PRESERVATION OF THE STAFFORD ARCHIVES [IN 2017, THE SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (SWOSU) LIBRARIES RECEIVED A SIZABLE DONATION OF MATERIALS FROM RETIRED ASTRONAUT, GENERAL THOMAS P. STAFFORD AND THE STAFFORD AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM. TO HOUSE THIS COLLECTION, THE UNIVERSITY RENOVATED THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE LIBRARY TO BUILD A NEW ARCHIVE FACILITY (MAY 2019-SEPTEMBER 2021). THE NEXT STAGE OF THE PROCESS IS THE PRESERVATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE STAFFORD COLLECTION. THIS GRANT WILL ALLOW US TO HIRE A CONSULTANT TO EVALUATE THE STAFFORD COLLECTION, CREATE A PRESERVATION PLAN, IDENTIFY A LIST OF NEEDED SUPPLIES AND RESOURCES TO PROTECT THE COLLECTION, AND OFFER GUIDANCE TO LIBRARY STAFF ON THE USE, HANDLING, AND DISPLAY OF THE COLLECTION FOR PUBLIC USE. UPON THE COMPLETION OF THE CONSULTANT?S ASSESSMENT, LIBRARY STAFF WILL IMPLEMENT THE PRESERVATION PLAN, DEVELOP POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR PRESERVATION OF THE STAFFORD COLLECTION AND ORGANIZE AND STORE THE COLLECTION WITH THE PROPER PRESERVATION CONTAINERS AND SUPPLIES.]