Mission
As an organized research unit of The University of Texas at Austin, the Center for American History (CAH) facilitates, sponsors, and supports teaching, research, and public education in U.S. history. In support of its mission, CAH acquires, preserves, and makes available for research archival, artifact, and rare book collections and sponsors exhibitions, conferences, video documentaries, oral history projects, grant-funded research, and publications.The Center's resources and services support the University's curriculum and University faculty, student, and staff research, as well as research by the general public. The University established CAH in December 1991 to consolidate and make more visible the University's extensive holdings documenting the historical development of the United States. In August 1994 the Center was made an independent operating unit in the University. CAH reports to the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost.