Descriptive Summary
Texas Tech University
Athletic Council
Records,
1925-1994 and undated
The collection
consists of the recordsof the Texas Tech Athletic Council from
1925-1994.
U 22.1
Southwest Collection/Special Collections
Library, Texas Tech University
22 boxes, 1 oversized
folder (12.0 linear feet)
English.
Biographical Sketch
As spelled out in the Regent's Rules of May 11, 2001, the Athletic
Council reviews and makes recommendations to Texas Tech's president, chancellor
and Board of Regents on matters concerning the intercollegiate athletic
programs. The Council is composed of six appointed members, one of whom is
elected chair.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of applications, baseball files, basketball
files, Border Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, correspondence, financial
material, football files, golf files, meeting minutes, National Collegiate
Athletic Association, newspaper clippings, Southwest Athletic Conference,
sports files, state officials, statistics, swimming files, tennis files, and
track files. The oversized materials involve blueprints of the athletic
dormitory, tennis courts, and contracts.
The collection is divided into two sections: manuscripts and oversized
materials.
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 (Organizations)
Border Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference
National Collegiate
Athletic Association
Southwest Conference
(U.S.)
Texas Tech Athletic
Council
Texas Tech
University--Sports
Texas Tech
University--Sports--History
Texas Tech
University--Basketball--History
Texas Tech
University--Baseball--History
Texas Tech
University--Football--History
Texas Tech
University--Golf--History
Texas Tech
University--Swimming--History
Texas Tech
University--Tennis--History
Texas Tech
University--Track-athletics--History
Texas Technological
College. Athletic Council
Texas Technological
College--Sports
Subjects
Athletics--Texas--Lubbock
College
sports--Records--Texas--Lubbock
College
sports--Texas--Lubbock--Statistics
Sports--Texas--Lubbock--Statistics
Sports
records--Texas--Lubbock
Collection accession #(s):
2000-0059-B
Gifts, 2000 and undated
Access Restrictions
Open for research
Processed by
Charla Booth, Brenda Haes, Justin McDonald, Sandhya Madireddy, and Nok
Pongsmas, November 2002
Athletic Council Records, 1925-1994 and undated, Southwest
Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock,
Texas
Related Materials in the Southwest Collection/Special Collections
Library:
Athletic Media Relations Records and Photographs, 1928-1999 and undated
Athletics (Game Programs), 1925-1998
Athletics (Media Guides), 1942-1998
Judy Dewbre Papers, 1956-1997
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), Collection, 1939-1997
Sports Information Records, 1926-1996
Sports Information Records, 1939-1999 and undated
Sports Information Records, 1996-1998
W. L. Stangel oral history interview [sound recording], 1973
Charles I. "Stoney" Wall oral history interview [sound recording],
1972
Collection Inventory
1
1
Alumni Listings,
1991 and undated
Applications
1
2
Applications: Coach,
1950-1951
1
3
Applications: Staff Positions,
1928-1942
Athletic Council
1
4
Athletic Council,
1939-1948 and
undated
1
5
Athletic Council,
1960-1962 and
undated
Athletics
1
6
Athletic Department Organization and Operation,
undated
1
7
Athletics Past,
1935-1941 and
undated
1
8
Awards: Letter Award Information,
1953 and undated
Baseball
1
9
Baseball,
1933-1942
1
10
Baseball,
1946-1947
1
11
Baseball,
1953-1959
1
12
Baseball: Awards,
1925-1926
1
13
Baseball: Freshman,
1959-1962
1
14
Baseball: Freshman,
1962-1964
1
15
Baseball: Varsity,
1960-1963
1
16
Baseball: Varsity,
1964
Basketball
1
17
Basketball,
1932-1936
1
18
Basketball,
1937-1938
1
19
Basketball,
1938-1939
1
20
Basketball,
1939-1941
1
21
Basketball,
1941-1942
1
22
Basketball,
1942-1943
1
23
Basketball,
1943-1944
1
24
Basketball,
1944-1945
1
25
Basketball,
1945-1946
1
26
Basketball,
1946-1947
2
1
Basketball,
1947-1948
2
2
Basketball,
1948-1956
2
3
Basketball,
1956-1957
2
4
Basketball,
1957-1958
2
5
Basketball,
1958-1959
2
6
Basketball,
1959-1960
2
7
Basketball: Awards,
1926-1943
2
8
Basketball: Eligibility,
1935-1936
2
9
Basketball: Freshman,
1960-1963
2
10
Basketball: Freshman,
1963-1964
2
11
Basketball: Varsity,
1960-1963
2
12
Basketball: Varsity,
1963-1964 and
undated
Border Intercollegiate Athletic Conference,
2
13
Border Intercollegiate Athletic Conference,
1946-1948
2
14
Border Intercollegiate Athletic Conference,
1946-1950
2
15
Border Intercollegiate Athletic Conference,
1954-1955
2
16
Border Intercollegiate Athletic Conference: Basketball
Eligibility,
1936-1937
2
17
Border Intercollegiate Athletic Conference: History,
1962
2
18
Border Intercollegiate Athletic Conference: Rules,
1948-1951 and
undated
2
19
Bowling,
1946-1947
Bowls
6
8
Cotton Bowl,
1958-1960 and
undated
21
3
Sun Bowl,
1946-1947 and
undated
2
20
Boxing,
1933-1938
2
21
Coliseum,
1959
2
22
Concessions,
1960
3
1
Conference: Southwest Athletic Conference,
1965-1967
Contracts
3
2
Contracts,
1930 and
undated
3
3
Contracts,
1936-1943
3
4
Contracts: Athletic Contracts,
1926-1957
Correspondence
3
5
Correspondence,
1937-1941
3
6
Correspondence,
1939-1948
3
7
Correspondence,
1940-1944
3
8
Correspondence,
1944-1946
3
9
Correspondence,
1946-1947
3
10
Correspondence,
1947-1948
3
11
Correspondence,
1948-1950
3
12
Correspondence,
1949-1950
3
13
Correspondence,
1949-1952
3
14
Correspondence,
1950-1951
3
15
Correspondence,
1951-1954 and
undated
4
1
Correspondence,
1951-1956 and
undated
4
2
Correspondence,
1952-1953
4
3
Correspondence,
1954-1955 and
undated
4
4
Correspondence,
1956-1957
4
5
Correspondence,
1956-1959
4
6
Correspondence,
1956-1959 and
undated
4
7
Correspondence,
1958-1959
4
8
Correspondence,
1959-1960
4
9
Correspondence,
1960-1961
4
10
Correspondence,
1972-1975
4
11
Correspondence,
1975-1978 and
undated
4
12
Correspondence: Athletic,
1960-1964
5
1
Correspondence: Powell, G. C.,
1939-1940
5
2
Correspondence: Grubbs, Howard,
1959 and
undated
5
3
Correspondence: Grubbs, Howard,
1960-1964
5
4
Correspondence: Jennings, Morley,
1940-1947
5
5
Correspondence: Jones, (President) E. N.,
1958-1959
5
6
Correspondence: Larson, Emil L.,
1946-1948
5
7
Correspondence: Lesher, C. T.,
1946-1948
5
8
Correspondence: McCleary, G. W.,
1936-1937
5
9
Correspondence: McKnight, Maxey,
1948
5
10
Correspondence: National Collegiate Athletic
Association,
1961-1962
5
11
Correspondence: Parker, Bill,
1938-1945
5
12
Correspondence: Pelton, William,
1960
5
11
Correspondence: Pennington, M. L.,
1960-1961
5
14
Correspondence: Presidential,
1959-1963
5
15
Correspondence: Robison, Polk,
1962-1964
5
16
Correspondence: Scholarship,
1960-1962
5
17
Correspondence: Southwest Athletic Conference,
1952-1958
6
1
Correspondence: Southwest Athletic Conference,
1956-1958
6
2
Correspondence: Southwest Athletic Conference,
1958-1959
6
3
Correspondence: Southwest Athletic Conference,
1959
6
4
Correspondence: Southwest Athletic Conference,
1968
6
5
Correspondence: Texas Tech Presidents,
1936-1943 and
undated
6
6
Correspondence: Whyburn, (President) W. M.,
1945-1948
6
7
Correspondence: Wilson, Jimmie,
1959-1961
6
9
Dormitory Reservations and Athletic Council Agreements,
1945 and undated
6
10
Double "T" Club,
1938-1940
6
11
Eligibility Literature,
1926-1933
6
12
Fencing,
1946-1959
Financial Materials
6
13
Financial Material,
1935-1941
7
1
Financial Material,
1949-1952
7
2
Financial Material,
1972-1975 and
undated
7
3
Financial Material,
1972-1977 and
undated
7
4
Financial Material: Athletic Department,
1962-1963
7
5
Financial Material: Basketball,
1927-1939
7
6
Financial Material: Boxing and Wrestling,
1934
7
7
Financial Material: Budget,
1930-1935
7
8
Financial Material: Budget,
1935-1940
7
9
Financial Material: Budget,
1940-1948
7
10
Financial Material: Football,
1926-1934
7
11
Financial Material: Football,
1934-1936
7
12
Financial Material: Freshman Football,
1933-1934
7
13
Financial Material: Statements,
1931-1935
7
14
Financial Material: Statements,
1936-1940
8
1
Financial Material: Statements,
1940-1945
8
2
Financial Material: Statements,
1936-1948
8
3
Financial Material: Statements and Budgets,
1949-1951
8
4
Financial Material: Tennis,
1937-1941
8
5
Financial Material: Track and Field Events,
1927-1935
8
6
Floor plans: Gymnasium,
undated
Football
8
7
Football,
1942-1943
8
8
Football,
1943-1948
8
9
Football,
1948-1961
9
1
Football: Dropped Out Scholarship Students,
1960-1963
9
2
Football: Eligibility,
1935-1937
9
3
Football: Eligibility,
1938-1939
9
4
Football: Eligibility,
1939-1941
9
5
Football: Eligibility,
1941-1942
9
6
Football: Freshman,
1956-1964
9
7
Football: General,
1948
9
8
Football: Varsity,
1932-1934
9
9
Football: Varsity,
1961-1964
Golf
9
10
Golf,
1935-1948
9
11
Golf,
1949-1960
9
12
Golf: Awards,
1934-1940
9
13
Golf: Freshman,
1961-1964
9
14
Golf: Varsity,
1960-1964
9
15
Hall of Honor Council,
1961-1962
9
17
High School Use of Stadium,
1958
9
18
Insurance,
1960
10
1
Investigations,
1956-1958
10
2
Lettermen,
1947-1961
10
3
Letters of Recommendation,
1937-1947
10
4
Lubbock High School Athletics,
1939-1948
Meetings
10
5
Meetings,
1993-1994
10
6
Meetings: Athletic Council,
1972-1976 and
undated
10
7
Meetings: Athletic Council,
1975-1977
10
8
Meetings: Southwest Athletic Conference, Minutes and
Reports,
1960-1961
Minutes
10
10
Minutes: Athletic Council,
1933-1939
10
11
Minutes: Athletic Council,
1936-1951
10
12
Minutes: Athletic Council,
1939-1950
11
1
Minutes: Athletic Council,
1941-1948
11
2
Minutes: Athletic Council,
1948-1953
11
3
Minutes: Athletic Council,
1960-1961
11
4
Minutes: Athletic Council,
1961-1962
11
5
Minutes: Athletic Council,
1962-1963
12
1
Minutes: Athletic Council,
1964-1965
12
2
Minutes: Athletic Council,
1966-1967
12
3
Minutes: Athletic Council,
1973-1977
12
4
Minutes: Athletic Council,
1987-1995
12
5
Minutes: Athletic Council,
1953-1956
12
5
Minutes: Athletic Council Board,
1953-1956
13
1
Minutes: Athletic Council Board,
1956-1959
13
2
Minutes: Athletic Council Board,
1956-1960
13
3
Minutes: Athletic Council Board,
1960-1965
14
1
Minutes: Athletic Council Board,
1965-1971
14
2
Minutes: Athletic Council Board: Finance and
Scholarships,
1959-1960
14
3
Minutes: Athletic Council Board: Finance and
Scholarships,
1963-1964
14
4
Minutes: Border Intercollegiate Athletic Conference,
1931-1954
14
5
Miscellaneous,
1929-1931 and
undated
14
6
Morgan, Dell,
1941-1946
National Collegiate Athletic Association
14
7
National Collegiate Athletic Association,
1939-1948
15
1
National Collegiate Athletic Association,
1947-1950
15
2
National Collegiate Athletic Association,
1950-1952
15
3
National Collegiate Athletic Association,
1954-1955
15
4
National Collegiate Athletic Association,
1955-1956
15
5
National Collegiate Athletic Association,
1956-1957
15
6
National Collegiate Athletic Association,
1957-1958
15
7
National Collegiate Athletic Association,
1958-1959
15
8
National Collegiate Athletic Association,
1959-1960
15
9
National Collegiate Athletic Association,
1960-1961
15
10
National Collegiate Athletic Association,
1961-1962
16
1
National Collegiate Athletic Association,
1962-1964
Newspaper Clippings
16
2
Newspaper Clippings,
1940-1941
16
3
Newspaper Clippings,
1973-1978 and
undated
16
3
Newspaper Clippings,
1976-1984
16
5
Organization and Membership,
1948-1961
Oversized Folder
1
1
Athletic Dormitory (Basement Plan)
undated
1
2
Athletic Dormitory (Second Floor Plan)
undated
1
3
Athletic Dormitory (Third Floor Plan)
undated
1
4
Athletic Dormitory (Perspective, Proposed Design)
undated
1
5
Athletic Dormitory (First Floor Plan, Proposed Design)
undated
1
6
Athletic Dormitory (Second Floor Plan, Proposed Design)
undated
1
7
Contracts,
1930 and
undated
1
8
Correspondence,
1956-1958
1
9
Tennis,
1937-1941
16
6
Participation: All Sports,
1951-1955
16
7
Polo,
1938
16
8
Publicity,
1961
16
9
Radio,
1948-1953
16
10
Red Raider Club,
1959-1964
16
11
Report: Game Reports,
1953-1958
16
12
Rodeo,
1947-1948
16
13
Rules and Regulations,
1938-1939
16
14
Schedules,
1948-1963
16
15
Scholarships,
1952-1964
16
16
Skiing,
1948
Southwest Athletic Conference
9
16
Handbook: Southwest Athletic Conference,
1976
10
9
Membership: Southwest Athletic Conference,
undated
17
1
Southwest Athletic Conference,
1952-1954
17
2
Southwest Athletic Conference,
1956 and
undated
17
3
Southwest Athletic Conference,
1963-1964
17
4
Southwest Athletic Conference: Appeals,
1960
17
5
Southwest Athletic Conference: Committee of
Interscholastic League,
1960
17
6
Southwest Athletic Conference: Letters and
Investigations,
1963-1964
17
7
Southwest Athletic Conference: Material,
1925-1944
17
8
Southwest Athletic Conference: Meetings,
1961
17
9
Southwest Athletic Conference: Meetings,
1962-1963
17
10
Southwest Athletic Conference: Meetings in Lubbock,
1964-1965
17
11
Southwest Athletic Conference: Office Material,
1960
Sports
17
12
Sports,
1957-1959
17
13
Sports,
1959-1960
17
12
Sports,
1957-1959
17
13
Sports,
1959-1960
17
14
Sports,
1960-1961
17
15
Sports,
1961-1962
18
1
Sports,
1962-1963
18
2
Sports,
1963-1964
18
3
Sports,
1964-1965
18
4
Sports,
1965-1966
18
5
Sports,
1966-1968
18
6
Sports,
1968-1970
19
1
Sports: Inactive File,
1948-1957
19
2
Sports: News,
1945-1948 and
undated
Stadium
19
3
Stadium,
1947 and
undated
19
4
Stadium: Revenue Bonds,
1952
19
5
Stadium: Use,
1960
21
7
Tech Stadium,
1936 and
undated
State Officials
19
6
State Officials,
1942-1945
19
7
State Officials,
1945-1946
19
8
State Officials,
1946-1947
19
9
Statement of Financial Aid,
1960-1962
Statistics
20
1
Statistics: Last Name Starting with "A" to "Bri",
undated
20
2
Statistics: Last Name Starting with "Bro" to "D",
undated
20
3
Statistics: Last Name Starting with "E" to "Hit",
undated
20
4
Statistics: Last Name Starting with "Hit" to "J",
undated
20
5
Statistics: Last Name Starting with "K" to "L",
undated
21
1
Statistics: Last Name Starting with "M" to "R",
undated
21
2
Statistics: Last Name Starting with "S" to "Z",
undated
Swimming
21
4
Swimming,
1948-1960
21
5
Swimming: Freshman,
1957-1964
21
6
Swimming: Varsity,
1960-1964
Tennis
21
8
Tennis,
1937-1938 and
undated
21
9
Tennis,
1938-1941
21
10
Tennis,
1946-1948 and
undated
22
1
Tennis,
1948-1956 and
undated
22
2
Tennis,
1956-1960
22
3
Tennis: Awards,
1935-1941
22
4
Tennis: Eligibility,
1941-1946 and
undated
22
5
Tennis: Freshman,
1961-1963
22
6
Tennis: Varsity,
1961-1964
Track
22
7
Track,
1934-1956
22
8
Track,
1956-1960
22
9
Track: Awards,
1925-1937
22
10
Track: Facilities,
1959-1960 and
undated
22
11
Track: Freshman,
1960-1964
22
12
Track: Varsity,
1960-1963
22
13
Transfers,
1959-1960
22
14
West Hall,
1960-1961
22
15
West Texas State College,
1944-1945 and
undated