BARD provides centralized access to detailed descriptions of archival and manuscript collections held in Baylor University’s special collections and archives.

The finding aids you’ll discover here describe our unique primary resources and help researchers determine if collections contain material of interest to them and where that material is located.

Requesting Archival Materials and Scheduling Research Appointments

Please consult the list below for each special collection’s current request procedures:

• Armstrong Browning Library (ABL): Use the Collections
• Arts & Special Collections Research Center: Arts Center's Visit Request Form
• Baylor Collections of Political Materials (BCPM): BCPM Visit Request Form
• Black Gospel Archive: Black Gospel Archive & Listening Center
• Keston Center for Religion, Politics, and Society: Visiting Researchers and Scholars
• Texas Collection: Texas Collection and University Archives Visit Request Form
• University Archives: Texas Collection and University Archives Visit Request Form

More Information

Please visit the Research Libraries, Institutes, and Centers webpage to learn more about the various special collections within the Baylor University Libraries.

OneSearch provides a single search point for most content available from the Baylor University Libraries.

To explore digitized items, please see the Baylor Digital Collections website.