Special Collections
The C. L. Sonnichsen Special Collections Department is located on the sixth floor. The book collections include the Chicano Collection, the Judaica Collection, the S. L. A. Marshall Military History Collection, the Southwest and Border Studies Collection, as well as collections of art and rare books. In addition to printed sources, the department has
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Collections
Special Collections contains rare books as well as thematic book collections such as the Southwest, Chicano, Judaica, Art, Marshall Military, and McCord Poetry collections.
- Archival Collections List
- Book Collections
- Finding Aids
- Image Collections
- Manuscript Collections
- -- COVID, Shapleigh, Lapolaka
- -- Walmart Shooting
Services
- Tours
Tours are available to the public during regular hours of operation. For more information, please call (915) 747-5697. - Instruction
The Special Collections Department provides instruction sessions about our department and holdings for undergraduate and graduate classes. Please contact Claudia Rivers or (915) 747-6725 for more information. - Copying & Scanning
Policies
- User Policies -- En Español
- Gift Policy
- Deed of Gift
- Request for Publication
- Remote Storage
Materials housed in off-site storage may take a few days to retrieve. Contact Claudia Rivers to coordinate retrieval.
Exhibits
The Special Collections Department regularly curates exhibits on the sixth, third, and second floors of the Â鶹¹ÙÍø Library. The fourth floor features a permanent exhibit of artist José Cisneros’s original illustrations for his book Riders Across the Centuries: Horsemen of the Spanish Borderlands.
- -- an online exhibit.
- -- online relief for trying times!
- -- an online exhibit
- -- an online exhibit
Carl Hertzog Award
The Hertzog Award was a biennial book award that celebrated excellence in book design. It was presented by the Friends of the University Library.
Helpful Resources
Contact Us
Special Collections Reference Desk: (915) 747-5697
Claudia Rivers
Head, Special Collections
(915) 747-6725
crivers@utep.edu
Susannah Holliday
Assistant Head, Special Collections
(915) 747-6839
slholliday@utep.edu
News / Events
Awards
Special Collections receives the prestigious 2019
Newsletters
Annual Reports
Special Collections' 50th Anniversary
September 2017 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the C.L. Sonnichsen Special Collections Department at the University of Texas at El Paso Library.