Selected examples of primary sources in the UTEP Library
Personal or family papers:
Literary collections:
Organizational records:
Business records:
Photographic collections: View some collections online at https://cdm15823.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/
Maps:
Assorted historical maps of Texas, the Southwest, and Mexico
Oral Histories:
Over 1400 oral history interviews, including many interviews done with people involved in the Bracero program. Many of the oral histories are now online in Digital Commons at http://digitalcommons.utep.edu/interviews/.
Government records:
Mexican governmental records on microfilm:
Durango state historical archives, MF492 (online guide at http://digitalcommons.utep.edu/guides/2/)
New Mexico (Spanish and Mexican periods), MF455
Municipal records:
Cd. Juarez, Chihuahua, Janos, Carrizal, Parral, MF513. MF491, etc.
(Juárez Municipal Archives guide online at http://digitalcommons.utep.edu/guides/1/)
Other archives:
Archivo Judicial de Parral, Chih., MF546
Archivo Judicial de Guerrero, Chih., MF502
Official Gazettes:
Periodico Oficial de Chihuahua (under several titles), MF472
Newspapers on microfilm:
Excelsior (Mexico City)
El Heraldo de Chihuahua
Periódico Oficial de Chihuahua
El Paso Herald-Post (see also Newspaperarchive.com)
El Paso Times
El Continental (El Paso)
El Fronterizo (Cd. Juárez)
El Paso del Norte
Samples and short runs of various local and regional newspapers
Other resources:
CoMexAz News Monitoring Service (clippings from May, 1972-Dec. 1980) Spec. Coll. Chicano E184.M5C64 f
Vinyl record albums of Tejano, Border, and Mexican music
Contact information:
Special Collections main desk: (915) 747-5697
Claudia Rivers (915) 747-6725 e-mail: crivers@utep.edu
Abbie Weiser (915) 747-6839 e-mail: ahweiser@utep.edu
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