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The collection is composed of a single scrapbook. Within the scrapbook are cut-out articles and photographs from bulletins, and scanned photographs. The pages of the scrapbook are loose.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The May Benson Lyle Scrapbook contains Fifty-six (front and back) unnumbered pages with forty-nine black and white photographs (one each on the front and back covers of the scrapbook) recording May Benson Lyle's time as a student at Sam Houston Normal Institute from 1905-1908. The images in the scrapbook are of campus buildings such as Austin Hall, Old Main Building, and the Peabody Memorial Library. There are also images of faculty members such as Ida Lawrence, Sue Smither,...

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This collection is composed of five black-and-white photographs of Sam Houston Normal Institute's campus buildings.

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The Daisy Smith writings on Sam Houston (1922; one file folder) contain reminisces of General Sam Houston gathered from the citizens of Huntsville, Texas in February 1922. The writings consist of 34 handwritten pages by Daisy Smith.

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The collection was acquired over time by Special Collections Librarians and staff. The collection is comprised of correspondence and newspaper articles about David Adickes. There are 15archival folders housed in a single archival box.

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The Fiesta de San Jacinto Invitation Collection consists of two formal invitations to the annual celebration, held at the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, commemorating the Battle of San Jacinto and the defeat of General Santa Anna's army by General Sam Houston and his fellow Texans.

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The General Sam Houston Folk Festival Materials collection is compose of newspaper clippings, brochures, and correspondence concerning the East Texas Folk Festival and the General Sam Houston Folk Festival. The East Texas Folk Festival is the predecessor to the General Sam Houston Folk Festival; the name was changed in 1989.

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This collection is made up of twenty-five black and white photographs, a Sam Houston Normal Institute Diploma, a Sam Houston Normal Institute Commencement program, and a signed pillow cover from Lula Myrtle Teague Cox's childhood.

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The majority of this collection contains materials from the Sam Houston State University KSHU Radio Station. Other materials include a Sam Houston State College Homecoming football program, Delta Zeta photocopied articles, an Alpha Phi Sigma certificate, paper materials from Sam Houston State University (event tickets and the College of Arts and Media magazine), and materials about the City of Huntsville.

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Many photographs within the collection have been acquired by former Special Collections Librarians. Some can be found in the Times & Places Collection at the following link: http://walkercountytreasures.com/thumbnails.php?album=10 Other photographs within the collection have been collected from individual donors and the Walker County Historical Commission.