UTA Special Collections

07/31/2026

Check out this fantastic story from NBC DFW about our 2026 World Cup Digital Collection!

📸🤳We are seeking community donations of digital photographs, videos, and artworks that will help us document this historic occasion across the Metroplex! ⚽️🏟️

Donation info in the comments below! ⬇️

The matches may be over, but the memories of the 2026 FIFA World Cu...

07/20/2026

The 2026 World Cup is over, but the memory lives on!

We’re seeking community donations to document this hugely important moment in DFW history! Our team of archivists is asking the community to consider donating digital photographs and videos to help preserve the history of the 2026 World Cup in North Texas.

Whether you went to watch parties, gatherings, Texas Live, the Fan Festival, any of the nine matches in Arlington, or any other World Cup themed events - we want to preserve the FAN and community experience!

More info at this link: https://libraries.uta.edu/collections/2026-world-cup-digital-collection

If you have questions, email [email protected]!

07/17/2026

150 years looks great on you, City of Arlington, TX - City Hall!!!

07/10/2026

We want to preserve YOUR digital photos and videos from the 2026 World Cup and all of the surrounding events.

Help us document this important event in DFW history!

Years from now, people will want to know what it felt like when the FIFA World Cup came to Arlington.

What was it like to walk into the stadium? To celebrate with friends after a match? To cheer at a fan festival or gather around the TV for a watch party?

Those moments matter, and we're asking for your help preserving them.

UTA Libraries is creating a World Cup Digital Collection to document how our community experienced one of the world's biggest sporting events. Whether you attended a match, celebrated with family and friends, volunteered, visited a fan event, or simply captured the excitement around Arlington, your photos and videos can help tell this story.

History isn't only made by headlines. It's made by the people who lived it.

If you have photos or videos you'd like to share, we'd love to help preserve your memories for future generations.

Learn more about the collection and how to contribute:
https://libraries.uta.edu/news/uta-libraries-launches-community-collection-preserve-world-cup-fan-experiences




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07/10/2026

07/03/2026

Celebrate this momentous Fourth of July by exploring 250 years of American history through maps!

UTA Libraries Special Collections and Archives is proud to launch, Mapping a Nation: 250 Years of American Cartography, a new digital exhibit created in partnership with the UTA Department of History and Geography in honor of America's 250th anniversary!

Curated by a mix of UTA students, faculty, and history enthusiasts, this exhibit features one carefully selected map for each decade of American history - from the 1770s to the 2020s. Together, these maps tell the story of a shifting nation, revealing how changing landscapes, borders, and ideas, have shaped the American experience.

This Independence Day, discover the people, places, and stories that have helped map the nation's past, and continue to inspire new perspectives on America's identity!

View the digital exhibition now at https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/exhibit/

06/17/2026

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Hello and Zdravo 🇭🇷, England and Croatia fans!

After your thrilling match today, beat the heat tomorrow by visiting the Atlas of Champions exhibit at UTA Libraries! We’ve got one historic map to represent each nation in the tournament, including two stunning examples of your nations.