Â鶹ÊÓƵ Special Collections awarded Rescuing Texas History Grant
Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Special Collections has been awarded a $1,000 Rescuing Texas History grant from the University of North Texas Libraries. The grant will help digitize, physically preserve, and provide public access to the special collection of Â鶹ÊÓƵ alum and world-renowned mycologist, David Lewis ’72, ’78. 
As a chemist and mycologist, Lewis has extensively studied the biodiversity of mushrooms in the Big Thicket National Preserve, Southeast Texas and around the world for more than 30 years. With more than 750 photographs dating back to his time at Â鶹ÊÓƵ in the 1970s, the David P. Lewis collection documents the unique characteristics of the Big Thicket National Preserve including mushrooms, swamp lands, preservation efforts and folklife.
“The Big Thicket is a fascinating region,” said Penny Clark, Special Collections librarian. “This grant will help us bring more public focus to that area and make the collection more accessible.”
The David P. Lewis Collection will be uploaded to supported by the University of North Texas Libraries.