The San Antonio Municipal Archives are the official
archives of the city of
San Antonio,
Texas. They are a division of the Office of the City Clerk.
The mission of the archives is to arrange, describe, preserve, and provide access to archival materials that document the
history of San Antonio.
They are accessible by appointment only.
Description
The archives include over 300 separate collections of records created by the city.
In addition to printed materials, the archives also contain audio/visual materials, electronic records, gifts given to the city, maps, and photographs.
Among the highlights of the collections are the first governmental meeting records from
Bejar, which date to the 1770s; the architectural plans for
the Alamo
The Battle of the Alamo (February 23 – March 6, 1836) was a pivotal event in the Texas Revolution. Following a 13-day siege, Mexican troops under President General Antonio López de Santa Anna reclaimed the Alamo Mission near San Anto ...
; an 1895 letter sent by Mexican president
Porfirio Díaz
José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori ( or ; ; 15 September 1830 – 2 July 1915), known as Porfirio Díaz, was a Mexican general and politician who served seven terms as President of Mexico, a total of 31 years, from 28 November 1876 to 6 Decem ...
; and one of the oldest maps of the city, which documents the area within a radius from the
Cathedral of San Fernando.
History
The archives were founded in 2005 by City Clerk Leticia M. Vacek. Vacek also led the creation of the archives' digital collection, which was debuted in 2007 and provides access to digitized materials via the Municipal Archives & Records Digital Repository.
Vacek retired in March 2020 after serving 16 years as City Clerk, during which time she managed the entire Office of the City Clerk, which includes the Archives Division as well as the Legislative Division, Passport Division, Records Management Division, and Vital Records Division. The Office of the City Clerk has an annual budget of approximately $4 million.
Prior to being named the university archivist at the
University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries
The University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries (UTSA Libraries) is the academic library of The University of Texas at San Antonio, a state university, state research university in San Antonio, Texas, United States. UTSA Libraries consists of the ...
in January 2010, Sean Heyliger served as the assistant archivist at the San Antonio Municipal Archives.
The archives have received grant funding, including grants from the
Alamo Area Council of Governments
The Alamo Area Council of Governments (AACOG) is a voluntary association of cities, counties and special districts in the south-central region of the U.S. state of Texas.
Based in San Antonio, the Alamo Area Council of Governments is a member of ...
, the
National Historical Publications and Records Commission, and the
San Antonio Conservation Society.
References
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Archives in the United States
City archives
Government agencies established in 2005
Municipal Archives