Lady Raiders:
An Inventory of Its Records, 1993-1995, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator | Texas Tech University | |
| Title: | Lady Raiders Records, | |
| Dates: | 1993-1995 | |
| Abstract: | The collection contains mainly news clippings and memorabilia regarding the Lady Raiders from 1993-1995. | |
| Collection # | U 206.1 | |
| Quantity: | 1 Box (0.5 linear feet) | |
| Language | English. | |
| Repository: | Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University | |
Biographical Sketch
The Lady Raiders is the women's basketball team at Texas Tech University. In March and April of 1993, the Lady Raiders won the Southwest Conference Post Basketball Tournament and the NCAA Championship.
The team is headed by noted basketball coach Marsha Sharp, who completed her 20th year with the university in 2002. Among her accomplishments is serving as head coach of the 1994 Olympic Festival West Team, which won a silver medal in St. Louis, and serving as head coach of the qualifying teams for the inaugural USA Basketball World Championships for Young Women in Brazil in 2002. The 1993 National Championship win by the Lady Raiders was the first for Texas Tech University, the team and its coach.
Scope and Content
The collection contains news clippings from the 1993-1994 basketball season during which the Lady Raiders became NCAA champions, and collectible player cards. The Southwest Conference cards were issued by the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal while the NCAA Championship cards were issued by the Red Raider Club.
Organization | ||
| The collection is arranged by alphabetical order. | ||
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Open for research
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) | ||
| Sharp, Marsha | ||
| Swoopes, Sheryl | ||
| Subjects (Organizations) | ||
| Texas Tech University | ||
| Texas Tech Lady Raiders (Basketball team) | ||
| Texas Tech University--Basketball | ||
| Subjects | ||
| Women basketball coaches--Texas--Lubbock | ||
| Sports--Texas--History | ||
| Sports--Texas--Lubbock | ||
| Women coaches (Athletics)--Texas--Lubbock | ||
Related Material
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Athletics (Game Programs) Records, 1925-2001 Athletics (Media Guides) Records, 1942-2001 Sports Posters and Oversized Materials, 1976-2002 Sports Information Records, 1926-1996 Sports Information Records, 1996-1998 Sports Information Schedule and Trading Cards, 1928-2001 |
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Lady Raiders Records, 1993-1995, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Collection accession #(s):
1998-0164-B; 2002-0260-B; and
1995-0143-B
Gifts, 1995-2002
Processed by
Lynn Whitfield, 2002
Collection Inventory
News Clippings | |||||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 3 | News Clippings (1 of 3), 1993-1994 | |||||||||||
| 4 | News Clippings (2 of 3), 1993-1994 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | News Clippings (3 of 3), 1993-1994 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | News Clippings [mainly focused on Sheryl Swoopes], 1995 | ||||||||||||