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Center for American History
Round Top, Texas
History

The Center's research collections date back to the opening of The University of Texas in 1883. As the University's holdings in Texas history grew, scholars urged their consolidation and special housing. In 1945, University regents created the Eugene C. Barker Texas History Center. In 1991, the Barker became a component of the newly created Center for American History (CAH), a special collections library, archive, and museum that supports research, teaching, and other activities related to the history of the U. S. The CAH is comprised of the Research and Collections Division at UT in Austin, the Sam Rayburn Library and Museum in Bonham and the Winedale near Round Top.

Artifact Collections

Collections focus on library and archival materials. See below.

Research Collections

Eugene C. Barker Texas History Collections:
. Texas Collection Library, containing extensive collection of Texas books, periodicals, special clippings files, broadsides, and printed ephemera from 1555. 155,000 volumes; 3,000 broadsides; 35,000 clipping files.
. Texas History Archives and Manuscript Collections, containing 6,000 collections from 1717. 4,500 linear feet.
. Texas Newspaper Collection, containing 4,800 titles of Texas and U. S. newspapers dating from 1813.
. Texas Photographs Collection, containing 2,000,000 photographs and 6,000 files of images arranged by subject.
. Texas Music & Sound Collection, containing 40,000 audio and video recordings.
. Texas Cartography Collection, containing 33,000 manuscript and printed cartographic materials depicting Texas and its region from 1519 to present
. African Americans in Texas Archives, containing various formats relating to African Americans in Texas.
. Media History Collections
. Littlefield Southern History Collections
. Congressional History Collections
. Sam Rayburn Library and Museum in Bonham, Texas
. Western Americana Collections
. Special Collections for American History
. University of Texas Archives
. Oral History Program
. Winedale near Round Top, Texas
. Collections are available for use in the Center's James S. Hogg Reading Room. Access to holdings is provided through a variety of finding aids, including the University's on-line library catalogue (UTCAT) and special indexes and inventories. Additional descriptive literature is issued by the Center and is available upon request.
. The Center for American History is open to anyone agreeing to abide by its regulations for use. Patrons are required to show photographic identification at the time of registration and

Programs

Exhibitions held throughout the year showcase the variety of the Center's holdings. Tours, slide-show presentations, and lectures on Center resources and services are available by appointment. Programs available for tour/loan; no fees for borrowing educational materials.

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Temporary & Traveling Exhibits

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Street Address
Winedale
3738 FM 2714
Round Top, TX 78954
Mailing Address
P.O.Box 11
Round Top, TX 78954
phone: 512-495-4518
e-mail: erin.purdy@austin.utexas.edu
home page: www.Winedale.org
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Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

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