East Texas Research Center
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The East Texas Research Center (ETRC) collects, preserves, and provides physical and virtual access to archival materials relating to East Texas. The ETRC houses photographs, manuscripts, documents, maps, books, and other archival materials, including over five hundred oral histories, that emphasize eastern Texas life, culture, economy, and history. In 1959, the Forest History Foundation designated the ETRC an official North American Forest History Repository. The ETRC also serves a Regional Historical Resource Depository for the State of Texas and houses inactive records for eight East Texas counties. Access to these important documents is facilitated through on-line finding aids and select digital copies, or by visiting the ETRC Reading Room, which is open six days a week.
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[edit] General Information
[edit] Address
East Texas Research Center
Stephen F. Austin State University
P.O. Box 13055
Nacogdoches, TX 75962
[edit] Websites
[edit] Telephone
936-468-4100
[edit] Email
[edit] Hours
Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Subject to change based on university schedule. Please call to verify hours before planning a trip.
[edit] Location & Directions
We are located on the second floor in the Ralph W. Steen Library on the campus of Stephen F. Austin University. Please stop by the University Police Department for information concerning parking. Campus Map
To reach the library from the north, take Hwy 59 Business (North Street) to East College St., turn left. Turn right at the third stop light which is Wilson Dr. The library is on the right.
To reach the library from the south, take Hwy 59 Business (North Street) to Starr Ave. turn right. Turn left at Wilson Dr. The library is the second brown building on your left past the tennis courts.
[edit] Holdings
Complete list of holdings with online finding aids.
[edit] Notable Collections
Karle Wilson Baker Papers
R.B. Blake Collection
George Louis Crocket Papers
Forest History Collection
Charles Stanfield Taylor Papers
Albert and Lera Millard Thomas Letters
Charles Wilson Congressional Papers
[edit] Research procedures
[edit] Access
All ETRC collections are available to anyone interested in using the material. The collections are non-circulating and must be used on site in the reading room. However, over 11,000 items have been digitized and are accessible through TIDES.
[edit] Permitted and prohibited items
- Permitted: Pencils, laptop, notepad or loose leaf paper, camera, and phone.
- Prohibited: Food and drinks, pens, scanner, and bag or purse. The front desk employee will assist with storage of personal items.
[edit] Requesting copies
If you are requesting information from a specific personal collection please provide the name of the collection, box, and folder number in which the material is located. For genealogy research, please provide as much information as possible about the person in question. Researchers are asked to limit requests to two names at a time.
The ETRC reserves the right to decline filling requests if volume makes it prohibitive. Requests will be filled as staff time becomes available. Requests are filled in the order they are received; however, more complicated requests will take more time to fill. We will contact you if we can not honor your request.
Photocopy cost is $.25 per paper page and $.50 per microfilm page with a minimum charge of $1.00 (currently our copying policy is under revision). There is a $5.00 charge per scan for items which require scanning. Unless an expenditure limit is set in advance by the researcher, authorization to produce photocopies will be requested for billings that exceed $5.00.
To submit requests, please email asketrc@sfasu.edu.
[edit] See also
Nacogdoches Convention & Visitors Bureau for assistance in planning your trip to Nacogdoches.
