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

Tours, Workshops, & Events scheduled for Fall

Tours, Workshops, & Events scheduled for Fall

A variety of tours, workshops, and events have been added to the SRSU Library & Archives calendar for the fall. Take a look at https://sulross.libcal.com/calendar/libraryevents to see all events. The upcoming week’s events are now featured on the Library & …

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CBS Sunday Morning: A pilgrimmage to the desk with the greatest view

CBS Sunday Morning: A pilgrimmage to the desk with the greatest view

The Archives of the Big Bend and Head of Archives Victoria Contreras were featured on CBS Sunday Morning, August 17, 2025. Click here to view the full video, which includes several familiar faces from the SRSU and Alpine community. A …

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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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last updated: March 4, 2025