Skip to main content

Southwest Texas State Teachers College

 Organization

Historical

Southwest Texas State Normal School was established in 1903. The name was changed in 1918 to Southwest Texas State Normal College, in 1923 to Southwest Texas State Teachers College, in 1959 to Southwest Texas State College, in 1969 to Southwest Texas State University, and in 2003 to Texas State University-San Marcos.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Helen Hornsby collection

 Collection
Identifier: 90.200-Faculty-2015-Hornsby
Abstract

Helen Hornsby was one of the first 17 faculty at Southwest Texas State Normal School, teaching from 1903 to 1919. Collection includes materials owned and collected by Helen Hornsby Crawford and her family. Includes topics related to the university, such as Lyndon Johnson, the inauguration of Robert Hardesty, homecoming, and the 50th reunion of the SWT class of 1949.

Dates: 1889-1979, 2008, undated
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Helen Hornsby collection

Susan H. Reid collection on Leonard "Deacon" Wright and Eleanor Roosevelt letters

 Collection
Identifier: 2009-001
Abstract

Materials compiled by Susan Houston Reid about Leonard “Deacon” Wright’s firing from Southwest Texas State Teachers College (now Texas State University) in 1954. Also included are three letters from Eleanor Roosevelt to Dr. Ralph Houston regarding her visit to campus to deliver a lecture in 1957.

Dates: circa 1950s-2000s
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Susan H. Reid collection on Leonard "Deacon" Wright and Eleanor Roosevelt letters

University Faculty Bulletins

 Collection
Identifier: AS36.T4 F14
Scope and Contents The collection contains materials that were published weekly and then bimonthly by the Office of the President dated 1951-1981. The faculty bulletin provided faculty with official notices from the President, administrative offices, and department heads. Topics include: faculty meetings; faculty and department highlights; programs sponsored by the college or various departments; scholarship and grant opportunities; and athletic events. Materials are arranged roughly chronologically, as...
Dates: 1951 - 1981
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / University Faculty Bulletins