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UTRGV Special Collections & Archives
University Library, Brownsville (BLIBR 2.202)
One West University Boulevard
Brownsville, Texas 78520
(956) 882-7968

UTRGV University Library, Edinburg (ELIBR 4.100)
1201 W University Drive
Edinburg, TX 78539
(956) 665-2726


We facilitate scholarship by acquiring, preserving, and making regional information accessible in many formats.

UTRGV Special Collections and University Archives is the first stop for any student, faculty, public patron, or visiting researcher wishing to learn more about the region of southern Texas and northeastern Mexico.

Our collections include books, periodicals, maps, oral histories, and archival materials concerning the Lower Rio Grande Valley, the broader southern Texas and Mexico Rio Grande border region, Mexican American culture and identity, and the Mexican War.

Our services include online research consultations, campus research visits, and instructional sessions.

Contact us or visit our Frequently Asked Questions page for more information.

Special Collections & Archives Mission

As a component of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Library, Special Collections & University Archives plays a critical role in the commitment of UTRGV to academic excellence in a balanced program of research and service.

Our Special Collections support the research of the history, development, traditions, and activities of south Texas and northeastern Mexico in a variety of formats, including books, serials, archival and manuscript collections, as well as digital collections. The central function is to facilitate scholarship by acquiring, preserving, and making accessible regional information through published and original archival materials to students, faculty, and visiting scholars, both in person and digitally.

Our University Archives preserve the institutional memory of UTRGV and its legacy Institutions, by serving as the physical repository for course catalogs, marketing materials, artifacts, photographs, student and faculty publications, as well as unpublished University outputs.

Legacy Institutions

  • University of Texas Brownsville / Texas Southmost College
  • University of Texas Pan American
  • Pan American University
  • Pan American College

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Phone: (956) 665-2005
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