Holdings vary on the source and are mostly by total volumes
| Year |
Total Holdings (Print) |
Total Holdings (Electronic) |
| 1936 |
16,625 |
|
| 1938 |
20,000 |
|
| 1940 |
24,550 |
|
| 1945 |
36,575 |
|
| 1950 |
53,850 |
|
| 1955 |
73,700 |
|
| 1959 |
91,407 |
|
| 1960 |
114,926 |
|
| 1961 |
127,234 |
|
| 1962 |
139,239 |
|
| 1963 |
148,134 |
|
| 1964 |
161,690 |
|
| 1965 |
175,006 |
|
| 1966 |
200,235 |
|
| 1967 |
225,618 |
|
| 1968 |
250,000 |
|
| 1972 |
under 500,000 |
|
| 1984 |
1,079,117 |
|
| 1988 |
1,193,302 |
|
| Current |
1,611,278 |
2,059,441 |
*Historical numbers come from:
"The New Library at The University of Texas at El Paso" Formal Opening Pamphlet November 15-17, 1968
Tracings Vol. 13 No. 2, October 1984 "A Sitting Tour of the New Library (Library Newsletter)
Hamilton, Nancy, "UTEP: A Pictorial History of the University of Texas at El Paso" (1988). Books. 2.
https://scholarworks.utep.edu/utep_books/2
Fugate, Francis L. and Robinson, Linda, "Frontier College: Texas Western at El Paso the First Fifty Years" (1964). Books. 1.
https://scholarworks.utep.edu/utep_books/1
Last updated: October 1, 2024
