The Southwest Collection archives makes accessible to scholars and the general public archival collections of regional, national, and international significance. It is housed within the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library at Texas Tech University.

Visit Texas Archival Resources Online (TARO) to browse through the finding aids (inventories) of all of the Southwest Collection's diverse archival holdings.

Visit the Southwest Collection's Reference Services website for more information about accessing our archives.

Collections:

1970 Lubbock Tornado Photograph Collection Photographs documenting the aftermath of the F-5 tornado that struck Lubbock, TX, on May 11th, 1970. Bulks with photographs from the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal newspaper.

Adolphus Hotel Records, 1910-1970 Microfilmed scrapbooks documenting the operations of the Adolphus Hotel in Dallas, Texas.

Aguero, Bidal, Papers, 1949-1988 and undated Documenting the business, personal affairs, and other aspects of Aguero's life as a Hispanic businessman, politician, activist, and publisher of "El Editor" in Lubbock, TX.