Historical Photographs from the US Mexico Border at the University of Texas El Paso Library

FAIN: PT-50212-11

University of Texas, El Paso (El Paso, TX 79968-8900)
Claudia A. Rivers (Project Director: March 2011 to April 2015)
Claudia A. Rivers (Project Director: May 2011 to April 2014)

Historical Photographs from the US Mexico Border at The University of Texas at El Paso Library.Photographic collections at the University of Texas at El Paso Library, dating from approximately 1880 to 2000, document many historic events of national significance. These collections of original photographs, however, suffer from deterioration linked to their physical composition and storage conditions. In order to slow the deterioration of the photographs, the University of Texas at El Paso seeks funding to undertake a three-year effort to improve the storage conditions of the photographs and to prioritize the most endangered images for reformatting. The project will include approximately 650,000 photographs in 15 collections, and will assure that the valuable research potential held by the photographs will be available to future researchers.

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A Photographic Collection – The Stout-Feldman Studio Photographs (Blog Post)
Title: A Photographic Collection – The Stout-Feldman Studio Photographs
Author: Bryan Winter
Abstract: The Stout-Feldman Studio in El Paso, Texas, was well known for its photographic portraits. The studio's photographers also took pictures of faculty, staff, and organizations at the Texas College of Mines and Metallurgy--now the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). The University Library acquired the collection in 2008 and is now doing preservation work on the collection. An exhibit of photographs from the collection will be on display in the UTEP Library and will open on June 15, 2012.
Date: 06/13/2012
Primary URL: http://transformations.utep.edu/
Primary URL Description: The Transformations blog provides a public, scholarly space in which to investigate the history, transformation, and impact of The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) on the occasion of its centennial in 2014. We seek to place the university’s past and present within the context of the El Paso community, Texas and the American Southwest, the U.S.-Mexico borderlands, changes in higher education, and the field of public commemoration.
Blog Title: Transformations: A Blog about UTEP's History and Coming Centennial Celebration
Website: http://transformations.utep.edu/

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