Our special collections and archives staff has being going through all the print copies of the Grassburr yearbooks (also online) that we have, to figure out which ones we should keep. We came across two from 1933 that have an interesting story and connection. Click on all images throughout this post to view them larger. TheContinue reading “A Grassburr Love Story”
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Tarleton Thursday: Historypin Tour of Campus
Just in time for Homecoming 2016, the Dick Smith Library is introducing a Historypin tour of the main campus in Stephenville! What is Historypin? It\’s a nonprofit organization with \”a free website where anyone can upload and create collections of historical photos, videos and sounds.\” You can also create a \”tour,\” which is what weContinue reading “Tarleton Thursday: Historypin Tour of Campus”
The Dump
Collections Archivist Gary Spurr received a package from a woman whose mother attended Tarleton in the twenties. In the package, there was a small Tarleton pennant, a leather covered graduation invitation, Yell Book, handbill to a Cherniavsky concert, and many more interesting things from her mother\’s year at Tarleton (1924-1925). In the letter, the womanContinue reading “The Dump”
Search the Grassburr Yearbooks
Do you know how to search the Grassburr Yearbook archives online? Through the Portal to Texas History, Tarleton has made over 40 years of Grassburrs available and searchable online. Currently, the yearbooks from 1970-2012 are available, and more years are added frequently. Once you are on the Portal website, you can browse through the yearbooks,Continue reading “Search the Grassburr Yearbooks”
1984
On August 23, 1984, I was born. I can\’t believe that I\’ll be thirty soon. I\’ll be celebrating in truly age appropriate style: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle pizza party at Cici\’s. I began to wonder what was going on at Tarleton 30 years ago. We have so many traditions. I wanted to see what hasContinue reading “1984”
Digital Public Library of America
We told you a couple of months ago that the Tarleton Grassburrs are now online, through the Portal to Texas History. Did you know, though, that because they are in the Portal to Texas History, they are also included in the Digital Public Library of America? You can find them in the DPLA using this searchContinue reading “Digital Public Library of America”
Grassburrs from 1970 through 2012 Now Online!
You can now view the 1970 through 2012 Grassburr yearbooks on the Portal to Texas History! You can use the search box at the top of the page to look for a particular organization or name (try your own!), or you can click on the title of a yearbook and browse through it page byContinue reading “Grassburrs from 1970 through 2012 Now Online!”
Homecoming and More in the Library
Tarleton is \”Celebrating 100 years of the Tarleton Alumni Association\” during Homecoming Week 2012. We kicked off the week with Midnight Madness on Sunday, Silver Bugle Hunt on Monday, and the Purple Out Picnic last night. Tonight we will have Yell Contest followed by the Snake Dance and the beginning of Beating the Drums. MidnightContinue reading “Homecoming and More in the Library”
Tarleton History: J-TAC & Grassburr yearbooks
With homecoming just around the corner, it seems like a good time to re-post some information about ways to look up Tarleton State University history — specifically how to locate J-TAC issues (online and print) and copies of the Grassburr yearbook: J-TAC student newspaper (online) — Created through a Dick Smith Library project and madeContinue reading “Tarleton History: J-TAC & Grassburr yearbooks”
JTACs
Most old issues of the J-TAC student newspaper, through 2007 and going back 90 years to 1919, are now available on microfilm in the Periodicals section on the main floor of the library. The Periodicals department is open anytime the library is open, and the friendly student workers, led by Periodicals Specialist Sandy Dennis, willContinue reading “JTACs”
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