Annotated Bibliography
It took me a while to finally decide what topic interested me enough to do a collection. I saw a
lot of pictures in the archives and I went through my classmates’ blogs to see if I could find some
sort of theme that peaked my interest. The first picture that I list is actually what finally inspired
me. I realized that the pictures that I was looking through were actually not that far from what
pictures on my Instagram or Facebook look like. Time is an odd thing. I am not trying to sound
super deep and hipsteresque, but it’s true. A lot of these pictures were taken decades before I was
even born, and yet I can deeply relate with the theme. It’s a very strange dichotomy because I
know that a lot has changed, but it also seems as though everything has remained constant. I
hope that my annotated bibliography can properly relate how I see this strange connection I feel
with our history.
"But in Spring semester of 1964, I was like most nineteen year olds-looking at the world through
a narrow prism, while around me the world flamed."
Busby, Mark. Cedar Crossing. Fort Worth: Texas Christian UP, 2013. Print. 47.
I really enjoyed going through my peer's posts and seeing all the different pictures. The digital
collection available on the library's page is interesting to go through. I chose this particular
picture because it kind of shows that times do not actually change all the much. Students from
decades before I was even born are spending their time doing the same things I did.
"Western Week - Dance2." University Photograph Collection, James G. Gee Library Special
Collections, Texas A&M University-Commerce. 1956. [Fair Use]
“If you recall the opening scene of the movie Animal House, you will get a good picture of my
roommate and me going to our first rush party.”
Kinamon, Buddy. Memories of Old ET. “Hazing As An Art Form.” Commerce: Silver Leos
Writers Guild, 2013. Print. 81.
This is a picture depicting rush week in 1949. These girls are rushing Alpha Delta Pi, which is
crazy enough to think that is here because we do not have that sorority anymore. I am a member
of Kappa Delta and went through recruitment Fall of 2013, so I can still vividly recall every
emotion and thought that passes my mind. They are all very dressed up, so it seems like this
could be Pref night. The quote made me laugh and though it isn’t quite what recruitment is like,
it seemed relevant.
"Rush Week Tea 1949." University Photograph Collection, James G. Gee Library Special
Collections, Texas A&M University-Commerce. 1949. [Fair Use]
“Professor Mayo said, ‘No industrious, ambitious youth shall be denied an education if I can
prevent it.'”
Silver Leos Writers Guild. Memories of Old ET. 2010. Print.
I haven’t graduated just yet, but this picture kind of flashes me back to my high school
graduation. This particular picture depicts a Ph. D graduate. I really doubt that I will stick with
school long enough to get my doctrine, but I am daydreaming about getting my BA. I should
graduate in a year and I can already see myself in my robe .
“First Ph.D. Graduates, 1964.” Historic ET Collection. Digital Collections, James G. Gee
Library, Texas A&M University-Commerce. 1964.
“All I could think was that I needed to find the guide, the person with the key to enter, but I
could think of no one or nothing that would lead me there”
Busby, Mark. Cedar Crossing. Fort Worth: Texas Christian UP, 2013. Print. 47.
The picture was really, really tiny, so I had to enlarge it big enough to see, so I apologize for the
pixelyness. This is a picture of the student body, including some students that are in college prep
classes. I, surprisingly enough, am a student here, so I can definitely relate in that way. More
than that, however, I was interested in the college prep students. For my junior and senior year of
high school, I left my normal high school and attended a collegiate high school program at
Richland College in Dallas. It was a bit intimidating to be in a setting where I was thrown into
classes with 20 and 30 year olds when I was 16, but it was a fantastic experience. It’s interesting
to see a similar program in the 1920s.
“Student Body c. 1920s.” Historic ET Collection. Digital Collections, James G. Gee Library, \
Texas A&M University-Commerce. 1920.
“He cranked it, flipped a switch, twisted a dial on the front of the box and crackling country
music began to tinkle out of the speaker”
Busby, Mark. Cedar Crossing. Fort Worth: Texas Christian UP, 2013. Print. 6.
I will admit that I actually don’t like football that much…. I know. I am a Texas girl and that is
basically a blasphemous opinion, but I really am not a fan of sports, in general. However, I love
Homecoming! I loved it in high school and I love it in college. I am actually on the homecoming
committee for my sorority. This picture depicts the homecoming half time show in 1959. I like
the outfits, but they are a bit different from what you see on the drill team now. However, we still
do dances and skits, so it is interesting to see how certain things don’t change.
“Homecoming Halftime Show 1959.” Historic ET Collection. Digital Collections, James G. Gee
Library, Texas A&M University-Commerce. 1959.