Gospel music singer Bobby Jones has donated an estimated $6 million worth of recordings to his alma mater, Tennessee State University, along with exclusive rights, of his performances and the TV programs he hosted and produced on BET. The university said in a statement that the recordings have been professionally appraised at $6 million and will be used for scholarly research, reports the Associated Press.

The recordings span about 30 years and will be preserved and housed in the school's library.

The donation is the largest in-kind gift the university has ever received.