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.

Digital Collections

Digital Collections provide digital access to selected resources from the Archives of the Big Bend’s holdings.

Finding Aids

Finding Aids are documents that describe archival collections. Use CTRL+f to search within finding aids.

ARCHIVES NEWS AND EVENTS

Contreras featured in new installment of Expedition: Tales of the Big Bend from Wild Yeti TV

A new video from Wild Yeti TV’s EXPEDITION: TALES OF THE BIG BEND SERIES called “Not Forgotten: The 400 Nameless Graves of the Terlingua Cemetery” features segments of an interview with Head of Archives Victoria Contreras. Check it out below …

Fall 2025 Cover to Cover available now!

Read the full text of Cover to Cover’s Fall 2025 issue below, or click through to view the PDF from the News Posts, Newsletters, & Reports page of our website. Letter from the Director Last we spoke, dear reader, the …

Library and Archives Hours

As the semester winds down, you might be wondering how much longer you have to visit the Library and Archives in 2025! Be sure to keep library.sulross.edu/hours bookmarked for all your building access needs in Alpine and Eagle Pass. Note …

Alpine Campus East Highway 90 Alpine, TX 79832	Del Rio Campus 205 Wildcat Drive Del Rio, TX 78840
Eagle Pass Campus 3107 Bob Rogers Drive Eagle Pass, TX 78852	Uvalde Campus 2623 Garner Field Road Uvalde, TX 78801