La Ventana (yearbook)

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image_caption = A copy of "La Ventana" from 1939
author = Kate Ozment [ [http://media.www.dailytoreador.com/media/storage/paper870/news/2008/03/13/News/La.Ventana.Editor.Selected.For.200809-3266416.shtml La Ventana editor selected for 2008-09] ]
Editor, 2008-2009
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publisher = Texas Tech University
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"La Ventana" "(Spanish: The Window)" is the yearbook of Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, US. It began publication in 1925-26.

History

Beginning

The first volume of "La Ventana" was edited by James Biggers. It began in 1925 and was published in 1926 for Texas Technological College, as Texas Tech University was known at the time. The name was chosen in keeping with the university's Spanish-themed architecture, which was also reflected in the name of the student newspaper "The Toreador" and in the name of the football team (at the time) The Matadors.cite web|url=http://www.dailytoreador.com/home/index.cfm?event=displayArticlePrinterFriendly&uStory_id=fe199ba8-9fdf-4b05-93e8-0806733a1526|title="La Ventana" keeps same theme since 1925|accessdate=2007-01-16|date=2003-02-24|format=HTML|publisher="The Daily Toreador"] The words "la ventana" mean "the window". As the premier volume states:

Growth

The first color photos appeared in the book in 1933. Progress continued until the beginning of World War II. During the war years, it focused on victory themes, shrank in size, and re-used some older photos to fill space. Following the war, growth resumed and, by the 1950s, "La Ventana" was up to an average of 500 pages.

New format

In 1959, "La Ventana" went to a magazine format, with the book divided into sections mimicking national magazines such as "Post", "Sports Illustrated", and "Life". The different sections represented different aspects of life at Texas Tech. "Sports Illustrated" focused on campus sports. "Life" looked at college life in general and "Post" covered honor councils and student government.

References

External links

* [http://www.lvyearbook.com/ "La Ventana" website]
* [http://www.e-yearbook.com/Texas_Tech_University_La_Ventana_Yearbook "La Ventana" archive]