Descriptive Summary
Texas Tech University
George W. Bush Presidential Library Collection,
2000-2006
The collection pertains to the activities of the West Texas Coalition and Texas Tech
University in obtaining the George W. Bush Presidential Library.
U 305.1
Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University
2 Boxes (1.5 linear foot)
English.
Biographical Sketch
Formed in 2005, the West Texas Coalition for the George W. Bush Presidential Library is a joint effort of regional higher education
institutions, cities, counties and business leaders supporting and promoting Texas Tech University (TTU) in Lubbock, Texas, as the site
for the George Walker Bush Presidential Library. In October, TTU was chosen as one of the four finalist sites along with Baylor
University, Southern Methodist University and the University of Dallas.
On November 16, 2005, members of the West Texas Coalition went to Washington, D. C., to make their last presentation to the
Presidential Library Selection Committee. Final site selection is expected to be made in late spring 2006 or early summer 2006.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of materials created and collected by the West Texas Coalition for the George W. Bush Presidential Library to
promote Texas Tech University as the site for the Bush Library. The first box contains primarily newsclippings concerning competition
between the various entities seeking to win the bid for the Bush Library, along with proposal information from the West Texas Coalition
for the George W. Bush Presidential Library. The second box contains memorabilia type materials.
Organization
The collection is organized alphabetically.
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)
Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946-
Subjects (Organizations)
West Texas Coalition for the George W. Bush Presidential Library
Texas Tech University
Subjects
Academic libraries--Texas--Lubbock
Presidential libraries--United States
Texas Tech University. Library--Planning
Acquisition
Collection accession #(s):
2005-0212-A
Gifts, 2005
Access Restrictions
Open for research
Processed by
Lynn Whitfield, 2005
Preferred Citation
George W. Bush Presidential Library Collection, 2000-2006, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University,
Lubbock, Texas
Collection Inventory
Manuscripts
1
1
Baylor's efforts to get the Bush Library, 2000-2005
2000-2005
1
2
The Case for West Texas as the Site for the George W. Bush Presidential Library (2 copies),
2005
1
3
News Clippings: Dairy Toreador (originals),
2002-2005
1
4
News Clippings: Dairy Toreador (use copies),
2001-2005
1
5
News Clippings: Dallas Morning News,
2002-2005
1
6
News Clippings: Lubbock Avalanche-Journal (originals),
2002-2005
1
7
News Clippings: Lubbock Avalanche-Journal (use copies),
2002-2005
1
8
News Clippings: Miscellaneous Newspapers and Media,
2003-2006
1
9
A Proposal by the West Texas Coalition, in Partnership with Texas Tech University and Midland College,
2005
1
10
A Proposal by the West Texas Coalition, in Partnership with Texas Tech University and Midland College
(3 video tapes and 1 CD-ROM),
2005
1
11
Texas A&M's efforts to get the Bush Library,
2002-2005
1
12
University of Texas's efforts to get the Bush Library,
2005
1
13
Video cassette of the Techsan Memorial,
2001-2002. The band does a formation spelling out "BUSH."
Memorabilia
2
1
Bottled water with Bush logo,
2005
2
2
Magnetic Name Badges, one each for Don Dyal, David Smith, Ron Kendall, David Miller, and Holly VanScoy (5 items),
2005
2
3
Table-Top Name Cards, one each for Jon Whitmore, Bill Marcy, David Miller, Jerry Rawls, David Wright, Mike Canon,
Lynn Denton, Charlie Hamilton, Ron Kendall, Vickie Sutton, Nancy Weiss, Marc McDougal, Dan Serna, David Smith and Don Dyal (16 items),
2005