TARO (Texas Archival Resources Online) makes descriptions of the rich archival, manuscript, and museum collections in repositories across the state available to the public. The site consists of the collection descriptions or "finding aids" that archives, libraries, and museums create to assist users in locating information in their collections. Consider these an extended table of contents which describe unique materials only available at the individual repositories. In most cases, the collections themselves are NOT available online.

Participating TARO Repositories:
• Alexander Architectural Archive, University of Texas at Austin
• Austin History Center
• Benson Latin American Collection, University of Texas at Austin
• Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin
• Cushing Memorial Library, Texas A & M University
• Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, University of Texas at Austin
• Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library, John P. McGovern Historical Collections and Research Center
• Houston Public Library, Houston Metropolitan Research Center
• Robert E. Nail Archives at the Old Jail Art Center
• Southern Methodist University
• Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University
• Tarlton Law Library, University of Texas at Austin
• Texas/Dallas History and Archives Division, Dallas Public Library
• Texas State Library and Archives
• Texas State University-San Marcos, Southwestern Writers Collection
• Texas Woman's University, the Woman's Collection
• Truman G. Blocker, Jr. History of Medicine Collections, Moody Medical Library, University of Texas Medical Branch
• University of Houston Libraries, Special Collections
• University of North Texas Archives
• University of St. Thomas Archives
• University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, Special Collections
• University of Texas at San Antonio
• Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library Rice University

The finding aids on the TARO site do not represent descriptions of the entire holdings of any of the repositories. Future phases of the project will incorporate digital surrogates of many types of collection materials, including images of documents and objects, sound files, and moving images. For more information or to find out how to contact the staff, follow the links to each institution above.