October 16, 2015   recently added Collections … The Houston Metropolitan Research Center (HMRC) features two of its extensive collections: The John J. Herrera Papers and The Mexican American Family and Photo Collection. The Houston Metropolitan Research Center (HMRC) is part of the Houston Public Library System’s Special Collections Division which also includes the Clayton Library… Read more »

October 2, 2015   recently added Collections … Bellaire Historical Society Through a collaboration between the Bellaire Historical Society and the Friends of the Bellaire Library, the Bellaire Area Newspaper collection has been made available on The Portal to Texas History. It is the purpose of the Bellaire Historical Society to preserve, maintain, restore and… Read more »

August 25, 2015   recently added Collections … El Paso Public Library  The El Paso Public Library contributes photographs from the Otis Aultman Photograph Collection, which pertain to the Mexican Revolution, Pancho Villa’s raid on Columbus, New Mexico, and the ensuing Punitive Expedition of 1916-1917.These images are historically significant in that they document … more  Coleman Public… Read more »

July 23, 2015   recently added Collections … UNT Libraries Digitizes 33 Years of Dallas Voice The Dallas Voice Newspaper has been continuously published since 1984 and is the first newspaper to represent and serve the Dallas, Texas, LGBT community. New issues are published on Fridays, with a circulation of 20,000 papers per week in… Read more »

April 20, 2015 recently added Collections … Larry Jene Fisher Collection The Larry Jene Fisher Collection reflects the diverse interests and tireless curiosity of the Renaissance man of Southeast Texas. Fisher’s work as a photographer, filmmaker, environmental activist, musician, pilot, and traveler are all reflected in his images. The collection, chiefly composed of photographic negatives… Read more »