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Contains list of people at the head of the Texas State Board of Education and the local board of directors, as well as a list of faculty. Includes the academic calendar, the third annual report of the Board of Trustees, list of students that attended 1905-1906 and graduates that same year, explanations of courses, and information for students. Also includes short history of the normal school in San Marcos, Texas which mentions the Coronal Institute, and describes the purpose of a normal school. There is a dedication to Judge W. D. Woods, president of the local Board of Directors, who had past away.

Generally published each quarter, these reports include status of faculty and staff, policies, budgets, facilities, curriculum, and enrollment. Contents of reports vary over time and reflect the sate of the institution.

Anne Mackey talks her experiences attending SWTSTC, including academics and recreational activities, in the late 1920s. She mentions figures such as Mary Brogdon, Prof. Green, Lloyd Reed, and Retta Murphy. She also describes her experiences teaching public school from the 1930s through the 1980s in towns such as New Braunfels, Schertz, and Uvalde. She outlines how public school education has changed over time.

From 1999-2001, NASA partnered with History students at Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State) to conduct interviews with former employees who lived in the Central Texas area. Interviewees include managers, engineers, technicians, doctors, astronauts, and other employees of NASA and aerospace contractors who served in key roles during the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, and Shuttle programs.