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Austin History

C10624, Mexican American Church Community gathered together.
The Language of Segregation
July 10, 2017
Between 1916 and 1945 Austin maintained a school specifically for Spanish-speaking children.
PICA 24839 Austin History Center Reading Room
Searching in the Archives: General Collection
June 27, 2017
By Sammy Cook Following along on our theme of Searching in the Archives, where we help you learn more about our records...
June is Rebuild Your Life Month. This Austinite Did That at the Library.
June 9, 2017
You can, too.
AR.2012.004 Aquarius IV Unfinished building with soaring awning
Film History: The Aquarius IV
May 31, 2017
By Susan Rittereiser Opened on this day, 44 years ago, in 1973, the Aquarius IV at 1500 Pleasant Valley Road featured...
PICA 28231 Librarian at Reference Desk
Searching in the Archives: Finding Aids
May 24, 2017
By Sammy Cook If you want to find the answers to your questions the best place to start is with our Finding Aids....
Leila Hirshfeld Bernheim's Alien Registration Card, 1918, AR.H.024
The Consequences of Saying "I do"
May 3, 2017
By Molly Hults Recently I was processing the Hirshfeld Family Papers, a family whose story in Austin began in the late...
PICH 09226 Becker children with goat cart at 300 East 4th Street
Cute Little Kids: Goat Cart Photographs
April 28, 2017
By Nicole Davis Read about and see some unusual portraits of children with goats.
Venimos es paz
In-Between-Ness: Liliana Wilson and the Refugee Experience
April 12, 2017
By Kelly Hanus Nepantla, the Nahuatl word which means “in-between-ness” is a concept conveyed through Liliana Wilsons...
PICA 19601 Black and white photo of woman starting an airplane propeller, circa 1940s
Women's History in the Archives
March 31, 2017
By Susan Rittereiser Celebrate Women's History Month by learning more about women in history. 
PICA 25464
Preserving Black History and Celebrating San Bernard
March 22, 2017
By LaToya Devezin Preserving Black History and Celebrating Austin's African American Historical District. 

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