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Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves created by the W.P.A. As part of the New Deal National Writers Project in 1937, journalist Alfred Menn interviewed former slaves and transcribed their narratives, which produced a volume of over 300 pages. The narratives recount the lives of people, some very old at the time of their interviews, many of whom had toiled in the fields and worked as craftsmen or domestic servants. These copies were transcribed from original transcripts in the Austin History Center, Austin Public Library.

The Austin/Saltillo Sister Cities Association History written by Gloria Mata Pennington documents the sister city program that was established in 1968 through the Texas Good Neighbor Association, making Saltillo the City of Austin's first and longest established Sister City.