SHSU Special Collections & University Archives

As the "treasure room" of the Newton Gresham Library, SHSU Special Collections--housed in the Thomason Room--is home to such rare books and fine bindings as have come to this institution over its many years of existence. SHSU Special Collections also collects and maintains subject specialties such as Texana, Civil War, criminal justice, avant-garde poetry and local history. Notable among the displays are the vivid drawings of Col. John. W. Thomason, Jr., for whom the Thomason Room was named in 1968 when the Newton Gresham Library was completed.