Irving Archives and Museum

The Archives' holdings encom the political, municipal and social history of the city. Collections include material relating to the history of the city, its schools, churches, clubs and businesses, as well as the history of its predecessor communities, founding families and notable residents.Holdings date from the mid-19th century to the present and are made up of photographs, scrapbooks, paper records, newspapers and other publications, oral history tapes, videotapes, digital records and small artifacts. There is also a museum gallery for exhibitions, a museum store and a Smithsonian Spark Lab, the first of its kind in Texas.