Crosbyton Solar Power Project, Records, 1974-1986 and undated

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Crosbyton Solar Power Project, Records, 1974-1986 and undated

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/ttuua/00123/00123-P.html

Records concerning the Solar Power Project conducted through Texas Tech's Electrical Engineering department in the Texas town of Crosbyton.

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Southwest Collection/Special Collections Libary, Texas Tech University

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Texas Tech University. Dept. of Electrical Engineering

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