Abstract William "Bill" Roark Ratliff was a Texas senator representing Senate District 1 from 1989-2003, who was elected President Pro Tempore Ad Interim of the 75th Legislature and then lieutenant governor of Texas in December of 2000. In addition to chairing the Senate Education Committee, Ratliff, a civil engineer, played a role in getting legislative approval of an engineering program at The University of Texas at Tyler. Materials in this collection consist of correspondence, issue research,...

Abstract Billy Williamson was a Democratic state legislator and judge who resided in Smith County, Texas and who was instrumental in the founding of Tyler State College (later called Texas Eastern University and The University of Texas at Tyler).  Materials in this collection consist of constituent correspondence, issue research, legislative files and research, newspaper clippings from 1965-1974. Arrangement Materials are arranged in five series: (1)...

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585 video files inculding commencement videos, ring ceremonies, special events, instructional and informational videos on special topics, etc.

Abstract This collection contains an assortment of Texas political campaign memorabilia. Items include buttons, matchbooks, bumper stickers, lapel stickers, brochures, flyers, and yard signs which promote local, state, and national campaigns from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Arrangement No original order discernible. Buttons, matchbooks, pens, and miscellaneous objects are housed in glass-front display cases roughly grouped...

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The Texas Spectator was a weekly political newsletter that distributed from Austin, TX between the years 1945-1948. The democratic newsletter covered Texas politics, economics, and local news.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

585 video files inculding commencement videos, ring ceremonies, special events, instructional and informational videos on special topics, etc.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

585 video files inculding commencement videos, ring ceremonies, special events, instructional and informational videos on special topics, etc.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

585 video files inculding commencement videos, ring ceremonies, special events, instructional and informational videos on special topics, etc.

Abstract Materials in this collection consist of correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, World War II flight documents, pamphlets, campaign documents, financial and planning documents relating to special occasions from 1983 to 2005, case files and appealed cases, certificates, genealogical information, schedules and calendars from 1971 to 2006, and various memorabilia. Donated by Mrs. Ann Steger, most of these items fall under the years 1952-2006 and mainly reference Judge Steger’s judicial...