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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Adventures in the Archives: Dr. Richard Lee Thompson
Adventures in the Archives continues…. Here\’s a little more information about Dr. Richard Lee Thompson, whose papers are part of the archives at the library, pulled together by Crystal Stanley, our former Archives and Reference Assistant (now the Director of Library Services at Ranger College): Richard Lee Thompson was born in Stephenville on November 4,Continue reading “Adventures in the Archives: Dr. Richard Lee Thompson”
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”
Tarleton Thursdays: Did You Know?
It’s Graduation Time! In my blog posts on May 13, 2010, and September 13, 2012, I wrote about the 1962-63 school year being a significant one in Tarleton’s history. The May 26, 1963 graduates were in the first class to receive degrees in over fifty years! The 1903 class pictured above was the first John TarletonContinue reading “Tarleton Thursdays: Did You Know?”
Tarleton Thursdays: Did You Know?
George Oliver Ferguson George Ollie Ferguson was a lifelong Erath County resident. He attended John Tarleton College from its opening in 1899 until 1901. He received his BA from the University of Texas in 1907 and his masters from the University of Chicago in 1917. G.O. Ferguson joined the Tarleton faculty in 1913 as professorContinue reading “Tarleton Thursdays: Did You Know?”
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”
Robert M. Gray Doolittle Raider and Tarleton Alumni
Seventy years ago today Robert Gray, a Tarleton alumni, was embarking on the greatest adventure of his life. He was one of 80 aviators who volunteered for the Doolittle raid on Japan. This raid on April 18, 1942 was first time that American forces would attack the Japanese homeland after the Japanese attack on PearlContinue reading “Robert M. Gray Doolittle Raider and Tarleton Alumni”
Tarleton Thursdays: Did You Know?
\”Miss Mary Marrs Enjoys a Trip to Mexico City\” \”Not all faculty members suffered from the Texas heat all summer!\” Miss Mary Marrs and her sister, Mrs. W.B. McAdams, flew to Mexico City for a weeks vacation the summer of 1936. It was Miss Marrs\’ first time to fly, but after the trip she wasContinue reading “Tarleton Thursdays: Did You Know?”
Tarleton Thursdays: Did You Know?
Lieutenant Colonel Edwin Dyess Edwin Dyess Ends Year of Leadership Last week I mentioned that Edwin Dyess, president of the Student Council, was one of the five Tarleton students that attended the Memphis, Tennessee Southern Federation of College Students and Press Representatives Convention in April 1936. The spring of 1936 was Dyess\’ last semester atContinue reading “Tarleton Thursdays: Did You Know?”
Tarleton Thursdays: Did You Know?
Frey Fries!Fire Razes Frey Hall, Airmen Made Homeless! On Tuesday morning, November 6, 1951, Tarleton\’s Frey Hall burned. The dormitory housed approximately 125 USAF cadets of the 3470th School Squadron in 31 rooms. The students were attending the Clerk-Typist School at Tarleton. All their personal belongings were lost. The fire, of unknown origin, broke outContinue reading “Tarleton Thursdays: Did You Know?”
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