Browse Collections (12 total)
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World War I at Southwestern University
View the items in World War I at Southwestern UniversityIn 1918, during World War I, the United States War Department created the Student Army Training Corps (SATC) program to help fill positions in the…
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Thomas Falconer Correspondence
View the items in Thomas Falconer CorrespondenceThomas Falconer (1805-1882) was an English jurist and explorer who immigrated to the Republic of Texas in 1840. In 1841, he joined the Texan Santa Fe…
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The Megaphone
View the items in The MegaphoneSouthwestern University’s student newspaper began in 1907. The first issues were published during the week of commencement as The Commencement Daily,…
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Southwestern University Archives
View the items in Southwestern University ArchivesThe Southwestern University archival holdings include Southwestern University historical records and documents, personal papers of individuals…
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Orceneth Fisher Papers
View the items in Orceneth Fisher PapersOrceneth Fisher was a Methodist circuit rider in Central Texas whose circuit included Goliad, Galveston, Indianola, San Marcos, and other locations.…
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Michael Reed Papers
View the items in Michael Reed PapersMichael Reed (1777–1859), an early settler of Robertson’s Colony and a wealthy landowner in central Texas before the Civil War. This collection…
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Johnson Family Papers
View the items in Johnson Family PapersThe Johnson family, originally from Missouri, came to Texas in 1844, moving several times before finally settling in Hays County. Thomas Johnson and…
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John G. Tower Senate Collection
View the items in John G. Tower Senate CollectionJohn Goodwin Tower (1925-1991) was a Republican politician who represented Texas in the Senate from 1960 until 1985. Born in Houston, Texas, he…
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J. D. Giddings Collection
View the items in J. D. Giddings CollectionJabez Demming Giddings (J.D. Giddings), born in Pennsylvania, came to Texas in 1838 to claim his brother Giles’s land bounty after Giles’s death at…
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Henry Matthews Diaries
View the items in Henry Matthews DiariesHenry Matthews (1799-18?) was a Methodist circuit rider, schoolteacher, and practicing physician from Ohio, who made his way from Ohio, through the…