The Galveston and Texas History Center’s archives include manuscripts, photographs, books, maps, architectural drawings, and more focusing on Galveston from its 1839 incorporation to the present and early Texas from the Spanish colonial period through the Civil War. Located on the 4th floor of the Rosenberg Library, the Galveston and Texas History Center is open Tuesday through Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.