Our mission is to collect, preserve, organize, and make accessible materials that document the history of San Antonio and South Central Texas with an emphasis on historic buildings, objects, places, and customs. The library is open to the public, as well as to the members and staff of the Conservation Society.
The Conservation Society of San Antonio
Library/Resources
Library and Archives
Purpose
Explore the Online Catalog
Explore Historic Site Surveys
Watch Texas Civil Rights Videos
1146 S. Alamo Street
San Antonio, Texas 78210
Telephone (210) 224-6163
FAX (210) 224-6168
Beth Standifird, Research Librarian
Visiting
Hours – By Appointment Only
Monday – Thursday, 9:30 AM to Noon and 1:00 to 3:30 PM.
Closed major holidays and Battle of Flowers Day.
Parking & Access
Free parking is available on the grounds. Enter from Adams Street.
The library is in the basement of the Courand House and is only accessible by stairs. ADA accommodations will be available on the first floor, as needed.
Library News
We gratefully acknowledge the following organizations for their grants:
Daughters of the American Revolution – 2026 Historic Preservation Grant
Historic documents and papers that shed light on the lives and contributions of Vicenta Yturri-Edmunds, and her daughter Ernestine Edmunds, to Bexar County history will be scanned as the first step in making them publicly accessible online.
King William Association – 2025 Grant
Over 700 photos of buildings in the King William Area are being digitized with the goal of adding them to our online catalog and sharing them with UNT’s Portal to Texas History.
University of North Texas Libraries – 2025 Rescuing Texas History Grant
Over 200 photos from our HemisFair collection will be digitized for inclusion in the Portal to Texas History. The Conservation Society is a partner on the Portal, which currently features our Ernst Raba Collection of early San Antonio photographs.