In addition to the databases listed on the right, the library has many print materials which provide a wealth of primary sources, here are just a few-
Bexar Archives (English Translation of doucments) If you are interested in Spanish Texas, this is a great source of information. Learn more about this archive HEREOn behalf of the University of Texas, the Briscoe Center has digitized several thousand pages for access on the web. The Bexar Archives Online is an innovative web-based resource that features over 5,000 original documents (23,000 pages) that have been digitized from microfilm. Researchers may browse, by year, the originals and translations, or compare an original and its translation side-by-side. Full-text searching of the translations is also supported. The project received TexTreasures grants in 2009, 2010, and 2011, with funding from the Texas State Library and Archives Commission and the Institute for Museum and Library Services.
Bexar Archives-1717-1836: A Name Guide
Benson Latin American Collection at UT-Austin
The library has many databases dealing with historical topics. Several databases contain primary source materials from various periods of history.Some of the best ones for research on early U.S. history are-
Articles from 45 newspapers from Indigenous peoples of the US and Canada. Some content is bi-lingual, English translations of Hawaiian, Cherokee and Navajo languages. 1828-2016.
Multiple indexes of British and American books, periodicals, official documents, newspapers and archives from the 19th century.
Full page views and text searching of numerous newspapers from a range of urban and rural regions throughout the U.S., with an emphasis on such topics as the American Civil War, African-American culture and history, Western migration and Antebellum-era life.
A digital collective of books and journals from numerous academic and research libraries around the world.
Search millions of items from the Smithsonian's museum, archives, library, research holdings and collections.