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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 1 Collection or Record:

Oscar Strahan photographs and papers

 Collection
Identifier: 90.200-Faculty-2016-Strahan
Abstract

Oscar Strahan served as the first professional coach and first Athletic Director for Southwest Texas State (now Texas State University) from 1919 to 1961. Largely photographs, the collection contains noteworthy images of early Southwest Texas State Normal College sports teams, World War I training camp Camp Logan, and mass produced battlefield views from France. Also includes Strahan’s family history materials.

Dates: circa 1860s - 1980s
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Oscar Strahan photographs and papers