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United States Texas  Travis  Archives and Libraries  

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Contact Information
E-mail: Reference Request Form

Address:


 * University of Texas at Austin 2313 Red River Street Austin, Texas 78705 USA

Telephone: Reference 512-495-4532, or Information 512) 495-4518

Hours and holidays: Monday-Friday 10:00 to 5:00; Saturday 9:00 to 2:00 when University of Texas classes are in session; Holidays

Maps, directions, parking, and public transportation: Locations, Maps, Parking, and commuting directions

Internet sites and databases:


 * Briscoe Center for American History research, collections, projects, exhibits, museums, books, news.
 * University of Texas at Austin Library Catalog search by keyword, title, author, subject, or call number.
 * Genealogy Resources genealogy subject guides, census records, ship passenger lists.
 * Texas Colonial Period Resources for Genealogical Research

Collection Description
This collection is as large as the Texas state archives including newspapers, biographies, private collections, the American South, military history, Western Americana, photos, and the Natchez Trace Collection papers from Mississippi and Louisiana. Their collections help with ethnic research about Latinos, African Americans, Germans, Swedes, Texas pioneers, the American South including plantations and slavery, and official Spanish documents of the Mexican state of Coahulia y Texas. Military records cover all conflicts involving Texas including the Texas Revolution (1836), Indian wars, and the American Civil War.

Tips

 * Plan your research visit
 * Using our reading room

Guides

 * A Guide to the Natchez Trace Collection of the lower Mississippi River Valley 1760-1920s
 * Collections: American South including the Natchez Trace Collection
 * Collections: Military History
 * Collections: Photography
 * Collections: Texas History
 * Subject guides including African American History, German Americans, Latino History and Culture, Mexican American History, Plantation Resources, Slaves and Slavery, Southern History, Swedes in Texas, and Texas Jewish Collections.

Alternate Repositories
If you cannot visit or find a source at the , a similar source may be available at one of the following.

Overlapping Collections


 * Alternate Repository {create link for each, and give line or two describing collection}
 * such as: NARA I
 * NARA II
 * National Archives at _____
 * State Archives
 * State Library
 * State Library

Similar Collections


 * National Personnel Records Center
 * LC
 * FHL
 * LC
 * FHL

Neighboring Collections


 * County Vital Records Office
 * City Vital Records Office
 * County Archives
 * County Orphan's Court
 * County Probate Court
 * County Recorder
 * County Coroner
 * U.S. District Court
 * County and local historical societies
 * County and local genealogical societies
 * Public Libraries
 * Museums and heritage societies
 * Repositories in surrounding counties: [Chattam], [Durham], and [Franklin]
 * State Vital Records Office
 * State Historical Society
 * State Genealogical Society
 * University Libraries
 * Church archives
 * Repositories in surrounding states (or provinces): [SC], [TN], and [VA]
 * Repositories in surrounding states (or provinces): [SC], [TN], and [VA]