W.K Gordon Center for Industrial History of Texas
P.O. Box 218
Mingus, TX 76463

Phone: (254)968-1886
Fax: (254)968-1903
Email: schooley@tarleton.edu

The W. K. Gordon Center for Industrial History of Texas is dedicated to the preservation of the history of Thurber and industrial development in Texas and the American Southwest. Tarleton State University Foundation, Inc. built and furnished the Center, with support and assistance from Mrs. W.K. Gordon, Jr., Erath County, and the Texas Department of Transportation. The Center represents the culmination of a long and happy relationship between the University and the town of Thurber, Texas.

The focus of the permanent exhibits in the W.K. Gordon Center is the development of the coal, brick, and petroleum industries in the Thurber area. A special collections library and research area permits serious examination of life in Thurber and in other areas of industrial development in Texas and the Southwest. Please keep in mind that we are actively seeking materials pertaining to the economic, political, and social history of Thurber and other centers of industrial development. These manuscripts, photographs, artifacts, and oral histories provide a study collection for scholarly research and documents life in Thurber. Through its Internet presence, the Center hopes to share the history of the Thurber community with a wider audience.