Special Collections holds several extensive and diverse Mexican and Spanish language collections dating from 1554 to the 1950s with the majority dating from the late 17th century through the mid-20th century. The collections include both original manuscripts and microfilm.

Selected Manuscript Collections

Alper Collections, 1556-1950
Simón Peón Papers, 1833-1933
Franklin Madis Collection,1588-1910
José María Paras Records, 1846-1850
José Salazar Ilarregui Papers, 1823-1867
Linares, Nuevo León, Mexico, 1592-1920
José Vicente de Anza Papers, 1784-1839
Manuel Gonzólez Papers, ca.1866-ca.1892
Jesús de la Garza Family Papers, 1840-1911
Sabas García Papers, 1846-1905

Microfilm Collections

Yucatán Microfilm:
Collections include the records from the Archivo de la Mitra, 1557-1931; Archivo Notarial, 1689-1900; Archivo General del Estado, 1683-1933; and the Hemeroteca del Estado, 1821-1980. Maritza Arrigunaga Coello published a guide to the microfilm entitled Catálogo de las Fotocopias de los Documentos y Periódicos Yucatecos en la Biblioteca de la Universidad de Texas en Arlington published by UT Arlington press in 1983. These collections include 1,078 reels of microfilm.

Honduran Microfilm:
Special Collections conducted a grant-funded microfilm project of various Honduran archives that produced 370 reels of microfilm. The archives included six major sections of the Honduras National Archives, eleven Municipal Archives, two Judiciary Archives, a large portion of the Bishopric of Comayagua's Archives, records from the Cathedral San Miguel at Tegucigalpa, and two collections from the Honduran Institute of Anthropology and History.

Selected Microfilm Collections:

• Archivo Eclesiastico de Comayagua
• Honduran Archives on Microfilm at The University of Texas at Arlington Library: A Guide
• Honduras National Archives Microfilm: Colonial Section
• Preliminary Guide to the Collections Microfilmed at the Honduras National Archives and at the Department of Olancho
• Records of the Municipal Archives from the Department of Yoro, Honduras, Microfilmed by The University of Texas at Arlington Library.

Finding Aids for the Spanish Language Collections are available at the Special Collections service Desk. Online finding aids are currently being prepared for this site.

If you have questions about the Spanish Language Collections, please contact Maritza Arrigunaga at arrigunaga@uta.edu.