W. R. Poage Library

The Reading Room is open to undergraduate and graduate students as a quiet study area, but hours are subject to change due to class use of the space or special events.  Food and drink are permitted except for those using collections materials.If you plan to use the Baylor Collections of Political Materials for research, please contact us via this form. Note that we require two weeks’ notice for research appointments. Baylor Faculty, Staff, and Students, please give us 48 hours’ notice to pull materials. Research times may vary according to archivists' availability. 

The Baylor Collections of Political Materials is located on the first floor in the W. R. Poage Library at 201 Baylor Avenue. The red "Xs" on the map below indicate entrance doors. Researchers should meet the archivist in the Reading Room. Please call if you need directions or would like to arrange a tour. Email bcpm@baylor.edu or phone 254-710-1268.

Prior to your research visit, please familiarize yourself with the following User Guidelines:

• User Guidelines

Planning to Park?

Please check Baylor University's Visitor Parking Requirements prior to your departure.

From Interstate 35 in Waco, take the University Parks exit (exit 335B). To park in the parking garage, turn right on Dutton Avenue or at the next stoplight and park in a space marked for visitor parking on the first floor. More visitor parking is available at the Wiethorn Visitors Center, the next right after the parking garage. Notice: 3rd Street is one-way from Baylor Avenue to Dutton, and is closed in front of the Moody Library.

Planning to Drop Off?

From Interstate 35 in Waco, take the University Parks Drive exit (exit 335B). Turn right at the Baylor University Sign across from the Mayborn Museum (Baylor Ave.). Follow the drive around the Jones Library (a one-way campus street). Just past the building, take a left into the loading dock road and stop at the library door on the left. The Reading Room is to the left on the first floor.

General Directions to Baylor University

Click here to access the Baylor Archival Repositories Database (BARD) for quick access to finding aids from our collection.