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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)
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Edinburg, TX 78539
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We provide access to rare books, newspapers, maps, photographs, manuscripts, interviews, and more.

Archivo General de la Nacion, Mexico (Maps)

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Border Studies Archive

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Cayetano E Barreras Vietnam War Photograph Collection

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Dissertations & Theses

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El Sol

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Eligio (Kika) De La Garza Congressional Papers

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Holman Collection

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John Randall Peavey Collection

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Menton Murrary Collection

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Palo Alto/Mexican War Research Collection

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Pan American Student Newspaper

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Regional Maps Collection

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RGV 20th Century Studio Photographs Collection

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RGV Oral Histories

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Ruben Hinojosa Congressional Papers

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UTRGV & TSC Regional History Series

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