Recording. Preserving. Disseminating.
The Voces Oral History Center is the leading Latino oral history archive in the United States. It began in 1999, with a mission of capturing untold stories of Latinos and Latinas who served, in the military or on the home front, during World War II. Our archive has expanded to include the Korean and Vietnam Wars, and Political and Civic Engagement, focusing on the continuing fight for Latino civil rights.
Our goal is to continue to add collections to fill the gaps in the history of Latinos in America. To that end, we have assisted the National World War II Museum in New Orleans; the StoryCorps Historias collection; numerous PBS documentarians, both local and national, who have used our photographs in their works; the Golden Gate Bridge’s 75th Anniversary brochure. We have served as a resource for hundreds of journalists, with contacts, photographs and information. We have also served as a resource for textbook publishers and academics who have sought out our interviews and photos.

Visit the Voces Archive
The Voces archive is housed within the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection at the Benson Library on the University of Texas at Austin campus. Interviews that are unavailable online can be accessed at the library. Please note that visitation to the archives are at the discretion of the Benson Library. Access may be limited for holidays or on-campus closures.

Recording

Preserving

Disseminating
Leadership

Founder & Director

Assistant Director

Associate Director

Associate Director, Photography
Staff

Audio Video Specialist & Editor

Communications Specialist

Digital Archives Administrative Assistant
Graduate Assistants & Interns

Archivist Intern

Video Intern

HHM Audio Intern

HHM Audio Intern
Meet the Voces Resource Council
The VRC is made up of men and women who extend the reach of Voces through networking and fundraising. Their key priority is to help Voces raise a $6 million endowment.

James Aldrete

Gonzalo Barrientos

Mary Alice Carnes

Gilberto Cardenas

Jorge Haynes

Joe Morin

Lupe Morin

Ron Oliveira

Charles Ramírez Berg

Iván Román

Laura Barberena

Anthony Medrano
Meet the Scholars Council
This group is comprised of professors and staff across campus who have particular expertise in various aspects of Voces’ work. They are able to advise Voces on important matters.

Miguel Alvarez

Don Carleton

Melissa Guy

Debbie Hiott

Kathleen McElroy

Monica Muñoz Martinez

Steve Hoelscher

Steve Wilson

Charles Ramírez Berg, (representing the Voces Oral History Center)

Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez, (representing the Voces Oral History Center)
On-Campus Partners
- The Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection, which houses the Voces archive
- The University of Texas Libraries
- UT's Center for Mexican American Studies (CMAS) and CCI
Off-Campus Partners
- Google, which is hosting a photo showcase on the archive in its Arts & Culture section
- Friends of the National Museum of the American Latino
- teachinghistory.org
- Oral History Association