Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University

Texas Tech Memorabilia:

An Inventory of Its Collection, 1935-2002, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library



Descriptive Summary

CreatorTexas Tech University
Title:Texas Tech Memorabilia,
Dates:1935-2002
Abstract:Memorabilia items relating to Texas Tech University.
Collection #U 119.1
Quantity:2 Boxes (1.5 linear feet)
LanguageEnglish.
Repository:Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University

Biographical Sketch

The University Archive, housed within the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, is the repository for memorabilia from Texas Tech University.


Scope and Content

The collection contains various memorabilia items- wooden collectibles, pens, a graduation tassel, decals, proclamations, a razor, a shovel and spoon used in groundbreaking ceremonies, and a souvenir brick from the United Spirit Arena.


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)
Formby, Marshall Clinton, 1911-1984
Granberry, Jim
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
Subjects (Organizations)
Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University--Collectibles
Texas Tech University--Miscellanea
United Spirit Arena
United Spirit Arena--Collectibles
Texas Technological College
Texas Technological College--Collectibles
Texas Technological College--Miscellanea

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Texas Tech Memorabilia, 1935-2002, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas

Collection accession #(s):
1995-0138-B; 1999-0080-A; 2001-0129-A; 2001-0252-A; 2002-0014-B; 2002-0049-A

Gifts, 1995-2002

Processed by

Justin McDonald, Sandhya Madireddy, and Brenda L. Haes, 2003


Collection Inventory

 

I. Memorabilia Items

boxfolder
11.1Graduation Tassel from A. J. Montoto, 1963
1.2Leather strip from Matador Office Building Dedication, 1973
1.3Student Identification Card for D'ann Sammons, 1929
1.4Keychain for the On Campus Night Shuttle, 2007
1.5Pen used by the incorporators to sign the Articles of Incorporation for the TTU School of Medicine Foundation, February 13, 1970
1.6Pen used by Marshall Formby in the press box at the TTU vs Texas game, September 30, 1972
1.7Pen used by President Lyndon B. Johnson in the press box at the TTU vs Texas game, September 30, 1972
1.8Two wooden coins from the Office of the Registrar with the Double T logo, undated
1.9Small notepad with the Masked Rider, Ben Holland, on the horse Midnight Matador, 2003-2004
2Literary Production: Mayoral Proclamation, Texas Tech-Lubbock Week, 1971
3Printed Material: Big Twelve Notepads (2), undated
4Printed Material: Bookmarks from PrintTech (24 copies, 2 different types of bookmarks), undated
5Printed Material: Texas Technological College Campus Tour Guides (2 copies), undated
6Printed Material: "Double T" Decals (54 copies), undated
7Printed Material: Salesman's Sampler, Graduation Announcements, 1967
8Printed Material: Double T and Tech Seal Decals (5 copies), 1935
9Printed Material: Double T and Tech Seal Decals (2 copies, different version), 1935
10Printed Material: "This Is Texas Tech" Pamphlets (5), undated
11College Bookstore - book cover and stationary, 1951
12La Ventana Hardback Notebooks, 2000-2002
boxitem
21Red metal spoon used in the groundbreaking ceremony for the Athletic Dining Facilities, undated
2TTU Teaching Academy gold pin with genie lamp and red Double T [2 identical items] transferred from the Jay Harris Collection, undated
3Shovel used for groundbreaking ceremony for the TTU Library Addition, February 2, 1973
4Wooden (?) collectible of the Administration Building, 1998
5Wooden (?) collectible of the Jones Stadium, 1998
6Wooden (?) collectible of the Bell Tower, 1998
7Miniature cotton bail with tag from the Textile Research Center, undated
8Stress Reducing Hardhat for University Center Groundbreaking (3 items), undated
9Shovel used in Museum Groundbreaking, 1968
10Souvenir Brick from United Spirit Arena, 1999
11TTU pencils (2 different ones), undated
12Red and black pom poms (4 items), undated
13Plastic, round Cotton Kings hockey puck holder given out during a game, undated
14Plastic drinking mugs with TTU logs and information, as well as a Crickets baseball one (8 items), undated
15Plastic water bottle for Fitness Information Technology Challenge F.I.T., 2005