For further information about books in the Special Collection contact the Reference Services Librarian at 328-1604. University Archive Items in this collection include historical treasures related to the history and heritage of Southwest Baptist University. This collection was formally established in 1978, the year of the college centennial and Dr. Courts Redford, President Emeritus, spearheaded the collection of available materials. Dr. Redford, and Miss Laura Krog, Reference Librarian, were able to collect many materials dating from the very beginnings of the institution. Included with this group are materials collected up until 1980 when the college became a university.
Materials are only loosely organized but further work is under way.
Finding aids are minimal at this time. Additional access tools are under development. This collection contains the papers of various college presidents, manuscripts and documents related to various faculty members, student organizations, campus events, campus publications such as catalogs, yearbooks, handbooks, viewbooks, campus programs, office memoranda and records that have been deposited with the archive. Materials are only loosely organized but further work is under way. Minimal finding aids are available at this time.