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Parent Institution
Texas Tech University
Site Type
Academic
Supervisor Name(s)
Robert Weaver
Supervisor Title(s)
Southwest Collection Archivist
Supervisor Email(s)
[email protected]
Department Address
Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
Texas Tech University
MS 41041
Lubbock, TX 79409
(806) 834-5734
ADA Compliant
Yes
Parking
Yes
Transportation
On-campus and city-wide bus routes.
Site Description
The Southwest Collection (SWC) (the flagship archive of the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library) is a 100-year-old institution dating from the founding of Texas Tech University in 1923. Officially designated a distinct on-campus entity in 1955, the SWC unit alone curates over 3,000 archival collections relating to innumerable research topics, including: local, regional, Texas, and Southwestern US history; farming and ranching; sports; military history; meteorological; aerospace; financial planning; and many more.
Website URL
https://swco.ttu.edu/