This database contains two modules, Latino Civil Rights during the Carter Administration: Records of the White House Office of Hispanic Affairs (1979-1981) and Bexar Archives: Colonial Archives of Texas during the Spanish and Mexican Periods, 1717-1836. The events documented in the Carter Administration collection that are noted in the timeline are general events from the presidency of Jimmy Carter such as the second round of Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, the 1980 presidential election. Events documented in the Bexar Archives include Gutierrez-Magee invasion of 1812-1813, the battle of Medina in 1813, the Champ D'Asile incident in 1818, Dr. Long's expedition in 1819, the coming of Moses Austin in 1820, the Mexican independent regime in 1821, the Fredonian Rebel lion in Nacogdoches in 1827, and, finally, the independence of Texas in 1836.
Microfilm allows libraries to have filmed copies of materials we might not otherwise have, due to space considerations. Materials that have been microfilmed may include one-of-a-kind manuscript collections, newspapers, or large collections of books or documents.
Microfilm must be read on a microfilm reader; these machines are usually available at the appropriate campus library. You should be able to make photocopies and sometimes can make digital scans, depending on the machine.
Use secondary sources to narrow down your topic and identify dates, names of people and organizations, and types of sources. If the collection has a guide, use it to identify which rolls of film you need to view.
Check the hours of the Newspaper/Microform room and whether appointments are needed.
Click on the titles of the collections to view the UC Library Search record (including the call number) of each item.
To find primary sources you may search:
For more information, see the Library's Guide to Finding Historical Primary Sources
Search UC Library Search for primary sources using keywords and adding terms that denote primary sources, such as:
-correspondence
-sources
-diaries
-personal narratives
-interviews
-speeches
-documents
-archives
-newspapers
Examples:
united farm worker* interviews
united farm worker* periodicals
migrant agricultural labor* sources
Also search by author: united farm workers
author: chavez cesar
etc.