type non profit organization founded 1997 headquarters executive headquarters cambridge city indiana collection headquarters lubbock texas united states key people kristophor bex president website remnant trust the remnant trust inc. is an educational foundation located at texas tech university in lubbock texas . it houses a collection of original and first edition works dealing with topics including individual liberty and human dignity . some of the trust s pieces date back as early as 1250 . the trust makes its collection available to colleges universities and other organizations for use by students faculty scholars and the general public . those exposed are encouraged to touch feel and read the originals . history edit the remnant trust was established in 1997 by brian bex an entrepreneur and television host noted for his politically conservative viewpoints . bex accumulated a large collection of rare books and materials relating to american history and the theme of political liberty . initially operating from a base in hagerstown indiana bex began making these materials available on loan to colleges . 1 by 2006 the collection had moved to a new home in a renovated carnegie library at warder park in jeffersonville indiana . 2 3 in 2009 the trust announced that it would move again due to disagreements with the library foundation over the condition of the building . 4 the trust relocated to the former billy sunday museum at grace college in winona lake indiana . 5 6 in april 2014 a new permanent home for the collection was announced at the southwest collection special collections library at texas tech university in lubbock texas . 7 references edit connie lauerman a rare opportunity for students to get in touch with history chicago tribune may 27 1998 . paula burba remnant trust grows as new home prepared in s. indiana the courier journal october 10 2005 . rare works collection goes public associated press in post tribune august 21 2006 via highbeam research subscription required . david a. mann jeffersonville leaders look ahead at fate of carnegie library after remnant trust departs the remnant fuss news and tribune april 18 2009 . the remnant trust moves to winona lake manufacturing close up june 17 2010 via highbeam research subscription required . kerry hubbart remnant trust headquarters moves closer to fort wayne the news sentinel december 4 2010 . blake ursch tech to be permanent home of collection of priceless manuscripts lubbock avalanche journal may 4 2014 . external links edit the remnant trust v t e texas tech university academics college of agricultural sciences & natural resources college of architecture college of arts & sciences rawls college of business school of accounting college of education whitacre college of engineering graduate school college of human sciences school of law college of media & communication college of visual & performing arts school of art school of music school of theatre and dance research libraries national wind institute research center the remnant trust shackleton glacier expedition uysal walker archive of turkish oral narrative vietnam center and archive west texas historical association athletics teams baseball red raider basketball lady raider basketball cross country football golf softball facilities city bank coliseum dan law field at rip griffin park fuller track john walker soccer complex jones at & t stadium the rawls course united supermarkets arena rivalries texas chancellor s spurs texas a & m football rivalry tcu football rivalry conferences border intercollegiate athletic association southwest conference big 12 conference media the daily toreador 89.1 kttz fm kttz tv 5.1 pbs 5.3 pbs hd 88.1 ktxt fm la ventana texas tech administrative law journal texas tech sports network texas tech university press people alumni olympians sportspeople faculty university presidents texas tech alumni association campus landmarks lubbock lake landmark museum of texas tech university national ranching heritage center riding into the sunset texas technological college historic district branches abilene amarillo fredericksburg highland lakes junction buildings administration building agricultural pavilion city bank auditorium dairy barn student life citibus fight raiders fight goin band from raiderland the matador song traditions history of texas tech university double t guns up the masked rider raider red miscellaneous texas tech university independent school district retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title the remnant trust & oldid 671743447 categories non profit organizations based in lubbock texastexas tech universityorganizations established in 19971997 establishments in indianaorganizations based in lubbock texashidden categories subscription required using viapages containing links to subscription only contentpages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in 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