Special Collections

Carthage woodcut from the Nuremberg Chronicle 1493

City Highlights (Part One): African City Views from the Nuremberg Chronicle

UTA Libraries Special Collections now has original city views dating back to 1493.

Screenshot of the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Local 478 (Waco) website as captured in the Texas Labor Archives web archive, with The Compass Rose logo in the bottom left.

Web archiving union websites to enhance the Texas Labor Archives

Capturing the websites of many union locals that have previously donated physical records to the UTA Libraries to continue to document them.

somaly wu poses with her two children on the beach

Meet Somaly Kim Wu, New Director of Open Archives and Discovery

I would like to introduce Somaly Wu, new Director of Open Archives and Discovery at the University of Texas at Arlington Libraries…

Homann Egypt Today 1720 UTA Greenhouse detail Lucas Hanna Diyab and Translator

The Lee R. Greenhouse and Flora E. Lazar Map Donation (Part Three)

Continued description (part three) of a fine collection of antique maps now at UTA

Audubon's Deer Compass Rose

Special Collections acquires Audubon’s Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America

John James Audubon's lesser known work is just as dazzling as his Birds of America

Penguin and Sea Lion from Wit/Jansson/Hondius, Terra Australis, 1666

The Lee R. Greenhouse and Flora E. Lazar Map Donation (Part Two)

Continued description of a fine collection of antique maps now at UTA

UTA Freewheeler player Abu Yiller (left) with Judith McGill (right) from the volleyball team.

UTA Photograph Collection, News Service Photograph Collection now on Wikipedia

Over 400 photos documenting UTA's history are now available for use on Wikimedia Commons, and over 80 are already in use in Wikipedia articles.…

Japonia detail junk

The Lee R. Greenhouse and Flora E. Lazar Map Donation (Part One)

Special Collections Receives Gift of 14 Rare and Beautiful Antique Maps and Prints

two young women smiling at the camera in front of a stone wall

Graduating Special Collections Student Staff Receive Placements at Smithsonian, Getty

Two members of the student staff in Special Collections at the University of Texas at Arlington Libraries have received prestigious post-…

a collage of images with the phrase "what will you remember?" in the center

UTA Libraries Seeks Submissions for COVID-19 Archive Project

The University of Texas at Arlington Libraries has administered a call for materials related to the coronavirus crisis for its COVID-19 pandemic…

groups gather at round tables facing the farside of the room where a man and woman speak into a microphone

UTA Libraries Celebrates Mayor Elzie Odom, Donation of Odom Family Papers

The University of Texas at Arlington Libraries held a luncheon in honor of former mayor of Arlington Elzie Odom and his wife, Ruby, on February 18…

Charles Beasley and Ernest McMillan

UTA Libraries Welcomes ‘The Black Power Movement in Dallas, Texas’ Panel on Feb. 6

Students, faculty, and staff are invited to participate in the upcoming panel on “The Black Power Movement in Dallas, Texas” at UTA Libraries.