Texas, Your Texas: Celebrating 100 Years of The Texas Collection

The year 2023 marked the 100th anniversary of the official founding of The Texas Collection, and we celebrated with a full year's worth of special events, promotional materials, fundraising efforts, and major projects under the theme, "Texas, Your Texas."

Be sure to follow us on Facebook (/texascollection) and on the @BaylorLibraries social media channels for announcements of upcoming events!

Unfolding Treasures from the Texas Collection Map Room

Unfolding Treasures from the Map Room tells stories of Baylor University, Waco, and Texas through geography. (Click here to access the series)

Centennial Poster Series

We released a series of 12 limited edition posters highlighting the history of the Lone Star State! Click here to learn about the images behind them, or click here to download a PDF containing all 12 in 11" x 17" format, suitable for printing.

"Texas, Our Texas" Original Manuscript and Recordings

The Texas Collection holds the original manuscript for the official state song of Texas (and the inspiration behind our centennial campaign tagline): "Texas, Your Texas." Click here to learn more about this important artifact and to hear a recording of the original scored work as performed by Baylor sophomore Annie LeDonne.