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Announcement of the Southwest Texas State Normal School for the Annual Session beginning September 9, 1903, and ending May 17, 1904. San Marcos, Texas

Description
Contains list of people at the head of the Texas State Board of Education and the local board of directors, academic calendar, list of faculty, explanations of courses, expenses and scholarships, and information for those renewing, extending, or raising the grade of their teaching certificates. 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.

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Announcement of the Southwest Texas State Normal School for the Annual Session beginning September 7, 1904, and ending May 15, 1905. San Marcos, Texas

Description
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 first annual report of the Board of Trustees, list of students that attended 1903-1904, explanations of courses, expenses and scholarships, and entrance examinations. 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.

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Announcement of the Southwest Texas State Normal School for the Annual Session beginning September 6, 1905, and ending May 15, 1906. San Marcos, Texas

Description
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 second annual report of the Board of Trustees, list of students that attended 1904-1905 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.

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Announcement of the Southwest Texas State Normal School for the Annual Session beginning September 12, 1906, and ending May 21, 1907. San Marcos, Texas

Description
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.

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Announcement of the Southwest Texas State Normal School for the Annual Session beginning September 11, 1907, and ending May 19, 1908. San Marcos, Texas

Description
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 fourth annual report of the Board of Trustees, list of students that attended 1906-1907 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. Has an appendix about the summer session.

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Handwritten memoir by Santiago Tafolla, Part I (Chapters 1-22; pages 1-76)

Description
Original handwritten manuscript 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. Item is fragile; pages 73-76 are illegible in places; written in pencil.

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Handwritten memoir by Santiago Tafolla, Part II (Chapters 23-30; pages 1-55)

Description
Original handwritten manuscript 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. Item is fragile; some pages are illegible in places; written in pencil.

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Announcement of the Southwest Texas State Normal School for the Annual Session beginning September 9, 1908, and ending May 18, 1909. San Marcos, Texas

Description
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 fifth annual report of the Board of Trustees, list of students that attended 1907-1908 and graduates of past years, course descriptions, and information for students. Also includes short history of the normal school in San Marcos, Texas, and describes the purpose of a normal school. Has an appendix about the summer session.

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Announcement of the Southwest Texas State Normal School for the Annual Session beginning September 8, 1909, and ending May 17, 1910. San Marcos, Texas

Description
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 sixth annual report of the Board of Trustees, list of students that attended 1908-1909 and graduates of past years, course descriptions, and information for students. Also includes short history of the normal school in San Marcos, Texas, and describes the purpose of a normal school. Has an appendix about the summer session which includes a list of student who attended in the summer of 1909.