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The Southwest Collection at Texas Tech University describes, preserves, and makes accessible to scholars and the general public archival collections of regional, national, and international significance.
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Southwest Collection @swcscl.bsky.social · Aug 15
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January 16, 2026 at 10:39 PM
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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
January 16, 2026 at 5:39 PM
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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
January 12, 2026 at 3:11 PM
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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
January 6, 2026 at 10:05 PM
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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
January 6, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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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
December 18, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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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
December 15, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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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
December 12, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Dec 23, 1927 - Marshall Ratliffe dressed as Santa Claus and robbed the First National Bank in Cisco, Texas. The heist resulted in a hostage situation, shootout, and one of the state's largest manhunts. #archives #southwestcollection #specialcollections #preservation #newspapers #santaclaus
December 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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The Texas Cowboys’ Christmas Ball is near! Be sure to get your tickets to see #MichaelMartinMurphey perform on December 18 in Anson, TX!

For more information on the history of the Texas Cowboys’ Christmas Ball, read our blog here: tinyurl.com/2025CowboyCh...

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Another Year, Another Cowboys’ Christmas Ball!
It’s that time of year: the ol’ holiday season, and that means that folks from the Southwest Collection will be headed south to Anson, Texas, for the annual Texas Cowboys’ Christmas Ball. Down in J…
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December 5, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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It's time for this month's FRIDAY FAVORITES! One of our favorite things is decorating for the holidays! We wish you all a warm and festive season.

#archives #southwestcollection #specialcollections #texastech #manuscripts #history
December 5, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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We're back from Fall Break and will be open 9am to 5pm Monday through Friday! For research inquiries or to schedule a visit, please contact reference.swco@ttu.edu or (806) 742-9070.

#archives #southwestcollection #specialcollections #texastech #research
December 1, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Happy early Thanksgiving!

This 1958 image is from our Winston Reeves Collection (hdl.handle.net/10605/16706) and shows four men around a Holsum Bakery display. The photo was labeled "Craig and Webster - Holsum."

#archives #southwestcollection #specialcollections #Thanksgiving
November 25, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Just a little humor for your Thursday!

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November 20, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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In 1955, TTU theatre students toured the set of "Giant" during production in Marfa, TX.
1: Elizabeth Taylor and James Dean.
2-3: Taylor with TTU students.

Public Information Photo Collection: swco-ir.tdl.org/collections/...

#texastech #southwestcollection #elizabethtaylor #jamesdean #giant #marfa
November 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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EXCEL SPREADSHEET, 1919 EDITION

This ledger comes from the Texas and Pacific Coal Company Records. The company was formed in 1888 by Colonel Robert Dickie Hunter, who also formed the company town of Thurber, TX.

#archives #southwestcollection #preservation #texasandpacificcoalcompany #Thurber
November 12, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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For this month's Friday Faves, Assistant Archivist Weston Marshall highlights the Hal P. Spencer Papers. Spencer served in the U.S. Army at Hickman Field during WWII. After the war, he worked at Reese Air Force Base. txarchives.org/ttusw/findin...

#PearlHarbor #archives #southwestcollection #ww2
November 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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This Thursday! Join us for a reading from Clara Bush Vadala @ 6pm.
texastech.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#sowellcollection #Fall2025VirtualReadingSeries #virtualreading #reading #poetry #writers #literature #community #nature
November 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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We're hiring! 💼📣

Visit the link here for more information: www.depts.ttu.edu/library/abou...

#archives #intern #southwestmusicarchive #southwestcollection
November 3, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Happy November! Here are a few items from the Dia De Los Muertos Committee (Lubbock, Texas) Records, 1998-2003. The collection contains correspondence, meeting notes, posters, newspapers, photographs, and more!

#lubbock #archives #southwestcollection #specialcollections #DiaDeLosMuertos
November 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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🎃Happy Halloween from the Southwest Music Archive!🎃 Enjoy this electrostatic print from the Jesse “Guitar” Taylor collection of a wizard brewing something spooky!

For more information on this print, visit the link here: hdl.handle.net/10605/82010.
October 31, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Halloween is around the corner! Check out these vintage Halloween-themed window displays at Lubbock's Hemphill-Wells Company department store from 1943.

- Winston Reeves Photograph Collection

#archivesmonth #texasarchivesmonth #americanarchivesmonth #southwestcollection #Halloween
October 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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We had a great time in Las Cruces, NM earlier this month for Border Regional Archives Group's 9th annual Border Archives Bazaar. Here's a picture of our merch table! Be sure to keep an eye on our social medias for future events and opportunities to learn about the Southwest Collection.
October 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Archives Month has nearly come to an end, but archival work continues! If you want more information about the SWC, here's a copy of our brochure which describes our mission, collecting scope, and other aspects of the collection.

#archivesmonth #southwestcollection #specialcollections #manuscripts
October 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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You never know what you're going to find when processing archival collections! Here are some examples of interesting items that our archivists have come across while processing.

#archivesmonth #texasarchivesmonth #americanarchivesmonth #southwestcollection #specialcollections
October 23, 2025 at 2:05 PM