The University Archives at Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library

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05/01/2026

08/30/2025

On the TTU campus today? Come by the Southwest Collection from 1-4 PM to see vintage Goin’ Band uniforms and artifacts going back to the university’s opening. Happy 100th anniversary to the best marching band in the nation!

01/09/2024

Caprock Chronicles: The Peter Hurd Mural in Holden Hall Caprock Chronicles: The Peter Hurd Mural in Holden Hall

12/11/2023

In 1973, the University Daily shared how two students living on campus rolled Christmas cheer into their room with a decorated tumbleweed.

Fifty years later, Red Raiders are decking the residence halls with creativity and safety in mind.

https://www.ttu.edu/now/posts/2023/12/christmas-cheer-on-campus.php

Photos from Historic Lubbock County's post

12/11/2023

09/11/2023

Join the Museum of Texas Tech University Association for a talk by speaker Lynn Whitfield on September 19, 2023 @ 6 PM. Drinks and heavy hors d'oeuvres to be served.

➔ RSVP by September 12 at noon by calling (806) 742-2443.

About the speaker:
Since 2019, Lynn Whitfield is a Texas Tech University Archivist, handling all manner of collections related to the University's growth, development, and history. These materials document the legal, historical, fiscal, administrative and intellectual aspects of the university, as well as the cultural and social aspects of student life.

09/11/2023

Did you know the Spanish Renaissance and Plateresque Architecture you see on TTU campus was developed by William Ward Watkin? He was selected in 1923 by the College’s Board of Directors to design the new campus. He was inspired by his travels in Spain and based his façade design on Spanish architect Rodrigo Gil de Ontañon’s 1553 redesign of the Universidad de Alcalá de Henares and was also inspired by the archbishop’s palace in Alcalá.

READ MORE by visiting the TTU Centennial Exhibitions open now through December 22, 2023.