Position Summary
The Center's founding in 1964 was envisaged by Fort Lewis College President John Reed, funded by Arthur and Morley Ballantine with a supplemental contribution from Mr. A. M. Camp, and facilitated by Fort Lewis College's contribution of space and staffing. The Center's first Director, the late Fort Lewis College history professor Robert W. Delaney, served for twenty-two years, and stated that "the original and stated purpose of the Center was to collect, collate, and have ready for use by qualified users, all aspects of the history of the Southwest."
The Center facilities include the museum, archival and collections repositories, a special collections library, research offices, and classrooms, labs, and offices for the College's Anthropology, Native American and Indigenou ...