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:
• African American Library at the Gregory School
• Alexander Architectural Archive, University of Texas at Austin
• Austin History Center
• Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
• Benson Latin American Collection, University of Texas at Austin
• Cushing Memorial Library, Texas A & M University
• Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library at the Alamo
• Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin
• 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
• Human Rights Documentation Initiative, University of Texas at Austin
• Robert E. Nail Archives at the Old Jail Art Center
• San Antonio Municipal Archives
• San Jacinto Museum of History
• 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 General Land Office Archives and Records
• Texas State Library and Archives
• Texas State University San Marcos, The Wittliff Collections
• Texas Woman's University, the Woman's Collection
• Truman G. Blocker, Jr. History of Medicine Collections, Moody Medical Library, University of Texas Medical Branch
• Tyrrell Historical Library, Beaumont Public Library System
• 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 Health Science Center at San Antonio
• University of Texas H.J. Lutcher Stark Center
• University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Research Medical Library
• University of Texas Program in Sports and Media
• University of Texas at San Antonio
• Vietnam Center and Archive, Texas Tech University
• 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.