This collection is composed of thirty-two photograph reprints done by Weston McCoy for the Sam Houston State University Alumni Association for their contribution to the Centennial Memorabilia Collection celebrating SHSU's 100 years.

These reprints feature the early days of SHSU when it was Sam Houston Normal Institute and Sam Houston State Teachers College.

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.