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The Normal School Bulletin, Vol. I No. 1, November 1911

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Announcements about the ninth session of the school and faculty additions, homecoming and alumni association. List of former students who attended the first homecoming, and an alumni roll as of November 1911. Also contains the academic calendar for 1911-1912.

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The Southwest Texas State Normal School ninth annual session 1911-1912

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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 eighth annual report of the Board of Trustees, list of students that attended 1910-1911 and certificates the graduates received, list of some past graduates, explanations of courses, and information for students. Also includes short history of the normal school in San Marcos, Texas, and describes the purpose of a normal school.

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Retta Murphy oral history interview

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In the 1974 interview, conducted by students Bobbie Vaughn and Stan Siler, Dr. Henrietta "Retta" Murphy talks briefly about her family, her education, and her first teaching job at Trinity where she was also Dean of Women. The focus of the interview is related to her experiences at Southwest Texas State, beginning with her arrival in San Marcos in 1919. Dr. Murphy discusses her memories and observations of the History Department, examples of discrimination she experienced as a woman on the faculty, and some memories from teaching troops on campus during WWII. She also talks about President C.E. Evans, President John G. Flowers, Professor Greene, and Lyndon Johnson.