LibGuides: Latina/o Studies: Museums & Archives

Museums & Archives

Latino Smithsonian Museum
Latino Smithsonian Virtual Museum
Benson Latin American Collection
The Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection is part of the University of Texas Library system in partnership with the Teresa Lozano Long Institute for Latin American Studies (LLILAS), located in Austin, Texas, and named for the historian and bibliographer, Nettie Lee Benson (1905-1993). It is one of the world's most comprehensive collections of Latin American materials.
Bracero History Archives

The Wittliff Collections
The collection is located in the Albert B. Alkek Library on the Texas State University main campus. Founded by Austin screenwriter and photographer Bill Wittliff and his wife, Sally, our mission is to collect, preserve and share the artistic process that springs from the Southwestern imagination. Thousands of students, researchers and visitors engage with our collections each year and discover how the unique character of our region shapes its people and its culture. We invite you to join us on this continuing journey.

All SWWC Collections

Southwestern & Mexican Photography Collections
Offers more than 19,000 images of the Southwest and Mexico, ranging from historical images to 20th-century masters and emerging 21st-century artists. The Wittliff boasts the finest holdings of documentary photography and photojournalism by Mexican photographers in the United States.