Page 65 and 66: Alcalde Clippings of the Old Main and Austin College Fires, 1982
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of clippings from Alcalde yearbooks on past university Presidents, university history, and events. Also included in the collection are university building photographs, personal photographs from Mary Coburn, and university memorabilia.
Dates
- 1982
Conditions Governing Access
Original scrapbook is located at the Huntsville Public Library, Huntsville, Texas.
Extent
From the Item: 1 item (Scrapbook: 119 pages)
Language of Materials
From the Item: English
Physical Description
Page 65: Clippings of photographs and text from the 1982 Alcalde featuring a clipping of continued text on page fifty-one from the previous article, a photograph from page eight of firemen in front of the burning Austin College Building with description underneath, a photograph on the same page of the burning Austin College Building, and a photograph from page nine of the fully engulfed Old Main building with firefighters silhouetted.
Page 66: Clippings from page eight of the 1982 Alcalde about the Old Main and Austin College Building fires freaturinging a clipping of the heading 'Until They Are Gone', a clipping of a photograph of the smoldering shell of the Old Main building, and some text underneath the photograph lamenting about the loss of the Old Main.
Repository Details
Part of the Thomason Special Collections & SHSU University Archives Repository