Arlington State College

Tommy Chambers walks on Arlington State College's campus to register for classes in Fall 1962.
"Change is Upon Us": The Documents of UT-Arlington's Integration in 1962

UTA Special Collections shares university records documenting the history of Integration at UT-Arlington, which was announced on July 10, 1962.…

vintage photos of two young men in football uniforms; the one on the right is pretending to run with the football tucked into his left arm, while the other is running toward the camera with the football in his right hand
A Tale of Two Families: Preserving Personal and Local History in UTA Libraries Special Collections

Bill Darland and Calvin Lee met as young men. Both moved to Arlington, Texas in 1956 to play football for Arlington State College (ASC), now the…

James M. Terrill on a telephone at a desk, Grubbs Vocational College
Today in History: The First Transatlantic Phone Call

Smartphones connect us to the people across the world and information across the internet, but how did this technology get started? Learn about…