Information for Researchers
Find a wealth of research collections in Special Collections. We serve UTA students, staff, and faculty as well as researchers from around the world.
Collections
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Digital Collections and Physical Collections
Historical materials, in all formats, relating to Texas, the U.S. - Mexico War (1846-1848), the cartographic history of Texas, the Gulf of Mexico, the Southwest, and Mexico from 1810 to 1920. -
Cartographic Connections
Online access to images of maps with lesson plans.
Finding and Accessing Materials
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Catalog
Most Special Collections book and journal holdings, historical manuscripts, and archives—including the university, political and labor collections; graphics; and a number of the Spanish-language collections—appear in the UTA Libraries Catalog. -
Bibliographies
Selected resources for research by subject.
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Using Primary Sources
Resources for teachers for today's media-saturated students. -
Finding Aids
ArchivesSpace hosts Special Collections' detailed guides compiled specifically to describe the arrangement and contents of a collection and to comment on its research potential.
Using and Handling Materials
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Copyright: Special Collections materials are protected by copyright unless they have entered the public domain. For specific questions about usage, contact:
Operating Hours
We are temporarily changing our operating hours, effective March 29, 2022. We will be open Tuesday-Friday and the first Saturday of each month from 9AM-5PM.
We are open by appointment only on all other Saturdays of the month. You can request an appointment here.