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About Us

As the local history division of the Austin Public Library, the Austin History Center provides the public with information about the history, current events, and activities of Austin and Travis County. We collect and preserve information about local governments, businesses, residents, institutions, and neighborhoods so that generations to come will have access to our history. 

The Austin History Center's rich collections and expert staff support exhibits, programs, and research by the public in our Reading Room six days per week.

On our website you can:

We are always ready to answer your questions and help you find the information you are looking for. Contact us here.

Videos about the Austin History Center

Videos about the Austin History Center link

The Austin History Center Archive

An introduction to archives produced in-house by Austin History Center staff.

 

Saving Austin's History

An Alpheus Media film for the Austin History Center/Austin History Center Association, 2014

 

Austin History Center - Behind the Scenes from Alpheus Media on Vimeo.

An Alpheus Media film for the Austin History Center/Austin History Center Association, 2015

 

Video Collections

To learn more about our video collections visit our Collections page. You can allso subscribe to our YouTube channel to see clips of videos from some of our collections