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Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/
One of the world's preeminent institutions for literacy and cultural research at the University of Texas at Austin.
Institute of Texan Cultures
http://www.texancultures.utsa.edu/public/
An educational center located at the University of Texas at San Antonio dedicated to enhancing the understanding of the history and diverse cultures of Texas through exhibits, programs, and publications that encourage acceptance and appreciation of our differences as well as our common humanity.
Center for American History
http://www.cah.utexas.edu/
Facilitates research and sponsors programs on the historical development of the United States. Located at the University of Texas at Austin.
Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
http://swco.ttu.edu/
Collection of books, journals, manuscripts, photographs, audio/visual media, and one of the largest oral history collections in Texas. Located at Texas Tech University.
Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/benson/
Specialized research library focusing on materials from and about Latin America, and on materials relating to Spanish-speaking peoples in the United States - a unit of the General Libraries at the University of Texas at Austin.
Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library and Museum
http://www.lbjlib.utexas.edu/
Established to preserve and make available for research the papers and memorabilia of President Lyndon Baines Johnson. In addition, the library actively collects the papers of Johnson's contemporaries and conducts an oral history program designed to supplement the written record.
Winedale
http://www.cah.utexas.edu/museums/winedale.php
A 225 acre complex of 19th-century structures and modern facilities in northern Fayette County preserved to foster an understanding of Texas history and culture through research, teaching, and public service
University of Texas at San Antonio Special Collections and Archives
http://lib.utsa.edu/Archives/
Preserves and provides access to materials that document the history of San Antonio and South Texas, the Southwestern United States, Spanish Colonial Mexico, and the Pacific Northwest. Part of the University of Texas at San Antonio.
Cushing Memorial Library and Archives
http://libraryasp.tamu.edu/cushing/index.html
Maintains a large, diverse, and comprehensive collection which includes rare books, historical and literary manuscripts, the archives of Texas A&M University, original and printed works of art, and historic artifacts. Its collection strengths include military history, science fiction, Western Americana, 19th century American prints and illustrators, Texana, natural history, ornithology, nautical archaeology, the history of the university, and selected literary authors in addition to other subject areas.
Southwestern Writers Collection
http://www.library.txstate.edu/swwc/
Distinguished and steadily-growing archive at Texas State University-San Marcos charged with preserving, exhibiting, and providing access to the papers and artifacts of principal writers, filmmakers, and musicians of the Southwest.
Wittliff Gallery of Southwestern & Mexican Photography
http://www.library.txstate.edu/swwc/wg/
Creative center and archives at Texas State University-San Marcos devoted to the photographic cultures of Mexico and the Southwestern United States.
Hispanic Writers Collection
http://www.library.txstate.edu/swwc/misc/hispanic.html
Works that tell the story of Hispanic culture, both in its Spanish and Mexican origins, and its adaptations north of the border. Includes film, music, photography, art, and contemporary Hispanic literature - primarily the work of fiction writers, poets and playwrights. Located at Texas State University-San Marcos.
Texas Music Collection
http://www.library.txstate.edu/swwc/archives/index.html#music
Works and artifacts covering a variety of Texas music, from country and Western Swing to blues, polka, rock and roll, conjunto, and Tejano. Located at Texas State University-San Marcos.
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.
Pearce Western Art Collection
http://www.navarrocollege.edu/library/westernart/
Works by new and established artists who represent the world of American Western Art housed at Navarro College.
Pearce Civil War Collection
http://www.navarrocollege.edu/library/civilwar/
Over 7,000 items housed in the Navarro College Archives documenting the northern and southern experience of the Civil War as well as its leaders, common soldiers, and residents. Included are letters from major military, political, and civic leaders as well as diaries and letters of the common soldier.
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.
National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame
http://www.cowgirl.net/
The only museum in the world dedicated to honoring women of the American West. Nationally known for its exhibits, research library, rare photography collection, and the honorees in its Hall of Fame.
Archives of Women of the Southwest
http://www.smu.edu/cul/degolyer/aws.htm
Documents the historical experience of women in the Southwest, with special emphasis on Dallas and North Texas, as well as a regional focus that includes Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, and the Spanish Borderlands. Housed in the DeGolyer Library at Southern Methodist University.
Jerry Bywaters Special Collections
http://www.smu.edu/cul/hamon/collections/bywaters.htm
Contains materials from artists working in the first half of the 20th century that reflect the cultural history of the Southwest. Located at Southern Methodist University.
Austin History Center
www.cityofaustin.org/library/ahc
The local archives of the Austin Public Library collects, preserves, and makes available to the public materials that document the history of Austin and Travis County, Texas.
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