Texas and Louisiana Microfilm Collection
Scope and Contents Note
Microfilm are grouped by geographic region and arranged by box number. Inventory provides official microfilm roll number along with details about the records on each reel, including document type, location, and dates.
Dates
- Creation: 1603-1940
Language of Materials
English, French, Spanish
Access Restrictions
Unrestricted.
Use Restrictions
Standard copyright restrictions apply.
Historical Note
This collection includes historic records from parishes in Louisiana and counties in Texas. Each reel contains microfilm copies of handwritten documents in English, Spanish, and French.
Full Extent
.834 linear feet
Abstract
Census schedules, marriage, death and baptism registers from Texas and Louisiana. Documents focus largely on Black and Native American populations.
Acquisition Information
Donation.
Accession number: 2024-56
Additions
No further materials are expected for this collection.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Ilyana Jones (BDA Intern), 2025.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Texas and Louisiana Microfilm Collection
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection
- Date
- March 2025
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard (Dacs)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2025 July: Revised by Ryan Sullivant to fix validation errors prior to ingestion into ArchivesSpace.
Repository Details
Part of the Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin Repository
2300 Red River Street
Austin Texas 78712 United States
(512) 495-4578
bensonspecialcollections@austin.utexas.edu