History
Division
Division
mission:
To collect, preserve, document,
and interpret the material culture of Lubbock and the South Plains,
and its adjacent West Texas regions.
Division scope:
The History Division collects,
maintains, and interprets objects relating to the heritage of
local and regional environs.
The Division's collection
focus includes the Museum's own institutional heritage and the
Texas Tech University community, as well as Lubbock and the South
Plains. The collection also reflects interests in the political,
social, and economic history of West Texas, and its social and
ethnic groups. Some of the strongest collections are in
medical equipment, firearms, furniture, household items, tools
and hardware, and toys and games.
Most historic objects
fall within the scope of this collection, with a few exceptions:
Materials held by
other divisions of the Museum include clothing and textiles,
dolls and their costumes, and native ethnological items, all
of which are housed in the Division of Ethnology and Textiles.
Archæological
collections are located in the Division of Anthropology.
Ranching-specific
materials are found at the National Ranching Heritage Center,
next door to the Museum.
Historic manuscript
collections are at the Southwest Collection, located on the Texas
Tech campus.
Although the History
Division has some agricultural equipment, the Lubbock Agricultural
Museum, a new and separate institution, will soon be collecting
and interpreting that material. |
