Survey maps of the Rio Grande from Roma to the Gulf of Mexico.
Survey of the Rio Grande River Maps (Primary Sources)
Genaro Garcia Photograph Collection (Primary Sources)
Photographs and other images, mostly from the 19th century, of people and scenes in Mexico.
Mexican Political Propaganda Collection (Primary Sources)
Printed ephemera , some of which are illustrated, mostly discussing topics related to the Mexican Revolution.
Onda Latina Collection (Primary Sources)
This collection consists of 226 digitally preserved audio programs including interviews, music, and informational programs related to the Mexican American community and their concerns from the radio series “The Mexican American Experience” and “A esta hora conversamos” the Longhorn Radio Network, 1976-1982.
Carlos Villalongin Dramatic Company Photographs (Primary Sources)
Photographs relating to the Carlos Villalongin Dramatic Company, a Mexican and Mexican American theatrical troupe.
Revolution and Counterrevolution in Guatemala Collection (Primary Sources)
Ephemeral publications collected by Guatemalan bibliophile Arturo Taracena Flores. Most of the publications are “street literature” intended to be read or distributed widely and/or posted in public places, representing a broad range of organizations and interest groups.
Mexican American Schools and Migrant Labor Camp Photographs (Primary Sources)
Photographs documenting conditions in Texas schools for Mexican-American children as part of “A Study of the Educational Opportunities Provided Spanish-Name Children in Ten Texas School Systems” (1948), schools in New Mexico, and migrant labor camps in Texas.
Fidel Castro’s Building Inauguration Speeches (Exhibition)
This exhibition explores the themes of revolution, national autonomy, and anti-capitalism in a set of inauguration speeches delivered by Castro. The selected texts highlight how the rhetoric of the Cuban Revolution shaped the built environment of the island and how these advances complicated the polarized representations of Castro’s government.
You Are What You (Do Not) Eat: Decolonial Resistance in U.S. Latinx Zines (Exhibition)
This exhibition aims to underscore resistance to colonial legacies by examining Latinx zines that interrogate food and its impact in shaping cultural identity.
Radio Venceremos Audio Collection (Primary Sources)
Radio Venceremos, the rebel radio station that broadcast from the mountains of Morazán, El Salvador during the eleven year Salvadoran Civil War (1981-1992), produced an important collection of recordings that contain valuable historic, anthropologic and ethnographic information, particularly in regards to human rights violations during an era of social transformation in Central America.