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[APHM] Asian Pacific American Heritage Month 2022
Raquel Estrada, William Flores, and Samantha Bustillos
Collection of posters created celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month 2022.
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[APHM] Asian Pacific American Heritage Month 2023
Jesus Tellez, Raquel Estrada, and Samantha Bustillos
Collection of posters created celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month 2023.
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[APHM] Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: Rio Grande Valley History
Shannon Pensa and
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month is observed annually in the U.S. during May and recognizes the achievements and influence of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Americans in the history, culture, and achievements of our country.
The legacy of the AAPI community dates back to the earliest arrival of Asian immigrants to North America and the contributions of families and individuals continue to shape the heritage of the lower Rio Grande Valley.
This exhibit documents Asian exclusion and anti-immigration as well as the historical contributions and achievements of our APA community in the Valley.
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Autism Awareness Month 2023
Raquel Estrada and William Flores
Collection of posters created for Autism Awareness Month. Poster topics include: General Books, Popular Titles, Juvenile Titles, Streaming Films, and Research Resources. Book and video covers are hyperlinked.
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[BHM] Black History Month 2022
Raquel Estrada and William Flores
Collection of posters created celebrating Black History Month 2022. Posters include: short film recommendations, streaming videos, ebooks, print books, and juvenile books.
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[BHM] Black History Month 2023
Jesus Tellez, Samantha Bustillos, and Raquel Estrada
Collection of posters created celebrating Black History Month 2023. Poster topics include: Steaming Videos, Popular Titles, Women in History, Texas History, Afro-Latinos, Black Resistance, Spotlight on Zora Neale Hurston, Government Resources, Online Exhibits, and Library Guides. Book and video covers are hyperlinked.
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[BHM] Rio Grande Valley History: Our African American Heritage Poster Exhibit
Shannon Pensa and UTRGV Special Collections & Archives
Posters include: Jackson family, Webber family, Biddy family, Callandret family, Parthenia Archer, Ninth U.S. Cavalry and famed Buffalo Soldiers of Fort Ringgold, Brownsville Affair of 1906, Mittie Anita (Williams) Pullam, Melissa Dotson Betts, Restlawn Cemetery, Bethel Garden, Juneteenth, and UTRGV library resources.
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[FOLK] Fall Fright: Folklore, Magic, Mystic & Mystery
Jesus Tellez, Raquel Estrada, and Samantha Bustillos
This poster collection features recommendations for ebooks, films, and documentaries, as well as juvenile books. Additionally, it includes an author spotlight on Xavier Garza.
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[HHM] Hispanic Heritage Month 2021
Shannon Pensa and William Flores
Collection of posters created celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month 2021. Posters include: available ebooks from the UTRGV Library, Reynaldo Guerra Garza, Eligio (Kika) de la Garza II, Américo Paredes, Jovita González Mireles, Gloria Anzaldúa, digital archival collections, and local authors' books.
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[HHM] Hispanic Heritage Month 2022
Raquel Estrada and William Flores
Film and documentaries -- Juvenile books -- General books -- Popular books -- Spanish books -- Regional books -- UTRGV & Legacy affiliated books -- Quinceanera.
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[HHM] Hispanic Heritage Month 2023
William Flores, Stephanie Reyna, and Raquel Estrada
Collection of posters created celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month 2023, prosperity, progress and power. Posters include: civil rights movement in the Rio Grande Valley, civil rights movement in Texas, library resources, and local digital archival collections.
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[JUNE] Juneteenth 2022
Raquel Estrada, William Flores, and Shannon Pensa
Collection of posters created celebrating Juneteenth 2022.
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[JUNE] Juneteenth 2023
Jesus Tellez, Raquel Estrada, and Samantha Bustillos
Collection of posters created celebrating Juneteenth 2023. Poster topics include: Streaming films, New/popular titles, History, Civil rights, Texas Underground Railroad, Juvenile Titles, Spotlight on CHAPS , and Research Resources. Book and video covers are hyperlinked.
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[NAHM] Native American Heritage Month 2021 Library Events
Raquel Estrada and William Flores
Poster for Native American Heritage Month 2021.
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[NPM] National Poetry Month 2022: Selected poems from the Rio Grande Valley
UTRGV Special Collections & Archives, Adela Cadena, Guillermo Corona, Maria "Lisa" Huerta, Shannon Pensa, Milagro Resendez, and Manuel Rodriguez Jr
National Poetry Month 2022: Selected poems from the Rio Grande Valley.
"There's a poem in this place" is a line by Amanda Gorman that not only inspired the 2022 national poster design, but also this poster exhibit which highlights the works of our regional poets. Each UTRGV Special Collections & Archives staff member designed two posters inspired by select Rio Grande Valley poems. -
[VET] A Salute To Veterans of the Lower Rio Grande Valley 2021
UTRGV University Library, Special Collections & Archives
Featuring: Americo Paredes, Carlton Chilton Jr., Hector P. Garcia, Jose Mendoza Lopez, Wilma "Dolly" Vinsant Shea, William George Harrell, Kika de la Garza, Felipe A. Champion, Alfredo "Freddy" Gonzalez, Cayetano E. Barrera, James "Nikki" Rowe, Rosemary Mariner, and library books and oral histories pertaining to Rio Grande Valley Veterans.
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[VET] National Veterans & Military Families Month
Raquel Estrada, Shannon Pensa, and William Flores
Collection of posters created celebrating National Veterans & Military Families Month.
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[VET] National Veterans & Military Families Month: Celebrating Native Americans
Raquel Estrada and William Flores
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[VET] Veterans Day 2023
Shannon N. Pensa and
Annual poster exhibit honoring military service veterans. This year's digital poster exhibit features information about the historic changes in the U.S. armed forces as well as profiles for valley veterans, including: Richard E. Cavazos, Dr. Eloisa Tamez, Pedro Cano, Maria Osorio, Ruth M. Abney, Eugene Gutierrez, Angela Burton, Herbert Pike, and Edgar Hernandez.
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[VET] Veterans Day Virtual Book Display
Raquel Estrada and Shannon Pensa
A virtual book display for Veterans Day created by UTRGV librarians.
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[VET] We Salute the Veterans of the Lower Rio Grande Valley
Shannon Pensa and
A Special Poster Exhibit Honoring the Service and Sacrifice of Our Veterans and their Families. The 2022 digital poster exhibit highlights military service veterans and their achievements, including Saburo Tanamachi, John F. Webber, Tom Landry, Ruth Aline Moses, Pablo M. Coronado, Jacob Daniel White, Frank S. Plummer, Ricardo Sanchez, William C. Gorgas, Herminia Whitzel, Fernando De La Rosa, and Frances Isbell.
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[WHM] HerStory: Women's History Month 2023
Shannon Pensa and The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
HerStory is a digital presentation created for Women's History Month 2023 using collection materials from UTRGV University Library Special Collections & Archives and resources from other regional and digital archives.
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[WHM] Rio Grande Valley Women's History Poster Exhibit 2022
Shannon Pensa and UTRGV Special Collections & Archives
March is Women's History Month— a time to honor the historic achievements and contributions of women in the Rio Grande Valley.
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[WHM] Women's History Month 2022
Raquel Estrada
Collection of posters created celebrating Women's History Month 2022. Posters include: short film recommendations, streaming videos, ebooks, print books, juvenile books, and regional material.
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[WHM] Women's History Month 2023
Samantha Bustillos, Jesus Tellez, and Raquel Estrada
Collection of posters created celebrating Women's History Month 2023. Posters include: film recommendations, ebooks, print books, research resources, and regional material.
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