MTSU James E. Walker Library Digital Collections

MTSU Memory Collection

In conjunction with the University's centennial celebration in 2011, the Middle Tenessee State University Memory digital collection contains high quality photographs, memorabilia and other materials that document the critical role played by MTSU within the broader community during its first century.

James M. Buchanan Family Collection

This collection documents the family of James McGill Buchanan (1919-    ), MTSU alumnus and 1986 winner of the Nobel Prize for Economics. His family has deep roots in Rutherford County and Middle Tennessee. His grandfather was John Price Buchanan, Governor of Tennessee from 1891 through 1893. Mr. Buchanan earned his B.S. at Middle Tennessee State Teachers College in 1940, followed by his M.A. in Economics at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and his Ph.D. at the University of Chicago in 1948. The collection honors an outstanding Tennessean, his academic career, and his family.

Cedar Glades Studies Collection

This collection reflects a partnership between Walker Library and the MTSU Center for Cedar Glade Studies; Cedar glades are an endangered ecosystem that are globally rare. These extremely rare habitats are found primarily in Middle Tennessee and a few localities in other southeastern states.  The karst topography of the glade also supports an underlying cave network home to many extraordinary species. This digital collection documents historical research into the ecology of cedar glades and individual rare species found in the glades.