Austin, TX – The Texas Library and Archives Foundation (TxLAF) is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2025 Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) Research Fellowship in Texas History. The fellowship’s stipend of $2,000 has been awarded to Dr. Sam W. Haynes.

Haynes directs the Center for Greater Southwestern Studies and serves as a professor of history at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA). His research at TSLAC will enhance the online resource, Texas in Turmoil: Mapping Interethnic Violence, 1821-79, by contributing information gathered from the State Archives to the interactive map (https://library.uta.edu/borderland/). The website is available to UTA students as well as anyone interested in this area of Texas history. 

“We look forward to supporting Dr. Haynes’ research project that will allow him to build on the success of his digital humanities efforts at the University of Texas at Arlington and increase access to information housed at the State Archives,” said State Archivist and Archives and Information Services Division Director Jelain Chubb.

TxLAF offers the Research Fellowship in Texas History for the best research proposal utilizing collections of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission in Austin or the Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center in Liberty, Texas. Research topics should be significant to Texas history, with preference given to fresh areas of study and/or under-sourced archival collections.

Subscribe to the TxLAF and TSLAC newsletters (www.tsl.texas.gov/subscribe) to be notified about the next fellowship cycle and other opportunities, programs, collections and services. 

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The Texas Library and Archives Foundation is a statewide nonprofit organization chartered 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. Learn more about the foundation’s work on their website at txlaf.org.

The Texas State Library and Archives Commission provides Texans access to the information needed to be informed, productive citizens by preserving the archival record of Texas; enhancing the service capacity of public, academic and school libraries; assisting public agencies in the maintenance of their records; and meeting the reading needs of Texans with disabilities. For more information, visit www.tsl.texas.gov.