Descriptive Summary
Texas Tech University. Office of the President
President's Office Records,
1984-1994
The collection
contains office files from the President's office at Texas Tech
University from 1984-1994.
U 147.43
Southwest Collection/Special Collections
Library, Texas Tech University
17 boxes (17.0 linear feet)
English
Biographical Sketch
Terms in office for the various Texas Tech University administrations
represented in this collection are: Dr. Lauro Fred Cavazos (1980-1988) and Dr.
Robert Lawless (1989-1996).
In 1980 Lauro Fred Cavazos became Texas Tech’s tenth president,
as well as the first Hispanic and the first Tech graduate to hold that office.
Cavazos earned his B.A. and M.A. in zoology at Texas Tech University and a
doctoral degree in physiology from Iowa State University. Before returning to
Tech in 1980, he taught at the Medical College of Virginia and at Tufts
University School of Medicine in Boston, where he was also Dean from 1975 to
1980. On August 9, 1988 President Reagan nominated Cavazos for Secretary of
Education, and on September 20, 1988 he was unanimously confirmed by the United
States Senate. He remained in the position until resigning in December
1990.
Dr. Robert W. Lawless served as the eleventh president of Texas Tech
University from September 1989 until his resignation in April 1996. Dr. Lawless
envisioned Texas Tech University as a research institution, emphasizing the
research aspects of the university as well as fund-raising. Dr. Lawless
resigned in 1996 to take over the presidency at the University of Tulsa in
Oklahoma.
Scope and Content
This collection contains 17 boxes of material relating to the
President’s office and the administration of Texas Tech University. The
collection contains general office files from the office of the University
President
Included is information on the city of Lubbock, the Coordinating
board, Texas Tech’s development and fundraising efforts, state and
federal government relations, and the Southwest Athletic Conference.
Organization
This 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)
Cavazos, Lauro
Haley, Elizabeth G.
Lawless, Robert William
Smith, Preston, 1912-
Subjects (Organizations)
Texas Tech University. Office of the President
Texas Tech University. Office of the President--Records and correspondence
Texas Tech University--Administration
Texas Tech University--History
Texas Tech University--Presidents
Subjects
Universities and colleges--Texas--Administration
Acquisition
Collection accession #(s):
2000-0208-B
Gift, 2000
Access Restrictions
Open for research
Preferred Citation
President's Office Records, 1984-1994, Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Related Materials in the Southwest Collection/Special Collections
Library:
Lauro F. Cavazos Papers, 1982-2000
Lauro F. Cavazos Papers, 1943-1991 and undated
Lauro F. Cavazos Papers, 1932-1994 and undated
President's Office Records, 1965-1988
President's Office Records, 1966-1996
Processed by
Brittany Holloway, 2007
Collection Inventory
Manuscripts
1
1
Appraisal Report (1 of 4),
1994
1
2
Appraisal Report (2 of 4),
1994
1
3
Appraisal Report (3 of 4),
1994
1
4
Appraisal Report (4 of 4),
1994
1
5
Bookstore,
1993
1
6
Brownfield Highway/East-West Highway,
1993-1994
1
7
Brunjes, Jim (1 of 3),
1993-1994
1
8
Brunjes, Jim (2 of 3),
1993-1994
1
9
Brunjes, Jim (3 of 3),
1993-1994
1
10
Business Administration, College of (COBA),
1993-1994
1
11
Campus Master Plan,
1993-1994
1
12
Chamber of Commerce,
1993-1994
1
13
City of Lubbock (1 of 2),
1994
1
14
City of Lubbock (2 of 2),
1994
2
1
City of Lubbock,
1993-1994
2
2
City of Lubbock: Multi-Purpose Arena,
1993-1994
2
3
City of Lubbock (1 of 2),
1991
2
4
City of Lubbock (2 of 2),
1990-1991
2
5
Clark Foundation,
1990
2
6
College Board (Entrance Exams),
1994
2
7
College of Education,
1994
2
8
College of Engineering (1 of 2),
January-August, 1994
2
9
College of Engineering (2 of 2),
January-August, 1994
2
10
College of Engineering (1 of 3),
January-August, 1993
2
11
College of Engineering (2 of 3),
January-August, 1993
2
12
College of Engineering (3 of 3),
January-August, 1993
2
13
College Football Association (CFA),
1993-1994
2
14
Commencement,
1993
2
15
Communications Services, Office Of,
1994
2
16
Community Support,
1993
2
17
Complaints,
September-October, 1993
2
18
Computing And Information Technologies,
1994
3
1
Congratulations (1 of 3),
1994
3
2
Congratulations (2 of 3),
1994
3
3
Congratulations (3 of 3),
1993-1994
3
4
Consortium for International Development (1 of 6),
1994
3
5
Consortium for International Development (2 of 6),
1994
3
6
Consortium for International Development (3 of 6),
1994
3
7
Consortium for International Development (4 of 6),
1994
3
8
Consortium for International Development (5 of 6),
1994
3
9
Consortium for International Development (6 of 6),
1991-1992
3
10
Consortium for International Development,
January 1990 - March 1991
3
11
Consortium for International Development,
July- September, 1991
3
12
Continuing Education,
1994
3
13
Coordinating Board,
September, 1993
3
14
Coordinating Board (1 of 2),
October, 1993
3
15
Coordinating Board (2 of 2),
October, 1993
3
16
Coordinating Board,
February, 1994
4
1
Coordinating Board,
November, 1993
4
2
Coordinating Board,
December, 1993
17
15
Coordinating Board,
1993-1997
17
16
Coordinating Board,
1994
4
3
Coordinating Board,
June, 1994
4
4
Coordinating Board (1 of 2),
July, 1994
4
5
Coordinating Board (2 of 2),
July, 1994
4
6
Coordinating Board,
August, 1994
4
7
Coordinating Board: State Postsecondary Review Program,
1993-1994
4
8
Coordinating Board: Texas Higher Education,
1994
4
9
Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE),
1994
4
10
Council of Public University President’s and
Chancellor’s (1 of 2),
1994
4
11
Council of Public University President’s and
Chancellor’s (2 of 2),
1992-1994
4
12
Competitive Government, Council on (CCG),
1993
4
13
Course Fees,
1994
4
14
Dad’s and Mom’s Association,
1993-1994
4
15
Dean of Students,
1993
4
16
Department of Information Resources,
November 1993 - December 1994
4
17
Department of Information Resources,
January-February, 1994
4
18
Department of Information Resources,
March-April, 1994
4
19
Department of Information Resources,
May-June, 1994
5
1
Department of Information Resources,
July-August, 1994
5
2
Department of Information Resources,
August, 1994
5
3
Development (1 of 2),
January-February, 1994
5
4
Development (2 of 2),
January-February, 1994
5
5
Development (1 of 2),
March-April, 1994
5
6
Development (2 of 2),
March-April, 1994
5
7
Development (1 of 2),
May-June, 1994
5
8
Development (2 of 2),
May-June, 1994
5
9
Development (1 of 2),
September-October, 1993
5
10
Development (2 of 2),
September-October, 1993
5
11
Development (1 of 2),
November-December, 1993
5
12
Development (2 of 2),
November-December, 1993
5
13
Development,
July-August, 1994
6
1
Development Campaign (1 of 2),
1994
6
2
Development Campaign (2 of 2),
1993-1994
6
3
Development Master List,
1993
6
4
Development System (1 of 2),
1994
6
5
Development System (2 of 2),
1993-1994
6
6
Directory Updates,
1993
6
7
Diversity,
1993
6
8
Drug Free Schools,
1994
6
9
Economic Impact (1 of 2),
1993
6
10
Economic Impact (2 of 2),
1992
6
11
Education Dean Search (1 of 2),
1994
6
12
Education Dean Search (2 of 2),
1994
6
13
Education Technology,
1994
6
14
Emergency Operations,
1994
6
15
Engineering Dean Search (1 of 2),
1994
6
16
Engineering Dean Search (2 of 2),
1993-1994
6
17
Enrollment Planning/Management,
1994
6
18
Enrollment/Retention Information,
1994
6
19
Entertainment (1 of 3),
1991
6
20
Entertainment (2 of 3),
1991
6
21
Entertainment (3 of 3),
1991
6
22
Entertainment,
1992
6
23
Entertainment,
1993
6
24
Entertainment (1 of 2),
1994
6
25
Entertainment (2 of 2),
1994
6
26
Environmental Health and Safety (1 of 2),
1994
6
27
Environmental Health and Safety (2 of 2),
1994
6
28
Ethics Advisory Committee,
1994
7
1
External Projects, Coordinator of,
1993-1994
7
2
Ex-Students Building,
1993-1994
7
3
Ex-students Association (1 of 2),
September 1993 - March 1994
7
4
Ex-students Association (2 of 2),
September 1993 - March 1994
7
5
Ex-students Association,
April-August, 1994
7
6
Executive Vice- President and Provost,
September-October, 1993
7
7
Executive Vice- President and Provost,
November-December, 1993
7
8
Executive Vice- President and Provost,
January-February, 1994
7
9
Executive Vice- President and Provost,
July-August, 1994
7
10
Executive Vice- President And Provost,
May-June, 1994
7
11
Executive Vice- President And Provost,
March-April, 1994
8
1
Facilities Planning,
January 1993 - February 1994
8
2
Facilities Planning,
March-April, 1994
8
3
Facilities Planning (1 of 3),
May 1993-June 1994
8
4
Facilities Planning (2 of 3),
May 1993-June 1994
8
5
Facilities Planning (3 of 3),
May 1993-June 1994
8
6
Facilities Planning (1 of 2),
July-August, 1994
8
7
Facilities Planning (2 of 2),
July-August, 1994
8
8
Facilities Planning (1 of 5),
September 1993 - October 1994
8
9
Facilities Planning (2 of 5),
September 1993 - October 1994
8
10
Facilities Planning (3 of 5),
September 1993 - October 1994
8
11
Facilities Planning (4 of 5),
September 1993 - October 1994
8
12
Facilities Planning (5 of 5),
September 1993 - October 1994
8
13
Facilities Planning,
November 1993 - December 1994
8
14
Facilities Planning: HSC Library,
1994
8
15
Facilities Planning: Master Plan,
1994
8
16
Facilities Planning: Southwest Collections Building,
1994
9
1
Faculty,
undated
9
2
Faculty Grievance,
1993
9
3
Faculty Honors Convocation (1 of 4),
1994
9
4
Faculty Honors Convocation (2 of 4),
1993
9
5
Faculty Honors Convocation (3 of 4),
1992
9
6
Faculty Honors Convocation (4 of 4),
1992
9
7
Faculty Honors Convocation,
1990
9
8
Faculty Honors Convocation,
1990
9
9
Faculty Honors Convocation,
1994
9
10
Faculty Senate,
1993-1994
9
11
Faculty Workload Audit,
1993
9
12
Fax (1 of 3),
March, 1994
9
13
Fax (2 of 3),
March 1994
9
14
Fax (3 of 3),
March 1994
9
15
Fiscal Affairs (1 of 2),
January 1993 - February 1994
9
16
Fiscal Affairs (2 of 2),
January 1993 - February 1994
9
17
Fiscal Affairs (1 of 3),
March-April, 1994
9
18
Fiscal Affairs (1 of 3),
March-April, 1994
9
19
Fiscal Affairs (3 of 3),
March-April, 1994
10
1
Fiscal Affairs (1 of 2),
May-June, 1994
10
2
Fiscal Affairs (2 of 2),
May-June, 1994
10
3
Fiscal Affairs,
July-August, 1994
10
4
Fiscal Affairs (1 of 2),
May-June, 1993
10
5
Fiscal Affairs (2 of 2),
May-June, 1993
10
6
Fiscal Affairs (1 of 2),
November-December, 1993
10
7
Fiscal Affairs (2 of 2),
November-December, 1993
10
8
Fiscal Affairs Meeting Minutes,
1993-1994
10
9
Fiscal Notes (1 of 3),
1994
10
10
Fiscal Notes (2 of 3),
1994
10
11
Fiscal Notes (3 of 3),
1994
10
12
Football (1 of 3),
1992
10
13
Football (2 of 3),
1993
10
14
Football (3 of 3),
1993
10
15
Football (1 of 7),
1994
10
16
Football (2 of 7),
1994
10
17
Football (3 of 7),
1994
10
18
Football (4 of 7),
1994
10
19
Football (5 of 7),
1994
10
20
Football (6 of 7),
1994
10
1
Football (7 of 7),
1994
11
1
Fraternities and Sororities,
1993-1994
11
2
Governmental Relations,
July-August, 1994
11
3
Gifts and Grants,
1994
11
4
General Council,
January-February, 1994
11
5
General Council (1 of 2),
March-April, 1994
11
6
General Council (2 of 2),
March-April, 1994
11
7
General Council,
May-June, 1994
11
8
General Council (1 of 2),
July-August, 1994
11
9
General Council (2 of 2),
July-August, 1994
11
10
General Council,
September-October, 1993
11
11
General Council,
November-December, 1993
11
12
Governmental Relations (1 of 3),
November-December, 1993
11
13
Governmental Relations (2 of 3),
November-December, 1993
11
14
Governmental Relations (3 of 3),
November-December, 1993
11
15
Governmental Relations (1 of 2),
January-February, 1994
11
16
Governmental Relations (2 of 2),
January-February, 1994
11
17
Governmental Relations (1 of 2),
March-April, 1994
11
18
Governmental Relations (2 of 2),
March-April, 1994
11
19
Governmental Relations,
May-June, 1994
12
1
Law School Foundation,
1994
12
2
Quality Service,
September-October, 1993
12
3
Radiation Safety,
1993
12
4
Recycling Plan,
1994
12
5
Red Raider Club,
1994
12
6
Research Forum Box Lunch,
1993
12
7
Research Foundation (1 of 2),
1992-1993
12
8
Research Foundation (2 of 2),
1994
12
9
Research Foundation (1 of 2),
1992-1994
12
10
Research Foundation (2 of 2),
September-March, 1993
12
11
Research Foundation (1 of 2),
April 1993 - August 1994
12
12
Research Foundation (2 of 2),
April 1993 - August 1994
12
13
Research Foundation (1 of 2),
June-August, 1994
13
1
Research Foundation (2 of 2),
June-August, 1994
13
2
Research Foundation,
March-May, 1994
13
3
Research Foundation (1 of 2),
September 1993 - February 1994
13
4
Research Foundation (2 of 2),
September 1993 - February 1994
13
5
Retention,
1993
13
6
ROTC: Air Force, Army, Navy,
1994
13
7
Safety,
1994
13
8
Scholarships,
1995
13
9
Service Plus,
March-August, 1994
13
10
Service Plus (1 of 3),
September 1993 - February 1994
13
11
Service Plus (2 of 3),
September 1993 - February 1994
13
12
Service Plus (3 of 3),
September 1993 - February 1994
13
13
Service Plus Steering Committee,
1993
13
14
Service Plus Training: Responses,
1994
13
15
Smith, Preston,
1994
13
16
Software AG,
1994
13
17
Southwest Athletic Conference (1 of 2),
1993
13
18
Southwest Athletic Conference (2 of 2),
1992
14
1
Southwest Athletic Conference (1 of 2),
1994
14
2
Southwest Athletic Conference (2 of 2),
1994
14
3
Southwest Collection,
1993-1994
14
4
Space Committee,
1993-1994
14
5
State Auditor’s Office (1 of 3),
1994
14
6
State Auditor’s Office (2 of 3),
1994
14
7
State Auditor’s Office (3 of 3),
1993
14
8
State Legislators,
1992-1994
14
9
State Auditor’s Faculty Workload (1 of 2),
1993
14
10
State Auditor’s Faculty Workload (2 of 2),
1993-1994
14
11
State Offices,
January-February, 1994
14
12
State Offices,
March-April, 1994
14
13
State Offices,
May-June, 1994
14
14
State Offices (1 of 2),
July-August, 1994
14
15
State Offices (2 of 2),
July-August, 1994
15
1
State Offices,
September-October, 1993
15
2
State Offices (1 of 2),
November-December, 1993
15
3
State Offices (2 of 2),
November-December, 1993
15
4
Student Association,
1994
15
5
Student Information Systems,
1993
15
6
Student Organizations,
1994
15
7
Student Publications,
1994
15
8
Studies,
1993
15
9
Study-Peer: Michigan Tech,
undated
15
10
Superconducting Super Collide,
1993-1994
15
11
Telecommunications,
1994
15
12
Telemarketing Proposal,
1994
15
13
Tenure,
1994
15
14
Texas A&M
1994
15
15
Texas Academic Skills Program (TASP),
1994
15
16
Texas Education Agency,
1994
15
17
Texas Food and Fiber Commission (1 of 2),
1993-1994
15
18
Texas Food and Fiber Commission (2 of 2),
1992-1993
15
19
Texas Tech University Foundations (1 of 2),
1994
15
20
Texas Tech University Foundations (2 of 2),
1993-1994
16
1
Texas Tech University Press (1 of 3),
1990-1992
16
2
Texas Tech University Press (2 of 3),
1993
16
3
Texas Tech University Press (3 of 3),
1993
16
4
Tex-Prep Program,
1994
16
5
Texas Tech Research Foundation (1 of 2),
1988-1990
16
6
Texas Tech Research Foundation (2 of 2),
1984
16
7
Thank You Letters (1 of 7),
1994
16
8
Thank You Letters (2 of 7),
1993
16
9
Thank You Letters (3 of 7),
1994
16
10
Thank You Letters (4 of 7),
1994
16
11
Thank You Letters (5 of 7),
1994-1995
16
12
Thank You Letters (6 of 7),
1993
16
13
Thank You Letters (7 of 7),
1994
16
14
Traffic and Parking,
1994
16
15
Tucson (1 of 2),
1989-1990
17
1
Tucson (2 of 2),
1990
17
2
Undergraduate Studies,
1994
17
3
United States Congress,
1994
17
4
United States Government Office,
1994
17
5
United Way (1 of 3),
1993-1994
17
6
United Way (2 of 3),
1993
17
7
United Way (3 of 3),
1993
17
8
University Center,
1993-1997
17
9
University Daily,
1994
17
10
University Interscholastic League,
1994
17
11
University Memorandums,
1992-1994
17
12
University Research Association,
1989-1994
17
13
University of Houston,
1993-1994
17
14
University of Texas,
1994
17
17
Urbanosky Park,
1993
17
18
Vietnam Center,
1993-1994
17
19
Washington Consultant (Lobbyist), (1 of 3),
1994
17
20
Washington Consultant (Lobbyist), (2 of 3),
1994
17
21
Washington Consultant (Lobbyist), (3 of 3),
1993
17
22
Water Resource Center,
1994
17
23
Welch Foundation,
1991-1994
17
24
West Texas Museum Association,
1993-1994
17
25
Windmill Project,
1993-1994