Digital Collections

These are selected 3D printable models from the Scan The World project, including links to learn more or to download STL files.

The U.S. - Mexico War (1846-1848) is the largest and most significant conflict ever fought between two nations in the western hemisphere. Browse proclamations, graphics, letters, and diaries.

Special Collections uses the Archive-It service to capture and provide access to websites that are deemed to be of enduring value and correspond to collecting areas in Special Collections.

The Berachah Home was established 1903 in Arlington, Texas by the Rev. J. T. Upchurch and his wife, Maggie Mae, as the Berachah Industrial Home for the Redemption of Erring Girls.

The centerpiece of this exhibition is a figure of a woman made with doilies and wire structure, and two record players with glass records that have doilies engraved on them. One of the records plays the sound of a heart beating.

Read about the birds of North Texas in these Fort Worth Star-Telegram newspaper columns (1953-74) written by bird enthusiast Jessie Maye Smith.

This collection provides access to historic maps of Texas, the Gulf Coast, and the Southwestern United States, containing maps dating from the 1500s through the 1900s.

Celestial Wonders: Medieval Thoughts on the Night Sky covers the evolution of scientific thinking and religious views from the Medieval period into the Scientific Revolution, with special focus on solar eclipses.

We help support educational affordability and student access through Course Reserves, available as E-Reserves or On-Site reserves, most of which are available via self-checkout machines.

Before buying a textbook/course material see if you can check it out from the library instead!

This archive of the tables of contents of anthologies and histories from 1829 to 2017 is far from complete, but it is the most complete digital or print archive of this nature available.

This oral history project focuses on archiving and sharing the lived experience of people during the COVID-19 pandemic.

With our databases, access online resources including journals, newspapers, data, and multimedia.

The UTA Libraries Digital Archive preserves and provides access to born-digital archival materials held by Special Collections, including photographs, historical manuscripts, and University archives.

Most of the more than 100,000 images in this collection come from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram newspaper, encompassing the history of North Texas from approximately 1849-1990.

Faculty Creative Works is an annual event showcasing the books, art, music, media, patents, conference activities, and journal contributions made by UTA faculty.

Focus on Faculty is a speakers' series to provide a forum for outstanding UTA faculty to share their research and achievements with students, faculty, staff, and the local community.

Through the lens of commercial photographer W.D. Smith, this gallery compares old photos of downtown Fort Worth with the current landscape.

This timeline examines the history of the university’s Faculty Senate as an elected legislative and deliberative faculty body whose primary purpose is to represent the faculty to the University administration, UT-System administration, the Board of Regents of The University of Texas System, and…

This collection features sound files from the Jimmy G. Harris Phonetic Survey of Languages from Asia, Pacific, Americas, and Africa Speakers.

This oral history project honors and preserves the experiences of the men and women of UTA and its predecessors who have served in any branch of the United States military.

MavMatrix is UTA's open access institutional repository and archival hub. It preserves and showcases the university’s legacy and research/creative record in a robust and reliable digital environment.

Mavs Open Press offers no-cost services for scholars who wish to publish a new open-access journal or for those who would like to convert an existing print journal that has traditional copyright.

Our digital bookplates pay homage to a variety of remembrances, such as faculty excellence, or create a lasting tribute to an individual.

This sampling of print sheet music scores from the UTA Fine Arts Library can reveal much about public opinion and the social and political issues of pre-1923 America.

The Portal to Texas History serves as a gateway to Texas history materials supplied by museums and libraries throughout the state, including these from UTA Special Collections.

This collection contains photographs related to the Roswell UFO incident of 1947. The object in question was flown to the Fort Worth Army Air Field where reporters saw and photographed the material.

The purpose of the SCI Archive is to preserve the historical records of the organization, which include newsletters, conference programs, and proceedings. 

 

This ground-breaking collection features personal recollections of over 100 Tejanos and Tejanas, and their struggle against racial discrimination in post-World War II Texas.  

 

This collection emphasizes the pioneering role played by Texan disability rights activists in fighting for equal access to education, work, union membership, public transit, and sports. 

 

This project maps sites of conflict among Native Americans, European Americans, and African Americans in Texas from the creation of the first Mexican republic to Texas statehood and beyond.

The Texas Rangers’ 2023 season was a historic occasion in Arlington’s history. We're collecting digital materials to add to our permanent archival collections. 

Today, we’re going to explore the bay of Cartagena, a place full of exciting stories! Since the city began, it had to face some mischievous pirates who wanted to take everything.

Browse over 250 negatives and prints showcasing the development of Fort Worth and Tarrant County from the 1800s through the 1950s.