Texas Tech University
Archives
Listed below is a small sampling of some of the social and honor organization collections [both faculty, students
and/or alumni] that are available for viewing in the reading room.
I. Alumni Organizations
Black Alumni, Lubbock Chapter
Dads and Moms Association
Now known as the Dads and Moms Association, the Dads Association was created for fathers to show support to their
children who attended Texas Tech University. An annual Dads Day event was held to honor Tech Student fathers, and
many times, there was also a Mother's luncheon held simultaneously. The Association also helped raise funds for and
administer scholarships to Tech students.
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U 208.1 Dads and Moms Association: Comprised of 5 Boxes, the collection contains details of the association's
activities, including financial materials, newspaper clippings, and meeting minutes.
- Dudley Ervin Faver oral history interview (2008)
- Dads Association and Dads Day, 1955-1965 (see
U 148.3 Public Information Records)
- Dads and Moms Association, 1962-1974
(see
U 100.11 Information Services Records)
- Dads Association, 1968-1983
(see
U 2.2 Vice-President for Academic Affairs)
- Dad's Association, 1972-1997 (see
U 184.3 University News and Publications Records)
- Dad's Association, 1973-1984
(see
U 12.1 Agricultural Sciences Records)
- Dads and Moms Association, 1979-1997 (see
U 185.6 University News and Publications Records)
- Dads and Moms Association, 1979-1997
(see
U 185.6 University News and Publication Records)
- Dads and Moms Association, 1989-1992
(see
U 207.1 Provost's Office Records)
- Dads and Moms Association, 1994-1998
(See U 9.2 Dean of Students Records)
Ex-Double T Association
The Ex-Double T Association was an organization of graduates and ex-students of Texas Technological College who
were awarded the Double T in one of four major sports.
- U 71.1 Ex-Double T Association Records, 1939-1941: This 1 wallet collection contains
primarily minutes of the association, some correspondence, and the constitution.
Ex-Students Association
Begun in 1927 with the first graduating class, the Tech’s Alumni Association went through several name changes
before settling on the name of Ex-Students Association in September 1949. The organization represents all who have
attending Tech, not just its graduates, and publishes a bimonthly magazine called the Texas Techsan.
Sponsoring events such as Homecoming, awards programs and chapter activities, the Ex-Students Association also
provides numerous academic scholarships and offers support for various University and student groups.
- See also Texas Tech Alumni Association
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Ex-Students Association Publications:
Texas Tech Magazine (1937-1943) and Tex Talks newsletters (1950-1964)
and Texas Techsan Magazine (1950-present)
- Ex-Students Association Photographs
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Ex-Students Association slide show (narrated by Bob Nash, approximately 10 minutes)
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U 70.1 Ex-Students Association Records, 1929-1975: This 3 box collection contains
organizational business and administrative records, including financial reports, information on fundraising,
executive board meeting minutes, alumni directories, and correspondence.
- U 70.3 Ex-Students Association Scrapbook, 1964: The collection consists of an oversized
scrapbook for the Lubbock College Loyalty Alumni Support Program (CLASP) dated February 5-25, 1964.
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U 70.7 Ex-Students Association Records, 1927-2002 and undated: This 8 box collection consists of the
administration and activity records for the Texas Tech Ex-Students Association from 1927-2002 and includes
correspondence, Homecoming planning materials, Executive Board materials and news clippings.
- U 70.8 Ex-Students Association Class Reunion Book, 1954.
- S 1538.1 D. M. McElroy Papers, 1934-1993 and undated: This 1 wallet collection contains files
on general correspondence, Pete Cawthon, Lubbock Task Force on Continuing Education, News clippings, Texas Tech Ex-Students
Association, programs, Lubbock tornado, certificates, and scrapbook material, as well as information concerning
D. M. McElroy as director of the Ex-Students Association.
- S ? Wilmer Smith Papers, 1959-1985: This 1 wallet collection includes correspondence,
legal material, printed material, and miscellaneous material related to Smith's involvement as President of
Texas Technological College's Ex-Student Association and as a member on the Board of Directors.
- Ex-Students Association, 1931-1953
(see S 28.1 Ruth Horn Andrews Papers)
- Ex-Students Association, 1951-1964 (see
U 14.1 James G. Allen Records)
- Ex-Students Association, 1954-1965 (see
U 148.3 Public Information Records)
- Century Club, 1958-1973 (see
S 977.1 W. L. Stangel Papers)
- Ex-Students Association, 1961-1971
(see U 100.11 Information Services Records)
- Ex-Students Association, 1968-2000
(see
U 184.3 University News and Publication Records)
- Ex-Students Association, 1973-1997 (see
U 185.6 University News and Publications Records)
- Ex-Students Association, 1975-1984
(see
U 2.2 Vice-President for Academic Affairs)
- Ex-Students Association, 1976-1984
(see U 1.5 Academic Affairs)
- Century Club, 1976-1978 (see
S 339.1 Marshall Formby Papers)
- Ex-Students Association, 1989-1992
(see U 207.1 Provost's Office Records)
- Century Club, 1991-1993 (see
U 185.6 University News and Publications Records)
Parent and Family Relations
The Parent and Family Relations Department seeks to connect and engage families and their students attending
Texas Tech.
- U 411.1 Parent and Family Relations Collection, 2002:
This 3 oversized box collection consists of 37 (3' x 3') quilts made by alumni and/or family members to celebrate
their family's attendance at Texas Tech. The quilts were submitted in a competition for the Family Weekend
2002 events.
Texas Tech Alumni Association
Begun in 1927 with the first graduating class, the Texas Tech Alumni Association went through several name changes before
settling on the name of Ex-Students Association in September of 1949. Another name change occurred in February 2002
when members of the organization voted to become the Texas Tech Alumni Association.
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U 450.1 Texas Tech Alumni Association Records, 1968-2010: This 1 box collection consists of news clippings,
obituaries, class reunion books, homecoming materials and 465 slides.
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U 450.2 Texas Tech Alumni Association Records, 1925-2015: This 8 box collection consists of meeting minutes,
event planning files, files on distinguished alumni (Top Techsans), class reunions, and news clippsings. It
It also contains 558 photos, 13 pencil drawings, and 51 slides.
- Alumni Association, 1936-1939
(see U 147.13 President's Office)
- Alumni Association, 2000-2004
(see U 147.14 President's Office)
- See also Ex-Students Association
II. Faculty and Staff Organizations
After Dinner Forum
American Association of University Professors
The nation’s principal organization of college professors, the AAUP’s aim is to encourage growth of faculty participation
in university governance, strive for economic benefits, and to uphold academic freedom. Texas Tech was placed on the
AAUP’s censure list from 1958-1967 for improper dismissal of three professors.
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U 16.1 American Association of University Professors Records, 1946-2006: This 3 box and 1 oversized collection
consists of correspondence, meeting minutes, membership lists, reports, and associated printed materials from
1940 to 1970.
- U 16.4 American Association of University Professors Records, 1948-1966: This 1 wallet collection
consists of annual meeting information, financial reports and resolutions (1965-1966), economic status reports, and a file
on the St. John's strike.
- AAUP Report on Texas Tech, 1958:
6 page report addressing Texas Tech's dismissal of 3 professors and its subsequent placement on the national chapter's
censure list.
- American Association for University Professors, 1953-1959
(See
U 147.26 President's Office Records)
- American Association for University Professors, 1967-1975
(See
U 2.1 Vice-President for Academic Affairs Records)
- American Association for University Professors, 1979-1980
(see U 1.4 Academic Affairs)
- American Association of University Professors, 1994-1995
(see
U 147.46 Office of the President Records)
American Association of University Women (AAUW)
- S 19.2 American Association of University Women. Lubbock Chapter Records, 1969-1977:
This is a 2 wallet collection.
- S 20.2 American Association of University Women. Lubbock Chapter Records, 1928-1956: This is a
2 box and 1 scrapbook collection.
- S 20.3 American Association of University Women. Lubbock Chapter Records, 1935-1956: This is a
1 box collection.
- U 204.1 American Association of University Women Records, 1951-1952:
This is a 1 wallet collection contains the "Annual Report: Lubbock Branch, 1951-1952."
- American Association of University Women, 1947-1953 (See
U 14.1 James G. Allen Records)
- American Association for University Women, 1947-1958
(See
U 147.26 President's Office Records)
- American Association of University Women, 1957
(see U
57.1 Dean of Women Records)
- American Association of University Women, 1959-1960
(See
U 2.1 Vice-President for Academic Affairs Records)
- American Association of University Women, 1971-1988
(See U 147.37 Lauro Cavazos Records)
- American Association of University Women, 1972-1981
(See U 192.3 Home Economics Records)
- American Association of University Women, 1994-1996
(see U 147.46 Office of the President
Records)
Black Faculty and Staff Association
Faculty Club
The purpose of the Faculty Club was to promote social activities for and
among its membership. Faculty, Graduate Assistants, officers of the
administration, and monthly salaried staff of Texas Tech were eligible for
membership. Complimentary, non-voting memberships were given to members of
the Board of Regent and former Tech presidents.
- U 74.1 Faculty Club Records, 1943-1967: This 2 box
collection contains financial material, meeting minutes, membership lists,
and general office files pertaining to the activities of the Faculty Club.
- U 74.2 Faculty Club Records, 1965-1992: This is a 1 box collection.
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U 74.3 Faculty Club Records, 1969-1993 and undated: This 1
box collection contains financial material, meeting minutes, membership
lists, constitutions, and general office files pertaining to the
activities of the Faculty Club from 1969-1993.
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U 74.4 Faculty Club Records, 1967-1989 and undated: This 4
box collection contains financial material, meeting minutes, membership
lists, constitutions, and general office files pertaining to the
activities of the Faculty Club from 1967-1989.
- Faculty Club, 1971 (see
S 977.1 W. L. Stangel Papers, 1888-1975)
- Faculty Club, 1977 and 1979
(see
U 2.2 Vice-President for Academic Affairs)
- Faculty Club, 1989-1992
(see
U 207.1 Provost's Office Records)
- Faculty Club, 1989-1993
(see
U 207.2 Provost's Office Records)
- Faculty Club, 1988-1994
(see
U 185.6 University News and Publications Records)
- Faculty Club, 1960-1963
(see
U 148.3 Public Information Records)
Faculty Women’s Club
Faculty Senate
Latino(a) / Hispanic Faculty and Staff Association
Minority Faculty and Staff Association
The Texas Tech University/Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Minority Faculty and Staff Association was founded
in May, 1988, by a group of Black and Hispanic faculty and staff members.
Quarterly Club
Questers
Questers, whose name was derived from "questing for knowledge," began with a
membership of 20 men. Membership is done by nomination and majority vote.
The wives of the members have their own group called the Jesters.
Sachems
Sachems was a faculty organization for fellowship and discussion.
- U 158.1 Sachems Records, 1949-1981: This is 1 wallet collection contains
the history of Sachems, member rosters, program lists, fliers, and member correspondence.
Techsan Garden Club
The Techsan Garden Club was an organization of the University Women’s group, started in 1962, and was a member of the
National Council of State Garden Clubs. Membership consisted of women faculty members, faculty wives, mothers or
sisters of members living in the home, and wives and widows of former faculty members of Texas Tech University. Some
the purposes of the club included advancing the interests, the organization, and fine art of gardening and garden clubs
and plant societies; aiding in the protection and conservation of natural resources by helping to protect civic landscapes
and promoting improvements of roadsides and parks; and assisting in the maintenance of the Municipal Garden and Arts Center
and supporting the Lubbock Memorial Arboretum.
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U 201.1 Techsan Garden Club Records, 1962-1988: Materials in this 2 box collection detail the clubs activities,
including financial materials, newspaper clippings, and photographs. Also includes 4 large scrapbooks filled with
photographs and information on the club’s activities and members.
Texas Association of College Teachers. Texas Tech Chapter
Organized as the College Classroom Teachers' Association of the Texas State Teachers' Association in November 1948,
the Texas Association of College Teachers was reorganized and separated from the Texas State Teachers'
Association in 1956. It is composed of local chapters located in state-supported universities and colleges and helps
develop programs to attain high personal standards of teaching, scholarship and research. The Texas Tech Chapter is one of
the largest chapters.
- S ? Texas Association of College Teachers. Texas Tech Chapter Records, 1956-1970:
This collection contains materials related to the Texas Association of College Teachers and the Texas Tech Chapter.
It bulks with correspondence (1961-1970) and general files (1957-1967). Other material includes membership, printed,
and miscellaneous material, minutes, legal and financial documents, charts, and lists. The correspondence offers a wide
variety of discussions related to the Texas Association of Classroom Teachers activities and interests.
University Women’s Club
The organization was composed of two units. The Newcomers’ Club was comprised of the wives of faculty who have served
three years or less at Texas Tech. The Faculty Women’s Club was for the wives of faculty who had served longer than three
years at Texas Tech. Various social activities included tea parties, theatre parties, and a style show. The organization
also participated in raising funds for the Paul Whitfield Horn Fellowship that gave an annual award to female graduate
student at the university. Another activity of the organization was to prepare and give out information packets on Lubbock
and Texas Tech to any incoming faculty.
- University Women's Club Photographs
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U 188.1 University Women's Club Records, 1960-1991: This 3 box collection contains details of the clubs
activities including financial materials, newspaper clippings, and photographs. Also includes 5 large scrapbooks filled
with photographs and information on the club’s activities and members.
- U 188.1 University Women's Club Photograph Collection, 1960-1995: This collection of 235 prints
contain images details of the clubs activities, particularly it's social events such as cooking, fashion shows and
parties.
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U 188.2 University Women's Club Records, 1930-2009: This 2 box collection contains correspondence, a history
of the organization dated 1930-2009, information on fundraisers and events, yearbooks and the president's
notebooks, files and reports. Also included are 292 photographs.
III. Honor Organizations
Alpha Chi
A national scholastic fraternity comprised of juniors and seniors ranking in
the upper 10 percentile.
Alpha Lambda Delta
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U 356.1 Alpha Lambda Delta Records, 1975-2008: This
2 box
collection contains various initiation packets, initiation certificates,
membership rosters, among other things.
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S 1776.1 Alpha Lambda Delta Records, 1962-2008 and undated:
This 3 box collection contains membership information, scholarship
material, account summaries, and newsletters.
- Alpha Lambda Delta, 1939-1969 (see
U
14.1 James G. Allen Records)
- Alpha Lambda Delta, 1986 and 1990 (see
U 185.6 University News and Publication Records)
- Alpha Lambda Delta, 1956-1957 (see
U 57.1 Dean of Women Records)
- Alpha Lambda Delta, 1986-1990 (see
U
185.6 University News and Publications Records)
Blue Key
A national honor fraternity.
Delta Psi Kappa
A national professional fraternity in Health, Physical Eduation and Recreation.
- Delta Psi Kappa Scrapbook, 1985-1988
Freshmen Honor Society / Freshmen Girls Honor Society
Gamma Sigma Delta
Honor society for students in the field of agriculture.
Golden Key
An international honor society whose invitational membership is comprised of the top 15% of sophomore, junior and senior college students.
Kappa Mu Epsilon
A mathematics organization, Kappa Mu Epsilon was founded in 1931 and granted
membership into the Association of College Honor Societies in 1968.
The Texas Tech chapter appears to have been established in 1940.
Mortar Board
Leadership, Scholarship, and service is the motto of the Mortar board,
founded nationally in 1918 through the efforts of four local women’s honor
societies at Swarthmore College, Cornell University, Ohio State University,
and the University of Michigan. Texas Tech’s service organization, Forum,
founded by Mrs. Mary Doak in 1927, was accepted in the spring of 1949 into
the national chapter of the Mortar Board by A.A.U.W. Projects sponsored by
TTU’s Mortar Board included Homecoming Coffee for Alumnae, Operation
Senorita, and work in Registration.
- Rebecca Akard oral history interview (2001)
- Betty Bell oral history interview (2001)
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Kambra Bolch oral history interview (2001)
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James Brink oral history interview (2012)
- Melinda Corwin oral history interview (2001)
-
Keig Elle oral history interview (2001)
- Willouise Fortenbery oral history interview (2001)
- Emily Anny Core Gilmer oral history interview (2001)
- Elizabeth G. Haley oral history interview (2001)
- Carolyn Harding oral history interview (2001)
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Jean A. Jenkins oral history interview (1975)
- Victoria McClure oral history interview (2001)
- Pat Nunley oral history interview (2001)
- Barbara Anne McDougal oral history interview (2001)
- Judy Poffenbarger oral history interview (2001)
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Sue Ava Rainey oral history interview (1973)
- Elizabeth Thomasson oral history interview (1973)
- Winfred Vigness oral history interview (2001)
- Jo Beth Walker oral history interview (2001)
- Fran Waters oral history interview (2001)
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Sylvia Wesendonk oral history interview (1975, 1976)
- Rebecca Wylie oral history interview (2001)
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U 121.1 Mortar Board Records, 1928-2019: This collection is comprised of 3 boxes of manuscript material related
to activities of the Texas Tech Chapter and Alumni Chapter of Mortar Board dating as far back as 1928, and
includes 45 prints, 25 negatives, 1 contact sheet, 2 VHS tapes, 1 photo CD, and 1 audio CD. Also included are five
chapter scrapbooks dating back to 1939, a framed 1957 charter, four ephemera items, and one plaque.
- U 121.2 Mortar Board Collection, 1958-2018: This 1 wallet collection contains 5 color
photographs from the May 1, 1958 Mortar Board Initiation Ceremony and photocopies of Mortar Board related articles from
the La Ventana (1959) and Forum magazine (2018).
- Mortar Board, 1954-1963 (See U 14.1 James G. Allen Records)
- Mortar Board, 1956-1957 (see U 57.1 Dean of Women Records)
- Mortar Board, 1956 and undated (see U 148.3 Public Information Records)
- Mortar Board, 1963-1974 (see U 100.11 Information Services Records)
- Mortar Board, 1976 and 1979-1984
(see U 2.2 Vice-President for Academic Affairs)
- Mortar Board, 1977-1978 (see U 1.6 Academic Affairs Records)
- Mortar Board, 1976-1984 (see U 2.2 Vice-President for Academic Affairs
Records)
- Mortar Board, 1980 (see
U 1.4 Academic Affairs Records)
- Mortar Board, 1983-2005 (see
U 276.2 Center for Campus Life Records)
- Mortar Board, 1986 (see
U 228.1 Executive Vice-President and Provost Records)
- Mortar Board, 1988-1995
(see
U 184.3 University News and Publications)
- Mortar Board, 1990 (see U 207.1 Provost's Office Records)
- Mortar Board, 1997 (see
U 185.6 University News and Publications Records)
- Mortar Board, 2000-2001 (see
U 147.45 President's Office Records)
Omicron Delta Kappa
Omicron Delta Kappa is a leadership/honor fraternity. Student members must
have over sixty hours of university credits and at least a 3.0 grade point
average. They must show competency in at least two of seven leadership areas
including campus athletics, publications, literature, music, etc.
Phi Alpha Theta
Phi Alpha Theta, the International Honor Society in History, was created in
1921 at the University of Arkansas. Seeking to bring together students,
teachers, and writers of History, Phi Alpha Theta is a professional society
whose purpose is to promote the study of history through good teaching,
publication, research, and interactions among historians. Publications put
out by the society include The Historian, a historical quarterly is
which prints articles by members as well also numerous reviews of scholarly
books and news of historical activities, and The News Letter, which
is published three times per year and carries articles covering current
activities and awards of the Society.
Phi Beta Delta
A international honor fraternity.
Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Beta Kappa is the nation’s oldest academic honor society and was
established at the College of William and Mary in 1776. Faculty at Texas
Tech University submitted applications to get a chapter in 1982, 1985, 1997
and 2000. Texas Tech faculty finally succeeded in gaining charter
approval in 2006, thus making Texas Tech one of only three public
universities in the state of Texas granted the right to host a Phi Beta
Kappa chapter. The formal installation ceremonies were held at 4 p.m. on
April 11, 2007, at the Allen Theatre on the Texas Tech campus.
Phi Eta Sigma
Freshman students who achieve at least a 3.50 grade point average during
their first two semesters are eligible for membership into Phi Eta Sigma, an
academic honorary organization that was chartered at Texas Tech in 1946.
Phi Gamma Nu
Phi Gamma Nu was a professional business sorority whose activities included helping take the minutes at Dad's Day meetings
and hosting a Homecoming reception for the College of Business Administration.
- U 9.1 Phi Gamma Nu Photograph Collection, 1979-1981: The collection contains three group and
composite portraits of Phi Gamma Nu members.
Phi Kappa Phi
Texas Tech University’s international honor society, Phi Kappa Phi’s primary
objective was the recognition and encouragement of superior scholarship in
all academic disciplines. The honor society was founded in 1897 at the
University of Maine. There are now chapters in 49 states as well as the
District of Columbia, the Philippines and Puerto Rico. Membership in Phi
Kappa Phi is the highest academic honor offered by Texas Tech.
Phi Theta Kappa
Phi Upsilon Omicron - Double Key Chapter
The Double Key Chapter of the Phi Upsilon Omicron Sorority was an honor sorority for students in the School of Home
Economics at Texas Tech. The Chapter was granted recognition from the national sorority, Phi Upsilon Omicron,
in 1937. The sorority was active until 1992.
Pi Epsilon Tau
National honor society of petroleum engineers.
Scroll and Key
Honor society of freshman men students organized in the spring of 1944.
Sigma Delta Chi
Sigma Delta Chi promotes excellence and ethics in journalism.
Sigma Xi
Previously started on May 26, 1931 as a club, the Sigma Xi group on the
Texas Tech campus offically became a Chapter of the national Sigma Xi
organization on April 22, 1960. The Texas Tech Chapter became the fifth
chapter of Sigma Xi, a graduate science research society, in the state of
Texas. Sixty-one members were inducted under the 1960 initiation ceremonies.
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U 238.1 Sigma Xi Records, 1957-1998 and undated: This 3 box collection contains the records of the Sigma Xi chapter at Texas Tech
University, from it's inception through the present. Included are financial statements and receipts, correspondence, membership rosters,
banquet invitations and planning files, abstracts of presentations at the annual conference, the biographical history of the Texas Tech Chapter of
Sigma Xi, meeting agendas and rosters, nominations for memberships, and the Treasurer's receipts.
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U 238.2 Sigma Xi Records, 1957-1996: This 2 box collection consists of files on correspondence, manuals of procedure,
membership, nominations, proceedings of the seventy-fifth national meeting, the Texas Tech University Chapter, and the Third Annual Research
and Creative Activities Day.
- Sigma Xi Research, 1942-1945
(see
U147.17 President’s Office Records)
- Sigma Xi Club, 1955 and Society of Sigma Xi, 1959 (see
U 147.26 President's Office Records)
- Society of Sigma Xi, 1963-1964
(see
U 148.3 Public Information Records)
- Sigma Xi, 1968-1976 (See
U 144.19 Planning Office Records)
- Sigma Xi, 1969-1981 (see
U 170.2 Lauro F. Cavazos Papers)
- Sigma Xi, 1980-1982 (see
U147.37 Lauro Cavazos Records)
- Sigma Xi, 1980-1982
(see
U 2.2 Vice-President for Academic Affairs)
- Sigma Xi, 1990-1992
(see
U 207.1 Provost's Office Records)
- Sigma Xi, 1992-1993
(see
U
207.2 Provost's Office Records)
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Sigma Xi, 1993-1994
(see U
207.4 Provost's Office Records)
- Sigma Xi, 1990-1994 (see
U
185.6 University News and Publications Records)
Texas Tech Masonic Guild
The Texas Tech Masonic Guild was established in 1930 by 11 Texas Tech faculty members. The organization was later expanded to include students and other
Masons in good standing and reorganized in 1960 as the Lubbock Study Committee of the Texas Lodge of Research.
- Texas Tech Masonic Guild, 1922-1982 and undated:
This one box collection consist of materials collected by and created by Fred G. Harbaugh during the course of his time with the Texas Tech Masonic Guild
and the Lubbock Study Committee.
Tau Beta Pi
Oldest engineering honor society and the second oldest collegiate honor society in the United States.
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