Want to learn more about Tarleton?

Information about Tarleton State University (its past and present) is readily available.

• Enrollment Information:
• Provided by the Office of Institutional Research(formerly OPEIR).
• Go to Office of Institutional Research.
• Click the Texan Facts icon.
• Login with your NTNET username & password.
• Choose information categories: enrollment numbers, faculty/student ratios, demographics, location, and much more.
  
• Historical (1917-2010) enrollment information.
  
  • Provided by Registrar Administrative Services Coordinator.
  • Available at the library's Reference/Information Desk or use our Ask a Librarian email reference service.
    
• Tarleton Budget Books:
• Current year's operating budget (not the salary schedule).
• Go to Texas A&M University System Budgets page.
• Click "Board Approved Operating Budgets by Member" link.
• Select appropriate fiscal year.
• Click Tarleton State University in list of institutions.
  
• Printed Tarleton operating and salary budgets.
  
  • Call number LD5271.T35 A175
  • Current budget is in Library Reserves at the Circulation Desk & is available for 2 hours in-house checkout.
  • 1951 through last year is in Limited & Local History Collection (library lower level).
    
• Tarleton History, News, People and Traditions:
• Cross Timbers Historical Images Project (linked on library's homepage).
  -- Offers historical images and narrative descriptions of Tarleton and surrounding communities. Sources are cited to facilitate further research.
• Use Search features.
• Browse collections.
  -- Click "Collections" link.
  -- Choose desired collection.
  -- Browse narratives.
  
• Grassburr yearbooks
  -- Call number LD5271.T35G7
  -- Limited Collection houses the most complete set. In-house use only.
  -- Curriculum Collection (lower level) yearbooks can be checked out.
  
• J-TAC student newspaper
  -- digitized access via at UNT's Portal to Texas History
  
  • Enter JTAC in the search box.
  • Use Advanced Search to narrow search by time period, etc.
  • Go to direct link to J-TACs at UNT Portal to Texas History
  -- on microfilm in Periodicals (library's main level)
  
• John Tarleton and his legacy: The history of Tarleton State University, 1899-1999 by Dr. Chris Guthrie
  -- Call number LD5271.T35 G88 1999
  -- 2 copies in Stacks (upper level), 1 copy in Limited (lower level)
  
• John Tarleton College story: The golden days of purple & white by C. Richard King
  -- Call number LD 5271 T33 K55 1998
  -- 1 copy in Stacks, 1 in Limited, 1 in Killeen
  
• John Tarleton's Dream
  -- From the Tradition, Pride & Spirit - Tarleton's Legacy page
  
• Purple Book
  -- Explains Tarleton traditions, legends, and landmarks.
  
• Tarleton Traditions
  -- Offers links to campus organizations information, the Purple Book, etc.
  
• Tarleton Thursday posts on Library Online Lounge blog.
  -- Weekly posts about Tarleton's history: events, people, and campus life.