This blog post was composed by graduate assistant Aaron Ramos, a master’s student in the Department of History. “Send us your daughter and we will return to you a lady or send us your son and we will return to you a gentleman.” (Printed along the bottom of Aston Educational Foundation letterhead, of which Artesia Hall was a part.)…
Month: May 2025
(Texas) The Texas Centennial
This blog post was written by Grace Collins, the summer 2024 Texas Collection intern On March 2, 1836, the Texas Declaration of Independence was signed, marking a pivotal moment in the state’s history. This declaration set the stage for a series of events that would define the struggle for Texas independence from Mexico. Just over a month later, on April…