Tired of trying to come up with a new twist on a topic that has been worked to death?  Wish you could surprise your professor with a paper on something fresh and new?  This does not have to be a problem and students do not need to go far out of their way.  The Albert Gore Research Center has a wealth of primary sources just waiting for someone to write about them.  We have political, community, equestrian, and university collections and these materials cover just about any topic.  The community collection is strong in local history, folklore, business history, literature, education history, and transportation history.  The equestrian collection contains items on the history equestrian leisure events, medicine, and the American leisure class.  Our political collection not only covers the careers of influential Tennessee politicians, but also gives an insight into the hot topics during their political careers.  And our university collection not only holds information on the history of MTSU, but of different departments and clubs, and the development of education in Tennessee.

Primarily our archive contains documents, but we also have many photographs, memorabilia, and multimedia items.  The people who donated their collections to us did so with the intention that their information would be available to the public.  We want to encourage the public (and especially students) to tap into this wonderful resource that is right here on campus.  Gone are the fears of boring papers and trying to scrounge together enough sources.  Here is an opportunity to learn about something new, write an entirely original paper using material no one else has published, and get out of the same old rut.

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