One of the major events in the history of the Keston collection was the relocation of the Keston archive and library from the United Kingdom to Baylor University in Waco, Texas. This move reflects the financial insecurity that faced the Keston Institute after the waning of public interest in religious affairs in the former Soviet countries after the fall of the U.S.S.R. in 1991. Thus, entrusting the archive and research operations to a larger educational institution like Baylor University was a pragmatic decision. This transatlantic movement of archival materials also introduces the history of U.S.-based movements for religious liberty in communist countries. Moreover, the new Keston Center for Religion, Politics, and Society expanded the geographic