HemisFair '68 Exhibit

Research guide for materials found at UTSA documenting the 1968 World's Fair in San Antonio.

The Archives for Research on Women and Gender are primary source materials that document the lives of women, constructions of gender, and expressions of sexual identity in South Texas. Materials are collected from activists, politicians, educators, authors, business people, and other individuals, as well as organizations, businesses, and foundations.

UTSA ARWG Holdings:

• Women's Personal Papers
• Women's Groups Records
• LGBT Resources

The Archives and Special Collections Department serves as the Library's repository for primary source materials. The department acquires, catalogs and preserves special collections of rare books and manuscripts chiefly documenting the history of San Antonio and South Central Texas, and additionally holds UTSA's University Archives.

The mission of the Archives and Special Collections Department is to support and enhance the University's instructional, research, and public service activities by providing access to information resources for learning and scholarship to University students, faculty, and staff.   

Materials and services are available to UTSA faculty, staff, students, and alumni, as well as to the local, national and international community.

UTSA Archives and Special Collections Department collects in the following areas:

• Women and Gender
• Mexican Americans
• African Americans
• San Antonio Authors
• HemisFair '68
• San Antonio History
• UTSA History

The Top Shelf

The Top Shelf, the blog of the Archives and Special Collections department, features articles highlighting new collections, staff introductions, behind-the-scenes information and assorted thematic posts.

Redford Diaries Twitter

The Redford Diaries chronicle the life of James Redford, Sr. Redford, a native of Scotland, moved from Canada to Texas in 1877 and homesteaded 160 acres in Sandy, Texas (Blanco County). Redford’s concise descriptions of the daily goings-on at the homestead—weather conditions, crop yields, livestock, and family and community matters—lend themselves nicely to Twitter’s 140-character “tweet” limit.