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Lt. Haynes W. Dugan Collection

  • US TxAM-C 1215
  • Collection
  • 1941-1998; Undated

This collection includes two manuscripts written by Dugan entitled The Great Class of 1934 and On My Way to the Cemetery. The first work chronicles Dugan's life at A&M College and the latter discusses his experiences in World War II (WWII).

Other items in the collection include newspaper clippings related to WWII and the Texas A&M Aggies who fought in the war, war correspondence from the 2nd and 3rd Armored Divisions, and reunion information on the 3rd Armored Division.

Dugan, Haynes W.

LGBTQ Archive - Resources and Research Products

  • TxAM-CRS C000139
  • Collection
  • 1978-2014

The earliest scholarship in this collection is from 1978 before the A&M Gay Student Services (GSS) received official campus recognition. Students and scholars in the fields of Philosophy, Sociology, and History have produced work included in this collections.

LGBTQ Archive - Organizations

  • TxAM-CRS C000136
  • Collection
  • 1970s-2017

This growing collection contains documents and artifacts from LGBTQ-related organizations at Texas A&M University and the Brazos Valley. The bulk of its contents are from the late 1980s to the present, but it goes back as far as the mid-1970s when Gay Student Services (GSS) began on the TAMU campus.  This period includes GSS’s court battle for official recognition on campus, the founding of Aggie Allies in the nineties, and activities of the TAMU GLBT Resource Center in all its iterations.  The papers contained within, deal with the various organizations’ origins, governing documents, and internal organizational planning.

LGBTQ Archive - Chronology

  • TxAM-CRS C000135
  • Collection
  • 1985-2017

This collection contains materials from as far back as 1899, as recently as 2017, and continues to grow. The bulk of its contents are from the 1980s to 2017. This time period includes A&M’s Gay Student Services (GSS) lawsuit to gain official campus recognition (achieved in 1985), the founding of Aggie Allies (in the 1990s), debates over the language in A&M's nondiscrimination clause (multiple years), Hurricane Katrina (2005) when A&M hosted evacuees, the evolution of Coming Out Week and Gay (then LGBT) Awareness Week on campus, and the public controversy over university funding for the GLBT Resource Center.

LGBTQ Archive - Bios

  • TxAM-CRS C000134
  • Collection
  • 1940-2015

This collection covers predominantly the 1990s to the early 2000s. Most publications are from the Brazos Valley or Texas area, including some national.

Lawrence S. Dillon Collection

  • US TxAM-C 1387
  • Collection
  • 1952-1974

This collection includes correspondence, publications, and class notes related to or written by Biology Professor Lawrence S. Dillon. The items in the collection span Lawrence S. Dillon's works from 1946 to 1975. The collection includes class syllabi taught by Dillon, publications, AIBS directory, and conference schedules. Other items include journal articles and publications written by Dillon and his colleagues on topics pertaining to zoology, evolution, and geological events.

Dillon, Lawrence S.

Kevin M. Bailey Collection

  • TxAM-CRS C000068
  • Collection
  • 1976-1990

This collection covers A&M Gay Student Services (GSS), Gayline, GSS Roommate Locator Service, and campus attitudes toward homosexuality and the LGBT community at the university before and after A&M officially recognized GSS as a campus organization.

Some material dates back to 1976, while other documents go as late as 1990. The bulk of the contents are from 1983-1986, being the period when the GSS lawsuit for recognition was ongoing to when litigation ended in July 1985, giving GSS official recognition. Media coverage over the issue of gay and lesbian students at A&M heated up in the fall of 1984 as GSS awaited a new court ruling. Most of the collection is local, given its subject, but also included are regional LGBT news and national entertainment news regarding LGBT persons.

Bailey, Kevin

Joseph Sayers Mogford Papers

  • US TxAM-C 1146
  • Collection
  • 1916-1980

This collection contains the personal letters of Dr. Joseph Sayers Mogford's (TAMU 1916) during his years as the Former Student Association's Class Agent in 1971-1980. Other documents in this collection include; a Bryan/College Station Eagle's special edition newspaper exploring the history of College Station, June 24, 1979, and Mogford's original 1916 graduation announcement.

Mogford, J. S. (Joseph Sayers), 1893-1989

Joseph "Joe" Utay Collection

  • US TxAM-C 1289
  • Collection
  • 1912-1965

This collection contains memorabilia from Joe Utay’s career as a football coach during the mid-1900s along with his collection of football programs and stats rosters from his time serving in the Southwest Conference. Joe Utay was a member of the Texas A&M Football team from 1905-1907 as a halfback and was the football coach from 1912-1936. He was involved with the Southwestern Conference, the Cotton Bowl, and the Texas Officials Association.

This collection includes correspondence from Douglas MacArthur (then serving as the Commandant of West Point) discussing a potential football game between West Point and Texas A&M College. This collection also contains two lawsuits appealing for Texas A&M College to admit women to the university in 1933 and 1955. (The lawsuits were given to Joe Utay for legal review.)

Utay, Joseph

John L. Sandstedt Papers

  • US TxAM-C 1347
  • Collection
  • 1966-1985; Undated

This collection contains Texas Bar Association meeting minutes, journals, and a handbook. Also included are worksheets and class notes related to Sandstedt's Management class at Texas A&M.

Sandstedt, John L.

John C. Adams Muster Speeches Book

  • US TxAM-C 1182
  • Collection
  • 1945-1984

This collection includes muster speeches given from 1945-1984, including introductions and biographies.

Adams, John C.

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.

James R. Couch Papers

  • US TxAM-C 1449
  • Collection
  • 1950-1974

This collection contains articles written by James Russell Couch from his duration at Texas A&M as professor of Poultry and Nutrition Science. The articles relate to Poultry and Nutrition science and range from 1950 to 1974.

Couch, James Russell

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.

James Earl Rudder '32 Collection

  • TxAM-CRS 384
  • Collection
  • 1918-2001

The collection spans the life of James Earl Rudder. The bulk (1944-1970) of the materials roughly correspond to the chronology of James Earl Rudder's life, with additional materials collected mainly by his wife, Margaret Rudder. The collection includes materials from Rudder’s time in the service during WWII, clippings from newspapers, as well as posters, magazine issues, memorabilia, and Rudder’s awards.

Rudder, James Earl, 1910-1970

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

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

J. Oscar Morgan Papers

  • US TxAM-C 1147
  • Collection
  • 1911-1912

This collection contains papers of Dr. J. Oscar Morgan who was a Professor of Agronomy at A & M College of Texas in the early 1900s. Few exact dates could be identified, but some of the papers are dated around 1911-1912.

There is no information about whether these papers were ever published as articles, or whether they were used only in the classroom.

Irvin M. Atkins "Water Mills of Texas" Manuscript

  • US TxAM-C 1155
  • Collection
  • Undated

This collection includes the manuscript, Water Mills of Texas on early agriculture, and one personal letter to David Schultz from Dudley T. Smith explaining the manuscript contents.

The manuscript, unfortunately, was not completed or published before Atkins's passing and was his last major project among his many great histories. It remains unedited and "Contains considerable information about early agriculture, the use of horsepower and mechanization, and the processing of wheat and other grains into flour. The photographs are unique and the text gives insights into early foundations of industrialization in Texas- mostly along "fall lines" where numerous rivers in Texas dropped in elevation and water power could be harnessed."

The manuscript totals 69 pages, bibliography included, with the first-page giving a perspective about the paper and its goals.

Atkins, Irvin M.

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.

Howard and Imogene Chamberlain Collection

  • US TxAM-C 1217
  • Collection

This collection contains a note from the desk of Howard and Imogene Chamberlain, a dealer application from Sporty’s shops, copies of Sporty’s Pilot Shop magazine from October to January 1993 and February to May 1991, and a binder full of Private Pilot Student records.

Chamberlain, Imogene K.

High Schools "Publications Workshop" Collection

  • US TxAM-C 1201
  • Collection
  • 1959-1969

This collection includes yearbooks from several workshops with pictures of participants, staff, etc..., workshop publications, and other materials dating from 1959-1969.

Harold B. Sorensen Publications

  • US TxAM-C 1248
  • Collection
  • 1954-1970

This collection includes many of Harold B. Sorenson’s writings either reprinted from a group of writings or from his own works.

Sorensen, H. B. (Harold B.)

H. W. Davidson '35 Collection

  • US TxAM-C 1162
  • Collection
  • 1982

This collection includes materials relating to the 1982 A&M basketball reunion for the Class of 1935.

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.

Grumman Ag-Cat Agricultural Aviation Testing Records

  • US TxAM-C 1196
  • Collection
  • 1940-1950

This collection includes evaluations and results from the Grumman Ag-Cat which was test flown at the Texas A&M College System's Pattern Measuring Station for the purpose of developing adequate spray and solids distribution systems. Also included are several pieces of correspondence between persons involved in this research.

Graduate Student Council Publications

  • TxAM-CRS 526
  • Collection
  • 1994-1996

This collection includes three issues of the publication The Nth Degree: The Graduate Newsletter, one from 1994, 1995, and 1996.

Graduate College Publications

  • TxAM-CRS 525
  • Collection
  • 1967-1973

This collection consists of the publication Graduate College News.

Glenn L. Sneed Collection

  • US TxAM-C 1171
  • Collection

The collection contains items pertaining to the Class of 1898 and the Semi-Centennial Celebration of the A&M College of Texas.

Sneed, Glenn L.

Forest W. Cooper Collection

  • US TxAM-C 1161
  • Collection

This collection contains letters to Forest W. Cooper, an A&M student, who was elected First Lieutenant in the Corps of Cadets in 1923. The letters within were sent by Dana X. Bible, James Sullivan, and "Puny" Wilson, all who were involved with A&M athletics. Also, information about Cooper and the collection are included.

Fish Drill Team Telegram

  • US TxAM-C 1293
  • Collection
  • April 6, 1967

This collection contains a telegram with a list of the student freshman Corps of Cadets on the drill team for April 6, 1967.

F. E. Giesecke Papers

  • US TxAM-C 1223
  • Collection

This collection includes pages from Giesecke's textbook “Mechanical Drawing”, geometric drawings, and his early grade reports from A&M.

Giesecke, Friedrich E.

Exhibit Collection, "In Fulfillment of a Dream: African Americans at Texas A&M University"

  • TxAM-CRS C000308
  • Collection
  • 1837-2002

This collection follows the African American experience here at Texas A&M and consists primarily of secondary materials such as biographies and timelines of Black American Aggies. There are also primary materials in the media section of the collection, which consist of cassette tapes filled with interviews.

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