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Texas Tech University Archives Photograph Collections

Arranged in alphabetical order by collection name

Academic Affairs

Adult Education

Agriculture, School of

Agricultural Engineering

Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources

Alpha Phi Omega

Angel Flight

Animal Husbandry

Arnold Air Society

Basketball (Men's)

  • U 110.1 Basketball Photographs, 1925-2001: The collection consists of 75 negatives of men's basketball team group portraits taken from 1925-2001. The images were reproduced from La Ventanas, media guides and game programs. All have been scanned onto a CD-ROM as well.
  • Block and Bridle Club

    Brown's Photograph Studio (Lubbock, Texas)

    Buildings- Miscellaneous

    Campus Buildings

    Chemistry, Department of

    Civil Engineering

    Communications and Marketing

    Contracting and Risk Management

    Crosbyton Solar Power Project

    Dairy Barn

    Tommie Davis

    Dean of Students

    Disney, Jay C. and Doris K.

    Electrical Engineering

    Engineering, College of

    Engineering Services

    Executive Vice-President and Provost

    Ex-Students Association

    Facilities Planning and Construction

    Faculty [see also the faculty files in Institutional Research and Information Management collection]

    Goforth, Flora

    Grounds Maintenance

    Rollin Herald Photograph Collection, 1930s-1980s: The collection contains a large number of prints and negatives on various Texas Tech subjects such as the football and basketball teams, campus buildings and structures, the band and Court Jesters, Carol of Lights, and the ROTC from the 1950s-1970s. The student organizations pictured include Las Chaparritas, Los Camaradas, Silver Key, Adelphi, Kemas, Socii, the College Club, Ko Shari, the Wranglers, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Alpha Tau Omega, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Nu, Delta Gamma, Alpha Gamma, Kappa Sigma, Phi Beta Pi, Pi Kappa Alpha, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Delta Tau Delta, Delta Delta Delta, Gamma Phi Beta, Kappa Alpha, Phi Mu, Phi Kappa Psi, and DFD.

    Heritage Club Photograph Collection: The collection contains images of many of the most important events, people and places connected to Texas Tech history.

    Hispanic Student Society

    Human Sciences

    Information Services
    The Office of Information Services was responsible for handling the public relations aspects of Texas Tech University. This department has been called several names over the years, including Photographic Services, Public Information, University News and Publications, and News and Publications. It is currently going under the name of Communications and Marketing.

    Inaugurations and Symposium
    The first symposium on Arid and Semi-arid Lands was held in conjunction with the inauguration of Dr. Grover E. Murray as the eighth president of the university October 30-November 1, 1966. As a geologist, Dr. Murray held a long-time interest in the study of desert environments and was instrumental in founding the International Center for Arid and Semi-Arid Land Studies (ICASALS) at Texas Tech in 1967. Participants for the symposium included John W. Gardner, secretary of Health, Education and Welfare; Stewert L. Udall, secretary of the Interior; Emilio Portes Gil, former president of Mexico; and Dr. S. Dillon Ripley, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.

    Institute for Disaster Research

    International Center for Arid and Semi-Arid Land Studies (ICASALS)

    La Ventana

    Lady Raiders

    Landscape Architecture

    Law School

    Library

    Library External Relations and Outreach

    Masked Rider

    Mass Communications

    Medicine, School of

    Museum of Texas Tech University

    Museum Photograph Collection [different from the one above]

    Music, Department of

    Nursing, School of

    Official Publications

    Park Administration

    Phi Gamma Nu

    Photographic Services
    Photographic Services was a unit within the Office of University News and Publications, which was organized to handle news and information for the Texas Tech University system. It was responsible for taking photographs to accompany media stories and other outreach needs for the university, as well as serving as an on-site photography studio for campus requests such as portraits of faculty, staff and administrators.

    Plant and Soil Sciences

    Public Information, Department of
    The Department of Public Information, later called the Office of University News and Publications and more recently the Office of Communications and Marketing, handled publicity and presses releases for Texas Tech University. It also gathered news clippings and media information published on Texas Tech by outside entities.

    Ranching Heritage Center

    Red Raider Club

    Red Raider Retrospective, 1925- historical images of the Texas Tech campus, student life, faculty, and campus activities that have been pulled together from various collections.

    Research Services

    Rodeo Association

    Seale, Dan

    Seismological Observatory

    Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library Photographs

    Sports Information Photograph Collections

    Student Government Association

    Student Publications

    Texas Tech Athletics: This digital collection is comprised of photographs of various Texas Tech athletic related persons  and events that have been pulled together from various manuscript and photograph collections found in the University Archives.

    Texas Tech People: This digital collection is comprised of photographs of Texas Tech related persons that have been pulled together from various manuscript and photograph collections found in the University Archives.

    Texas Techsan

    Toreador

    University Center

    University Daily

    University Women's Club

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