Photograph of a student shaking hands with a man wearing regalia who is handing him a folder from a stack on the table between them. Another man wearing a checkered jacket is standing between them, behind the table and a fourth man who is also wearing a cap and gown is standing behind a podium in the right side of the image.

Photograph of a group of men seated in rows on a stage during a graduation ceremony; roughly half of them are wearing suits and the other half are wearing regalia. An altar is visible behind them, with a cross in the center and a candle and flower arrangement on either side.

Photograph of an unidentified man wearing regalia speaking from behind a podium at the first graduation of the Texas Department of Corrections (TDC) program in Huntsville. Several other people are seated on the stage, at the right side of the image, and behind a low wall on the left side of the image.

Photograph of an unidentified man wearing regalia looking to his left speaking from behind a podium at the first graduation of the Texas Department of Corrections (TDC) program in Huntsville. Several people are partially visible, seated on the stage behind him.

Photograph of an unidentified man wearing a cap and gown speaking during a graduation ceremony; he has his hands on either side of the podium and a microphone is angled in front of him. A cross is partially visible on the wall behind him as well as part of an altar and flags.

Photograph of an unidentified man wearing a light-colored suit and dark, patterned tie speaking from behind a podium at a graduation ceremony. A textured wall is visible behind him, as well as U.S. and Texas flags on standards.

Photograph of an unidentified man with his eyes closed, wearing a cap and gown during a graduation ceremony. He is standing behind a podium with a microphone; a cross is partially visible on the wall behind him.

Photograph of a large group of people posing in a line on stage during the first graduation ceremony at the Texas Department of Corrections (TDC) facility in Huntsville. Two men in the center of the image are wearing caps and gowns, and holding folders. They are flanked by four men wearing suits to the left and a woman with four men, one of whom is wearing regalia, to the right.

Photograph of the first graduate of the Texas Department of Corrections (TDC) program in Huntsville with a number of unidentified people on a stage. The graduate, who is wearing a cap and gown, is facing a man wearing a suit and holding a folder, standing near a podium where two other men who are wearing regalia are standing. Two other men are seated on the stage in the right side of the image and other people are visible in the background.

Photograph of six men wearing light-colored jumpers, with guitars, standing on a slightly-raised platform in front of a wood-paneled wall. Behind the men, there is a drum set against the wall and a square clock hanging near the center of the image. Handwritten text on the back says "LC Day '69."

Photograph of an unidentified student shaking hands with a man wearing a cap and gown, holding a folder in his left hand. Behind them are two more men, one wearing a cap and gown, behind a table stacked with folders.

Photograph of the interior of a church, taken from the back of the aisle during the first graduation ceremony for graduates of the Texas Department of Corrections (TDC) program in Huntsville. Several people are partially visible in the audience, seated in pews, and a man is standing at the front of the church near an alter, below a large, wall-mounted, lighted cross. The ceiling is peaked and there are decorative hanging lights above the center aisle.

Photograph of the first graduate of the Texas Department of Corrections (TDC) program in Huntsville with a number of unidentified people on a stage. The graduate, who is wearing a cap and gown, is shaking the hand of a man wearing a suit, standing near a podium where two other men who are wearing regalia are standing. Two other men are seated on the stage in the right side of the image and other people are visible in the background.

Photograph of Dr. Richard D. Strahan wearing regalia speaking from behind a podium at the first graduation of the Texas Department of Corrections (TDC) program in Huntsville. Several unidentified men are seated at the left side of the image, behind a low wall and below a sloping ceiling. Back of photo reads, "1st TDC grad / Jan 1970"

Photograph of Jim McIngvale ("Mattress Mac") standing behind a podium while speaking in Unit 1 at the Ellis Prison. He has his left hand is in his pocket and he is gesturing with his right; there is a travel mug next to the podium and a microphone on a stand. Brick walls are visible behind him, as well as a mounted basketball hoop; a seated man is visible in the background.

Photograph of nine men wearing suits, posing in a group in front of a wood-paneled wall filled with framed portraits. They are identified from left to right as: Dr. George Beto (Director of Texas Department of corrections System), Don Perry, John Britt, Dale Adams, Robert Seale, Phil Dignam, Dr. Jones (assistant to Beto, retired), Charles "Jack" Collum (Lee College Tech-Voc Dean), and Alonzo Langley (Texas Department of Corrections Department of Education).

Photograph of Lee College graduation at Huntsville Prison, TX

Photograph of officials at a graduation ceremony at Huntsville prison.

Photograph of Allen Hightower, speaker, at the graduation ceremony at Huntsville Department of Corrections.

Photograph of prison inmates in a classroom with an instructor.

Photograph of Lee College Graduation Ceremony at Huntsville Department of Corrections

Photograph of Lee College Graduation Ceremony at Huntsville Department of Corrections

Photograph of Lee College Graduation Ceremony at Huntsville Department of Corrections

Photograph of Lee College Graduation Ceremony at Huntsville Department of Corrections