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Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum – Research Center
Location:
2503 4th Avenue
Canyon, TX
Phone: (806) 651-2254
Email: wstricker@wtamu.edu
Contact: Warren Stricker, Director, Research Center
Web site: www.panhandleplains.org
Institution Type: Museum, library/archives
COLLECTIONS
Description: The Research Center of the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum holds source material on the historical, ethnological, cultural, and scientific heritage of the Panhandle-Plains region of Texas and related areas of the Southwest. The collection consists of books, periodicals, newspapers, maps, photographs, oral histories, and archival collections representing individuals, families and institutions from around the region.
Regions Covered: The Texas Panhandle and south plains, adjacent portions of New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Kansas; some general Texas coverage.
Type of Materials: Books, periodicals, archival collections, manuscripts, maps, newspapers, photographs, printed works, oral histories, audio-visual material.
Time Periods: 1829-Present
ACCESS
Facility Hours:
The Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum facility is currently closed. More information is available here.
Research Center Hours:
The Research Center is available by appointment, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Online Catalog:
Online catalog of the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum Research Center
Online Finding Aids and Digital Items:
Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum Research Center archives and manuscripts portal
Finding aids are also available via Texas Archival Resources Online.
