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Jody Payne, Devall Hick, Kenny Smith, and an unidentified woman
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Jody Payne (left) posing with Devall Hick (2nd from left), Kenny Smith (right), and an unknown woman (2nd from right) on the stage of an unidentified venue
26th Legislature SB260
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This law established the normal school in San Marcos, now Texas State University.
Fred Cocke legislative bill drafts on establishing Southwest Texas Normal School
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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.
1899-1901 General Laws of The State of Texas, Establishing the Normal School (excerpt)
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Select excerpts: 26th Legislature, 1899, text of S.B. No. 260, page 175: An Act to provide for ... normal school to be located at San Marcos; 27th Legislature, 1901, text of S.B. No. 142, pages 33-35: An Act to provide for the organization, control, management and active operation of the Southwest Texas State Normal School.
1911 Civil Statutes of Texas (excerpt)
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Excerpt. Pages 570-575 regard state teachers colleges.
The Teaching of History
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Paper presented in the Conference Upon Problems of Educational Administration in Texas, Austin, TX.
1925 Civil Statutes of Texas (excerpt)
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Excerpt. Pages 701-705 regard state teachers colleges.
Laws Establishing and Maintaining Texas State Teachers Colleges
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A group of laws compiled by C.E. Evans regarding the establishment and maintenance of the teachers colleges in the State of Texas.
David Richards standing with baseball glove in field
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David Richards, husband of former Texas Governor Ann Richards, standing with baseball glove in field; Richards is playing for The Raw Deal baseball team against another team of employees from a bar in San Antonio. The game took place in New Braunfels.
Double-decker bus belonging to the San Antonio softball team that played against The Raw Deal in New Braunfels
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Double-decker bus belonging to the San Antonio softball team that played against "The Raw Deal" in New Braunfels
Judge Guy Herman, Fletcher Boone, and an unidentified San Antonio bar owner on a softball field
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(L-R) Judge Guy Herman holding baseball glove, Fletcher Boone holding cup, and unidentified bar owner from San Antonio holding ball and Miller Lite beer; The Raw Deal softball team played against a San Antonio team in New Braunfels
Linda Wetherby on a bus, wearing t-shirt that reads "Legendary Raw Deal" and holding American flag
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Linda Wetherby on a bus, wearing t-shirt that reads "Legendary Raw Deal" and holding American flag during trip to softball game in New Braunfels to play against team from a bar in San Antonio. Photograph stuck to glass.
The Raw Deal cheerleaders on field
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The Raw Deal cheerleaders on field; (L-R Dorothy Vance Reed, Prissy Mays, Linda Wetherby (of Esther's Follies), three unidentified children, Libby Boone in background, Lila Vance in foreground cheering
Unidentified Field Manager of The Raw Deal softball team
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Unidentified Field Manager of The Raw Deal softball team wearing glasses and pointing at camera at a game in New Braunfels in the late 1970s. Photo stuck to glass.
Unidentified woman wearing a tomato costume next to smiling woman in white dress at a softball field
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Unidentified woman wearing a tomato costume next to smiling woman in white dress with others standing around in grass field in New Braunfels in the late 1970s when The Raw Deal softball team played against a team from a bar in San Antonio. Photograph stuck to glass.
J.M. (John Matthew) Cape oral history interview
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John Matthew (J.M.) Cape II (1924-2013), grandson of early San Marcos settler John Matthew Cape, was born in his family home on the banks of the San Marcos River. He joined the family cotton business, working for 43 years as a cottonseed broker. Cape discusses growing up in San Marcos, his family’s business, the history of cotton in Texas including farms, mills, and gins, the current state of cotton oil production, and some of the changes he’s witnessed in the city and the surrounding areas.
Ralph Houston oral history interview
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Dr. Houston talks about growing up in Denton County, attending college at UNT and teaching in Big Spring, Texas. He discusses studying for his PhD at UT-Austin and being recruited by Deacon Wright to teach at SWTSTC in the 1930s. He describes campus, the English department and its staff, and his experiences as a professor, head of the English department, and Dean of Liberal and Fine Arts during his time at the university (1937-1970). He also relates stories about Dr. McCrocklin and the university's participation in the AAUP and other academic organizations.