Descriptive Summary
Texas Tech University
Lady Raiders Records,
1982-2006
The collection
contains mainly scrapbooks and score books regarding the Lady Raiders from 1982-2006.
U 206.3
Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University
4 Boxes (4.0 linear feet)
English.
Biographical Sketch
At Texas Tech University, the women's basketball team is known as the Lady Raiders. The pinnacle of their athletic tenure occurred in
March and April of 1993, when the Lady Raiders won the Southwest Conference Post Basketball Tournament and the NCAA Championship. The
1993 National Championship win by the Lady Raiders was the first for Texas Tech University, the team and its coach.
The team was headed by noted basketball coach Marsha Sharp, who completed her 20th year with the university in 2002. Among her
accomplishments was 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. Sharp
resigned as the women’s basketball coach in 2006.
Scope and Content
The collection contains news clippings, scorebooks, and memorabilia collected over the course of 20 plus years during the tenure of
Marsha Sharp. The bulk of the collection consists of scrapbooks that had been labeled, “Mail Outs and News Clippings.” These documented
the teams athletic, outreach and recruiting activities and were generally kept per basketball season.
Also donated were over 600 plus Lady Raider videos, mostly game footage. These have been rehoused separately and are detailed on
another inventory.
Organization
The collection is arranged by alphabetical order.
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
Collection accession #(s):
2006-0108-B
Gift, 2006
Access Restrictions
Open for research
Processed by
Lynn Whitfield, 2006
Preferred Citation
Lady Raiders Records, 1982-2006, Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Related Materials in the Southwest Collection/Special Collections
Library:
Athletics (Game Programs) Records, 1925-2001
Athletics (Media Guides) Records, 1942-2001
Lady Raider Records, 1993-1994
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
Collection Inventory
Manuscripts
1
1
Basketball Questionnaires and News Clippings,
2001-2002
1
2
Basketball Questionnaires and News Clippings,
2003-2004
1
3
Mail Outs and News Clippings (originals),
1996-1997
1
4
Mail Outs and News Clippings (photocopies),
1996-1997
1
5
Mail Outs and News Clippings,
1998-1999
1
6
Mail Outs and News Clippings (folder 1 of 2),
1998-1999
2
1
Mail Outs and News Clippings (folder 2 of 2),
1998-1999
2
2
Mail Outs and News Clippings (folder 1 of 2),
1999-2000
2
3
Mail Outs and News Clippings (folder 2 of 2),
1999-2000
2
4
Mail Outs and News Clippings (folder 1 of 2),
1999-2001
2
5
Mail Outs and News Clippings (folder 2 of 2),
1999-2001
2
6
Mail Outs and News Clippings,
2000-2001
2
7
Mail Outs and News Clippings,
2000-2001
2
8
Mail Outs and News Clippings,
2001-2002
3
1
Mail Outs and News Clippings- Preseason,
2001-2002
3
2
Mail Outs and News Clippings,
2002-2003
3
3
Mail Outs and News Clippings (folder 1 of 2),
2002-2004
3
4
Mail Outs and News Clippings (folder 2 of 2),
2002-2004
3
5
Mail Outs and News Clippings (folder 1 of 2),
2004-2005
3
6
Mail Outs and News Clippings (folder 2 of 2),
2004-2005
3
7
Mail Outs and News Clippings,
2005-2006
3
8
News Clippings,
1993-2003
4
1
Newsletter: Full Court Press,
1994-1995
4
2
Post-Season Guide [player cards],
2002-2003
4
3
Publications: Miscellaneous, 1993-2003
1993-2003
Lady Raider Basketball Banquet
April 19, 1993
Media Guide with cover signed by player,
1993
Game program: “Farewell to the Bubble” (3 copies),
February 27, 1999
The Lady Raiders and Marsha Sharp: 20 Years of Excellence (4 copies),
2002
Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Induction Gala Ceremony,
May 10, 2003
4
4
Recruit Letters,
1989-1996
4
5
Recruiting Ideas,
2003-2005
4
6
Score Books,
1988-1991
4
7
Score Books,
1994-1998
4
8
Score Books,
2000-2004
4
9
Score Books,
2004-2006
4
10
Sound Recording: Texas Tech Women’s Basketball Radio,
1983-1984
4
11
Southwest Conference News and Notes,
1987-1992
4
12
Southwest Conference News and Notes,
1992-1993
4
11
Southwest Conference News and Notes,
1993-1994