By Urvi Dalal / The Hub@TTU
Texas Technological College opened for classes in 1925, but its birth dates to a 1923 decision of the Texas legislature to create a higher education institution in West Texas. Throughout the years, Texas Tech has celebrated many events and victories— from groundbreakings and parades to the Carol of Lights. The school’s tradition of festivities culminates in this year’s celebration of the Texas Tech Centennial.
Images were provided by the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library and from Texas Tech University’s Office of Communications & Marketing.
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- Lubbock residents celebrate the selection of their city as the site of the newly created Texas Technological College in 1923. Unknown photographer.
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- Texas Gov. Pat Neff, who signed the legislation creating the Texas Technological College, attends the 1923 Lubbock celebration. Unknown photographer.
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- Armistice Day, November 11, 1924, was celebrated with the laying of the Administration Building cornerstone. Unknown photographer.
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- The Carol of Lights celebration in 1967, captured by Mike Hamberlin.
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- The Carol of Lights celebration in 1968, captured by Mike Hamberlin.
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- The 1970 Texas Tech Museum Dedication Ceremony. Photograph taken by an unknown Texas Tech staff member.
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- The Texas Tech University Textile Research Center groundbreaking in 1970. Unknown photographer.
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- The Goddard Building groundbreaking in 1974. Photograph taken by an unknown Texas Tech staff member.
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- The Texas Tech Bicentennial Parade in 1976. Photograph taken by an unknown Texas Tech staff member.
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- The Texas Tech Bicentennial Parade in 1976. Photograph taken by an unknown Texas Tech staff member.
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- The Texas Tech Bicentennial Parade in 1976. Photograph taken by an unknown Texas Tech staff member.
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- The Texas Tech Bicentennial Parade in 1976. Photograph taken by an unknown Texas Tech staff member.
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- The 1978 Carol of Lights celebration. Photograph taken by an unknown Texas Tech staff member.
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- The Black Awareness Month celebration in 1981. Photograph taken by an unknown Texas Tech staff member.
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- The Student Recreation Center ribbon cutting in 1980. Photograph taken by an unknown Texas Tech staff member.
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- The Plant Stress and Water Conservation laboratory groundbreaking in 1992. Photograph taken by an unknown Texas Tech staff member.
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- Southwest Collection building groundbreaking. Unknown photographer.
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- Texas Tech won the National Women’s Basketball Championship in 1993. Photograph taken by an unknown Texas Tech staff member.
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- The 1996 Bicentennial Parade celebration. Unknown photographer from Texas Tech University Department of Communications and Marketing.
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- The 1998 Homecoming Parade. Photograph taken by an unknown Texas Tech staff member.
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- The 1999 Arbor Day celebration. Photograph taken by an unknown Texas Tech staff member.
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- The first female Raider Red was selected in 2005. Photograph taken by an unknown Texas Tech staff member
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- The Rawls College of Business building opened for classes in 2012. Photograph taken by an unknown Texas Tech staff member.
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- Texas Tech University earned a designation as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) in 2017. Photograph taken by an unknown Texas Tech staff member.
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- The Texas Tech men’s track and field team won the NCAA championships in 2019. Photograph taken by an unknown Texas Tech staff member.
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- The grand opening of the Texas Tech University School of Veterinary Medicine was celebrated in 2022, with many guests including Gov. Greg Abbott. Photograph taken by an unknown Texas Tech staff member.
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