This collection is composed of materials belonging to Eleanor Smith Garrett during her time at Sam Houston State Teachers College, including SHSTC A Cappella Choir concert programs, a graduation letter from President Harmon Lowman, and the SHSTC Bulletin 75th anniversary edition.

This collection is composed of a typed biography, a diploma from the Interstate Training Service, and a certificate from the Josey School of Vocational School.

The May Dee and Sarah Francis Smith Collection contain original materials from the sisters' time at Sam Houston Normal Institue and Cullowhee Normal and Industrial School. The materials from SHNI include diplomas, a Teachers Permanent Certificate, commencement programs, an official transcript, a song booklet, and a faculty portrait collage. The matriculated certificate is from the Cullowhee Normal and Industrial School.