Southwest Collection, 2007-2008
The Tarahumara are an indigenous people inhabiting the rugged Sierra Madre mountains and canyons of southwestern Chihuahua, Mexico. After four centuries of attempted assimilation they remain one of the largest and most distinct of native North American cultural groups, holding to many ancient practices including maize cultivation, fiber weaving, and cave dwelling.
The Photos of Winston Reeves
Lubbock Intl
Airport, SWC-2004
After
graduating from Texas Tech University Winston Reeves began his
photographic career in 1938 when he opened a studio at 1719 Broadway
in Lubbock. In addition to building a thriving
portraiture business, Reeves documented the growth of Lubbock and
the surrounding area until his death in 1965.
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Please visit The Winston Reeves Collection at the
Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library for related information.
http://swco.ttu.edu/Digital_Collections/WinstonReeves/
Ceramics by James Watkins
Southwest Collection/Special Collections
Library, Spring 2008
James C. Watkins is a ceramic artist who has been working with clay for over 30 years. His work is included in the White House Collection of American Crafts and the Shigaraki Institute of Ceramic Studies in Shigaraki, Japan. Mr. Watkins is a Horn Professor in the College of Architecture at Texas Tech University. The Horn Professorship is the highest honor that the university bestows on members of its faculty. He is also a recipient of the President’s Excellence in Teaching Award.
Volunteer!
A Lifetime of Katie Parks
Southwest Collection, Spring 2008
Katie Parks was not born in Lubbock, but that’s hard to
believe since everyone knows her as an essential institution both at
Texas Tech and the city. She arrived in 1939 to pick cotton with her
sister and stayed to work as a waitress, elevator operator,
secretary and operations manager, growing into every job.
Southwest Collection, Summer 2007-2008
Stubb's Music Venue, Jesse 'Guitar' Taylor, Alan Munde & Joe Carr, Don Caldwell Studios
The
Southwest Collection/ Special Collections Library at Texas Tech
University established the Crossroads of Texas Music Archive
to preserve the rich musical heritage of West Texas. The
archive is taking the initiative to collect, process, and preserve
the West Texas music legacy. The archive is taking the initiative to
collect, process, and preserve the West Texas music legacy.These
exhibits showcase a small portion of the collection.
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From
Glory to the Grave: A Collection of Thomas Gray's
Elegy in a Country Churchyard
SWC-2006
Thomas Gray (1716-1771) enjoyed a quiet life at Cambridge as a scholar of Greek and history. Perhaps as early as 1742 he began a long meditative elegy. Composed over several years, Gray completed his Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard in 1750. The source of his inspiration was Stoke Poges Church in England, in whose churchyard Gray now rests.
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