Historical Research

SARA provides "a comprehensive list of San Antonio archives and special collections." The website includes contact information and a brief description of the collection. Also links to a two-page PDF brochure.

"The Commission initiates actions and cooperates with state and local programs to encourage awareness of historic preservation and foster appreciation of Bexar County's historical significance." Include links to local archival resources.

Digital collections and collection inventories from the Municipal Archives of the City of San Antonio. Includes links and finding aids.

Library, located in the Alamo historical complex, that includes book and archival collections focusing on Texas history. The DRT Library website includes an overview of their collections and guidelines for use of the library.

National archives of the Society of Mary (Marianist) located near St. Mary's University. Facebook page with photos and contact information.

SAPL's Texana and Genealogy Department's Special Collections focuses on resources for San Antonio and Texas historical research.

Archival collections available from the University of Texas at San Antonio Library. Includes digitized collections online, details about visiting the archive, finding aids, and more. Popular collections include San Antonio Light and San Antonio Express News photographs, voting information, oral histories, and other important local history collections.

A unit of the University of Texas Libraries, the Benson collection "is a specialized research library focusing on materials from and about Latin America, and on materials relating to Latinos in the United States." Site includes online finding aids and collection descriptions.

Research center at focusing on Texas and US history. Some key resources include the Collections on Texas History, Congressional and Political History, Southern History, Civil Rights and Social Justice, and Photography.

"The Harry Ransom Center advances the study of the arts and humanities by acquiring, preserving, and making accessible original cultural materials. Offers extensive collections of rare books, manuscripts, photography, film, art, and the performing arts."

"The Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum was 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."

"The Texas State Archives preserves and documents ... the official records of Texas government, as well as other significant historical resources. The State Archives includes archival government records dating back to the 18th century, as well as newspapers, journals, books, manuscripts, photographs, historical maps, and other historical resources."

Provides descriptions of archival, manuscript, and museum collections in Texas repositories. Mostly includes "finding aids", designed by archivists, to help users find materials in the physical archival collection. The collections themselves may not available online.