Kansas City, Mo. ? A rare collection that details the history of the Kansas City region’s black community will go on permanent display in June, completing a recovery from financial and legal problems that had threatened its existence.

The photographs, papers and artifacts of the Black Archives of Mid-America are stored in their new home, a former Kansas City Parks and Recreation building in the 18th and Vine entertainment district. The archives also have a new director, Doretha Williams, a Topeka native who has a doctorate in American Studies from Kansas University, The Kansas City Star reported

The collection is now stored in acid-free boxes, lined up on shelves, in its new home.

Researchers should be able to examine the holdings by summer. The new permanent exhibit is scheduled to open June 16.

It’s a big change from five years ago, when the archives’ holdings were locked away in its former headquarters, prompting concerns that the collection could deteriorate. State archivists said some of the holdings were threatened by mold and mildew.