives of various former Board of Regent members. Many of the group pictures were taken from the La Ventana. Pictured include James M. West, Wright Armstrong and the 1945 Administrative Council.
• Board of Directors, 1923-1964 (see U 148.3 Public Information Records)
• Board of Directors/Regents, 1933-1968 (see U 147.5 President's Office)
• Board of Directors, 1951-1962 (see U 147.26 President's Office Records)
• Board of Directors, 1961-1971 - reports, meeting agendas and biographical information (see U 100.11 Information Services Records)
• Board of Directors, 1960-1969 - meeting, publications and 50 photographs of member dating from 1962-1963. (see U 147.36 President's Office Records)
• Board of Regents - correspondence and member files, 1969-1978 (see U 147.38 President's Office Records)
• Board of Regents, 1969-1999 and Board of Regents Press Releases, 1967-1992 (see U 185.6 University News and Publications Records)
• Board of Regents - correspondence, notes, and vitas, 1970-1982 (see U 147.9 President's Office Records)
• Board of Regents, 1981-1996 (see U 185.6 University News and Publication Records)
• Board of Regents, 1997-2005 (see U 147.14 President's Office)
• Board of Regents, 2000-2003 (see U 184.3 University News and Publications Records)

III.  Chancellor's Office

• Chancellor's Office Photographs
• U 210.1 Chancellor's Office Records, 1961-1992: This is a 17 box collection.
• U 210.2 Chancellor's Office Records, 1973: This 1 wallet collection contains the August 17, 1973 "Progress Report on Transportation Systems Study for Texas Tech University."
• U 210.5 Chancellor's Office Records, 1957-2001: This 41 box collection contains materials related to John T. Montford’s tenure as the first Chancellor of Texas Tech University. Included are numerous artifacts, plaques, and photographs.
• U 210.6 Chancellor's Office Records, 2002: This 2 box collection contains videotapes, reports and oversized framed images (#893 and #894) regarding the Task Force on Anti-Terrorism and Public Security.
• U 210.7 Chancellor's Office Records, 1983-2002: This 31 box collection contains various office files, maps, and photographs. The majority of the materials are from the tenure of John T. Montford, the first Chancellor of Texas Tech University.
• U 210.11 Chancellor's Office Records, 1936-2011 and undated: This 5 box collection includes information on the Arbor Day tradition at Texas Tech, meeting minutes from the Campus Care Givers and the Grounds Beautification, and correspondence to and from John T. Montford. Also includes 915 photographs and 4 VHS recordings.
• Establishing a chancellorship, 1975 (see U 1.5 Academic Affairs)
• S 402.7 Kent Hance Papers, 1837-2015: This 7 box collection includes numerous Texas Tech related memorabilia.
• S 402.1 Kent Hance Papers, 1953-1984: This 214 box collection includes a few files on TTU related to legislative proposals and resolutions. The bulk of the collection pertains to Hance's political career before becoming chancellor at Texas Tech.

IV.  Deans

Graves, Lawrence L.
An author, historian, and educator, Graves was born in 1917 at Perry, New York, and was awarded his Ph.D. in American History by the University of Wisconsin (1954). He taught history at the University of North Carolina Women’s College (1950-1955) and joined the faculty of Texas Technological College in 1955. He served as professor of history, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Texas Tech and as Interim President in 1979 before retiring in 1983.

• Lawrence L. Graves oral history interview (1975)
• S ? Lawrence L. Graves Papers, 1949-1988: This collection includes correspondence, literary productions, minutes of meetings, and scrapbook materials concerning Graves' professional career. The collection bulks with the proceedings of university committees and professional associations. Of special interest are the manuscript and page proofs of Graves' book, A History of Lubbock.
• S ? Lawrence L. Graves Papers, 1957-1990 and undated: This 2 box collection includes materials concerning Graves’ tenure at Texas Tech University as a history professor, as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and as interim President of the University. Included are materials from the Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences, lecture notes, and correspondence and other material concerning various academic organizations.
• S ? Lawrence L. Graves Papers, 1947-1993 and undated: This 1 wallet collection contains correspondence, printed material, and scrapbook material relating to Dr. Lawrence Graves activities at Texas Tech University.

Dean of Men
In a position similar to that of the Dean of Women, the Dean of Men served as a member of the faculty committees on student housing, student employment, convocation, social activities, and sometimes represented these committees in an executive capacity. Male students could seek help in obtaining employment and had to update their employment reports when changes occurred.

• U 56.1 Dean of Men Records, 1955-1963: This 3 box collection consists of the administrative files of the Office of the Dean of Men.
• Dean of Men, 1937-1938 (see U 147.13 President's Office Records)
• Dean of Men, 1953-1959 (see U 147.27 President's Office Records)

Allen, James G.
James G. Allen was appointed Dean of Men in 1938, after serving as acting Dean of Men during the 1937-1938 school year. He became Tech's first Dean of Student Life in 1950 and held this position until his retirement in 1968. The files in this collection were accumulated during his tenure as both Dean of Men and Dean of Student Life.

• James Allen oral history interview (1973)
• James G. Allen oral history interview (1982)
• James G. Allen oral history interview (1983)
• U 14.1 James G. Allen Records, 1925-1969: This 48 box collection contains materials concerning student life at Texas Tech, including organizations, fraternities, sororities, student government, loans, scholarships, committees, athletics, bulletins, foreign students, housing, off-campus trips, and the Student Union. Also contains administrative correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, attendance lists, invitations, correspondence concerning the activities of the Women's Interclub Council, and rush activities of the women's social clubs.

Dean of Student Life

• U 172.1 Dean of Student Life Records, 1927-1976: This is a 6 box collection.
• U 173.1 Dean of Student Life Records, 1953-1978 and undated: This is a 14 box collection.
• U 173.2 Dean of Student Life Records, 1962-1973: This is a 2 box collection.
• Dean of Student Life, 1952-1959 (see U 147.27 President's Office Records)
• Dean of Student Life, 1964-1982 (see U 1.5 Academic Affairs Records)

Dean of Students
This office has combined the roles of the Dean of Women and the Dean of Men into one department.

• Lewis N. Jones oral history interview (1977 and 1978)
• Dean of Students Blueprints
• Dean of Students Photographs
• U 9.1 Dean of Students Records, 1943-1955: This is a 1 wallet collection.
• U 9.2 Dean of Students Photograph Collection, undated: The collection contains thirteen miscellaneous images of students posing in academic settings, various campus brochures, and a group Christmas portrait of the Kappa Alpha fraternity.
• U 9.2 Dean of Students Records, 1970-1999: This 7 box and 1 wallet collection consists of various committee files, campus organization program brochures and newsletters, annual reports, goals and objectives, and budgets.
• Dean of Students, 1982-1984 (see U 2.2 Vice-President for Academic Affairs Records)
• Student Affairs - annual report, goals and objectives, and strategic plan, 1997-2001 (see U 207.5 Provost's Office Records)

Dean of Women
In the now defunct position of Dean of Women, the individual who was Dean served as a member of the faculty committees on student housing, student employment, social activities, and discipline of women, and sometimes represented these committees in an executive capacity. Female students could seek help in obtaining employment and had to update their employment reports when changes occurred.

• Mrs. George Langford oral history interview (1973)
• S1146.1 Margaret W. Weeks Papers, 1925-1967: This 2 box collection includes correspondence, biographical data, and a listing of honors and minutes of the Quarterly Club (1932-1957) of Texas Technological College. The collection bulks with six scrapbooks pertaining to Margaret Weeks' career and activities and business related to Texas Technological College. These scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings, programs, and other memorabilia, as well as photographs with identification and correspondence.
• U 57.1 Dean of Women Records, 1928-1957: This 4 box collection contains the records concerning the instruction and behavior of female students of the college. Also included are the scrapbooks of the Association of Women Students, Las Leales Honor Society, and the Freshman Honor Society dating from 1928 through 1957.
• Dean of Women, 1933-1938 (see U 147.13 President's Office)
• Dean of Women, 1952-1959 (see U 147.27 President's Office Records)

• Executive Vice-President and Provost Blueprints
• Executive Vice-President and Provost Photographs
• U 228.1 Executive Vice-President and Provost Records, 1952-1992 and undated: This 94 box collection consists of general records from the office of the President. Included are general correspondence, budgetary information, space committee reports, tenure and promotion files, and faculty reviews.
• U 228.1 Executive Vice-President and Provost Photograph Collection, 1980-1988 and undated: The collection consists 1 slide, 1 contact sheet, 4 negatives, and 70 prints. Pictured include PATSCU representatives at the 1980 San Antonio meeting; miscellaneous building signs; campus views of the Chinese University of Hong Kong; Dr. Fred Bryant being awarded the Agricultural Sciences Outstanding Researcher Award for 1985; grounds maintenance work on campus; hogs; awarding of the Petroleum Grant by Meridian Oil in 1988; recipients of the Top Techsan Awards in 1986; and various telephone poles and lines.

Provost's Office
The Provost's Office serves in the capacity of the Vice President for Academic Affairs. The primary responsibilities of the Provost's Office includes formulation of all academic policies and procedures, faculty development, and serving as a liason between the University and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for development and administration of degree programs and courses. The Provost's Office also directs the operation of the libraries, the Division of Extended Learning, the Museum, Ranching Heritage Center, KTXT, KOHM, the Junction Center, International Programs and the University Press.

• Gary Elbow oral history interview (2012)
• Ralph E. Ferguson oral history interview (2019)
• Provost's Office Blueprints
• Provost's Office Photographs
• William Marcy oral history interview (2005)
• U 207.1 Provost's Office Records, 1963-1995 and undated: The 112 box collection consist of various office files, blueprints, maps, and photographs pertaining to the everyday activities of the department.
• U 207.1 Provost's Office Photograph Collection, 1980-1992 and undated: The collection of 96 prints contains images of the Texas Tech Will Rogers statue in snow (1988), the Convocations Committee, University Seal (1980), the Faculty Honors Convocation (1992), the Inauguration of Chang-Lin Tien as 75th Chancellor of UC of Berkeley, the Long Range Development Plan Illustration (undated), Non-faculty Achievement Awards (1992), a parking Garage at UT in Arlington, views of renovation and damage in campus buildings and facilities (undated), and a Thank you from Mayor David Langston (undated).
• U 207.2 Provost's Office Records, 1971-1998 and undated: The 27 box collection consist of various office files, blueprints, maps, and photographs pertaining to the everyday activities of the department.
• U 207.2 Provost's Office Photograph Collection, 1987 and 1993: The collection of 33 prints and 2 contact sheets feature images of a Non-Faculty Awards event, Len Ainsworth, and the St. Paul's on the Plains church.
• U 207.3 Provost's Office Records, 1981-2000: The 14 box collection consist of office files on various committees and student organizations pertaining to the everyday activities of the department.
• U 207.4 Provost's Office Records, 1970-1998 and undated: The 39 box collection contains information concerning annual faculty reviews, the 1993 and the 1996 athletic director job searches, the Board of Regents, the Faculty Senate, and the development of the Honors College at Texas Tech.
• U 207.5 Provost's Office Records, 1983-2015 and undated: The 6.5 box collection contains departmental and university reports, self-studies and accreditation reports.
• U 207.6 Provost's Office Records, 1988-2011: This 3 box collection contains correspondence, memorandums, and meeting minutes and agendas for the Provost's Council and the General Education Committee.
• U 207.7 Provost's Office Photographs, undated: The collection consists of two oversized aerial photographs of Texas Tech University which once hung on the wall in the Provost's Office.

VI. Financial Records

• Auditor's Office, 1952-1959 (see U 147.27 President's Office Records)
• U 25.1 Auditor's Report Records, 1957-1962: This 1 box collection contains monthly reports of the Auditor.
• Auditor, 1933-1938 and and Auditor Report, 1935-1936 (see U 147.13 President's Office)
• Audit Reports, 1957-1961 (see U 147.5 President's Office)

Budget Books, Financial Reports, and Other Financial Affairs Records
Operating budgets, budget summaries, and various other financial reports for Texas Tech University and Texas Tech Health Sciences Center.

• W. T. Gaston oral history interview (1963)
• U 80.1 Financial Affairs Records, 1925-1965: This 22 box and 1 oversized folder collection contains office files; correspondence; statistics; reports such as audits, budgets and financials; and other financial materials and spreadsheets used to determine budgets for the various department and Colleges at Texas Tech.
• TTU and TTUHSC Operating Budget Books, 1948-present (physical copies) are viewable upon request in the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library Reading Room.
• U 32.1 Budgets (Duplicates), 1950-2002: This 12 box collection consists of duplicate copies of the Texas Tech University system's budgets.
• Texas Tech University System Administration Summary Operating Budgets, 2002-present (posted online by TTU)
• U 80.3 Financial Affairs Records, 1937-1940: This oversized box contains three bound Texas Tech biennium budget spreadsheets dated from 1937-1940.
• U 80.4 Financial Affairs Records, 1934-1953: This oversized box contains Texas Tech financial spreadsheets dated from 1934-1953.

Business Affairs

• U 35.1 Vice-President of Business Affairs Records, 1968-1974, 1954-1965: This is a 82 box collection.
• U 35.2 Vice President of Business Affairs Records, 1923-1993 and undated: This 28 box collection contains administrative files such as correspondence; reports; legislative requests and budgetary information; questionnaires; space utilization; and various files on different departments at Texas Tech University. Of particular interest are the extensive files on university facilities and buildings, including oversized maps, floor plans, and construction and renovation information

Classification of Accounts

• U 43.1 Classification of Accounts Records, 1953-1965: This is a 1 box collection.

Financial Plans

• U 127.3 Financial Plans Records, 1974-1982: This is a 1 box collection.

Financial Reports

• U 127.3 Financial Reports Records, 1958-1969: This 2 box collection contains yearly financial reports concerning Texas Tech University.

Legislative Appropriations Requests

• U 288.1 Legislative Appropriations Requests Records, 1968-2016: This 3 box collection contains the final bound legislative appropriation requests for Texas Tech University, Texas Tech University System Administration, and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.
• Legislative Appropriations, 1981-1985 (see U 185.6 University News and Publications Records)

Statistics

• U 168.1 Statistics and Procedures Records, 1961-1982: This 1 wallet collection contains reports and a operating policy and procedure manual.
• U 169.1 Statistics and Reports Records, 1925-1979: This 6 box and 2 oversized items collection contains material gathered from University offices to compile statistical information about Texas Tech. Also contains various records kept by the Statistics and Reports office. The bulk of the material concerns the Campus Planning Committee and Grover Murray, former president of Texas Tech.
• U 169.2 Statistics and Reports Records, 1954-1976: This 4 box collection contains material gathered from University offices to compile statistical information about Texas Tech. Also contains various records kept by the Statistics and Reports office. The bulk of the material concerns the Campus Planning Committee and Grover Murray, former president of Texas Tech.

VII.  Institutional Self-Study

• U 102.1 Institutional Self-Study Records, 1952-2005: This 3 box collection contains various departmental and institutional reports collected for the purpose of conducting self-studies by Texas Tech University over the years for accreditation purposes.
• U 102.3 Institutional Self-Study Records, 1951-1973: This 12 box collection contains reports, questionnaires and printed materials on self-studies done by Texas Tech University over the years for accreditation purposes.
• U 164.1 Self-Evaluation Committee Records, 1949-1961: This 1 box collection contains the worksheets, statistical surveys and departmental reports used to compile the final report in 1954.
• Institutional self-study - departmental and committee reports, 1971-1973 (see U 1.4 Academic Affairs Records)
• Institutional Self-Study, 1961-1973 (see U 20.10 Arts and Sciences Records)
• Institutional self study, 1984 (see U 1.5 Academic Affairs Records)
• Institutional Self-Study, 1972 and 1984 (see U 207.5 Provost's Office Records)

VIII.  President's Office

• Inaugurations Photographs
• U 98.1 Inaugurations Records, 1944-1989 and undated: This 2 box collection contains the inaugural materials for William Marvin Whyburn (1944-1948), Dossie M. Wiggins (1948-1950), Edward N. Jones (1952-1959), Robert Cabiness Goodwin (1960-1966), Grover E. Murray (1966-1976), Cecil Mackey Jr. (1976-1979), Lauro F. Cavazos (1980-1988), and Robert W. Lawless (1989-1996).
• U 98.2 Inaugurations Records, 2000-2001: This 1 wallet collection relates to the inauguration of David Schmidly.

Oral Histories
Below are some interviews with and/or about former Texas Tech presidents:

• Lauro F. Cavazos Jr. - 1980, 1984, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2005, and 2016,
• R. C. Goodwin - 1967 and 1974
• Lawrence L. Graves - 1975
• Elizabeth G. Haley - 2019
• Donald Haragan- 2011-8-17, 2011-08-23, and 2011-10-21
• William Curry Holden oral history interview- faculty - 1957, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1976 and 1982
• Clifford B. Jones - 1968, 1970 and 1971
• Edward Newton Jones - 1973
• Edward Newton Jones, Mrs. - 1973
• Robert William Lawless - 2016
• Cecil B. Mackey - 1978
• Cecil B. Mackey - parody song entitled " Mackey the Knife," undated
• Grover E. Murray - 1970, 1972 and 1974
• Sally Murray (regarding her husband Grover) - 9/3/13 and 11/25/13
• David Schmidly - 2016
• Dossie M. Wiggins - 1973

Presidential Manuscript Collections

Cavazos, Lauro F.
A sixth generation Texan, Lauro Fred Cavazos was born on January 4, 1927 on the vast King Ranch in South Texas, where his father was the foreman of the showcase Santa Gertrudis Division. He earned his B.A. and M.A. in zoology at Texas Tech University and a doctoral degree in physiology from Iowa State University. In addition, he received honorary degrees from several universities and colleges. A recognized expert in both the field of medicine and the field of education, Cavazos was a consultant to national and international health organizations, served as the tenth president of Texas Tech University and became U. S. Secretary of Education under Presidents Reagan and Bush.

• U 286.1 Lauro F. Cavazos Papers, 1982-2000: This 3 box and 1 oversized folder collection consists of materials relating to Cavazos's career in education, particularly his presentations at various conferences and symposiums.  Included are calendar schedules, certificates, correspondence, miscellaneous invitations and cards, plaques, presentation drafts, and photographs.
• S 1701. Lauro F. Cavazos Papers, 1943-1991 and undated:  This 64 box collection is divided into three sections: University of Virginia and Tufts University, 1958-1987, Texas Technological University, 1943-1988 and undated, and Department of Education, 1969-1991 and undated.
• S 170.2 Lauro F. Cavazos Papers, 1932-1994 and undated: This 15 box collection consists of personal records, as well as records from his tenure as president of Texas Tech University, as Secretary of Education, and as a professor at Tufts University.
• Dr. Cavazos Interview (cassette), July 9, 1980 (see S 1811.1 Bea Zeeck Papers, 1941-2009)
• Lauro Cavazos, 1981-1989 (see U 185.6 University News and Publication Records)

Goodwin, Robert Cabiness
An educator and administrator, Goodwin was born in 1898 in Brownwood, Texas. He came to Texas Technological College in 1930 as Head of the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; he also served as Dean of the Graduate School (1938-45) and Dean of Arts and Sciences (1954-1959). In 1959, he became Academic Vice-President and then acting president of the college. Goodwin was inaugurated as the college's seventh president in 1960 and served until 1966. During his tenure the college grew considerably with enrollment increasing by 6,000 students and faculty size almost doubling. Following his retirement from Texas Technological College in 1966, Goodwin moved to Gainesville, Florida.

• S 373.1 Robert Cabiness Goodwin Papers, 1851-1964: This 2 wallet collection contains legal materials, literary productions, minutes, scrapbook material, and materials relating to Texas Technological College.

Horn, Paul Whitfield
An author and educator, Horn was born in 1870 in Boonesville, Missouri. He received an A.M. degree from Central College in Fayette, Missouri, in 1888 and his L.L.D. from Baylor University in 1917. He taught in rural schools (1884-1885) and the Pryor Institute (1889-1892), and served as a high school principal in Sherman, Texas (1895-1897). He was a school superintendent in Houston (1904-1921) and at the American School in Mexico City (1921-1922). Horn became president of Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas (1922-1923), and, in 1923, was appointed the first president of Texas Technological College where he selected faculty and drafted curricula. He authored or co-authored four textbooks: New Century Spelling Book (1908); School Room Essential (1911); Best Things in Our Schools (1913); and New American Readers (1919). He married Maud Keith in 1890, and the couple had one daughter, Ruth Horn Andrews. Horn died in 1932.

• S 461.1 Paul Whitfield Horn Papers, 1908-1932:  This 1 box collection contains literary productions, printed materials, photographs, scrapbook material, which contains information on a dinner given for Horn to honor him for meritorious service as superintendent in Houston. The scrapbook includes articles from The Houston Chronicle that were written by Horn from Mexico City documenting his experiences there. The collection bulks (1908-1918) with printed material written by Horn on education. Also of interest are scrapbooks (1916-1932) dealing with current events and interests.
• Paul Whitfield Horn, 1925-1979 (see U 185.6 University News and Publications Records)

Jones, Clifford Bartlett
A businessman, ranch manager and college president, Jones was born in 1885 in Rico, Colorado. He was a manager of the Spur Ranch in Dickens County, Texas, from 1913-1939. Jones was also instrumental in the establishment of Texas Technological College, served on the original Board of Directors, and was the third president of the college from 1939-1944. He was a member of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce and the Good Roads Movement. Active in land sales and colonization, banking and politics, and numerous social, historical and fraternal organizations, Jones died in 1972 in Lubbock, Texas.

• S 499.1 Clifford Bartlett Jones Papers, 1814-1972: This 51 box collection includes correspondence, legal material, financial material, photographs, genealogical material and news clippings relating to the business, educational and personal activities of Clifford B. Jones. The collection bulks (1919-1972) with materials pertaining to Texas Technological College and the Spur Ranch.
• U 147.7 President's Office Speech, 1952: This 1 wallet collection contains Clifford Jones’ November 2, 1952 speech “In Support of General Eisenhower’s Candidacy for the Presidency of the United States”.

Knapp, Bradford
An agriculturist and educator, Bradford Knapp was born in Vinton, Iowa, on December 24, 1870. He was the son of Seaman Asahel Knapp, a noted agricultural authority. Bradford Knapp attended Iowa Agricultural College (now Iowa State University) and the University of Michigan. He married Stella White in 1904, and they had five children. He was appointed a special assistant in the U. S. Department of Agriculture in 1909. In 1914 he was made Chief of the Office of Extension Work for the Southern States. He served as both the director of the state experiment station of Arkansas and Dean of the College of Agriculture at the University of Arkansas. He then served as President of Oklahoma A & M College (now Oklahoma State University); as President of Alabama Polytechnic Institute at Auburn; and as Vice-President of the Southern Agricultural Workers. Knapp became the second president of Texas Technological College in 1932 and held that position until his death from a heart attack on June 11, 1938.

• U 243.1 Bradford Knapp Records, 1891-1940: This 8 box and 1 oversized scrapbook collection bulks with literary productions, both manuscripts and printed documents, dealing with agricultural topics and Knapp's academic positions. They also bulk with correspondence reflecting Dr. Knapp's work with universities and agricultural extensions, plus minor amounts of photographs, diaries, and scrapbook material.
• U 243.2 Bradford Knapp Collection, 1919-1935 : This 1 wallet collection consists of photographs of Bradford Knapp, Texas Technological College and a military parade headed up by General John. J. Pershing (1919) in Washington D.C.
• Bradford Knapp Historical Marker Dedication Speech (see S 1811.1 Bea Zeeck Papers)

Wiggins, Dossie Marion

• S 1495.1 Dossie Marion Wiggins: This 1 box collection contains correspondence, printed material, and general files. It bulks (1941-1961) with Faculty Advisory Committee materials and other materials pertaining to Texas Technological College.

President’s Office
Contains the general records, charts and files from the administrations of Paul A, Horn, Grover Murray, Cecil Mackey, Bradford Knapp, Clifford B. Jones, William M. Whyburn, Dossie M. Wiggins, Edward Jones, R.C. Goodwin, V.J. Roy Wells, Lauro Cavazos, Robert Lawless and interim president Beth Haley. Included in the records and files are awards and recognition that the university has received.

• See the oversized list for paintings of TTU presidents and personalities
• President's Office Photographs
• U 147.1 President's Office Records, 1990 and undated: This 1 wallet collection contains correspondence, a photo album with 22 prints of Musashino, Japan and the Lubbock Friendship Rose Garden.
• U 147.2 President's Office Records, 1934-1936: This oversized bound ledger contains the following reports: a report of the State Board of Education for 1934-1935; the Registrar's report on enrollment for three years; a table from the office of Education containing facts on Land Grand Colleges and Universities from 1935; enrollment report for Texas Tech for four years; and various resolutions by the State Board of Education.
• U 147.3 President's Office Records, 1984-1989: This 1 box collection contains information on international agreements and memorandums of understanding (MOUs) between Texas Tech University and other colleges, universities and academic institutes around the world.
• U 147.4 President's Office Records, 1924-1982 and undated: This 55 box collection contains materials related to Texas Tech president Grover E. Murray.
• U 147.5 President's Office Records, 1916-1968 and undated: This is 25 box and 1 oversized folder collection consists of applications, audits, board meetings, newspaper clippings, commencement plans, correspondence, faculty notices, legislative budget information, literary productions, meetings, printed material, reports, scholarships, information on the West Texas Chamber of Commerce, and Texas Technological College Alphabetical Schedule of courses.
• U 147.5 President's Office Photograph Collection, 1913-1932: The collection consists of various images of individuals applying for positions at Texas Technological College, images of Texas Tech staff and faculty, and images of cattle and horses. People pictured include May Benton, M. U. Lively, J. S. Machin, Charles Marten, Mrs. Faye Powell Nitcher, Charles Nitcher, C. E. Norman, J. W. Overall, F. W. Plunkett, and first Texas Tech president Paul Whitfield Horn.
• U 147.6 President's Office Records, 1999-2013: This 5 box collection consists of office files from the administration of five TTU presidents.
• U 147.8 President's Office Records, 2002-2014: This 4 box collection includes files on the Alumni Association, athletics, event planning, correspondence, enrollment management, institutional advancement, and various college and departmental reports.
• U 147.9 President's Office Records, 1928-1984: This 13 box collection consists of office files, correspondence, statistics, financial materials and reports from the presidency of Cecil Mackey.
• U 147.10 Administrative Council Records, 1931-1946: This 2 box collection contains administrative records concerning the governance of the college.
• U 147.11 President's Office Records, 1930-1965 and undated: This is a 31 box collection.
• U 147.12 President's Office Records, 1931-1948 and undated: This 7 box collection consists of Texas Technological College faculty records from the early 1930's. The bulk of the collection concerns teaching loads and course schedules.
• U 147.13 President's Office Records, 1928-1943: This 11 box collection contains administrative records concerning the running of the newly established college in West Texas.
• U 147.14 President's Office Records, 1945-2008 and undated: This 31 box collection consists of administrative files, including information on Affirmative Action initiatives, audit reports, faculty demographics, and information on the development of Rawls Golf Course.
• U 147.15 President's Office Records, 1996-2010 and undated: This 6 box collection consists of administrative files, including events and events planning, university committee and councils, campus master planning and facility construction, speeches, and reports.
• U 147.16 President's Office Records, 1936-1947 and undated: This 2 box collection consists of LaVerne Noyes scholarship applications.
• U 147.17 President's Office Records, 1923-1948: This 18 box and 1 oversized folder collection contains administrative records concerning the running of the college. Of particular interest is the associated preparatory courses for a pre-flight school in a pre-war, war time, and post-war United States environment. Included is such information as courses taken by pre-flight students and the instructors, and much data about the surrounding environment at Texas Technological College in this late 1930s-mid 1940s timeframe.
• U 147.18 President's Office Records, 1938-1945 and undated: This 3 box collection.
• U 147.19 President's Office Records, 1925-1950: This 12 box collection contains administrative records concerning the running of the college. Of particular interest is the associated preparatory courses for a pre-flight school in a pre-war, war time, and post-war United States environment. Information about veterans and the Veterans Administration is included.
• U 147.21 President's Office Records, 2006-2008: The 2 box collection consists of administrative records, with the bulk of the contents focusing on intercollegiate athletics.
• U 147.23 President's Office Records, 1943-1956: This 7 box and 18 oversized item collection contains departmental office files from three Texas Technological College administrators.
• U 147.24 President's Office Records, 1947-1961: This 2 box collection contains correspondence, annual reports and research files of the Cotton Research Committee of Texas.
• U 147.26 President's Office Records, 1936-1964 and undated: This 17 box collection includes correspondence, departmental and college reports, various committee and council meeting minutes and agendas, and files on topics such as segregation and the firing of three university professors during the 1950s.
• U 147.27 President's Office Records, 1945-1968: This 14 box collection contains departmental office files from four Texas Technological College administrators.
• U 147.28 President's Office Records, 1952-1966 and undated: This is a 20 box collection.
• U 147.29 President's Office Records, 1952-1966: This is a 11 box collection.
• U 147.31 President's Office Records, 1952-1967: This is a 21 box collection.
• U 147.32 President's Office Records, 1939-1963 and undated: This 6 box collection consists of excerpts from the Board of Regents meeting minutes, arranged by topic.
• U 147.33 President's Office Records, 1952-1968: This 2 box collection contains photocopied newspaper articles pertaining to Texas Tech University dated between 1952-1968
• U 147.35 President's Office Records, 1959-1966: This 15 box collection contains materials related to Texas Tech president Goodwin.
• U 147.36 President's Office Records, 1957-1969: This 1 box collection contains correspondence, annual reports and office files created during the term of three Texas Tech presidents. Also included are 50 prints pertaining to the university, including portraits of Board of Regents members Herbert Allen, Alvin R. Allison, Wright R. Amstrong, C. A. Cash, Bill E. Collins, Marshall Formby, Roy K. Furr, Harold Hinn, Retha R. Martin, J. Edd McLaughlin, Carl E. Reisle, Fledger F. Tannery, and John White.
• U 147.37 President's Office Records, 1965-1988 and undated: This 43 box collection contains materials related to Texas Tech president Cavazos.
• U 147.38 President's Office Records, 1957-1982 and undated: This 10 box collection includes correspondence, departmental and college reports, various committee and council meeting minutes and agendas, and files on topics such as faculty leave and tenure.
• U 147.41 President's Office Records, 1966-1996 and undated: This 174 box collection contains general office files from various administrations of the University President, which include Dr. Grover E. Murray, Dr. Cecil Mackey, Dr. Lauro F. Cavazos, Dr. Robert W. Lawless, and interim President Beth Haley.
• U 147.42 President's Office Records, 1965-1966: This 1 item collection contains a scrapbook donated to the University Archive by David Edward Olsen, who played on the 1962 Picador basketball team for Texas Tech.
• U 147.43 President's Office Records, 1989-1994: This 17 box collection contains general office files including information on the city of Lubbock, the Coordinating board, Texas Tech’s development and fundraising efforts, state and federal government relations, and the Southwest Athletic Conference.
• U 147.44 President's Office Records, 1993-2004: This 32 box collection contains general office files from four presidential administrations - Dr. Robert Lawless, Dr. Donald R. Haragan, Dr. David Schmidly and Dr. Jon Whitmore.
• U 147.45 President's Office Records, 1984-2004: This 20 box collection includes materials on the formation of student organizations, Texas Tech's affiliation with local area businesses in the area, contact with other Universities, various sporting events, studies done by the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, and strategic plans for future projects.
• U 147.46 President's Office Records, 1989-2001: This 38 box collection contains general office files from three presidential administrations - Dr. Robert Lawless, Dr. Donald R. Haragan, and Dr. David Schmidly. Material addressing construction of the United Spirit Arena and the Marsha Sharp Freeway is also included.
• U 147.49 President's Office Records, 2002-2008: This 6 box collection consists of office files created and used during the presidency of Jon Whitmore. Included are files on the Board of Regents Audit Committee, the Athletic Council, the President's Administrative Cabinet (P.A.C), and the Texas Tech Foundation.
• U 147.50 President's Office Records, 2005-2010: This 5 box collection consists of office files from the presidency of Jon Whitmore.
• U 147.51 President's Office Records, 2007-2014 and undated: This 3 box collection contains general office files from three presidential administrations - Jon Whitmore, Guy Bailey, and Duane Nellis. The collection consists of administrative records, including correspondence, invitations, bereavement letters, and information on campus facilities and planning.
• Presidential Plaque, 1986 (see U 184.3 University News and Publications)
• Presidential Plaques, 1984-1986 (see U 185.6 University News and Publications Records)

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