Mexican & Mexican American History in the Borderlands

The materials located on this page contain resources external to the University of Arizona. The repositories listed include both digital and physical collections that explore Mexican & Mexican American life in the U.S./Mexico borderlands and beyond. 

Bracero History Archive

An online database of oral histories and artifacts related to the Bracero program.

Farmworker Movement Document Project

An online database with primary source accounts from those involved with the United Farmworkers Movement.

Latin American Network Information

A digital initiative with resource guides focused on Latin American studies. 

Criminal Justice and Mexican Americans Collection

A digital collection from the Houston Public Library Digital Archives that contains various materials related to Mexican Americans and criminal justice. 

Mexican American Studies Digital Archive - USTA

A selection of digitized 2D and 3D objects of Mexican American origin from the University of Texas Austin Special Collections and the Institute of Texan Cultures Collection.

UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Digital Collections

A series of digital collections from UCLA that highlight Chicano life throughout the U.S.

Mexican American Art Since 1848 (MAAS1848)

An open source research tool that directs users to Mexican American art located in various institutions across the U.S.

Latino Digital Archive Group

An online directory to materials about the U.S. Latino community. 

LA/Latinx Digital Resources - Association for Latin American Art

An online guide to digital resources for Latin American Art, organized by time period. 

Texas Digital Archive

An assortment of digital collections from the Texas State Library and Archives Collection. Many of the materials contain information about Mexican migration and interactions with law enforcement.

USTA's Mexican Cookbook Collection

A digital collection of Mexican cookbooks, ranging from 1789 to the present, that offer insight to Mexican culinary culture.

United Fronteras

A series of digital projects that seeks to document the borderlands from various perspectives from pre-colonial times to the present.