College teachers

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This collection contains materials related to Anton J. Bek, and the School of Music at Texas State University. It includes music scores, photos, clippings and one artifact. Many of the musical scores were created by Bek himself using a record player. He copied the music by ear onto blank sheet music, a process that could take from three to seven days, as there was no music program at that time.

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This collection contains annotated typescripts and page proofs of Robert A. Calvert’s collaborative book projects focusing on Texas history and culture.

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This collection contains materials related to Dr. Flemming' personal and professional history in stage set production and theater arts instruction at Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State University).

Abstract The Dudley Dobie, Sr. collection spans from 1917 to 1980 and documents his life, career, and relationships as an antiquarian bookseller, writer, historian, and educator in Texas.  The bulk of the collection is correspondence between Dudley Dobie, Sr. and colleagues, friends, and family members - including J. Frank Dobie, Ruth Dodson, Henry DuPont, Walter Prescott Webb, and U.S Senator Ralph W. Yarborough.  This collection is also comprised of documents relating to Dudley’s bookselling...

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Donald Hazelwood was a professor in the mathematics department at Texas State University. He was active in the Faculty Senate and helped create the Faulty Senate Newsletter in the 1970s. The collection contains Faulty Senate Newsletter and other related materials from the 1970s.

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This collection contains biographical information and artifacts related to Empress Zedlar, noted speech therapist and teacher.

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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.

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Norman C. Peterson an alumnus and faculty member at Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State University) as well as an author. The bulk of the collection is made up of Peterson's own works, primarily short stories and poems, which he created and revised throughout his adult life. Also includes journal entries, research, and newspaper clippings.

Abstract The William Pool Papers span 1845 to 1990 and document the career of William C. Pool. This collection includes correspondence, writings, research, and ephemera from his career as a historian and community member in San Marcos, Texas. The collection is arranged in seven series, Correspondence, Writings by Pool, Subject Files, Organizational Affiliations, Photographs, Newspaper Clippings and Maps. The bulk of the collection are Pool’s writings, which include The...

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The materials in this collection attest to the career of R.H. Bing (1914-1986), a mathematics instructor at the University of Wisconsin at Madison and the University of Texas at Austin. The papers include correspondence, research and conference notes, publications, typed manuscripts, collaborative research, photographs, a yearbook, reprints, newspaper clippings, and two models.

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This collection contains materials related to Retta (Henrietta) Murphy, who was a professor at Southwest Texas State Teachers College (now Texas State University). Consists of personal items such as her dissertation, diplomas, financial ledgers, and notable two photo albums.

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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.

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...

Scope and Contents Published periodically by the Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, the faculty handbook assists faculty in navigating the policies of the university. Early editions of the handbook focused on policies and welcoming new faculty to campus. Later editions attempt to provide a wide range of up-to-date information on significant university policies, procedures, and activities. The most current edition is also available online through the Office of the Provost and the...

Scope and Contents The faculty newsletter "Featuring Faculty" was a published by Southwest Texas State University faculty and edited and produced by the Faculty Advancement Center. It provided important information about faculty advancement. Topics included introductions of new faculty, publications and presentations by faculty, accolades, and information about grants and fellowships. Materials date from 1982 through 1991 and are arranged chronologically. It ceased publication in paper format in fall 1991,...

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The Faculty Senate Newsletter informed faculty at Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State University) of the activities and decisions made by the body. Topics included requests for agenda items, committee activities, budgeting, grading, textbook policies, pay rates and methods, sick leave and vacation, developmental leave, and grant and fellowship opportunities.