A primary objective of the Exhibits and Outreach
Team is to forge cooperative, interdisciplinary partnerships on campus, and with the local and regional community.  To that end, Exhibits &
Outreach continues to organize and participate in symposia, gallery showings, receptions, special events, lectures, meetings, dedications and other events to further the mission of the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library. 

Exhibits & Outreach strives to inform the public about the holdings and activities of the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library.  The unit publishes a bi-annual newsletter, the Southwest Chronicle, and an assortment of public information fliers and brochures focusing on the various components and initiatives of the Archive.  Exhibits & Outreach provides free tours of our facility on the campus of Texas Tech University, and offers public presentations about the Archive’s many projects and available research opportunities.

The Exhibits & Outreach team also offers traveling history trunks to teachers and organizations on the Texas High Plains. The trunks are designed for 4th and 7th grade classrooms, but are appropriate for a variety of audiences. The trunks contain a number of hands-on historical materials depicting life on the late 19th century and early 20th century Llano Estacado.