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ELP 384R School, Family, Community Engagement

Local History

Local History

Good places to start if you want to learn more about the history of your school's neighborhood and community

Austin American Statesman (historical coverage) - articles from 1938 to 1975.

Dallas Morning News (historical coverage) - articles from 1885-1984

Texas Reference Center - includes Austin American Statesman articles from 1999 to 2019.

Austin Chronicle - Online archival coverage back to 1995.

Austin History Center - Our local history archives. See the the "subject guides" under the "Research" section for more about collection of interest to this project.

Google Books - Search the full text of current and historic texts.  Reference to some Texas schools might be found in local and Texas history books.

Texas Archival Resources Online -  A catalog of finding aids from archives across Texas. Most of this material hasn't been digitized, but you'll get a sense of which local archives may be worth visiting in person.

 

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