The Archives of the Big Bend

About the Archives

The Archives are a department within the Bryan Wildenthal Memorial Library at Sul Ross State University in Alpine. Their services include reference assistance, exhibits, reproduction of photos and print materials, and presentations. The Archives' mission focuses on documenting the history of the Trans-Pecos and Big Bend areas, with special emphasis on Brewster, Jeff Davis, and Presidio counties.

Contributions

The Archives of the Big Bend at Sul Ross State University contribute materials by W.D. Smithers, a photographer, map maker, news correspondent, author, and naturalist who came to the Big Bend area with the U.S. Army in 1915. Smithers' illustrations richly document the border activities of the military from 1916 to 1935. Details featured include the cavalry, pack mules, horses, equipment, insignias, overland routes of the troops, and the border air patrol. They have provided items to the "Rescuing Texas History, 2006" collection.

Contact

Melleta Bell, Sr. Archivist

432-837- 8388

mbell@sulross.edu

Address

The Archives of the Big Bend
Bryan Wildenthal Memorial Library
P.O. Box C-109
Alpine, Texas 79832

URL

https://library.sulross.edu/archives/

Basic statistics about this partner.
865 Items	4 Types	1 Title
6 collections	5 Decades	1 Language
3 Counties	4 States	2 Countries
91,344 Usage	14 years, 3 months ago Partner Added	6 years, 10 months ago Last Updated

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The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 3, 1916

Alpine Avalanche. (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, January 18, 1901

Alpine Avalanche. (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, April 26, 1901

The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 2, 1913

Alpine Avalanche. (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, July 12, 1901

The Alpine Avalanche. (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 4, 1910

Alpine Avalanche. (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, October 18, 1901

The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 15, 1912

The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 4, 1918

Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, October 24, 1902

The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 11, 1915

The Alpine Avalanche. (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 26, 1909

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The Archives of the Big Bend, partner contributing to The Portal to Texas History. University of North Texas Libraries. https://texashistory.unt.edu/explore/partners/ABB/ accessed September 27, 2023.