Materials include one complete and one incomplete draft of House Bill 696 of the 26th Regular Session of the Texas Legislature (1899). The summary of the proposed bill reads: "An act to provide for establishing, governing, and maintaining a State normal school at San Marcos as to be known as the 'Southwest Texas Normal School.'" A subsequent version of this text became SB260, the legislation that officially authorized the creation of the institution now known as Texas State University.
Contains list of the members of the Board of Normal Regents, as well as a list of faculty. Includes the academic calendar, information for students, course descriptions, list of students that attended the past year and certificates the graduates received. Also includes short history of the normal school in San Marcos, Texas, and describes the purpose of a normal school.
Catalogs contain information about the university, such as deans, accreditations, and academic policies. Includes information on admissions, yearly academic calendar, academic colleges and departments, registering, course descriptions and numbers.