Lauro Fred Cavazos Papers, 1965-1988 and undated

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Lauro Fred Cavazos Papers, 1965-1988 and undated

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/ttusw/00050/00050-P.html

The Lauro F. Cavazos Papers, 1965-1988 and undated consist of personal and professional papers from his tenure as president of Texas Tech University.

eng,

Texas Tech University,Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6640915

Related Entities

There are 2 Entities related to this resource.

Texas Tech university

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6bc7qgb (corporateBody)

Organized on the Texas Technological College campus as the Eagle Scout Club in the fall of 1938, the club officially became the Beta Sigma Chapter on April 30, 1939. A service organization, APO is a national service fraternity affliated with the Boys Scouts of America. The chapter was recognized in 1942 for having the nation's largest pledging class. Service projects have included placing benches across campus, helping conduct student elections and the Carol of Lights events, planning homecoming...

Cavazos, Lauro, 1927-2022

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6w48kf5 (person)

A sixth generation Texan, Lauro Fred Cavazos was born on January 4, 1927 on the vast King Ranch in South Texas, where his father was the foreman of the showcase Santa Gertrudis Division. He earned his B.A. and M.A. in zoology at Texas Tech University and a doctoral degree in physiology from Iowa State University. In addition, he received honorary degrees from several universities and colleges. He married the former Peggy Murdock, and together they had ten children. Dr....