The Center for Cultural Resources was born from a series of international travels by professors and friends of Indiana University Southeast who believe that authentic replicas of culture in bias-free materials and hands-on experiences will foster global understanding among all ages, abilities, and ethnic groups. Since the early 1990s the CCR, located in the IU Southeast Library has grown from 134 "tubs of stuff" to a theme-organized collection, consisting of over 100 sets of resource tubs representing 200 world countries, available to educators and learners throughout the Kentuckiana area. Today the Center continues to grow as an all-volunteer-donation center with no dues or planned source of funding other than gifts, grants, and the facilities provided by the IUS Library. As far as we know, the CCR is a unique entity in the IUS System and the State of Indiana.