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Cowboy wearing a cowboy hat and chaps riding a bucking bronco with a wooden fence in the background.

Cowboy wearing a cowboy hat and chaps riding a bucking bronco with a wooden fence in the background.

This photo comes from our JA Cattle Company collection and is titled "Snooks Sparks Vat Corrals" and/or "Bronco." The description shows that it was gifted in 1999.

We thought it was too iconic not to share!

#SouthwestCollection #Archives #WestTexas #Bronco #Cowboy #JACattleCompany

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Shows social media handles for the Southwest Collection. Facebook - @SouthwestCollection, Instagram - @SouthwestCollection, Bluesky - @swcscl.bsky.social, - Tumblr - @SouthwestCollectionArchives, WordPress - SouthwestCollection.Wordpress.com

Shows social media handles for the Southwest Collection. Facebook - @SouthwestCollection, Instagram - @SouthwestCollection, Bluesky - @swcscl.bsky.social, - Tumblr - @SouthwestCollectionArchives, WordPress - SouthwestCollection.Wordpress.com

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#lubbock #archives #lubbockhistory #specialcollections #southwestcollection #oralhistory #preservation #texastech #research #library

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Information for the 2026 Annual Conference in the Humanities on April 18, 2026 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m, hosted by The Humanities Center at Texas Tech University. The event will take place in the Formby Room at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library on Texas Tech University. Open to all audiences. To join for lunch, RSVP to humanitiescenter@ttu.edu. This year's them is Humanity.

Information for the 2026 Annual Conference in the Humanities on April 18, 2026 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m, hosted by The Humanities Center at Texas Tech University. The event will take place in the Formby Room at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library on Texas Tech University. Open to all audiences. To join for lunch, RSVP to humanitiescenter@ttu.edu. This year's them is Humanity.

The 2026 Annual Conference in the Humanities is happening this Saturday, April 18 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the Formby Room at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library.

#TexasTech #SouthwestCollection #Lubbock #History #WestTexas #SpecialCollectionsLibrary

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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Sowell Virtual Reading Series: Emily Grandy. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Join us for a reading by 2025 Sowell Emerging Writers Prize winner Emily Grandy. Emily will read from her novel Cupido Cupido. Q& A will follow.

REMINDER: Mark your calendars for a virtual reading from Emily Grandy on April 16 at 6:00pm hosted by the @sowellcollection.bsky.social

texastech.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

#southwestcollection #specialcollections #sowellcollection #Spring2026Readings #literature #community #reading #archive

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It's quieter at the archive because the West Texas Historical Association (WTHA) conference is being held in Lubbock.

We have every issue of WTHA's journal, West Texas Historical Review, dating back to 1925. These can be accessed through Reference Services.

#westtexashistoricalassociation

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Mark your calendars for a virtual reading from Emily Grandy on
April 16 at 6:00pm hosted by @sowellcollection.bsky.social!

Register here: texastech.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

#southwestcollection #sowellcollection #Spring2026Readings #literature #community #reading #archive

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It's April Fools Day and National Humor Month! Here's some archival humor for you.

#archives #southwestcollection #specialcollections #AprilFools #nationalhumormonth

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30 years ago, TTU celebrated the nearly completed SWC/SCL building with a "Hard Hat Party." Ground breaking (images 2 and 3) was in 1994. The building was dedicated in 1997 (image 4).

#history #archives #southwestcollection #specialcollections #texastech #lubbock #photographs

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It's Spring Break! The Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library will be closed on Friday, March 20th. Have a nice break!

U 324.4 Communications and Marketing Photograph Collection

#archives #southwestcollection #specialcollections #texastech #lubbock #photographs #springbreak

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Please join us for an upcoming reception and exhibit opening honoring Christopher B. "Stubb" Stubblefield on Wednesday, April 8th from 5pm to 7pm at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library.

#SouthwestCollection #SpecialCollections #TexasTech #Lubbock #Stubbs #StubbsBBQ

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Did you know Jane Goodall visited Lubbock? This article comes from the Lubbock AJ October 2, 1998 issue. The Sowell Collection holds correspondences to and from Goodall.

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#history #archives #southwestcollection #lubbock #JaneGoodall

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Cross-writing was used to save paper and postage. In the first 2 images, the author wrote one way and turned the paper to write in the other direction. The author(s) of the last 2 letters used all margin space.

Tweed Family Papers, 1836-1932

#history #archives #southwestcollection #manuscripts

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"We have one of the world's largest and most comprehensive archives on farming and ranching."

#history #southwestcollection #specialcollections #texastech #preservation #manuscripts #archives #lubbock

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Here's a look at a couple of our hallway exhibit panels featuring vintage photos of Lubbock businesses.

#history #archives #southwestcollection #specialcollections #texastech #preservation #photographs #lubbock

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Have you been wanting to know more about our Coronelli Terrestrial Globe? This brochure explains some of the history, the globe's origins, and how it was acquired and restored by TTU Libraries.

#history #archives #southwestcollection #texastech #preservation #coronelli #preservation #restoration

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Check out these historic 1949 images of New Hope Baptist Church from our Winston Reeves Photograph Collection. New Hope was founded in 1926 and moved to its current location in 1929.

#history #archives #southwestcollection #photographs #NewHopeBaptistChurch #lubbock

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Valentine's Day is tomorrow! These undated images come from University Archive's Public Information Photograph Collection, 1926-1968 and are labeled as "Valentine's Day Lesson."

#history #archives #southwestcollection #specialcollections #texastech #photographs #ValentinesDay #UniversityArchives

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Looking for books on Lubbock history? Look no further! These are frequently used by researchers and our staff. You can access these in our Holden Reading Room or check with your local libraries.

#history #archives #southwestcollection #specialcollections #texastech #research #lubbock #photographs

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Mark your calendars for a Sowell Collection reading from Katherine Larson Feb 12 @ 5:30! Come in person or email sowell.swco@ttu.edu for virtual. Reception/signing will follow!

@sowellcollection.bsky.social

#southwestcollection #sowellcollection #Spring2026Readings #literature #community #reading

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Here are some frosty pictures from our part of campus earlier this week. Stay warm out there, Raiders and researchers!

#archives #southwestcollection #specialcollections #texastech #lubbock #winter #snow #history

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Who says archivists can't have fun? To keep things interesting as we work, we name our beloved carts! Here's some examples of the creative names we've come up with over the years.

#texastech #archives #southwestcollection #history #lubbock #specialcollections

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Aug 2008-Apr 2009, the SWC/SCL hosted 'Medieval Southwest: Manifestations of the Old World in the New,' an exhibit of artifacts tied to the South Plains, including a 16th-cent. dagger found at the former Coca-Cola factory.

#history #archives #southwestcollection #artifacts #archeology #exhibits

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Welcome back students! We hope you have a successful semester. For research inquiries, please contact Reference Services at reference.swco@ttu.edu or (806) 742-9070.

You can also utilize our digital repository at swco-ir.tdl.org/home.

#archives #southwestcollection #texastech #research

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Be sure to follow our colleagues at the Southwest Music Archive (@ttumusicarchive.bsky.social). They collect records and personal memorabilia on Texas Music, with a focus on documenting West Texas' musical history.

#history #archives #specialcollections #texastech #lubbock #music

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We're back from Winter Break! The weather in Lubbock has been unseasonably warm, so here are some images from 1976 to remind us of a thing called snow. These come from the Photographic Services collection - hdl.handle.net/10605/13727.

#archives #southwestcollection #texastech #lubbock #snow #winter

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We’re back in the office! 💗🏢

Here are some songs and albums our archivists are listening to as they settle back into the groove of things. 🎵💃🕺

#music #davidbergmuller #davidorlowsky #jonimitchell #brucehornsbyandtherange #wutangclan #oidupaavladimiroiun #glassanimals #wolfalice #olafurarnalds

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The Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library will be closed for Winter Break beginning on December 24, 2025. We will resume our regular business hours (M-F, 9am-5pm) on January 5, 2026. Happy Holidays!

#archives #southwestcollection #specialcollections #texastech #preservation #history

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Here's a little office cheer to brighten your day! Some of the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library faculty, staff, and students decorated their doors to ring in the holiday season.

#archives #southwestcollection #specialcollections #texastech #manuscripts #Holidays #happyholidays

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Known as “Dice,” this guitar was custom-built by Ted Newman Jones for Jesse “Guitar” Taylor—a popular Lubbock-born guitar player known for his innovative and energetic performances. 🎲🎸

#guitar #music

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