In addition, there are over 1.4 million photographs, over 3,600 oral history tapes/transcripts, approximately 15,000 maps, and over 2,500 archival collections.

[3] The original materials, along with other Texas-related holdings of the Baylor University Library, were housed in a single room of the Carroll Library Building until 1939,[4] at which time it was moved to occupy an entire wing on the second floor of Pat Neff Hall.

In 1993, the University renovated the Carroll Library Building, forcing The Texas Collection into a temporary home in the basement of Roxy Grove Hall.

This rich history includes diaries, letters, photographs, and other materials on all things Texas.

Collections of several prominent central Texas photographers are also represented, such as Fred Gildersleeve.

The collection contains over 17,000 maps [15] that show the geographic region through its various transitions into the present day state.