General historical records, 1935-1989.

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General historical records, 1935-1989.

Materials include news clippings, publicity and informational brochures and calendars (1935-1980), agenda books of the Board of Directors of the Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College System (1957), and administrative files (1970-1989, 25 ft.).

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Texas A&M University

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The history of Texas A&M University, the first public institution of higher education in Texas, began in 1871, when the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas was established as a land-grant college by the Texas Legislature. Classes began on October 4, 1876. Although Texas A&M was originally scheduled to be established under the Texas Constitution as a branch of the yet-to-be-created University of Texas, subsequent acts of the Texas Legislature never gave the university any authority over ...

Prairie View State Normal and Industrial College (Prairie View, Tex.)

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Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical College

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Prairie View A & M University had its beginnings in 1876 as a Texas state institution under the provisions of the Morrill Land Grant College Act; on Mar. 11, 1878, The Agricultural and Mechanical College for Colored Youth opened with eight young Negro men and two professors; the first baccalaureate degrees were granted in 1903; name changes include Prairie View State Normal and Industrial College in 1889, Prairie View University in 1945, Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical College of Te...

Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College System. Board of Directors

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Prairie View A & M University.

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Prairie View A & M University had its beginnings in 1876 as a Texas state institution under the provisions of the Morrill Land Grant College Act; on Mar. 11, 1878, The Agricultural and Mechanical College for Colored Youth opened with eight young Negro men and two professors; the first baccalaureate degrees were granted in 1903; name changes include Prairie View State Normal and Industrial College in 1889, Prairie View University in 1945, Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical College of Te...

Prairie View University

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