Descriptive Summary
Texas Tech University
Women's Service
Organization Records,
1964-1998 and undated
The collection
consists organizational records and memorabilia of the Women's Service
Organization at Texas Tech University .
U 232.1
Southwest Collection/Special Collections
Library, Texas Tech University
2 Boxes (2.0 linear
foot)
English.
Biographical Sketch
The Women's Service Organization (WSO) evolved from a 1959 committee
of the Association of Women Students, which was composed of 17 members. Its
members continue to participate in a wide variety of campus projects. Maroon,
representing service, and white, symbolizing friendship and equality, are the
organization's recognized colors.
Scope and Content
The collection contains miscellaneous materials, memorabilia,
photographs, and scrapbooks that were that were gathered by members of the
Women's Service Organization over the years.
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)
Texas Tech
University--History
Texas Technological
College--Students--Social life and customs
Texas Technological
College--Students--Societies, etc.
Women's Service Organization
Subjects (Places
Lubbock (Tex.)
Subjects
College students--Texas--Lubbock--Social
conditions
Women--Texas--Societies and
clubs
Acquisition
Collection accession #(s):
1999-0180-B
Gift, 1999
Access Restrictions
Open for research
Preferred Citation
Women's Service Organization, 1964-1998 and undated, Southwest
Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock,
Texas
Related Materials in the Southwest Collection/Special Collections
Library:
Heritage Club Photographs
Alpha Phi Omega Records, 1938-1994 and undated
Processed by
Lynn Whitfield, July 1999
Collection Inventory
I. Manuscripts
1
1
Activities,
1989 and
undated
1
2
Certificates,
1974-1998 and
undated
1
3
Correspondence,
1964-1990 and
undated
1
4
Guestbook,
1973-1989
1
5
Handbooks,
1977-1986 and
undated
1
6
Invitations,
1964-1989 and
undated
1
7
Memorabilia,
1979-1982
1
8
News Clippings,
1964-1989 and
undated
1
9
Plaques,
1968-1973 and
undated
1
10
Plaques,
1976-1993
1
11
Roll Book,
1985-1991
1
12
Scrapbook I,
1994 and
undated
1
13
Scrapbook II,
1992 and
undated
1
14
Scrapbook III,
1996
1
15
Scrapbook IV,
1995-1996
2
1
Scrapbook - WSO Pledges,
1987
2
2
Scrapbook,
1990-1992
2
3
Scrapbook - Spring Pledge Class,
1991
2
4
Scrapbook,
1994-1995
2
5
WSO Scrapbook,
undated
2
6
Oversized Certificates,
undated
II. Oversized Images [Q Block}
1
WSO Photo College,
undated
1
WSO Photo College,
undated
2
WSO Framed Photo,
1971
3
WSO Framed Photo,
1991-1992
4
WSO Framed Photo,
1992-1993
5
WSO Framed Photo,
1993-1994
III. Oversized Scrapbooks [Q Block}
1
Scrapbook,
1961-1962
2
scrapbook- Pledge Class,
1971
3
scrapbook- Pledge Class,
1972
4
scrapbook- Rush,
1990
5
scrapbook- Pledge Class,
1995
6
scrapbook- Pledge Class Spring,
1995
IV. Photographs [Q Block}
1
1
Group portraits (5 prints),
1973-1981
1
2
Negatives (1 film disc, 36 negatives),
undated
1
3
Prints - loose (380 prints),
undated
1
4
Prints - loose (146 prints),
1970s-1980s
1
5
Prints - loose (517 prints),
1970s-1980s
1
6
Scrapbook I,
1994 and
undated
1
7
Scrapbook II,
1992 and
undated
1
8
Scrapbook III,
1996
1
9
Scrapbook IV,
1995-1996