Finding Articles and Documents
Below is a list of sleeted databases containing resources related to Texas/Local History.
Consult the full list of Texas databases or general History databases for additional resources.
Databases
- Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers This link opens in a new windowLocal U.S. newspapers with select digitization of historic pages, representing a state's regional history, geographic coverage, and events in a particular time period. 1690-present
- Handbook of Texas This link opens in a new windowRemember to check the library catalog for the older print edition as well. Some information (such as small towns and defunct business) was deleted from the newer edition
- HathiTrust Digital Library This link opens in a new windowGood source for full-text books written prior to 1923
- Index to Texas Magazines and Documents This link opens in a new windowApproximately 40 Texas publications primarily related to business, education, history, and government. 1990 to present.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Scholarly journals and books. Access begins with the first volume for many journal titles, but usually does not have the newest volumes of each journal. To try out AI tools in JSTOR, login using your personal JSTOR account and visit the FAQs to learn more.
- Portal to Texas History This link opens in a new window
An index to unique collections of Texas history materials in Texas libraries, museums, archives, historical societies, genealogical societies, and private family collections.
- Sanborn Maps (Texas Cities) This link opens in a new window
Maps published by the Sanborn Map Company of Texas towns and cities from 1867 through 1970 that document the history, growth, & development of Texas cities, towns, and neighborhoods.
- Texas Archival Resources Online This link opens in a new windowDescriptions of personal papers, collections, other primary source materials in archives and museums throughout the state.
- Texas Historic Sites Atlas This link opens in a new windowA directory of museums, courthouses, cemeteries, Official Texas Historical Markers, National Register properties, and State Antiquities Landmarks.
- WorldCat (on FirstSearch) This link opens in a new windowIndexes items owned by libraries throughout the U.S. and internationally. Items not owned by Texas State may be requestable via interlibrary loan. This version of WorldCat does not offer permalinking, use the public version instead.
Newspaper Databases
- Austin American Statesman- Historical This link opens in a new window
Full page and article images with searchable full text of the major daily newspaper for Austin, the capital city of Texas. 1871-
- Hispanic American Newspapers, 1808-1980 This link opens in a new window
Hundreds of Hispanic American newspapers, including many long scattered and forgotten titles published in the 19th and 20th centuries.
- Houston Chronicle Historical Archive & current access This link opens in a new windowNewspaper can be viewed as full images of print version, or searched as separate articles, classified, ads, etc. 1901-present.
- San Antonio Express This link opens in a new windowNewspaper can be viewed as full images of print version, or searched as separate articles, classified, ads, etc. It is still being digitized and more issues will be available in the future. 1867-1875, 1898-1906, 1911-present.
- San Marcos Daily Record This link opens in a new windowDigitized microfilm with full page images of the local newspaper. 1870 - 2021.
Dissertations & Theses
- Dissertations & Theses Global This link opens in a new windowWorld's largest collection of full-text theses and dissertations. 1861 to present.
- Theses on Texas HistoryCompiled by one of the History faculty at Southwest Texas State-
A bibliography of theses and Dissertations in Texas history produced in history departments both in Texas graduate schools as well as the graduate schools outside of Texas, 1907-1952. PDF can be searched by keywords. Many county and community histories here.
Print copies available in the library as well. (General Collection, Floor 7 Call# Z1339 .E4 1955)