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10/29/2026

We’re wrapping up American Archives Month with a look back at campus voting in 1976!

This photo captures two Bobcats casting their ballots just five years after the 26th Amendment lowered the voting age to 18! It would be another 11 years before Texas officially adopted early voting statewide.

Election Day is right around the corner on Tuesday, November 3. San Marcos campus voting will be available at the LBJ Student Center: https://studentinvolvement.txst.edu/vote.html/

10/22/2026

The spirit of ‘76! Texas State students have been racing down hills on campus in the Soapbox Derby since its inception in 1967.

The Derby is a beloved Homecoming tradition in which students build and race homemade cars. These recently discovered photos from the 1976 Homecoming and Soapbox Derby will soon be added to the University Photograph and Negative Collection, but here’s a sneak peak!

The 2026 Homecoming Soapbox Derby will be this Friday, October 23 at 2pm at the West Sports Field here on campus.

Stop by the race tomorrow and check out the University Libraries Digital Collections: https://dc.library.txstate.edu/search?search_api_fulltext=&f%5B1%5D=member_of%253A189&f%5B0%5D=member_of%253A8999

10/15/2026

Talk about a professor with an impressive resume!

In the early '90s, comedian Larry Hovis left Hollywood to return to his Texas roots and become a professor at Texas State (then SWT).

This recently discovered image depicts Hovis instructing Bobcats about TV and film acting, informed by his long stint as “Carter” on Hogan’s Heroes and as a writer for Laugh-In.

Browse this photo and thousands more in our University Photography & Negatives Collection: https://dc.library.txstate.edu/search?search_api_fulltext=&f%5B1%5D=member_of%253A189&f%5B0%5D=member_of%253A8999

10/08/2026

Happy Throwback Thursday!

The seasons are changing here in Texas! The heat is finally bearable, and naturally everyone is thinking about... frisbee!

Here are some Bobcats tossing a disc back in 1976. Speaking of frisbee, this weekend TXST’s Men's and Women’s Club Ultimate Frisbee teams are travelling to UT Dallas for their first tournaments of the 2026-27 season!

Check out more about American Archives Month: go.txstate.edu/z0z

10/01/2026

October is American Archives Month and we’re celebrating with throwbacks all month long! 🎉

50 years ago, registering for TXST classes meant waiting in long lines instead of clicking a button from the comfort of your own desk or dorm. 💻

More throwbacks from the archives are coming all month long! Discover past campus life in our University Handbook Collection: go.txstate.edu/mmz

06/18/2026

Make plans to attend our June 23 webinar (3pm), History at Your Fingertips: Exploring Hays County Newspapers in the Portal to Texas History, where we will share our newly published digital archive of Hays County newspapers which chronicles the history of Hays County. At this event we will showcase the collection, discuss the importance of historical newspapers as primary research resources and provide instruction for use of the collection. Register and learn more: https://ow.ly/UpMh50ZegB1

06/03/2026

It's not easy to give me a bath. And frankly, it's been a while. So we're trying something new.

05/07/2026

Archive Alert 🔔 Special Collections & Archives staff members Jason Crouch and Meghan Willoughby are working with the archives of world-renowned jazz musician and former Texas State University faculty member Butch Miles.

The collection, which includes drum kits, photographs and personal materials is expected to be available to researchers once this work is completed in the fall of 2026. Learn more: https://www.library.txst.edu/about/library-news/news-blog/butch-miles-collection.html

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