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Email: library.admin@utrgv.edu
Phone: (956) 665-2005
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Email archives@utrgv.edu

Brownsville (BLIBR 2.202)
Phone Brownsville (956) 882-7968

Edinburg (ELIBR 1.104)
Phone Edinburg (956) 665-2726

We offer resources and services to anyone wishing to learn more about the unique history and culture of our region.

Welcome to University Library Special Collections & Archives!

Our reading rooms are temporarily closed. However, our staff are ready to assist you remotely with finding and accessing resources.

Special Collections & University Archives holds primary source (original) and secondary source materials such as correspondence, business files, maps, slides, ledgers, books, ephemera, newspapers, journals, newsletters, oral histories, and photographs regarding the cultural heritage and history of our region. Collection strengths include history, politics, local authors, fine printing, civil rights, business, and genealogy.

Learn more about our unique materials and collections relating to the history and culture of the Rio Grande Valley region of South Texas and Northeastern Mexico by searching or browsing:

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Regular Hours of Operation*

Monday – Friday, 8:00 – 5:00 PM
Saturday & Sunday, Closed
*Note hours are subject to change without notice. Please call/email ahead of your visit.

Locations

Each of our locations in Edinburg and Brownsville hold unique archival and rare book collections, as well as the University Archives of UTRGV and its legacy institutions.

University Library, Brownsville (BLIBR 2.202)
One West University Boulevard
Brownsville, Texas 78520

University Library, Edinburg (ELIBR 1.104)
1201 W University Drive
Edinburg, TX 78539

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