San Marcos (Tex.) -- History

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.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection consists of materials owned and collected by Helen Hornsby Crawford and her family. Items are arranged in general chronological order, beginning with Miss Hornsby's high school days. Materials dating after her death include 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. Also includes photographs of Hornsby and notable university faculty.

Scope and Contents Contains 8 photographs (accessioned as 90.200.Faculty.2016.Hornsby) dating from 1897 to 1964. One undated portrait of Helen Hornsby as a young woman. One portrait of Helen Hornsby dated 1897. One undated group photo labeled "YWCA Cabinet Pioneer Days." One photograph labeled "North-East Corner of German Room. 1903-1919. Room 13-Main Building." Two photographs dated July 1947 labeled "Members of Class of 1906 who returned to their alma mater after forty years." [pictured are...

Scope and Contents Dr. Henderson talks about coming to Southwest Texas State Teachers College after serving in the Army Air Corps in WWII. He describes what campus looked like the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, detailing aspects such as university and veterans housing, the effects of the GI Bill, segregation and integration, the realities of teaching political science during McCarthyism, and the growing radicalism of the student body, illustrated by the San Marcos Ten. Henderson also reflects on writing his book on...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of sixty-four oral history interview transcripts, organized alphabetically by last name. The last two boxes contain the original audio interview recorded on cassette tape. The interviewees shared their memories about the university and life in Central Texas, offering a glimpse into the important people, places, and events that define Texas State University and its place in the Lone Star State.Audio files have been digitized (2019) from the original...

Scope and Contents

"High above, the Sky Ride carries the visitors across to the Hanging Gardens with lovely walkways and beautiful flowers."

Two version of same postcard image, both vertical:
C33318 [photo only]
C36856 [with border and wordmark at top]

Scope and Contents

Color image of red brick building with white accents. Front text: High School, San Marcos, Texas.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Collection of posters advertising the Clyde Beatty and Cole Bros. Circus performances that took place in San Marcos, Texas on September 15th, probably in the year 1964. Twelve of the posters include text only. Posters with images consist of two parts: a larger poster containing the title and image and a second, smaller poster containing date and location information pasted to the bottom. Arranged according to subject.

Scope and Contents Pepper’s at the Falls (former Ice House and Salt Grass Steakhouse) Restaurant partial menu where back has history of the land and building and a sixteen page booklet titled “A River Reflects on Pepper’s Past: Fact-Lore-Legend about the San Marcos River, the Mill Tract, and the Old Ice House” by Albert S. McGhee. Twenty page booklet titled “The Inn at the Head of the River” by Albert S. McGehee. Back cover has lines for address and return address presumably to mail. Manila envelope dated...

Scope and Contents

Samuel Holmes talks about growing up in Austin, and the different jobs that he's held, including selling newspapers and working in a grocery store as a child in the 1930s. He also shares memories of working at the Driskill Hotel, a popular political meeting ground in Austin, when Lyndon B. Johnson was president.
Interviewed by Kerry Owens

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of sixty-four oral history interview transcripts, organized alphabetically by last name. The last two boxes contain the original audio interview recorded on cassette tape. The interviewees shared their memories about the university and life in Central Texas, offering a glimpse into the important people, places, and events that define Texas State University and its place in the Lone Star State.Audio files have been digitized (2019) from the original...

Scope and Contents

Advertisement for the lithograph dated 1903

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Collection of posters advertising the Clyde Beatty and Cole Bros. Circus performances that took place in San Marcos, Texas on September 15th, probably in the year 1964. Twelve of the posters include text only. Posters with images consist of two parts: a larger poster containing the title and image and a second, smaller poster containing date and location information pasted to the bottom. Arranged according to subject.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Collection of posters advertising the Clyde Beatty and Cole Bros. Circus performances that took place in San Marcos, Texas on September 15th, probably in the year 1964. Twelve of the posters include text only. Posters with images consist of two parts: a larger poster containing the title and image and a second, smaller poster containing date and location information pasted to the bottom. Arranged according to subject.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection consists of materials owned and collected by Helen Hornsby Crawford and her family. Items are arranged in general chronological order, beginning with Miss Hornsby's high school days. Materials dating after her death include 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. Also includes photographs of Hornsby and notable university faculty.

Scope and Contents In his first interview (October 1985), Dr. Ralph Houston talks about growing up in Denton County, attending college at the University of North Texas, and teaching in Big Spring, Texas. He discusses studying for his PhD at The University of Texas at Austin and being recruited by Deacon Wright to teach at Southwest Texas State Teachers College in the 1930s. He describes campus, the English department and its staff, and his experiences as a professor, head of the English department, and Dean of...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of sixty-four oral history interview transcripts, organized alphabetically by last name. The last two boxes contain the original audio interview recorded on cassette tape. The interviewees shared their memories about the university and life in Central Texas, offering a glimpse into the important people, places, and events that define Texas State University and its place in the Lone Star State.Audio files have been digitized (2019) from the original...

Scope and Contents Lee Hudman discusses how her ties with the university brought her back to San Marcos long after she graduated. She begins by describing how she and her husband lived in Dr. James Taylor's garage apartment during their studies, before moving to Washington D.C. Hudman also talks about the changes that took place in San Marcos and the university during her absence, what she believes Texas State will be like in future years. She also talks about the Alumni House's history in relation to LBJ....

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of sixty-four oral history interview transcripts, organized alphabetically by last name. The last two boxes contain the original audio interview recorded on cassette tape. The interviewees shared their memories about the university and life in Central Texas, offering a glimpse into the important people, places, and events that define Texas State University and its place in the Lone Star State.Audio files have been digitized (2019) from the original...

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Various materials related to Cynthia Brandimarte's public history course. The materials focus on the history of the former Aquarena Springs park in San Marcos, Texas. The materials cover the history of the San Marcos area, tourism, and other information related to the park. Materials kept in original order.