urn:taro:ttu.sw.00035 Lauro F. Cavazos: An Inventory of His Papers 1943-1991 and undated, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library Abel Ramirez The Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
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August 2000 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, September 2000. Finding aid written in English. Tue Jul 22 15:21:06 CDT 2003 urn:taro:ttu.sw.00035 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (20030505). Inventory for the Lauro F. Cavazos Papers, 1943-1991 and undated Abel Ramirez The Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, August 2000 Descriptive Summary Cavazos, Lauro Lauro F. Cavazos Papers, 1943-1991 and undated The papers of Lauro F. Cavazos, a former President of Texas Tech University who later became Secretary of Education in 1988. S 170.1 Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University 64 boxes (63.0 linear feet) English. Biographical Sketch

A sixth generation Texan, Lauro Fred Cavazos was born on January 4, 1927 on the vast King Ranch in South Texas, where his father was the foreman of the showcase Santa Gertrudis Division. He earned his B.A. and M.A. in zoology at Texas Tech University and a doctoral degree in physiology from Iowa State University. In addition, he received honorary degrees from several universities and colleges. He married the former Peggy Murdock, and together they had ten children.

Dr. Cavazos served in various professional and administrative positions. He taught at the Medical College of Virginia and at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, where he was also Dean from 1975 to 1980. He returned to Texas Tech University in 1980 to become its tenth president, and the first Hispanic and first graduate of the school to hold the office.

A recognized expert in both the field of medicine and the field of education, Cavazos was a consultant to national and international health organizations, including the World Health Organization and a variety of inter-American health groups. He authored or co-authored approximately 75 publications in the areas of physiology and reproduction, fine structure of cells and tissues, and medical education. Cavazos also received a number of awards recognizing his efforts in education. In 1984 President Ronald Reagan presented him with an award for Outstanding Leadership in the Field of Education. In 1985 he was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal from the Uniformed Services University for the Health Sciences, and in 1987 he accepted an award designed in his honor from the Texas Tech University Ex- Student Association. The next year he received the National Hispanic Leadership Award in the field of education from the League of United Latin American Citizens.

On August 9, 1988 President Reagan nominated Cavazos for Secretary of Education, and on September 20, 1988 he was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate. President George Bush asked him to continue as Secretary following the November 1988 election. He remained in the position until resigning in December 1990. As Secretary, Cavazos concentrated on reforming American Education through raising the expectations of students, teachers, and parents. He also targeted federal resources to improve opportunities for those most in need, and initiated special programs to combat drug and alcohol use. As a strong advocate of parental involvement in education, he provided leadership to encourage parental and community participation in education reform.

 Scope and Contents

The Lauro Fred Cavazos Papers, 1943-1991 and undated consist of personal and professional papers. The collection is divided into three sections: University of Virginia and Tufts University, 1958-1987 (2 linear feet); Texas Technological University, 1943-1988 and undated (23 linear feet); and Department of Education, 1969-1991 and undated (38 linear feet).

 Index Terms

The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or locally developed.

Subjects (Persons) Cavazos, Lauro Cavazos, Lauro--Archives Cavazos, Lauro--Correspondence Subjects (Organizations) Texas Tech University--Administration Texas Tech University--History Texas Tech University--Presidents United States. Dept. of Education Places King Ranch (Tex.) United States--Politics and government Subjects College presidents--Texas Education--United States Education and state--United States Mexican Americans--Texas Minorities--Education Speeches, addresses, etc. American Acquisition

Gifts, undated

 Access Restrictions

Open for research

 Processed by

Abel Ramirez, August 2000

 Preferred Citation

Lauro F. Cavazos Papers, 1943-1991 and undated, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas

For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, see the following collections:

Lauro Cavazos oral history interview [sound recording], 1984 Lauro Cavazos oral history interview [sound recording], 1991 Lauro Cavazos oral history interview [sound recording], 1994 Collection Inventory University of Virginia and Tufts University, 1958-1987 (2 linear feet) 1 1 Virginia Medical Material, 1958-1963 1 2 Tufts Correspondence, 1963-1980 1 3 Tufts School of Medicine, 1974-1980 1 4 Tufts Invitations and Brochures, 1973-1980 1 5 News Clippings, 1962-1987 1 6 Memorabilia, 1977-1979 and undated 1 7 Printed Material, 1973-1980 2 1 Printed Material, 1964-1982 2 2 Student Dissertations, 1962-1977 (2 items) 2 3 Student Dissertations, 1962-1977 (2 items) 2 4 Student Dissertations, 1962-1977 (2 items) 2 5 Student Dissertations, 1962-1977 (1 items) Texas Tech University, 1943-1988 and undated (23 linear feet) Correspondence, 1977-1988 3 1 File, 1977-1988 3 2 File, 1977-1988 3 3 File, 1977-1988 3 4 File, 1977-1988 3 5 File, 1977-1988 3 6 File, 1977-1988 3 7 File, 1977-1988 3 8 File, 1977-1988 3 9 File, 1977-1988 3 10 File, 1977-1988 3 11 File, 1977-1988 3 12 File, 1977-1988 3 13 File, 1977-1988 3 14 File, 1977-1988 3 15 File, 1977-1988 3 16 File, 1977-1988 3 17 File, 1977-1988 3 18 File, 1977-1988 3 19 File, 1977-1988 4 1 File, 1980-1987 4 2 File, 1980-1987 4 3 General, 1980-1985 4 4 General, 1980-1988 and undated 4 5 Invitations, 1980-1988 General Files, 1979-1988 4 6 Cavazos, Lauro F., 1979-1988 4 7 Cavazos, Lauro F., 1979-1988 4 8 Cavazos, Lauro F., 1979-1988 4 9 Cavazos, Lauro F., 1979-1988 4 10 Commencements, 1977-1988 4 11 Dads Association Newsletter, 1982 4 12 Diamond Shamrock, 1987 4 13 Dinners and Names, 1982-1988 4 14 Enterprise Campaign, 1986 4 15 Hispanic Education, 1987 5 1 Inaugural Material, 1980 5 2 Inaugural Material (Inaugural Speech), 1980 5 3 Inaugural Material (Inaugural Speech: Original Copy), 1980 5 4 Inaugural Material, Booklets, 1980 5 5 Midland/Port Arkansas, 1988 5 6 Personal, 1980-1988 5 7 Personal, 1980-1988 5 8 Program for Dedication, 1986 5 9 Press Clippings, 1988 5 10 Publications, 1983-1987 5 11 Resignation, 1988 5 12 Texas Tech Insight, 1980 5 13 Travel, 1981-1986 5 14 Vitas/Pictures, 1987 5 15 White House, 1987-1988 5 16 Women's Athletics, 1982-1984 5 17 Legal Material, 1988 5 18 Printed Material, 1964-1980 6 1 Printed Material, 1980 6 2 Printed Material, 1980-1981 6 3 Printed Material, 1982 6 4 Printed Material, 1983 7 1 Printed Material, 1984 7 2 Printed Material, 1985 7 3 Printed Material, 1986 7 4 Printed Material, 1987 7 5 Printed Material, 1988 7 6 News Clippings, 1980-1988 and undated 7 7 News Clippings, 1980-1988 and undated 8 1 News Clippings, 1980-1988 and undated 8 2 News Clippings, 1980-1988 and undated 8 3 News Clippings, 1980-1988 and undated 8 4 News Clippings, 1980-1988 and undated 8 5 News Clippings, 1980-1988 and undated 9 1 News Clippings, 1980-1988 and undated 9 2 News Clippings, 1980-1988 and undated 9 3 Programs, Pamphlets, and Brochures, 1977-1985 9 4 Programs, Pamphlets, and Brochures, 1984-1988 and undated 10 1 Speeches, 1980-1982 10 2 Speeches, 1980-1982 10 3 Speeches, 1980-1982 10 4 Speeches, 1980-1982 10 5 Speeches, 1980-1982 10 6 Speeches, 1980-1982 10 7 Speeches, 1980-1982 11 1 Speeches, Jan. - Feb., 1982 11 2 Speeches, March - April, 1982 11 3 Speeches, May - Dec., 1982 11 4 Speeches, Feb. - April, 1983 11 5 Speeches, April - Oct., 1983 11 6 Speeches, Oct. - Dec., 1983 11 7 Speeches, Jan. - May, 1984 12 1 Speeches, May, 1984 - Feb., 1985 12 2 Speeches, March - May, 1985 12 3 Speeches, June - Dec., 1985 12 4 Speeches, Jan. - June, 1986 12 5 Speeches, July - Dec., 1986 13 1 Speeches, Jan. - April, 1987 13 2 Speeches, May - Aug., 1987 13 3 Speeches, Sept. - Dec., 1987 13 4 Speeches, Jan. - April, 1988 13 5 Speeches, May - June, 1988 13 6 Speeches, July - Aug., 1988 13 7 Speeches, Miscellaneous, undated 14 1 Literary Productions, undated 14 2 Literary Productions, undated 14 3 Literary Productions, undated 14 4 Monthly Appointment Books, 1980-1985 14 5 Monthly Appointment Books, 1985-1988 15 1 Weekly Appointment Books, 1978-1988 15 2 Weekly Appointment Books, 1983-1984 15 3 Weekly Appointment Books, 1985-1988 15 4 Scrapbooks, 1983-1988 15 5 Scrapbooks, 1983-1988 16 1 Scrapbooks, 1983-1988 16 2 Photographs, 1980-1988 and undated 16 3 Photographs, 1980-1988 and undated 16 4 Photographs, 1980-1988 and undated Memorabilia, 1953-1988 and undated 16 5 General, 1980-1988 and undated 16 6 Inaugural Recognitions, 1980 16 7 Inaugural Recognitions, 1980 17 1 Inaugural Recognitions, 1980 17 2 Inaugural Recognitions, 1980 17 3 Inaugural Recognitions, 1980 17 4 Honors, 1980-1988 and undated 17 5 Medals, 1973-1988 and undated 18 1 Keys to Cities, 1981 and undated 18 2 Keys to Cities, 1981 and undated 18 3 Plaques, 1980-1988 and undated 18 4 Plaques, 1980-1988 and undated 18 5 Plaques, 1980-1988 and undated 19 1 Plaques, 1980-1988 and undated 19 2 Plaques, 1980-1988 and undated 19 3 Plaques, 1980-1988 and undated 19 4 Plaques, 1980-1988 and undated 19 5 Plaques, 1980-1988 and undated 20 1 Plaques, 1980-1988 and undated 20 2 Plaques, 1980-1988 and undated 20 3 Plaques, 1980-1988 and undated 21 1 Oversized Plaques, 1980-1988 and undated (6 items) 22 1 Football, 1980-1981 (3 items) 23 1 Football, 1987 and undated (4 items) 24 1 Basketball, 1984-1987 and undated (3 items) 25 1 Miscellaneous, 1953-1984 and undated 25 2 Miscellaneous, 1953-1984 and undated 25 3 Miscellaneous, 1953-1984 and undated 25 4 Miscellaneous, 1953-1984 and undated 25 5 Miscellaneous, 1953-1984 and undated 25 6 Miscellaneous, 1953-1984 and undated 25 7 Miscellaneous, 1953-1984 and undated 25 8 Miscellaneous, 1953-1984 and undated Department of Education, 1969-1991 and undated (38 linear feet) Correspondence, 1988-1990 and undated 26 1 Letters of Congratulations, 1988 26 2 Letters of Congratulations, 1988 26 3 Letters of Congratulations, 1988 26 4 Letters of Congratulations, 1988 27 1 Letters of Congratulations, 1988 27 2 Letters of Congratulations, 1988 27 3 Personal, 1988-1990 27 4 Personal, 1988-1990 27 5 Professional, 1988 27 6 Professional, 1989 28 1 Professional, 1989 28 2 Professional, 1990 28 3 Professional, 1990 and undated 28 4 White House, 1988-1990 28 5 Inaugural Invitations, 1989 28 6 General Invitations, 1988-1990 Legal Material, 1988 29 1 Nomination as Secretary of Education Material, 1988 29 2 Confirmation Briefing Material, 1988 29 3 Appointment Books, Nov. - Dec., 1988 29 4 Appointment Books, Jan., 1989 29 5 Appointment Books, Feb., 1989 29 6 Appointment Books, March, 1989 30 1 Appointment Books, Oct., 1989 30 2 Appointment Books, July - Sept., 1989 30 3 Appointment Books, April, 1989 30 4 Appointment Books, May, 1989 30 5 Appointment Books, June, 1989 31 1 Appointment Books, Nov., 1989 31 2 Appointment Books, Dec., 1989 31 3 Appointment Books, Jan., 1990 31 4 Appointment Books, Feb., 1990 31 5 Appointment Books, March, 1990 31 6 Appointment Books, April, 1990 32 1 Appointment Books, May, 1990 32 2 Appointment Books, June, 1990 32 3 Appointment Books, July, 1990 32 4 Appointment Books, Aug., 1990 32 5 Appointment Books, Sept., 1990 32 6 Appointment Books, Oct., 1990 33 1 Appointment Books, Nov., 1990 33 2 Employee Roster, 1988 33 3 Briefing Books, 1988 33 4 Budget, 1988-1990 33 5 Budget, 1988-1990 34 1 Budget, 1990 34 2 Congressional Testimony, 1988 34 3 Congressional Testimony, 1989 34 4 Congressional Testimony, 1990 34 5 President George Bush's Educational Policies, 1988-1989 34 6 National Educational Goals, 1989-1990 Educational Reform and Initiatives, 1988-1990 35 1 Educational Reform (General), 1988-1990 35 2 Effective Schools (General), 1988-1990 35 3 Choice in Education, 1989 35 4 Choice in Education, 1989-1990 35 5 Choice in Education, Regional Strategy Meetings, 1989-1990 35 6 Choice in Education, Regional Strategy Meetings, 1989-1990 36 1 Choice in Education, Press Coverage, 1989-1990 36 2 Choice in Education, Printed Material, 1989-1990 36 3 Drug-Free Schools, 1988-1990 36 4 Drug-Free Schools, 1988-1990 36 5 Drug-Free Schools, 1988-1990 37 1 Model and Magnet Schools, 1988-1990 37 2 Model and Magnet Schools, 1988-1990 Educational Programs, 1969-1990 37 3 Arts and Education, 1990 37 4 At-Risk, 1988-1990 37 5 Early-Childhood, 1990 37 6 Family and Education, 1990 37 7 Higher Education, 1988-1990 38 1 Hispanic Education, 1987-1990 and undated 38 2 Indian Education, 1969-1989 38 3 Indian Education, 1989 38 4 Indian Education, 1989 38 5 Literacy, 1989-1990 38 6 Science Education, 1988-1990 39 1 Special Education, 1990 39 2 Teacher Training, 1988-1990 39 3 Vocational Education, 1989-1990 39 4 Writing Report Card, 1990 39 5 Miscellaneous, 1988-1990 Educational Conferences, 1989-1990 39 6 Int'l Conference on Children and Youth At-Risk, 1990 39 7 Int'l Conference on Children and Youth At-Risk, 1990 39 8 President's Education Summit With Governors, 1989 39 9 President's Education Summit With Governors, 1989 40 1 President's Education Summit With Governors, 1989 Educational Research, 1988-1990 40 2 Business-Higher Education Forum, 1988-1989 40 3 Educational Research and Improvement, 1988-1989 40 4 National Research Council, 1990 40 5 National Center on Education and the Economy, 1989 40 6 Speeches, Sept., 1988 40 7 Speeches, Oct., 1988 40 8 Speeches, Nov., 1988 40 9 Speeches, Dec., 1988 40 10 Speeches, Jan., 1989 40 11 Speeches, Feb., 1989 40 12 Speeches, March, 1989 40 13 Speeches, April, 1989 40 14 Speeches, May, 1989 41 1 Speeches, June, 1989 41 2 Speeches, July, 1989 41 3 Speeches, Aug., 1989 41 4 Speeches, Sept., 1989 41 5 Speeches, Oct., 1989 41 6 Speeches, Nov., 1989 41 7 Speeches, Dec., 1989 41 8 Speeches, Jan., 1990 41 9 Speeches, Feb., 1990 41 10 Speeches, March, 1990 42 1 Speeches, April, 1990 42 2 Speeches, April, 1990 42 3 Speeches, April, 1990 42 4 Speeches, May, 1990 42 5 Speeches, May, 1990 42 6 Speeches, June, 1990 42 7 Speeches, July, 1990 42 8 Speeches, Aug., 1990 43 1 Speeches, Sept., 1990 43 2 Speeches, Sept., 1990 43 3 Speeches, Sept., 1990 43 4 Speeches, Oct., 1990 43 5 Speeches, Oct., 1990 43 6 Speeches, Nov., 1990 43 7 Speeches, Dec., 1990 Presidential Trips, 1989-1990 44 1 La Paz, Bolivia, 1989 44 2 La Paz, Bolivia, 1989 44 3 Guadalajara, Mexico, 1990 44 4 United States, 1990 45 1 School Visits, 1988-1990 45 2 School Visits, 1988-1990 45 3 School Visits, 1988-1990 46 1 Commencement Invitations, 1988-1990 46 2 Honorary Doctoral Degrees, 1988-1990 46 3 Honorary Doctoral Degrees, 1988-1990 47 1 Honorary Doctoral Degrees, 1988-1990 Printed Material, 1958-1990 47 2 News Clippings, 1958-1969 47 3 News Clippings, Aug., 1988 47 4 News Clippings, Aug., 1988 47 5 News Clippings, Aug., 1988 47 6 News Clippings, Aug., 1988 47 7 News Clippings, Sept., 1988 47 8 News Clippings, Oct., 1988 47 9 News Clippings, Nov., 1988 48 1 News Clippings, Dec., 1988 48 2 News Clippings, Jan., 1989 48 3 News Clippings, Feb., 1989 48 4 News Clippings, March, 1989 48 5 News Clippings, April, 1989 48 6 News Clippings, May, 1989 48 7 News Clippings, June, 1989 48 8 News Clippings, July, 1989 48 9 News Clippings, Aug., 1989 48 10 News Clippings, Sept., 1989 48 11 News Clippings, Oct., 1989 48 12 News Clippings, Nov., 1989 48 13 News Clippings, Dec., 1989 49 1 News Clippings, Jan., 1990 49 2 News Clippings, Feb., 1990 49 3 News Clippings, March, 1990 49 4 News Clippings, March, 1990 49 5 News Clippings, March, 1990 49 6 News Clippings, April, 1990 49 7 News Clippings, May, 1990 49 8 News Clippings, June, 1990 49 9 News Clippings, July, 1990 50 1 News Clippings, Aug., 1990 50 2 News Clippings, Sept., 1990 50 3 News Clippings, Oct., 1990 50 4 News Clippings, Nov., 1990 50 5 News Clippings, Dec., 1990 50 6 Daily Education News, Sept., 1988 50 7 Daily Education News, Oct., 1988 50 8 Daily Education News, Nov., 1988 50 9 Daily Education News, Dec., 1988 50 10