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The Texas Tech campus has been a part of numerous building booms since its
inception. One way to document these changes is through observing the
changes in TTU campus maps over the years.
| Year: | Source/Citation of the Map: | Notes of Interest: |
| 1924 [PDF] | Loose page found in the U 14.1 James G. Allen collection, box 6 folder 31. Dated the late 1950s? | The buildings shown are the Dairy Barn, the Livestock Pavilion, Administration, the Cafeteria, the President's Home, Home Economics, Textile Engineering, and the Power Plant. |
| 1930 [PDF] | History of Campus Development 1930, Texas Tech University, loose page found in the Texas Tech Campus Plans reference file. This was part of a formerly bound report. | The buildings highlighted in red are the ones that existed in the 1930s: Dairy Barn, Agriculture Pavilion, Speech, Child Development, Home Economics, Administration Building, Chemistry, Electrical Engineering, Industrial - Textile Engineering, Men's Gym, and the Steam Plant. |
| 1932 [JPG] | From the May 1932 Texas Tech Bulletin | The buildings/structures shown the Athletic Field, Gymnasium, Baseball Field, Mechanical Engineering Shops, Heating Plant, Textile Engineering, Engineering, Chemistry, Greenhouse, Administration, Home Economics, Bookstore, Home Management, Cafeteria, Stock Judging Pavilion, Agricultural class rooms, Dairy Barns, and the President's Home |
| 1936 [JPG] | P. 124 of the Texas Tech Students' Handbook, 1937-1937 | The buildings/structures shown are the Athletic Field, Gymnasium, Baseball Field, Mechanical Engineering Shops, Heating Plant, Textile Engineering, Engineering, Men's Residence Hall, Chemistry, Greenhouse, Administration, Home Economics, Band Office, Home Management, Women's Residence Hall [later renamed Doak Hall], Book Store, Farm Shop, Stock Judging Pavilion, Agriculture, Dairy Barns, and the President's Home. |
| 1940 [PDF] | History of Campus Development 1940, Texas Tech University, loose page found in the Texas Tech Campus Plans reference file. This was part of a formerly bound report. | Buildings added since the 1930 map include: Drane Hall, Doak Hall, Math, West Hall, Sneed Hall, and the Old Steam Plant has been expanded. |
| 1941 [PDF] | Loose page found in the Texas Tech Campus Plans reference file. | Men's Dorm #1 is West Hall and Men's Dorm #2 is Sneed Hall. Women's Dorm #1 is Doak Hall and Women's Dorm #2 is Drane Hall. |
| 1950 [PDF] | History of Campus Development 1950, Texas Tech University, loose page found in the Texas Tech Campus Plans reference file. This was part of a formerly bound report. | Buildings added since the 1940 map include: Housing Office, Horn/Knapp Hall, Ex-Students Association, Bookstore, Agricultural Sciences, Food Technology, a wing of Agricultural Engineering, Journalism, the southwest wing of Holden Hall, Gorden/Bledsoe Halls, a section of Petroleum Engineering, a reduction in the Old Steam Plant, Research, and the west and east stands of the football stadium. |
| 1954 [PDF] | Loose page found in the U 371.1 Margaret Harden Mercer collection, box 1 folder 8. | Includes the Home Management House, Casa Linda, and the Nursery buildings. |
| 1955-1956 [html] | The First Thirty Years, p. 361. | Building names and dates of construction added to the colored map. |
| undated [PDF] | Loose page found in the U 14.1 James G. Allen collection, box 6 folder 31. Dated the late 1950s? | The infirmary, located east of the Bookstore, dates to the late 1950s, and the Mass Communications building has yet to be built. The map shows many of the temporary buildings that were scattered around campus. |
| 1960 [PDF] | History of Campus Development 1960, Texas Tech University, loose page found in the Texas Tech Campus Plans reference file. This was part of a formerly bound report. | Buildings added since the 1950 map include: sections of the Student Union, the wings of the Administration Building, Weeks Hall, Animal Sciences, Meat Lab, the rest of Agricultural Engineering, Science, Carpenter/Wells Hall, Gaston Hall, Student Heath Center, additional sections of Home Economics, Civil Engineering, a wing of Industrial - Textile Engineering, a section of Petroleum Engineering, expansion of the Old Steam Plant, and the Natatorum and Physical Education. |
| Early 1960s [PDF] | Loose page found in the U 14.1 James G. Allen collection, box 6 folder 31. The Women's Dorm is cited as Fall '63. | The new buildings shown include a new women's dorm (which is now the Wall/Gates complex), the Library, Student Union extension, the Reactor, Physical Science, and Classroom & Offices. |
| 1961 [PDF] | Loose page found in the U 14.1 James G. Allen collection, box 6 folder 31. | The map shows the locations for the new library (which is where it is located today), the new women's dorm (which is now the Wall/Gates complex), and part of the south extension of the Student Union. |
| undated [PDF] | Loose page found in the Texas Tech Campus Plans reference file. On the backside of the page is information about the campus bookstore. Perhaps dated the 1960s? | The Rec Hall, Campus Club, Music, and Student Union buildings are not connected at this time; the College Farms are west and north of campus where KTXT and the commuter lots now reside; the Coliseum Auditorium and Practice Field are shown as "projected"; and the ROTC headquarters is in temporary buildings; Naval Armory is not yet in its final location on 4th Street; and "College Avenue" has not yet been renamed "University Avenue." Also shown are Casa Linda, the President's Home, and the Infirmary. |
| undated [PDF] | Loose page found in the Texas Tech Campus Plans reference file. | Buildings include the Coliseum Auditorium, the Saddle Tramps Circle, Infirmary, Plant Science, and Tech Press. |
| 1962-1963 [PDF] | Tech Tips, 1962-1963, p. 64 | |
| 1963-1964 [PDF] | Tech Tips, 1963-1964, p. 64 | Buildings under construction include a men's and women's dorm, Psychology and Speech Theatre. |
| 1966-1967 [PDF] | Loose page found in the Texas Tech Campus Plans reference file. | Buildings include the Coliseum Auditorium, College Farms, Entry Stations, the Milking Parlor, the Saddle Tramps Circle, Seismological Observatory, Tech Press, Veterinary Science, and several temporary X-buildings in use on campus. |
| 1970 [PDF] | History of Campus Development 1970, Texas Tech University, loose page found in the Texas Tech Campus Plans reference file. This was part of a formerly bound report. | Buildings added since the 1960 map include: Women's Gym, a new section of the Student Union, Bookstore, Mechanical Engineering, the Athletic Offices and the oval of Jones Stadium, Traffic Security, another section of Industrial - Textile Engineering, Engineering Center and Computer, Chemical Engineering, English, Biology, new Library, Psychology, Speech and Hearing Clinic, Theatre, Foreign Languages, Gates/Wall Halls, Clement/Hulen Halls, Business Administration, Stangel/Murdough Halls, Museum, Natural Science Research Lab, Horticulture, Physical Plant, Central Warehouse, Central Food Facilities, Central Heating and Cooling Plant, KTXT Station, School of Law, Complex Dining Facilities, Chitwood/Weymouth Halls, and Coleman Hall. |
| Spring 1970 [PDF] | Back side of a visitor's parking pass, Spring 1970. Found in the Texas Tech Campus Plans reference file. | This detailed map shows the numbering of all the temporary buildings on campus, as well as the Dairy Facilities and Beef Cattle Feed lot and the entry guard stations. |
| 1978-1979 [PDF] | Recruiting Information 1978-1979, Texas Tech University. Three fold brochure found in the Texas Tech Campus Plans reference file. | Good campus mail with very detailed labels of the structures and sites around the Tech campus. |
| 1980 [PDF] | History of Campus Development 1980, Texas Tech University, loose page found in the Texas Tech Campus Plans reference file. This was part of a formerly bound report. | Buildings added since the 1970 map include: additions to Jones Stadium, Garage, Handball court, addition to Industrial - Textile Engineering, Hazardous Chemical Storage, extension wing to Electrical Engineering, Mass Communications, a wing to Science, additional wings to Chemistry, the remainder of Holden Hall, addition to Civil Engineering, additions to Home Economics, connection of the Student Union and Music buildings, additional wing to the Library, Range and Wildlife Management, Dressing Rooms of the Track, Art, Architecture, Athletic Dining Hall, Recreation Center, Swimming Pool, Traffic and Parking Counselor, expansion of Central Heating and Cooling Plant, Greenhouse, Agriculture, Ranching Heritage Center, Cotton Gin, Power Plant, Cooling Towers, and two separate Health Sciences Center buildings. |
| 2012 [PDF] | Insert on pages 108-109 in The Word publication. | The map shows all the bus routes in addition to the campus buildings and parking lots. |
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