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Baylor University is a private Baptist research university in Waco, Texas. Baylor was chartered in 1845 by the last Congress of the Republic of Texas . Baylor is the oldest continuously operating university in Texas and one of the first educational institutions west of the Mississippi River in the United States.
McLane Stadium is an American football stadium in Waco, Texas owned and operated by Baylor University.Originally named "Baylor Stadium", the facility's name was changed to "McLane Stadium" in December 2013 to honor Baylor alumnus and business magnate Drayton McLane, Jr., who provided the lead gift in the fundraising campaign for the stadium construction.
The Heart O' Texas Fair Complex, now known as the Extraco Events Center, is located in Waco, Texas. It was once the prime basketball facility for Baylor University and was used from 1953 to 1988. The H.O.T Coliseum was constructed after McLennan County voters authorized a bond issue of $1.2 million in the early 1950s.
Shaun Groves, contemporary Christian musician, singer, songwriter [1] Derek Haas, author/screenwriter. Jack Hamm, author of acclaimed art books, cartoonist. John Lee Hancock, director of The Alamo; producer of My Dog Skip[ 2] Robin Hardy, author of numerous books including The Annals of Lystra: Chataine's Guardian.
The Armstrong Browning Library & Museum, formerly known as the Armstrong Browning Library, is located on the campus of Baylor University in Waco, Texas, United States. [1] It is the home of the largest collections of works by English poets Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Additionally it is thought to house the largest collection ...
The Paul J. Meyer Arena, which is part of the Ferrell Center, is an arena in Waco, Texas. Built in 1988 and located adjacent to the Brazos River, it is home to the Baylor University Bears volleyball, acrobatics, and tumbling teams. It is named for Charles R. Ferrell, a Baylor student and legacy who died in 1967, and whose family's estate was a ...
Mayborn Museum Complex. / 31.5517; -97.1152. The Sue & Frank Mayborn Natural Science and Cultural History Museum Complex (abbreviated as MMC) is a 142,000-square-foot (13,200 m 2) facility that opened in May 2004 at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. The complex features a natural history wing with exhibits on prehistoric Central Texas, dioramas ...
The Texas Collection, founded in 1923 by a gift of several hundred items from the personal Texas history collection of Dr. Kenneth Hazen Aynesworth, is one of the specialized libraries of Baylor University. [2] From its early beginnings, The Texas Collection has grown to the largest privately held collection of Texana, containing nearly 200,000 ...