The exhibit of documents and artifacts highlights the work and interests of Rev. Milton B. Lambdin, a student and scholar of the Bible and Near Eastern history. During the first half of the twentieth century, Rev. Lambdin traveled extensively and became a close friend of renowned archeologists, Charles Pfeiffer of Harvard University, and Howard Carter, discoverer and excavator of the tomb of Tutankhamun.

The collection and exhibit comprise an historically valuable snapshot of the formative years of biblical archeology. The Lambdin-Irwin Collection was generously donated to UNC Charlotte by Anne Lambdin Irwin and family. The exhibit is on the first floor of the J. Murrey Atkins Library at UNC Charlotte and is free and open to the public during regular library hours.