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.

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.

Photograph of schoolchildren in Channing, Texas, standing and kneeling before the open door of a brick building. A teacher stands at the rear of the group. A boy in the front row holds a slate upon which is written "Channing, Tx, Room II, 3-1-09."

Pamphlet that includes a description of Hereford College, a list of faculty, and the curriculum, illustrated with scenes of the school and the town and surrounding area.

Program for commencement ceremony on May 14, 1909.

Program for a debate between students of Goodnight College and Canadian Academy, the event also including musical performances.

Photograph of students at Love School in rural Swisher County, Texas. Four rows of students are standing before the school building, with six students seated on the ground in front. One adult, probably a teacher, stands in the center of the group. The school is a wood frame building, with two open windows on the wall behind the students.

Photograph of of the Clarendon College graduating class. The eleven women and nine men are seated and standing in rows, facing slightly to the left, with faces turned to the camera. All are formally dressed.

Photograph of six women and one man working in a chemistry lab at the Canadian Baptist Academy. The photograph includes the class instructor, Dr. T. L. Eyerly who stands at the far end of the table. The photograph was printed as a post card and has a note written on the back by Carrie Killebrew, a student in the class, to her cousin, Mrs. Myrtle May Wilson in Temple, Oklahoma.

Schedule of events for commencement week at Canadian Academy, including sermons, debates, recitals, field events, receptions, and the commencement ceremony.

Photograph of the 1907 class of Canyon High School, consisting of two men and four women The graduates are posed before a studio backdrop. The four women, all dressed in white, are seated in a row, each holding a rolled document tied with a ribbon. The two men are standing behind them and are dressed in suits and ties.

Photograph of a group of schoolchildren posed in front of the Farwell Congregational Church in Farwell, Texas, which also served as a school, beginning in 1907. Children of various ages comprise the group, with the younger students standing and seated in front. The church is a stone building with a shingled roof and square bell tower. A house is visible in the background, with two adults standing on its porch.

November 1906 issue of the Clarendon College magazine, published by the Adkissonian, Panhandle, Sappho and Euterpean literary societies. Contains college and club news, personal items, humor and advertisements.

Photograph of the Panhandle Christian College building in Hereford, Texas. The three story brick and frame building includes a pitched roof with gables on the third floor, a portico over the main entrance, and a central tower over the front facade. Two men stand in the tower windows, one leans from a third story window, and one stands on the front step. A windmill is visible at the rear of the building.

Photograph of the main building of Clarendon College in Clarendon, Texas. The three-story building is constructed of brick, with a shingled roof. On each side of the main part of the building are two square towers. The mansard roof of the main building includes dormer windows and at the top of the towers there are small gabled dormer openings. The tower closest to the viewer has round windows on the third floor and one of them appears to be open or missing. There are three children sitting on the ground in front of the building, and a girl is about to enter one of the doors. A water tower is visible behind the building. The image is misidentified as "Claude Courthouse." on the verso.

Photograph of students posed in front of the Goodnight College girl's domritory. Students stand in a long line behind a picket fence, on the second floor balcony of the building behind them, and on the stairs leading to the balcony. Most of the students are women, and many of them are wearing mortarboards. The dormitory is a four-story wood frame building with dormer windows on the third floor and gables on the fourth. Five ladders lead from the second floor balcony to windows on the floor above. A smaller, one-story building is visible at the right rear.

Photograph of members of the Panhandle Literary Society of Clarendon College. The male students, in a range of ages, and professors, are posed in rows. They are formally dressed and each has a ribbon attached to his jacket lapel. Individuals appearing in the image are: Front row, l-r, Jerry Fagan, Elmer Smith, Erchal Lacy, Bob Glenn; second row, Louis Hardy, Clayton Lacy, unidentified, Luther Gribble, Tom Hastings, Tarlton Brock, Paul Sarvis; third row, Herbert Hilburn, Hugh Arnold, Coopwood Perry, Newbill Ferguson, Roy Teague, Leslie Gilbert, John B. Pope, Ernest Betts; fourth row, Floyd Howard, Clint Lee, Arthur Neeley, Joe Powell, Stuart Condron, Gordon Willard, Lester Sheffy, unidentified; fifth Row, unidentified, Perry Powell, Prof. S.E. Burkhead, George Anderson, Prof. D.B. Quigley, Dr. J.R. Mood, Charles Doak, unidentified; sixth row, Robert Ramey, Prof. C.M. Morton, Cassius Carter, unidentified, Steve Hufstutler, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified.

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.

Photograph of male students of Goodnight College in Goodnight, Texas in front of the boy's dormitory. Students of various ages stand in a loose row, with several seated on the ground in front and a small group further back, before an open door. Several others appear in the five windows of the building's second story. The dormitory is a two-story wood frame building built in an "L" shape. Two of the students, Earl Paine and Bill Hill, are identified on the image.

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.

Pamphlet containing general information on Canadian College and the curricula for school, which includes grammar school, high school, and two years of college. A calendar for the 1902-03 school year and lists of administration and faculty are included.

Program for commencement exercises for Canyon High School, which involved a single graduate, Vera Evans Odell.

Photograph of the girls' dormitory at Hereford College and Industrial School, under construction. The three story frame building's exterior appears to be largely complete. A man carrying construction material walks toward the structure.

Photograph of the town Tascosa, Texas, with the school in the foreground. The school is a white frame building with a bell tower at the front. It is surrounded by a fence with a stile over the fence at the front of the school. Behind the school are three outbuildings: one larger building in the center and an outhouse on each side. Beyond the school, the Oldham County courthouse is visible, along with other buildings.