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CFAL Special Collections include a wide array of rare and unique materials including medieval manuscripts, early American tunebooks, papers of modern educators, manuscripts of contemporary composers, artist book collections, and an extensive collection of popular sheet music from the 19th and 20th centuries.

photo by Ann Claire Payne

Book Arts Collection
Information about Baylor's growing collection of artists' books and fine press books

Darden Collection
Christian music and video resources

Guion Collection
papers and manuscripts of the Texas-born educator and composer David Guion (1892-1981)

Jennings Collection
medieval manuscripts and early printed music

Johnson Collection
rare and out-of-print songbooks

Kaiser Collection
manuscripts of local composer

Leonhard Collection
papers of the music educator

Ouseley Collection
books and scores from the library of Sir Frederick Arthur Gore Ouseley (1825-1889)

Porter Collection
organ music scores and recordings

Spencer Collection
American popular music of the 19th and early 20th centuries

Willis Collection
manuscripts of former Composer in Residence at Baylor