Promoting public learning, literacy, and preservation
The Texas Library and Archives Foundation (TxLAF) is a statewide nonprofit organization chartered to support the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) located in Austin, Texas, on the grounds of our State Capitol.
We believe libraries and archives are essential to the circulation and safekeeping of the state’s rich history. That’s why our mission is to support the interests of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission in order to collectively promote learning, literacy, and the preservation of Texas history.
Explore more of our story and the history of TSLAC.
100% of our donations are distributed to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission and are allocated to support underfunded initiatives.
Funding generations of information
The Texas Library and Archives Foundation subsidizes many of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission’s largest initiatives.
Library Programs
Our funds supplement community library programs that cultivate a lifelong love of literacy throughout the state of Texas.
Historical Archives
We contribute to the protection of Texas documents, manuscripts, prints, films, and photographs.
See more of our Texas Treasures.
Educational Enrichment
From research stipends to literary scholarships, our funds help strengthen Texas public schools, colleges, and university libraries.
A Glimpse of our Texas Treasures in the State Archives
Texas Pork King Cook-Off, August 1978
President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, and Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson, 1963
Stonewall Peach Festival, 1970
Pictorial Parade of Texas, 1936
Front Elevation: Drawing #8 on linen by Elijah E. Myers, Capitol architect, 1883
The Panhandle Country for Beef Cattle and Dairy Farming, 1915
Fehrenbach, Lillian. "The Pedernales Country Cookbook," 1968
Corpus Christi Caller, 6 April 1917
George T. Ruby's Oath of Office, 1870
Mexican Revolution, about 1913. Harry Lund Collection, 1964/263-97
An annotated topographical map depicting the natural features of Palo Duro Canyon
Presentation of medals to Apollo 11 astronauts, October 17, 1970
A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.
Henry Ward Beecher