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Alma Mater the immortal : an allegorial representation of the history and growth of the West Texas State Normal College
Text of a pageant presented at the tenth anniversary homecoming at West Texas State Normal College on June 2, 1920. A synopsis and the cast members are also included.
Date:
1920
Creator:
Boatright, Mody Coggin, 1896-1970
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[West Texas State Teachers College football game]
Photograph of a football game at West Texas State Teachers College. A play is in progress as spectators watch from bleachers along the side of the field.
Date:
192X
Creator:
Britain Studio, Canyon Texas
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Education building under construction]
Photograph of the construction of the education building at West Texas State Normal College in Canyon, Texas. The building is shown from above, looking to the northwest. The first floor of the stone structure is under construction, and workers are visible on top of the building. Construction material and equipment are on the site. Houses, other buildings, and stock pens are visible beyond the site.
Date:
1928
Creator:
Britain's Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[West Texas State Normal College football game]
Photograph of a football game at West Texas State Normal College in Canyon, Texas. A line of parked automobiles is at one end of the field, and a covered grandstand is at the right. Campus buildings are visible in the background.
Date:
1921~
Creator:
Britain, Canyon, Texas
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Canyon : the educational home of northwest Texas
Pamphlet featuring images of West Texas State Teachers College; Canyon, Texas schools, homes, and businesses; and outdoor scenes, including Palo Duro Canyon.
Date:
1928~
Creator:
Canyon Chamber of Commerce
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
"The college and its mission" : founder's day address
Transcript of a speech given by the president of West Texas State Normal College on the anniversary of the founding of the college.
Date:
1918
Creator:
Cousins, Robert Bartow, 1861-1932
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A.B. Davidson to R.A. Terrill, September 2, 1909]
Letter from Texas Lieutenant Governor A.B. Davidson, chairman of the committee to locate the new West Texas State Normal College, to R.A. Terrill of Canyon City, informing him of the decision to locate the college in Canyon City.
Date:
September 2, 1909
Creator:
Davidson, Asbury Bascom
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Starting to clear away the ruins
Photograph of a wagon pulled by a team of four horses, on the site of the West Texas State Normal College building. The wagon is loaded with debris left when the building was destroyed by fire in March 1914. A man driving the team is seated in the wagon, another man stands by the team, and a third man stands to one side. The damaged walls of the building are visible and the ground is strewn with rubble.
Date:
1914
Creator:
Fountan, A. E.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Canyon City Public School
Photograph of the Canyon City Public School. It is a two story brick building with a covered front entry and a frame bell tower. The chimney at one side of the building features a stepped facade above the eaves.
Date:
190X
Creator:
Lusby, Maidens Stennett
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Canyon City, Texas class of 1903]
Photograph of the graduating class of 1903 of Canyon City High School. Shown are two men in suits and five women in white dresses, photographed before a studio backdrop, framed by potted plants. Each person is holding a rolled sheet. Photocopies from the commencement program are attached to the reverse of the photograph, listing the graduates.
Date:
1903
Creator:
Lusby, Maidens Stennett
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Class of 1905
Photograph of five men and seven women who graduated from Canyon, Texas High School in 1905. The men are wearing dark suits and ties and the women are wearing white dresses. Three of the women are holding rolled diplomas. Students are identified on the back of the photograph: Bottom row: Aubrey ______, J. P. Hix. Middle row: Isabel Prichard, Loretta Wiggins, Minnie Willard, Annie Buie, Lola Word. Top row: Maud Brandon, Professor Ernsburger, Will Word, ________Wiggins, Roberta Wilson.
Date:
1905
Creator:
Lusby, Maidens Stennett
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cornerstone ceremony, West Texas State Normal College administration building]
Photograph of a crowd assembled for the laying of the cornerstone of the new West Texas State Normal College building. A group of Masons are performing a ceremony on a raised platform before the partially completed building while an assembled crowd watches from below and from various points on the building's framework.
Date:
September 15, 1915
Creator:
Lusby, Maidens Stennett
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Crowd assemblng for cornerstone ceremony, West Texas State Normal College]
Photograph of spectators gathered for the cornerstone ceremony for the new West Texas State Normal College administration building. Several men stand on a platform facing the crowd. Several people are holding umbrellas and men wearing Masonic regalia are visible in the crowd. Several automobiles and a horse and buggy are parked behind the audience, and a saddled horse is hitched to a rail fence running along a roadway leading to the site. Houses and other buildings are visible in the background. The date of the event appears on the image.
Date:
September 15, 1915
Creator:
Lusby, Maidens Stennett
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Laying corner stone of the new West Texas State Normal College, Canyon, Tex., Sept. 15, 1915
Photograph of a crowd assembled for the laying of the cornerstone of the new West Texas State Normal College administration building. A group of Masons are performing a ceremony on a raised platform before the partially completed building while an assembled crowd watches from below and from various points on the building's framework.
Date:
September 15, 1915
Creator:
Lusby, Maidens Stennett
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Marshall to R.A. Terrill, September 8, 1909]
Letter from Texas state representative John Marshall, member of the committee to locate the new West Texas State Normal College, to R.A. Terrill of Canyon City, responding to a letter of thanks for the decision to locate the college in Canyon City.
Date:
September 8, 1909
Creator:
Marshall, John Wesley
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
R. B. Cousins, Pres., W.T.S.N.C., Canyon, Texas
Photograph of the West Texas State Normal College Administration Building with a portrait of college president R. B. Cousins superimposed on the upper right. The image shows the front and one side of the building and the surrounding grounds, which include numerous small trees, a road and pathway enclosed by a rail fence. On the reversed is a printed message signed "Britain and Wife," promoting their photographic studio in Canyon, Texas.
Date:
1917
Creator:
Photo Car Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[West Texas State Teachers College basketball team]
Photograph of the West Texas State Teachers College basketball team. The studio portrait shows the eleven-man team standing and seated in rows, wearing team warm-up clothing with the word buffaloes lettered on the front. Tea members are identified on the reverse:. Bottom row, l to r: Elvis Ward, Pat Gerald. Middle row: Coach S. D. Burton, Cleatice Crump, Cleveland Jones, J. D. Hazlewood. Top row: Delbert Lowes, R. F. Newman, Clifford Keith, Hatcher Brown, Boyce Bandy, and Buster Brown.
Date:
1929
Creator:
Terry Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Odus Mitchell, champion pole vaulter
Photograph of Odus Mitchell, in the process of clearing the bar while pole vaulting.
Date:
192X
Creator:
U. S. Slide Co.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Annual catalog
None
Date:
1911
Creator:
West Texas State Normal College
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The buffalo handbook
A handbook for students of West Texas State Normal College, which includes information about the college and the town of Canyon, a directory, an academic calendar, and advertisements for local businesses.
Date:
1922
Creator:
West Texas State Normal College
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The West Texas State Normal College, Canyon, Texas : prospectus
Pamphlet that describes the new West Texas State Normal College, including a history of its creation, a list of faculty, the curriculum, policies and regulations, and a description of the Canyon, Texas area.
Date:
1910
Creator:
West Texas State Normal College
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[West Texas State Normal College commencement announcement]
Announcement of the commencement exercises for West Texas State Normal College, to be held May 29, 1911. A list of seniors is included.
Date:
1911
Creator:
West Texas State Normal College
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Program of the dedicatory exercises of the education building
Program of events held October 19-20, 1928 in connection with the dedication of the new education building on the campus of West Texas State Teachers College.
Date:
1928
Creator:
West Texas State Teachers College
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The West Texas Teachers' Association of the Panhandle and plains counties : September 1 to 5, 1924
Pamphlet containing information on a teacher training conference held at West Texas State Teachers College in Canyon, Texas. Included is a list of officers of the West Texas Teachers' Association, instructors at the conference, and a schedule of events.
Date:
1924
Creator:
West Texas Teachers' Association
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History