vital historical records and manuscripts from the area known as the Ark-La-Tex. Within the Archives, you will find over 1.5 million photographs and negatives documenting the history and culture of the Ark-La-Tex, 800 maps, over 200 oral histories, and 23,000 linear feet of records and manuscripts that are available for researchers to discover the rich and colorful heritage of the region.
==== The Noel Collection ====
The Noel Collection houses the most extensive private collection of antiquarian books in the United States with approximately 250,000 volumes that range from religion, philosophy, natural history, curiosities, travel literature, cartography, and much more, and is the life's work of Mr. James Smith Noel. Within the collection, pre-1850 European and American literature and history are most prevalent.
== Museums ==
=== The Museum of Life Sciences ===
The Museum of Life Sciences has the following cataloged collections:
9,148 specimens of amphibians and reptiles
2,032 specimens of mammals
2,118 …
