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The Southwest Collection at Texas Tech University describes, preserves, and makes accessible to scholars and the general public archival collections of regional, national, and international significance.
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For this Friday Favorites, Archival Associate Corry McCormick shares one of his favorite collections, the William Edwin Dyess Papers, 1916-1976, which includes correspondence, printed and scrapbook material, and photographs. #archivesmonth #southwestcollection #specialcollections #dyessairforcebase
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Congratulations on turning 100, The Daily Toreador!
For digitized versions of the campus newspapers and
many other area newspapers, please visit
newspapers.swco.ttu.edu/handle/20.50...

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We double checked the back of the print and it is dated March 1959!
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Hello, David. We're not sure when the image was taken exactly, but it was indeed the archive when it was located in what is now the math building on TTU campus.
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October is Archives Month! Follow along as we celebrate and share more about how our institution makes history accessible to you.

📷: Southwest Collection Photograph Collection, 1976-1997

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Look at this 1968 "CATTLE-LOG" which includes a detailed overview of the archive from that time. The rest of the guide lists archived collections, all of which continue to be housed and preserved at the SWC.

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The Panhandle South Plains Fair is back in Lubbock from September 19-27, 2025! These early images are from the 1930s through 1950s and can be found in our digitized Winston Reeves Photograph Collection.

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This past weekend, our archivists visited Fort Stockton, TX to conduct oral history interviews. We are very grateful to the Fort Stockton residents for sharing their stories of historical significance. For oral history transcriptions from past years, please visit swco-ir.tdl.org/collections/...
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For this month's Friday Favorites, Archivist Kylie Kincaid shows off her favorite items from the Jesse "Guitar" Taylor Papers. These images are of Taylor's original artwork.

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On 8/28/25 the SWC joined the Motley County Historical Commission and the Matador Ranch in dedicating a replacement marker commemorating the history of the Matador Ranch. The original marker was destroyed by the 7/21/23 tornado.

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This Lubbock Pictorial image shows Mr. Bob Penney (right) and Mr. Kincaide (barber, left) standing next to the traditional barber's pole. Penney was Precinct 4 Commissioner from 1911 to 1912.

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This is our last edition of Label Lubbock Thursdays! Thank you to everyone who engaged with the images and identified individuals in our posts. If you can identify the place(s) or person(s), please leave a comment with your response below the post.
Giant cowboy, probably in Lubbock with one of the early Wild West shows (with 2 unidentified women). Photograph of four men. Identified is Senator Bledsoe, 2nd from left, and Mr. Chitwood (but 2 unidentified). M.M. Dupre family at their home (2000 block of Broadway) in summer 1922.
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Happy Centennial Goin' Band from Raiderland! You don't look a day over 100! These 1930s images can be found in our Winston Reeves collection.

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School starts Monday! Welcome back Red Raiders! 👆 To celebrate your return, here are some images from the University Archives of pre-electronic class registration. Aren't you glad you don't have to wait in these long lines?

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Each Thursday, we will post 2-3 images with either unidentified buildings or people in our Lubbock Pictorial collection. If you can identify the place(s) or person(s), please leave a comment with your response below the post. See Facebook or Instagram for more details on the photos!
Photo 1: Will H. Flynn, Lubbock sheriff, far right at first murder trial by Jury in Lubbock, 1912. Photo 2: Three unidentified young women.
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HAPPY NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY DAY! Today we're featuring our Frank Reeves collection of digitized photos. Reeves was a livestock reporter for Fort Worth Star-Telegram, American Hereford Journal, and Cattleman.

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Did you know processing archival materials requires archivists to remove rubber bands, metal paper clips, and staples? These rust and disintegrate, causing damage to documents. Plastic paperclips are preferred.

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Welcome to FRIDAY FAVORITES! Once a month we will feature an employee and their favorite thing from the SWC. Georgie Gaines shares some unique photographic materials: Stereoscopic Slide/Stereoview, Gelatin Glass Negative, Albumen Prints, & Tintype.

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Each Thursday, we will post 2-3 images with either unidentified buildings or people in our Lubbock Pictorial collection. If you can identify the place(s) or person(s), please leave a comment with your response below the post. See Facebook or Instagram for more details on the photos!
Early Lubbock businesses (unidentified men in front of Sanders Bros. Meat Market). Lubbock Drug Co., and people in front of building. Bell family, early settlers at Plainview (individuals not named).
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Bring your research questions for several of our archivists at this event focused on researching local histories! See you there!
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Did you know TTU had an observatory near the TTU Museum? It was built in the early 1980s and housed IGOR No. 5. The telescope is now prominently placed just north of our archive, in front of TTU's new Academic Sciences Building.

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These publications were released in 1963 and 1969 as The Space Race was in full effect. Both examples show theorized moon colonization and "many scientific facets of historic space efforts." The full issues can be found in our SPACE reference file.

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Each Thursday, we will post 2-3 images with either unidentified buildings or people in our Lubbock Pictorial collection. If you can identify the place(s) or person(s), please leave a comment with your response below the post. See Facebook or Instagram for more details on the photos!
Shows part of Old Nicolett Hotel and First County Courthouse, Circa 1900. Mr. Jim Robertson, on right (second man unidentified). Gov. Pat M. Neff signing bill which created Texas Tech 1923 (other men unidentified). Two people (unidentified) in Buick automobile in front of the Knight Auto Co. garage.