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Archives and Manuscripts Index

Browse and search an inventory of the Austin History Center’s archival collections. Where appropriate, click on the collection title to view the collection finding aid (a detailed description of the collection) hosted by Texas Archival Resources Online. These links will open the description in a new browser window.

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AR.2019.012
Dates: -
Creator: Ceci, Veronica
Persons
  • Ceci, Veronica
  • Polivka, Aime
Organizations
  • Flash Collective
  • Austin (Tex.). Cultural Arts Division
  • Austin Arts Commission (Tex.)
  • Austin Arts Commission (Tex.). Art in Public Places Advisory Panel
  • Round Rock High School Gay Straight Alliance (RRHS GSA)
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)
  • Lamar Senior Activity Center (Austin, Tex.)
Subjects
  • LGBTQ people
  • Gay rights--Texas--Austin
  • Artists--Texas--Austin
  • Art--Texas--Austin
  • Street art--Texas--Austin
  • Art, Municipal--Texas--Austin
  • Public spaces--Texas--Austin
  • Mural painting and decoration--Texas--Austin
  • Women artists--Texas--Austin
Format
  • Digital records
  • Photographic materials
  • Text materials
Access: Available on-site

Margaret and Warren Reed Papers

AR.2019.013
Dates: -
Creator: Reed, Margaret Thomas, 1921-2018
Persons
  • Reed, Margaret Thomas
  • Reed, Warren G.
  • Thomas, Richard
  • Thomas, Johnnie
  • Thomas, Cortez
  • Thornberry, Homer
  • Bailey, Barbara
Organizations
  • Willow Grove Baptist Church (Houston, Tex.)
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)
  • Waco (Tex.)
  • Willow Grove (Tex.)
Subjects
  • Families--Texas--Austin
  • African Americans--Texas--Austin
  • Soldiers--Texas--Austin
  • Korean War, 1950-1953
  • Armed forces
  • African Americans--Portraits
Format
  • Artifacts
  • Photographic materials
  • Text materials
Access: Available on-site

Highland Park Parent-Teacher Association Records

AR.2021.001
Dates: -
Creator: Highland Park Parent-Teacher Association
Persons
Organizations
  • Highland Park Parent-Teacher Assocation
  • Austin Independent School District (Tex.)
  • Highland Park Elementary School (Austin, Tex.)
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)
Subjects
  • Public Schools--Texas--Austin
  • Elementary schools--Texas--Austin
  • Parents' and teachers' associations
Format
Access: Available on-site

Jesse Sublett Papers

AR.2021.032
Dates: -
Creator: Sublett, Jesse
Persons
  • Sublett, Jesse
  • Valdes, Hattie
  • Smith, Frank Hughey, Sr.
  • Earle, Ronnie
  • Overton, Timmy
Organizations
  • Texas. Veterans' Land Board
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)
Subjects
  • Gangs
  • Gangsters
  • Political corruption
Format
  • Text materials
Access: Advance notice required

Bertha Sadler and James H. Means Papers

AR.2022.004
Dates: -
Creator: Means, Bertha Sadler; Means, James H.
Persons
  • Means, Bertha Sadler
  • Means, James H.
Organizations
  • Huston-Tillotson University
  • National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)
Subjects
  • Political activist--Texas--Austin
  • Civil rights--Texas--Austin
  • Social reformers
  • African Americans--Education (Higher)
Format
  • Art
  • Photographic materials
  • Text materials
Access: Available on-site

Ric Sternberg Papers and Recordings

AR.2022.006
Dates: -
Creator: Sternberg, Frederic
Persons
  • Sternberg, Frederic
Organizations
  • Pineapple Players
  • Armadillo World Headquarters
  • Austin Community Television
  • Austin Community College (Austin, Tex.)
  • Esther's Follies (Theater Company)
  • City of Austin
  • Sierra Club Austin Regional Group
  • Pedernales Electric Cooperative
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)
  • Blanco County (Tex.)
Subjects
  • Popular music--Texas--Austin
  • Punk rock music--Texas--Austin
  • Public television--Texas--Austin
  • Nuclear power plants--Public opinion
  • Filmmakers--Texas--Austin
  • Music--performance
  • Protest movements
  • Antinuclear movement
  • Film production and direction
  • Environmentalism--Texas--Austin
Format
  • Photographic materials
  • Text materials
  • Video
Access: Advance notice required

The Library Foundation Records

AR.2022.009
Dates: -
Creator: The Library Foundation
Persons
Organizations
  • Friends of the Austin Public Library
  • Austin Public Library Foundation
  • The Library Foundation
  • Austin Public Library
Places
  • Austin (Tex.)
Subjects
  • Libraries--Societies, etc.
Format
  • Photographic materials
  • Text materials
  • Video
Access: Available on-site