Online Resources

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Museum of New Mexico Gateway
http://www.museumofnewmexico.org/
Portal to cultural resources of New Mexico. Part of the Museum of New Mexico.

El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro
http://www.elcaminoreal.org/
Interactive website about the historic route between Santa Fe and Mexico City - for centuries the only artery for news, supplies, and travel to the far-flung Spanish colony of New Mexico.

The Handbook of Texas Online
http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/
A multidisciplinary encyclopedia of Texas history, geography, and culture sponsored by the Texas State Historical Association and the General Libraries at UT Austin.

Southwestern Historical Quarterly Online
http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/publications/journals/shq/online/
Explore the first 21 volumes of the Southwestern Historical Quarterly online - a searchable, full-text journal archive.

Russell Lee Collection
http://www.library.txstate.edu/swwc/wg/exhibits/rlee/
A collection of Lee's photographs, correspondence, personal and legal documents, artifacts, paintings and publications ranging in date from 1901-1991 at the Wittliff Gallery of Southwestern and Mexican Photography at Texas State University-San Marcos.

Robert Runyon Photograph Collection of the South Texas Border Area
http://runyon.lib.utexas.edu/
A collection of over 8,000 items documenting the Lower Rio Grande Valley during the early 1900s. It includes glass negatives, lantern slides, nitrate negatives, prints, and postcards, representing the life's work of commercial photographer Robert Runyon.

Paul Baker at the Ruth Taylor Theater
http://www.library.txstate.edu/swwc/PaulBaker/Ruth/
Illustrates the history of the Ruth Taylor Theater from its beginnings in 1963 until 1973, and the teaching, philosophy, and theater productions that took place there while Paul Baker was its director.

Lonesome Dove: The Making of a Modern Classic
http://www.library.txstate.edu/swwc/ld/ldexhibit.html
The complete production archives for the classic television miniseries, Lonesome Dove, are among the holdings at the Southwestern Writers Collection at Texas State University-San Marcos.

No Traveller Remains Untouched: Journeys and Transformations in the American Southwest
http://www.library.txstate.edu/swwc/notravellersite/
Based on a travelling exhibition sponsored by The National Endowment for the Humanities, The Southwestern Writers Collection, and Texas State University-San Marcos.

WestWeb
http://www.library.csi.cuny.edu/westweb/
A topically-organized website about the study of the American West containing collections of primary and secondary documents, biographical and bibliographical resources, lists of links to other sites of interest and images.

University of Arizona Library Web Exhibits
http://www.library.arizona.edu/exhibits/
Gateway to archival collections, community-based sites, historical sites, and topical exhibits consisting of photographs, manuscripts, audio recordings, video tapes, and other archival collections scanned into digital formats.

Save Texas History
http://www.savetexashistory.org/
Texas General Land Office public awareness campaign to engage citizens in the preservation and conservation of the state's historic records, maps, surveys, and land titles.

Texas State Archives Map Collection
http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/maps/
Contains original, photoreproduced, and compiled maps covering the period from the early seventeenth through the late twentieth centuries.

Texas General Land Office Archives & Records
http://www.glo.state.tx.us/archives.html
Consists of land grant records and maps dating from the early 18th century relating to the passage of Texas public lands to private ownership. Contains records from the earliest Spanish missions, Spanish, Mexican, and Republic of Texas land grants, family registers of early Texas settlers, original field notes and surveys, and more 20,000 maps and sketches of districts, counties, and towns dating from the 1820s.

H-Texas
http://www.h-net.org/~texas/
Online discussion network on life and culture in Texas. Encourages scholarly discussion of the history and culture of Texas and makes available diverse bibliographical, research, and teaching aids.

Arizona Library's Southwest Electronic Text Center
http://southwest.library.arizona.edu/
Electronic texts of works related to the Southwest, including rare and out-of-print books. Accessible via the Web.

Through Our Parents' Eyes: History & Culture of Southern Arizona
http://parentseyes.arizona.edu/
History, culture and experiences of the many peoples who live in Southern Arizona. Digital histories presented as images, text, audio, and video.

The Common Experience at Texas State
http://www.txstate.edu/commonexperience/2007-2008/
The Common Experience is a year-long initiative of Texas State University-San Marcos designed to cultivate a common intellectual conversation across the campus, to enhance student participation, and to foster a sense of community. The 2007-2008 theme addresses water as a subject, and the website features detailed information on the book Goodbye to a River and its author, John Graves.

Nevada Museums Association
http://www.nevadamuseums.org/
Non-profit museum professional organization. Web site provides visitors to Nevada with more information about the diverse history that Nevada's museums have to offer. Interactive map locates Nevada museums.

Museum Link's Museums of Nevada
http://www.museumlink.com/nevada.htm
Links to Nevada museums.

Nevada History on the Web
http://dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/museums/reno/histweb.htm
Links to various websites about Nevada's history. Contents range from classroom material, to commercial inducement, to the work of amateur historians, to tourist information, to academic scholarship.

Nevada History: A Walk in the Past
http://www.nevada-history.org/
Website dedicated to Nevada history. Includes links to relevant websites, historical photos, interactives maps, and "the largest Nevada history timeline on the Internet."

State of Nevada Website
http://www.nv.gov/
Official website for the State of Nevada. Includes services and programs available, online search, and links to State agencies.

American Literature of the Southwest
http://www.staff.ncl.ac.uk/j.m.beck/southwest.html
Website with Southwest curriculum, links, and bibliography.

New Mexico's Blue Book On-Line
http://www.sos.state.nm.us/Main/Home%20Pages/NM%20Bluebook/2005%20BLUEBOOK/BLUEHOME.HTM
Collection of links to New Mexico historical, cultural, governmental, demographic, and media resources.

Arizona @ Your Service
http://az.gov/webapp/portal/
Official website of the State of Arizona.

Southwest Explorations
http://www.southwestexplorations.com/
A study of the historical expeditions that opened Arizona and the American West.

Arizona History Convention Links Collection
http://www.arizonahistory.org/azlinks.html
Links to Arizona history, legend and lore, people and culture.

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
http://www.folklife.si.edu/
Research and educational unit of the Smithsonian Institution promoting the understanding and continuity of diverse, contemporary grassroots cultures in the United States and around the world.

Dallas Museum of Art
http://www.dallasmuseumofart.org/
A hundred-year-old museum that features 23,000 art pieces from around the world. It also hosts many special events and exhibits, many of which showcase the best that the Southwest has to offer. Also provides special material for teachers and students to help facilitate a better understanding of art.

The Amon Carter Museum
http://www.cartermuseum.org
Houses the collection of western art amassed by philanthropist Amon G. Carter, Sr. Paintings included are from 19th-century landscapes by Hudson River School painters, New Mexico paintings by Georgia O'Keeffe, scenes of the West by John Mix Stanley and Albert Bierstadt, etc. Also has extensive collection of photographs from the West.