Free Online Texas Digital Archives

The Ancestor Hunt has been cataloging and listing links to free online genealogy collections in over 20 different record categories since 2014. These are available for you to view and use via the Resources tab above.

It occurred to me, however, that there is a massive amount of genealogy and historical material that can help us researchers as we discover who belongs in our family tree, and more importantly, what is their life story. But this genealogical and historical material doesn’t fit nicely into a specific genealogy record category.

As researchers, we should avail ourselves of the types of materials listed below. They definitely will help us in our genealogy and family history research  These online resources are available generally at state libraries and archives, larger public libraries, and college and university digital collections. Hence the creation of these lists of free online digital archives. I hope they prove useful to you in your pursuit

Types of Information Available in Digital Archives

• Scrapbooks
• Diaries
• Family Papers, Biographies, and Other Collections
• Letters
• Oral Histories
• Maps
• Bulletins and Newsletters
• Corporate Collections
• Local Community and County Histories
• Photographs and Postcards
• Rare Books and Manuscripts
• Government Publications and Documents
• and Yes, Genealogy Record Collections and Indexes

The Free Online Digital Archives for the state are listed below, preceded by Archives that are available for the region or the country:

Multistate Archives

• A Digital Collection Celebrating the Founding of the Historically Black College and University (HBCU)
• Digital Commons Collections
• Digital Public Library of America
• Documenting the American South
• Library of Congress Digital Collections
• National Archives Online Exhibits
• PastPerfectOnline Collections
• Smithsonian Digital Library

Texas

• Abilene Christian University Digital Collections
• Angelo State University Digital Collections
• Baylor University Digital Collections
• Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research
• East Texas Digital Archives
• Lamar University Digital Collections
• Prairie View A&M University Digital Collections
• Preservation Houston: Museum of Houston
• Rice University Digital Collections
• Saint Mary’s University of San Antonio Digital Collections
• Sam Houston State University Digital Collections
• South Texas College of Law Digital Collections
• Southern Methodist University Digital Collections
• Southwestern University Digital Collections
• Stephen F Austin State University Digital Collections
• Sul Ross State University Digital Collections
• Tarleton State University Digital Collections
• Texas A&M International University (Laredo) Digital Collections
• Texas A&M University – College Station Digital Collections
• Texas A&M University – Commerce Digital Collections
• Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi Digital Collections
• Texas A&M University – Galveston Digital Collections
• Texas A&M University – San Antonio Digital Collections
• Texas Christian University Digital Collections
• Texas Southern University Digital Collections
• Texas State Library and Archives Commission
• Texas State University Digital Collections
• Texas Tech University Digital Collections
• Texas Wesleyan University Digital Collections
• Texas Woman’s University Digital Collections
• The Handbook of Texas Online
• The Portal to Texas History
• University of Houston – Houston Digital Collections
• University of North Texas Digital Collections
• University of Texas – Arlington Digital Collections
• University of Texas – Austin Digital Collections
• University of Texas – Dallas Digital Collections
• University of Texas – El Paso Digital Collections
• University of Texas – Health Science Center-San Antonio Digital Collections
• University of Texas – Permian Basin Digital Collections
• University of Texas – Rio Grand Valley Digital Collections
• University of Texas – San Antonio Digital Collections
• University of Texas – Tyler Digital Collections