Latin American Studies

The Fine Arts Library's Visual Resources Collection consists of two important collections of images of art, architecture, and design from all periods.

The Nettie Lee Benson Latin American collection at the University of Texas at Austin is one of the largest Latin American and Latin@ collections in the world. The library’s holdings include over a million books, magazines, newspapers, journals and other materials. This collection is complemented by a world-class archival collection containing manuscripts, art, maps, letters and other one-of-a-kind materials.

The Latinx LGBTQ Collection is a virtual resource to help researchers locate resources at the University of Texas Libraries that intersect LGBTQ studies with Latinx populations. The collection uses a virt designation added by UT Libraries catalogers to individual records. This means that you’ll see “Latinx LGBTQ Collection” listed as a “Local Note” in records included in the collection. This local note field, MARC field 590, has been used by the Libraries to designate other virtual collections including gifts to the library and the Black Queer Studies Collection.