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James C. Nagle Photograph Album

  • US TxAM-C 704
  • Collection
  • circa 1900

The James C. Nagle Photographic Album is a Kodak album containing photographs of Texas A&M College campus, circa 1900.

Nagle, J. C. (James C.), 1865-1927

Irene "Mom" Claghorn Scrapbooks

  • US TxAM-C 706
  • Collection
  • 1900-1940

This collection contains three scrapbooks, one of which belonged to Irene Claghorn, filled with photographs and mementos dating from the early 1900s through the 1940s.

Texas A&M Student Scrapbook

  • US TxAM-C 707
  • Collection

One, 5" box with one folder of earlier campus photographs and one scrapbook of newspaper clippings from 1960-1969.

Gustav McKee Watkins: A Biography Collection

  • US TxAM-C 711
  • Collection

This collection contains a photocopy of Chapter 8 from the second edition of a book entitled Gustav McKee Watkins: A Biography, by John Bennett Watkins II, with additional references including a follow-up email of contents and extra biography materials.

James T. Danklefs Corregidor Muster Collection

  • US TxAM-C 798
  • Collection
  • 1946

This collection contains correspondence, photographs, a signed Douglas MacArthur address regarding the 1946 Corregidor Muster, and a Texas A&M Manilla club roster from March 1946.

William Cruse McMurrey Collection

  • US TxAM-C 8
  • Collection
  • 1944; 2003-2006; Undated

This collection contains an assortment of articles of family history, correspondence between members of the McMurrey family, and Wen Jiang, a Chinese documentary film-maker, photographs of his funeral in 1944 in Tatangtzu, China and of modern-day China.

The collection is an assortment of letters, newspaper clippings, photographs, articles written by the McMurrey sisters, copies of programs, a war casualty list, a poem, photocopies from a book about Southwest China, and a pin.

Hyde, Barbara McMurrey

James H. Copp Photographic Collection

  • US TxAM-C 815
  • Collection
  • 1973-1991

This collection consists of photographs taken by Dr. James H. Copp, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, Texas A&M University. The photographs consist of approximately 1,600 8 x 10-inch black and white photographic prints taken of Bryan and College Station, Texas and the campus of Texas A&M during the 1970s and 1980s. In addition there are approximately 775 35 mm slides of the 1980s oil boom in Central Texas.

YMCA Building Cornerstone Collection

  • US TxAM-C 820
  • Collection
  • 1912

This collection contains items that were removed in 2011 from the time capsule in the YMCA building's cornerstone.

David M. Kelly Texas A&M College Postcard Collection

  • US TxAM-C 824
  • Collection
  • 1912-1916

This collection consists of colored postcards of Gathright Hall, Administration Building, Foster Hall, Chapel, Ross Hall, Milner Hall, and Goodwin Hall. Also included are letters from Kelly to family members in Greenville, TX which give glimpses of campus life. One postcard mentions the death of a student from meningitis.

Texas A&M Track and Field Souvenir Relay Baton

  • US TxAM-C 853
  • Collection
  • 2012

This collection consists of one aluminum souvenir track and field relay baton handed out at the 2012 National Track and Field Championships hosted at Texas A&M University. The baton reads "Texas A&M National Champions - Track and Field 2009-2010-2011".

Luther Goodrich Jones Texas A&M College Paddle

  • US TxAM-C 855
  • Collection
  • 1925

This collection consists of a 1925 paddle incised with the name of Luther Goodrich Jones and signed by him and 25 other people, who served on the Texas A&M College faculty.

Professor Jones served in the Agronomy Department from the early 1920s until his retirement in 1950.

Paul A. Dresser Papers

  • US TxAM-C 863
  • Collection

This collection contains the personal papers from Dresser's time as a student at the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (TAMC).

Herbert Winfield Cumming Collection

  • US TxAM-C 864
  • Collection

This collection contains black and white personal photographs taken by Herbert Winfield Cummings, Texas A&M College class of 1941, and several photocopies of military records regarding Cummings disappearance in Europe during World War II (1943).

Kyle Field Stadium Bonds

  • US TxAM-C C000038
  • Collection

Copies of documents pertaining to bonds issued for Kyle Field in 1929.

Baylor Incident Files

  • US TxAM-C C000039
  • Collection
  • 1926

This collection contains transcripts, witness reports (photocopies included), and newspaper clippings regarding a fight that occurred between A&M and Baylor students at Cotton Palace in Waco on October 30, 1926.

J. R. Cole Papers

  • US TxAM-C C000040
  • Collection
  • 1871-1971

This collection contains clippings, news articles, and photographs of J. R. Cole, Sr., as well as the resources that he used to write his autobiography (included). Also included is correspondence from J. R. Cole, Jr. and correspondence between the archives and donors.

Cole, James Reid, 1839-1917

Richard J. Dunn Collection - Fighting Texas Aggie Band

  • US TxAM-C C000041
  • Collection
  • 1922-1970

This collection contains correspondence from the A&M College Bandmaster Richard J. Dunn. Other items in this collection include infantry music books dating from 1930-50s. The collection also contains original sheet music from the Fighting Texas Aggie Band and legal documents pertaining to Richard J. Dunn's song "Texas Aggie", "Spirit of Aggieland", "The Aggie War Hymn" and other Aggie Sheet music.

Dunn, Richard J., 1881-1961

Earl Oxford Hall Collection

  • US TxAM-C C000042
  • Collection
  • 1913-1946

This collection is the result of the family of Earl O. Hall seeking to determine the circumstances of his last mission (in February 1943), and the location of the action where the plane was shot down. The search took several years and resulted in the discovery of several incorrect versions of the events of that day. With the assistance of the Air Force Historical Unit at Maxwell Air Force Base, a good record of the actions of the 42nd Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) from December 1941 through February 1943 was assembled. The collection consists of family papers from the Hall family, records from the family of Joaquin Castro, Co-Pilot, correspondence to and from the Hall family, correspondence from individuals in the South Pacific, correspondence from the Army Air Force, and other related correspondence. Material from printed histories of the Seventh Air Force, the 13th Air Force, the 42nd Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), and other published material sheds light on the wartime history of the area, and conditions of the military bases in 1942.

Hall, Earl Oxford

Texas A&M College Junto Club

  • US TxAM-C C000043
  • Collection
  • 1919-1920

This collection includes manuscripts discussing World War I (WWI) propaganda cartoons, an essay on war and physicians, and other essays written by students at Texas A&M College in 1919-1920.

Robert Byrns Lafayette Lumpkin Foster Research Collection

  • US TxAM-C C000044
  • Collection
  • 1886-1964

This collection chronicles Robert's writing of his Masters' Thesis, "A Biography of L. L. Foster (President of A&M, 1898-1901)".

Included are around 100 letters to and from Byrns to help further his research. The recipients of these letters are from all over Texas and cover a wide range of persons from the military to librarians. Also included are pictures of L. L. Foster's children.

Byrns, Robert E., 1910-1999

Texas A&M Science Fiction and Fantasy Creative Writing Contest Collection

  • US TxAM-C C000132
  • Collection
  • 2017-2024

This collection contains short story entries made by Texas A&M students in the Annual Science Fiction and Fantasy Creative Writing Contest, co-sponsored since 2017 by the Department of English and Cushing Memorial Library & Archives.

Entries include Winners, Honorable Mentions, and all other entries.

Texas A & M University

Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas Yell Book Collection

  • US TxAM-C C000282
  • Collection
  • 1904-1932

This collection consists of Texas A&M College's yell books from 1904 to 1932.

These yell books from A&M College's early history was the start of the school's tradition of having yell leaders, who led yells at football games. Some books feature yells that are no longer in use, and older versions of A&M yells used today.

The books were created in Bryan-College Station, Texas for the sole purpose of being used by A&M College students at football games. Their layout and designs changed throughout the decades along with the advertisements from local establishments.

Most of this collection was owned by former students, so you may see names, doodles, and in some cases homemade yells.

Texas A&M Calendars

  • US TxAM-C C000283
  • Collection
  • 1913-1997

These calendars function as planners or nostalgia tokens for their previous owners, with a collection of events and pictures. The covers of the Texas A&M College (TAMC) are authentic leather with the years pressed into them. The college calendars consist of past time pictures of A&M's campus, students, and faculty. The calendars cover events that were important to A&M specifically and were created in Bryan/ College Station, Texas. These calendars showcased important events for the A&M community to come together. A couple of these calendars were formerly owned by former students and may contain sensitive information (i.e. address), so please be mindful of their privacy.

Texas A&M Speeches

  • US TxAM-C C000284
  • Collection
  • 1877-1997

This collection contains speeches that function as records of prominent speakers and mark the days of Commencement, Muster, and dedications at Texas A&M. This collection covers a range of years as far back as 1877 to 1997. The location of every speech given was at the A&M Campus.

Texas A&M Commencement Programs

  • US TxAM-C C000285
  • Collection
  • 1877-2021

This collection consists of Commencement Programs of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (TAMC) and Texas A&M University (TAMU).

Texas A & M University. Office of the Registrar

Texas A&M Dance and Banquet Collection

  • US TxAM-C C000286
  • Collection
  • 1878-1992; Undated

This collection consists of the university's dance and banquet invitations dating back to the beginning of Texas A&M College. These invitations were once owned by students who attended the university/college.  Most invitations were produced as a means of communication, due to the limited means of communication in some eras. The invitations cover dates and times that were important to the TAMU/TAMC student body. They can be used to research the sociality of people of the 20th century as well as the late 19th century.

Commencement Invitations Collection

  • US TxAM-C C000287
  • Collection
  • 1878-1992

This collection contains the formal invitations to commencement ceremonies. The invitations record the time, day, and place of each commencement ceremony. This collection has invitation from the late 19th century till the early 1990s. These invitations were not exclusively made in College Station/Bryan, Texas. These invitations were formerly owned by students, their family, and friends.

Candidates for Degrees Not Listed in Commencement Programs

  • US TxAM-C C000292
  • Collection
  • 1935-1971

This collection solely pertains to Texas A&M Graduate Studies Program.

Included are lists with the names of students who were omitted from the official Commencement Program but recognized by the university to approve for upper-level degrees. The documents contain the student's name and the titles of each student's dissertation. The dates shown on these documents are the date for the day the students were recommended, and the date they will be reviewed.

Commencement Programs Collection - College of Veterinary Medicine

  • US TxAM-C C000293
  • Collection
  • 1984-1999

This collection functions as a record of commencements done by Texas A&M's College of Veterinary Medicine. These programs are reports to the public, who attends the commencement, and clearly list all candidates for graduation.

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