Center for American History

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1 Address and Contact Info
2 Hours and Usage Restrictions
3 Online Catalogs and Finding Aids
4 Collection Summary
5 Usage Discussion
6 Fellowships and Funding Opportunities
7 Major Topic Areas
8 Categories

[edit] Address and Contact Info

Address:

Research and Collections
Sid Richardson Hall 2.106
1 University Station D1100
Austin, Texas 78712-0335

Telephone & fax:

Phone 512-495-4515
Fax 512-495-4542

Website:

http://www.cah.utexas.edu/

Principal contacts for the collection:

[edit] Hours and Usage Restrictions

When UT classes are in session:
Monday - Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Closed Sunday

Important note: Because of the logistical challenges created by its proximity to Royal-Memorial Stadium, the Center remains closed on those autumn Saturdays when the University of Texas hosts a football game.

(A full explanation of hours is here: http://www.cah.utexas.edu/about/hours.php )

[edit] Online Catalogs and Finding Aids

[edit] Collection Summary

[edit] Usage Discussion

Suggestions for approaching the material:

Housing and getting by for less in the area:

Directions to the Center and options for parking are detailed here:

http://www.cah.utexas.edu/about/locations.php

[edit] Fellowships and Funding Opportunities

[edit] Major Topic Areas

Texas
U.S. South
U.S. West
U.S. political and congressional history
Energy and natural resources
U.S. news media (newspapers, television journalism, photojournalism, etc.)
Photography

For more details, see the Center's page on "Collections - Strengths":

http://www.cah.utexas.edu/collections/american_south.php

or browse the finding aid:

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/browse/browse_cah1.html