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Portrait of Fidel Tafolla

The original handwritten manuscript was written in Spanish by the Reverend Santiago Tafolla at the age of 71. Tafolla was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico under Mexican rule; traveled widely in the US; and served in the Texas Indian Wars and the Confederate Army during the Civil War. The memoir offers a rare look at 19th century Texas from the Tejano perspective and is the only known memoir of a Mexican American who served in the Civil War. Tafolla's great-granddaughters Carmen and Laura Tafolla transcribed, translated, and edited the memoir, which was ultimately published as A Life Crossing Borders: Memoir of a Mexican-American Civil War Soldier, by Arté Público Press in 2009.

Cover story on Ray Wylie Hubbard, Freddie King, Charlie Daniels, Rod Steward, Ron Wood.

Additional machine-extracted names mentioned in this issue: Lindsay Bloom, Ronnie Branham, Peter Cedarstacker, Hondo Crouch, Sam Davis, Joanne Dru, Sam Gregg, Tom T. Hall, Darrell Harkins, Nora Hawes, Dale Jackson, Jerry Jeff, Jeri Jo, Jeri Jo Jones, Augie Meyer, Plum Nelly, Willie Nelson, Charlie Rich, Ripper Rodrigo, Leon Russell, Allegani Jani Schoefield, Mussle Shoals, Benny Thurman.

Charles Clayton talks about his Texas State experiences as both a child growing up on campus and in San Marcos and as a faculty member in the history department. He shares his memories attending the campus's laboratory school and working on the college's maintenance crew. He recalls prominent memories concerning other well-known faculty members, such as President Evans, President and Mrs. Flowers, Dr. Spurgeon Smith, J.R. Buckner, Coach Strahan, Jerome Cates, Prof. Green, James Taylor, Retta Murphy, Leland Derrick, Deacon Wright, and others. Mr. Clayton describes how the New Deal played out on campus, including the construction of certain buildings like Evans and Sayers Hall. He talks about earning his BA and MA degrees and then working as Vice Principal at San Marcos High School. He touches on other topics such as the San Marcus River, Old Main, and the changes he's seen on campus and in town.

Meeting minutes from the Texas State University System Board of Regents.