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To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Moody Memorial Library, we are counting down 50 unique items from the special collections housed in the half-century-old building. Join us this June as we travel through some of the unique government documents in our collection with Sinai Wood, Baylor's Associate Professor and Documents Librarian.

28 - 25

As we highlight the 50th anniversary of the opening of Moody Library and how that was a game changer for students, faculty, and staff at Baylor in 1968; we can also look back at what a game changer it must have been when our new government made good on its promise of government information to the people. The result of which has been enduring access to government information and libraries throughout the United States have rich and unique holdings because of this.

 

#28 : "Report of the Secretary of Agriculture" United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. : U.S. G.P.O., 1888

 

#27 : "Annual report. 1879-80" Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology

 

#26 : "Report of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories, 1879, v. 12" by F.V. Hayden, United States geologist in charge...

 

#25 : "Army Recipies. 1946 War Department Technical Manual; TM 10-412" United States War Department, Washington, U.S. GPO


You can access these materials by arranging a visit with our special collections staff! To make an appointment, please visit our web page:

https://www.baylor.edu/lib/CentralLib/centralspecialcollections/

This post is part of the 50 for 50 series highlighting 50 unique and fascinating items found in the Central Libraries' special collections. The series is being held as part of the ongoing celebration of Moody Memorial Library's 50th anniversary.

The big day is finally here! The transformation of Moody 104 - officially called the Active Learning Lab or ALL - is complete, taking part of the original building's "back of the house" offices and turning them into a flexible, adaptable, technology-rich space perfect for "flipped classroom" instruction, traditional lectures, events and more. Take a look at these photos from the first day of the ALL's finished state, and stay tuned to this blog and the Baylor Libraries social media channels (@baylorlibraries) for more information on the ALL.