The Woman's Collection of the Blagg-Huey Library at Texas Woman's University represents a major research collection on the history of American women. The Library first began collecting the biographies of great women in 1932 at the suggestion of its president, Dr. Louis H. Hubbard, "to serve as role models" to students. Since then it has grown to over 42,000 books, 3,000 cubic feet of manuscript collections, 19,000 photographs, approximately 2,000 periodical titles, and major manuscript and book collections on microform. The Woman's Collection also houses the University Archives, which provide rich research materials on the history of women's education in Texas. An international cookbook collection offers insight into culinary and cultural history.