Serving as a Regional Depository for Southeast Texas, the Center provides fireproof preservation and protected access to official records and private papers of historical interest to the ten counties of Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, San Jacinto and Tyler. As a research center open to the general public, the Center collects items that document the history of Southeast Texas. Owned and operated by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.