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The McKee Library is the library of Southern Adventist University, located on its campus in Collegedale, Tennessee. It consists of three stories and a basement. Periodicals and the reference section are located on the first floor, along with the circulation desk and several computers. The general collection resides on the second floor, and the third floor houses the Thomas Memorial Collection of Civil War and Abraham Lincoln related items. The basement contains two storage rooms.

Thomas Memorial Collection and Notability
The libary is defined by its major Civil War collection on the third floor. What's In the Collection:

More than 3,000 volumes concerning Lincoln and the Civil War,

Many authentic photos and newspapers of Lincoln and the Civil War,

Two original copies of the only biography ever read and approved by Lincoln,

A ten dollar check signed by Lincoln (located in the vault),

Oak from the floor of Lincoln's Springfield law office,

A section of Lincoln's original marble sarcophagus,

A gavel made from a tree planted by Lincoln,

& Several oil portraits of Lincoln. 

2007 Summer Remodeling
The library is currently remodeling the basement and second floor of the library. This process has included the creation of a new storage room; consequently, out of date books were moved to the basement to fill the available space, and books on the second floor were shifted so the number of books per shelf would be more even.