ARCHIVES OF THE BIG BEND

The Archives of the Big Bend, housed on the second floor of the Bryan Wildenthal Memorial Library in Alpine, is an important and dynamic historical resource for the Sul Ross State University and Big Bend region communities.

The collection scope includes the Trans-Pecos of Texas and the corresponding border area of northern Mexico. Holdings include manuscripts; records of businesses, organizations, and individuals; photographs; maps; oral histories; newspapers; books; and the University Archives.

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Digital Collections
Digital Collections provide digital access to selected resources from the Archives of the Big Bend’s holdings.
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Finding Aids
Finding Aids are documents that describe archival collections. Use CTRL+f to search within finding aids.

ARCHIVES NEWS AND EVENTS

International Love Data Week

International Love Data Week

–via icpsr.umich.edu– Save the date! Love Data Week is February 10-14, 2025. The 2025 theme is “Whose Data Is It, Anyway?” Take a minute to think about who owns data compared to who uses data. Different groups – like researchers, the government, …

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Archives of the Big Bend receives TSLAC grant to digitize Harry Warren collection

Archives of the Big Bend receives TSLAC grant to digitize Harry Warren collection

-via news.sulross.edu– A TexTreasures grant from the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) will help to digitize the entire Harry Warren Papers collection beginning this fall at the Archives of the Big Bend at Sul Ross State University in …

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#AskAnArchivist Day - Wednesday, October 16

#AskAnArchivist Day – Wednesday, October 16

–via Victoria Contreras, Head of Archives- Tomorrow (Wednesday, October 16th), the Archives of the Big Bend will be hosting Online Office Hours as part of National Ask An Archivist Day (#AskAnArchivist) and our continued celebration of American Archives Month! There will be …

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last updated: March 4, 2025