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What’s New to Digital Collections: AV Edition

As a follow up from our previous post covering recently uploaded materials from our Manuscript Collections and rare books, I am happy to update you on the audiovisual materials that have recently been uploaded to the Digital Collections Website. Institute of Texan Cultures Audiovisual Production Department Records: This collection was digitized over the past two […]

What’s new to Digital Collections

The digital collections team is happy to share a list of some recently uploaded materials to the Digital Collections website. Today we’ll cover Manuscript Collections and Rare Book uploads, with a round-up of Audiovisual materials to come soon! Manuscript Collections United Farm Workers of Texas Photograph Collection: The United Farm Workers of Texas photograph collection […]

University co-father returns home: Sen. Bernal papers bestowed to Special Collections

UT San Antonio Special Collections received over 70 boxes of personal papers, photos, and writings from the late State Sen. Joe Bernal, a key advocate for bilingual education and co-founder of UTSA. The archive honors his legacy as an educator, civil rights leader, and champion for educational access.

Special Collections announces recipients of the 2025–26 Faculty Teaching in the Archives grants

UT San Antonio Libraries awarded 2025–26 Faculty Teaching in the Archives grants to Dr. Liliana Saldana and Prof. Claudia Treviño García. Their projects integrate archival materials into courses on Fiesta San Antonio and bilingual education, fostering student engagement with local history through hands-on research and culturally responsive teaching tools.

University-owned artwork in your office? Here’s how to get help if you need to make a move

UT San Antonio’s art collection features over 3,000 works by renowned artists like Andy Warhol and celebrated local talents. Displayed across all four campuses, the collection includes paintings, sculptures, and more. A new piece by Bettie Ward at the Downtown Campus highlights UT San Antonio’s dedication to accessible, campus-wide artistic expression.

UTSA Libraries Guides Researchers Through New Federal Open Access Mandates

By the end of 2025, UTSA researchers must make federally funded research publicly accessible upon publication. UTSA Libraries, led by Emily Hayward and Rachel Davis, are guiding faculty and graduate students through compliance with new mandates. Through workshops, consultations, and partnerships, they help researchers navigate policy changes, publisher responses, and open access options to maintain funding eligibility.

Q&A with renowned chef and host of UTSA's Ven a Comer fundraiser

Renowned chef, author and TV show host Pati Jinich is bringing her passion for Mexican cuisine and borderlands storytelling to San Antonio.

UTSA Libraries Adds Archive of San Antonian and Veteran Journalist Oscar Garza

UTSA Libraries proudly unveils the archive of Oscar Garza, a trailblazing San Antonio journalist who championed Chicano and Latinx artists in the 1980s–90s. Packed with articles, research, and rare interviews, the collection offers a vivid look at cultural journalism’s evolution. Garza’s legacy helped reshape media narratives and amplify underrepresented voices. This exciting addition strengthens UTSA’s commitment to preserving South Texas’s rich artistic and cultural history.

Bugs! IPM practices at UTSA Special Collections

Heat, humidity, and insects define the summer season in San Antonio, Texas. This is a sad reality for archivists and anyone seeking to preserve paper and film-based collections in a state that, in the words of an anonymous quip, “has four seasons: almost summer, summer, still summer, and Christmas.” Air conditioners and dehumidifiers answer the […]

UTSA Libraries Exceed Expectations in 2025 LibQUAL+ Survey

This past spring, UTSA Libraries conducted LibQUAL+, a nationally recognized survey to assess library services at UTSA, and a record number of students, faculty, and staff provided feedback, giving high rating to library services across all campuses.

Urban Bird Project to Happy Foundation by Nicolas Isaiah, student clerk, UTSA Special Collections

Connections aren’t something you can anticipate. However, this fact has made me appreciate every moment of life. During my time with the Urban Bird Project, I had no idea what I was in store for. Even as I walked into the first class for a basic rhetoric course, I was amazed and intrigued by the […]

100 Years Ago: A Selection from the San Antonio Light Photograph Collection

Some of the noticeable changes to San Antonio in 1925 were the large construction projects.  Among them were the Olmos Dam, the Municipal Auditorium, and the Aztec Theater.  Numerous views of these structures are represented in our collections. These photographs are representative of ones that the San Antonio Light printed in their pages in 1925.  […]