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Lubbock Literature

*most of the following literature can be found at Mahon Library, Texas Tech Library, and the SW Collection.

Images of America: Lubbock by Pam Brink, Cindy Martin, and Daniel Sanchez

The Centennial History of Lubbock by Paul Carlson, with Donald R. Abbe and Monte Monroe. Donning Company Publishers, 2008.

South Plains Army Airfield by Donald R. Abbe

Lubbock and the South Plains by Donald R. Abbe, Paul Carlson and David Murrah. Donning Company Publishers, 1989.

Historic Homes and Building Tour, Lubbock, Texas, by Virginia Mahaley Thompson. Published by the Lubbock Heritage Society in 1988 (?), in cooperation with the Lubbock Visitors and Convention Bureau and the Lubbock Area Foundation, Inc.

Architecture in Lubbock: A Guide for Identification and Preservation by the Texas Tech University Center for Public Service, 1979.

Lubbock Architectural Survey and Inventory, by the Lubbock Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, prepared by the City of Lubbock Department of Planning, 1976.

A Field Guide to American Houses by Virginia and Lee McAlester

The Politics of Historic Districts: A Primer for Grassroots Preservation by William Edgar Schmickle

Lubbock Historic Homes

A History of Lubbock by Lawrence Graves

Lubbock: From Town to City by Lawrence Graves

Texas Tech: The Unobserved Heritage by Nolan E. Barrick

Dugout to Deco: Building in West Texas 1880-1930 by Elizabeth Skidmore Sasser

100 Years, 100 Voices by Texas Tech University

The First Thirty Years: A History of Texas Technological College, 1925-1955 by Ruth Horn Andrews

Evolution of a University: Texas Tech’s First Fifty Years by Jane Gilmore Rushing

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