Southwest Collection

Pressler’s Map of the State of Texas, 1858. Texas State Archives Map Collection, number 1201.

The Texas America250 exhibit can be seen in person at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library through July 4, 2026.

Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Over the next several weeks, we will be sharing each exhibit panel from the Texas America250 exhibit, on loan from the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). The exhibit can be seen in person at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library through July 4, 2026.

Texas flag and seal design by Peter Krag, approved January 25, 1839. Texas Secretary of State legislative bills and resolutions filed (General and special laws), 2-7L/3.

Here's an iconic image of "Mr. Tornado."

The F-Scale, used for measuring the strength of tornadoes, was developed by Dr. Tetsuya Theodore Fujita during his decades as a severe weather research. Dr. Fujita’s materials are housed at the Southwest Collection.