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May 19, 2014 · Photos date to approximately 1949, late 1950s, and 1990s and can be found in our Old Main photo files, which have been digitized and are available online in our ever-growing digital collection of Texas photos.
- Classical Education
Classical Education - Old Main – The Texas Collection -...
- Student Life
Student Life - Old Main – The Texas Collection - Baylor...
- Audio
Audio - Old Main – The Texas Collection - Baylor University
- John O. Meusebach
Meusebach-Marschall family papers, 1847-1986 (#277):...
- Germany
Germany - Old Main – The Texas Collection - Baylor...
- Colonization in Texas
Most materials are correspondence or legal documents related...
- Archives
By Sylvia Hernandez, Archivist. As Baylor, Waco, and the...
- Letters
You’ll find this item in the Mary McCauley Maxwell papers,...
- Waco
Our collections are especially strong on Waco and Baylor...
- Baptist Universities and Colleges
Baptist Universities and Colleges - Old Main – The Texas...
- Classical Education
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Apr 16, 2015 · Our collections are especially strong on Waco and Baylor images, but look for some views beyond the Heart of Texas, too. Local businessman, philanthropist, and Baylor alum Isaac A. Goldstein helped persuade Andrew Carnegie to contribute $30,000 in grants to construct Waco’s Carnegie library.
Anyone who has attended or visited Baylor University would recognize the familiar spires of Old Main as markers of the historic heart of campus. Built in 1887, Old Main was the first building constructed by Baylor in Waco.
Jan 15, 2020 · Our collections are especially strong on Waco and Baylor images, but look for some views beyond the Heart of Texas, too. Baylor University’s Main building (1887) and Georgia Burleson Hall (1888) were the first two structures built when the institution moved from Independence, TX.
Aug 6, 2024 · It was like this until the Cameron Home was torn down in 1960 for the construction of the current Waco- McLennan County Library, which opened in 1962. The photo of HEB was contributed by Myron Patrick King and the photo of the Cameron House is from The Texas Collection, Baylor University.
Waco images number in the thousands and date to the 1860’s. Some examples include: military, city streets, rivers, bridges, parks, and businesses. Also included are the works of important local photographers such as Fred Gildersleeve, Fred Marlar, Jimmie Willis, and Windy Drum.
