Texas Tech University

Texas State Historian Available to Discuss Importance of Texas History

Glenys Young

February 18, 2019

March is Texas History Month.

As Texas State Historian and archivist for the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library at Texas Tech University, Monte Monroe is understandably passionate about history and its preservation. But, particularly during Texas History Month in March, he wants to impress upon the public just how meaningful that history is and how it reverberates even today.

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Monroe

Expert

Monte Monroe, Texas State Historian and archivist for the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library at Texas Tech University, (806) 834-3063 or monte.monroe@ttu.edu

Talking Points

Quotes

  • "Texas history represents the collective memories and writings of its people. I have met many interesting Texans and helped them preserve their individual histories, and I want to help students and the public understand that history is not a dead, boring subject. Texas history is very much alive, in each of their lives, even if they are unaware of that fact."
  • "The stories of Texans from every walk of life, who have done remarkable things, as well as things that, on the surface, seem unremarkable, like teaching or serving others, contribute to the foundational mosaic of our culture and to who we are as Texans."