The Texas Collection

The Texas Collection is a research institution that collects, preserves, and provides access to materials relating to Texas and Baylor University.

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Big changes are coming to our social media landscape, including the future of this Twitter account. Our latest blog post has all the details: https://t.co/oKzav1fZwS

Look for more details in the days ahead as we refocus our social media to better serve you!

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Check out this month's Texas Over Time post and learn the history behind the Brazos Valley Cotton Oil Co, site of @magnolia https://t.co/0NqVquZYaf

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#HistoricPreservation Blog is up. Check out the story behind the Gildersleeve glass negative (https://t.co/wUOrXIApZE)

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Today is National Coconut Cream Pie Day! Check out this recipe from Texas Sweets from Grandma's Kitchen compiled by Donna Duncan Jomaa. You can find this cookbook and thousands more in our Texas Cookbook Collection. Enjoy!

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Check out the Flickr set we just posted featuring photos of L.L. Sams and Sons Church Furniture Co. of Waco, Texas: https://t.co/iKQEJArdCH. The building is now the @LLSamsWaco

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#ThankYouNurses for all you do! Many will remain nameless to us, like this group of nursing students attending school at @ProvidenceWaco in 1912-1913, but know your stories matter. #nationalnursesday
[Texas Young Nurse's Photo Album #151, Box 1, Folders 2, 5]

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Even though we are working from home, we are still creating finding aids for our collection. Be sure to check out our newest finding aids in the April edition of #ResearchReady: https://t.co/oArrJP5qHk

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Be sure to learn about newly processed collections in the latest edition of #ResearchReady: https://t.co/zQWrGDJDzZ

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Check out our latest blog about documenting the current COVID-19 crisis: https://t.co/fRiy95UucN

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Back when shorts were short, mustaches were long, and we could all be together! How’s your social isolation going? 📷: @texascollection

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We hope you can join us tomorrow evening for our "Crash at Crush" lecture. We look forward to hearing from author Mike Cox about his book on the topic. Event is free and open to the public. More info: https://t.co/VQZD9Odvf6

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New collections alert! Be sure to check out the latest edition of #ResearchReady to learn more about the collections we processed in January: https://t.co/IkXH8v0H7n

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This month's Texas Over Time post looks at the Miller Cotton Mills main building, now a popular apartment complex near Baylor's campus (@LLSamsWaco): https://t.co/4ppKdTsUnH

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We hope you will join us tomorrow night for our "Mapping Texas" lecture, book signing, and reception in celebration of the release of the new book, Mapping Texas: A Cartographic Journey, 1561-1860. More info here: https://t.co/xOKbjr5de0

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Check out the latest #ResearchReady to see the newly processed collections we added in October: https://t.co/PWYE6MLg2Q

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New month, new #ResearchReady. Be sure to check out all the additions to our collection. https://t.co/wEhuzaTbSQ

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Leslie's Fried Chicken in Waco, undated. Courtesy the wonderful folks at Baylor University's Texas Collection, which holds several million Texas photos. Stop in and visit them the next time you're in Waco. More here:
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It's time for another #ResearchReady. We have some great new collections to share with you! https://t.co/bN0XJZf0VC

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July 24, 1969--the USS Hornet recovered Columbia and the astronauts of the #Apollo11 spaceflight. On board the ship was #Baylor alum Tommy West, 1 of 6 journalists selected to report. Check out our exhibit, "One Giant Leap: Tommy West’s Coverage of Apollo 11" in our reading room.

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Earlier today we posted a blog about rockets. Check out the accompanying Flicker set: https://t.co/sz8D2pAxCr