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Back in Session
It’s that time of year again; leaves begin turning brown, students sojourn back to their universities, and (at least here in Texas) the weather remains a humid 90 degrees with no sign of abating....
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‘Tis the Season
Every so often an item from our archive catches our attention and demands to be shared. Today, that item is a pink and ivory folder from the United States Department of Agriculture titled Packet for...
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The Baylor Collections of Political Materials is getting a new email! Our staff can now be reached at bcpm@baylor.edu. Email is a great way to contact us for: – research requests – organizing class...
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Our 36th Anniversary
On September 21st, 1979, the W.R. Poage Legislative Library was born. Thirty-six years later, Baylor Collections of Political Materials continues to uphold the vision of the library’s founders: to pay...
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Treats & Treasures during American Archives Month
October is American Archives Month, and the mood here at the Baylor Collections of Political Materials can best be described as “ridiculously excited”. American Archives Month began in 1979 with local...
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Football & Fisher
In the early days of October, sports fans across America start to feel dejected, demoralized, and distraught. This combination can only mean one thing: its baseball postseason, and chances are your...
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The Steelman Bicentennial
If there’s one thing Texans love, it’s the great state of Texas. If there are two things Texans love, they are the great state of Texas and the United States of America. We’re big fans of freedom and...
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Bob Poage & the Brazos River
For this week’s installment of Treats & Treasures, we’re discussing a vibrant Waco landmark: the Brazos River. The Brazos originates in northwest Texas and eastern New Mexico and flows for 820...
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All Hallow’s Eve, the Archive Experience, & Chet Edwards
We have mixed feelings about October 31st here at the Baylor Collections of Political Materials; it means our Treats & Treasures series goes back into hibernation until next fall, but also that...
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Veterans Day 2015 and Chet Edwards
Today, Veterans Day represents a commemoration of our country’s history and its place in the global community. Here at the Baylor Collections of Political Materials, it means honoring not only our...
View ArticleReligious Liberty, Chet Edwards, and the Holiday Spirit
The semester is over and winter break is upon us. Many Baylorites (including our staff) are taking the opportunity to reconnect with loved ones, some even traveling hundreds of miles to spend the...
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The Second Session and Hatton W. Sumners
Baylor University has been relatively quiet since finals week last December. The student body’s annual mid-winter migration transformed the campus into a ghost town populated by faculty, university...
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John Lewis, Chet Edwards, and Black History Month
Black History Month (also known as African-American History Month) initially began in 1926 as “Negro History Week,” an event during the second week of February designed to encourage the study and...
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General Tire and W.R. Poage
Our friends at the Texas Collection posted a dynamite write-up on their blog earlier this week about the General Tire & Rubber Company’s plant in Waco, Texas. Their post mentions Congressman W.R....
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Super Tuesday and Civic Engagement
If you’re as plugged-in to federal affairs as we are, then you probably already know today is Super Tuesday. As Americans vote for their preferred Presidential candidate, it’s important to remember...
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Introducing BARD (Baylor Archival Repositories Database)!
The Baylor Collections of Political Materials (BCPM) is excited to introduce our newest tool for searching our collections: the Baylor Archival Repositories Database (BARD). Our finding aids can be...
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Congress Week at BCPM
If you haven’t heard from us in a while, there’s a good reason for that: we’ve been preparing for the most celebrated week of the year. That’s right, it’s Congress Week! Congress Week takes place...
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School Prayer, the First Amendment, and Marvin Leath
The First Amendment to the Bill of Rights states: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of...
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The Second Amendment, the NRA, and Jack Hightower
You might be surprised to learn that there are several “official” versions of the Second Amendment. One of these versions, passed by Congress, reads: A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the...
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W.R. Poage, Privacy, and the Ninth Amendment
The Ninth Amendment to the Constitution reads: The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. This amendment ensures...
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