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stylized image for the Legacy of Quilts exhibit. November 19, 2009 - A Legacy of Quilts: The Briscoe Center's Joyce Gross Collection 
on display at the Bob Bullock Texas States History Museum

 
Detail from snapshot of Morley Safer November 12, 2009 - Broadcast Journalist Morley Safer Donates Papers to Briscoe Center
 
Briscoe Center Icon November 4, 2009 - Briscoe Center's Brenda Gunn Receives Top Honors
 
Briscoe Center Icon October 23, 2009 - Archives Week 2009: Briscoe Center Hosts Free Talk on "Salvaging New Orleans"
 
Calvin Littlejohn dust jacket October 16, 2009 - The Briscoe Center and TCU Press celebrate the publication of Calvin Littlejohn: Portrait of a Community in Black and White with two public events
 
Winedale Historical Complex logo. October 15, 2009 - Christmas at Winedale, A 19th Century Folk Life Event, to be held December 12, 2009
 
ddie Adams in Vietnam, February 1966, (detail). Adams (Eddie) Photographic Archive, DBCAH; di_05310. Copyright Associated Press October 12, 2009 - Briscoe Center Hosts Oct. 28 Screening of
An Unlikely Weapon: The Eddie Adams Story
 
Governor Hogg with two ostriches, 1901 (detail). Photographed by B. B. Penkins, Hogg (James Stephen) Photographs, DBCAH; di_04993. October 6, 2009 - Sam Rayburn Library and Museum Hosts Texas Governors Exhibit
 
Eddie Adams in Vietnam, February 1966. di_05310 September 23, 2009 - The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History Hosts Exhibit of Photographs by Eddie Adams
 
Statue of Sam Rayburn in front of library, Bonham. September 22, 2009 - Sam Rayburn Museum and Austin College Co-Sponsor Rayburn Conference
 
"Saigon Execution," 1968, by Eddie Adams. Adams (Eddie) Photographic Archive, DBCAH; di_05291. ©AP September 18, 2009 - Archive of Photojournalist Eddie Adams Donated to Briscoe Center
 
newspaper clipping from NTC collection about a ferry boat between Grand Bluff, Miss. to Louisiana shore 1860. September 16, 2009 - Briscoe Center Co-Sponsors Journey Stories, 2009 Historic Natchez Conference
 
Briscoe Center Icon September 10, 2009 - Briscoe Center Announces Smith Travel Award Recipients
 
July 20, 2009 - In Memoriam: Walter Cronkite, 1916–2009
 
July 6, 2009 - In Memoriam: H.G. Dulaney, 1918–2009
 
Creekmore Fath, circa 1960. July 1, 2009 - In Memoriam: Creekmore Fath, 1916–2009
 
Jack Gilford, image from film short "I Won't Sell You a Battery," ca. 1963. ExxonMobil Historical Collection, Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin. June 8, 2009 - Briscoe Center Receives "Lost" Mobil Film from Johnson Controls Archives
 
Antique bed at Winedale April 4, 2009 - Texas Finds: New Finds, New Conclusions — Winedale Spring Symposium
 
Barbara Jordan addresses the Conference on Women in Public Life, 1975. Prints and Photographs Collections; di_00838. The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin. March 25, 2009 - "When Barbara Jordan Talked, We Listened," Selections from the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
 
Homecoming from the Gulf War, as a soldier greets his family at Langley Air Force Base, Norfolk, Virginia, 1991. Margaret Sandahl Thomas Photographs; CN09945. The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin. March 16, 2009 - Sam Rayburn Library and Museum and Creative Arts Center present Breaking In, Breaking Out: The photographs of Margaret Sandahl Thomas, 1967–1997
 
Center icon March 12, 2009 - Briscoe Center Announces 2009–2010 William and Madeline Welder Smith Research Travel Award
 
Bob Marley in concert, copyright Peter Simon. March 10, 2009 - Briscoe Center Sponsors "Reggae Bloodlines" Talk by Photojournalist Peter Simon
 
image of antique bed March 4, 2009 - Briscoe Center Hosts 2009 Winedale Symposium on Texas Furniture
 
Center icon February 25, 2009 - Briscoe Center Announces Four Smith Research Travel Awards
 
a quilt January 22, 2009 - Winedale's New Exhibit Features "Geometry & Botanica" Quilts
 
Barbara Smith Conrad during the filming of When I Rise January 21, 2009 - Briscoe Center Documents Life of Barbara Smith Conrad in "When I Rise"
 
Christmas at Winedale image December 13, 2008 - Center Hosts Christmas at Winedale
 
Governor Dolph Briscoe, Dr. Don E. Carleton, and University of Texas President William Powers Jr. December 1, 2008 - Center for American History to be Named for Former Texas Governor Dolph Briscoe
 
book jacket for 'The Politics of Truth' November 12, 2008 - John Summers gives talk on C. Wright Mills
 
Danger Pay dust jacket. November 24, 2008 - Center Announces Release of Danger Pay, Memoir of Photojournalist Carol Spencer Mitchell
 
Dust Jacket for Dolph Briscoe book Nov. 1,  2008 - Governor Dolph Briscoe to Speak at the 2008 Texas Book Festival
 
Christmas at Winedale with artifacts from the collection. October 15, 2008 - Center for American History Hosts Christmas at Winedale on December 13, 2008
 
Center for American History Icon October 3, 2008 - Center for American History Announces Research Travel Awards
 
Vice President John N. Garner and President Franklin D. Roosevelt, early 1930s. John Nance Garner Papers, CAH; di_01418. August 11, 2008 - John Nance Garner on the Vice Presidency—In Search of the Proverbial Bucket
 
Summer Olympics, Montreal, Canada. By Wally McNamee. Wally McNamee Photographic Archive, CAH; e_wm_0282. © Wally McNamee/Center for American History. August 8, 2008 - "They Killed Heidi": The Center for American History's Steven Ungerleider Collection Chronicles East German Sports Doping
 
Center for American History Icon July 29, 2008 - Nuclear Control Institute Archives to be housed at the Center for American History
 
Roy Benavidez May 5, 2008 - Texas War Hero Roy Benavidez Honored in Exhibit at Center for American History
 
Center for American History Icon April 29, 2008 - The Center for American History Announces the 2008–09 William and Madeline Smith Research Travel Award
 
Dust jacket for Dolph Briscoe: My Live in Texas Ranching and Politics April 23, 2008 - Gov. Dolph Briscoe Shares His Life In Texas Ranching and Politics: Memoir Released by Center for American History
 
Pages from the diary of Stephen F. Austin, 1834. April 9, 2008 - The Center for American History Awarded Prestigious "Save America's Treasures" Grant for Conservation of the Austin Papers
 
Congressman Jack Brooks speaking at the announcement of the donation of his papers to the Center. Photo by Charles Bogel, March 2008. Courtesy of the LBJ Library and Museum. March 24, 2008 - Center for American History Announces Acquisition of Congressman Jack Brooks Collection
 
Detail from quilt by Pine Eisfeller named The Garden March 13, 2008 - The Center for American History Announces Major Quilt History Acquisition
 
Part of State of Tomorrow Web page. February 25, 2008 - Center for American History Develops Curriculum Guides for UT System's State of Tomorrow
 
Bookjacket for Extraordinary Circumstances January 28, 2008 - The Center Announces Publication of David Hume Kennerly's Extraordinary Circumstances
 
Quilt image for Honoring Her Legacy exhibit. January 25, 2008 - Winedale Hosts Exhibit and Events Honoring Kathleen McCrady's Quilt History Collection
 
R. C. Hickman with Speed Graphic camera, 1949 December 13, 2007 - In Memoriam: R. C. Hickman, 1922-2007
 
Christmas at Winedale image December 9, 2007 - Christmas at Winedale
 
Book jacket for Eckhardt: There Once Was A Congressman from Texas November 30, 2007 - Center Celebrates Launch of Eckhardt Biography with Reception and Exhibit
 
November 29, 2007 - "Last Best Hope" Screening, Uvalde Opera House
 
Photograph of Bob Beamon's winning long jump by Darryl Heikes November 27, 2007 - Reception in celebration the exhibit "A Deadline Every Minute: Photographs from the Darryl Heikes Archive"
 
Christmas at Winedale image November 15, 2007 - Christmas at Winedale
 
Book jacket for Extraordinary Circumstances October 30, 2007 - Launch of David Hume Kennerly's new book, Extraordinary Circumstances," Austin
 
Center for American History Icon October 15, 2007 - Belgian Government Honors Four Austin Filmmakers.
 
Sam Rayburn Library and Museum hosts Open House celebration. October 9, 2007 - Sam Rayburn Library and Museum hosts Open House celebration.
 
Book jacket of From Bloodshed to Hope in Burundi October 1, 2007 - Center announces release of From Bloodshed to Hope in Burundi: Our Embassy Years During Genocide.
By Ambassador Robert Krueger and Kathleen Tobin Krueger
 
Logo for the UT Videogame Fundraiser September 4, 2007 - UT Videogame Archive Fundraising Event,  Austin
 
Dr. Thomas M. Hatfield August 25, 2007 - WWII lecture by Dr. Thomas M. Hatfield, Corpus Christi
 
The filming of “Last Best Hope” in Belgium, 2001. L to R: Former 1st Lt. Bill Grosvenor, wife Doris, and son David visit the site in Belgium where Grosvenor's P-47 crashed in 1943. Also pictured: Director of Photography Wilson Waggoner and Sound Mixer Mark Lutte. Photo by Rick Patrick. June 20, 2007 - Center for American History will conduct educational outreach programs in Corpus Christi
 
Barbara Conrad performs American spirituals at private concert, UT Austin June 5, 2007 - Barbara Conrad Concerts Promote American Spirituals Endowment
 
Governor Dolph Briscoe, Jr., seated beneath a portrait of the late Janey Briscoe, in his Uvalde office with (left) Rick Eason, vice president of Development at UT Austin, and (right) Center Director Don Carleton. May 17, 2007 - Former Texas Governor Dolph Briscoe, Jr., establishes $3 million endowment at the Center for American History
 
Texas Map, 1843. May 8, 2007 - Early Texas History on display at Sam Rayburn Library and Museum
 
Floor of the Texas House of Representatives, 1963.

April 30, 2007 - Henry B. Gonzalez honored as first Mexican American elected to the Texas Senate

 
Floor of the Texas House of Representatives, 1963.

April 30, 2007 - Center for American History launches Web site on history of the Speakers of the Texas House

 
Tom Wright

April 26, 2007 - Headliner's Club Event Celebrates the Rock and Roll Photograph Collection of Tom Wright


Listen to an "All Things Considered" news story about the Tom Wright Collection National Public Radio
 
Among those attending the kickoff reception for the UT Videogame Archive at the Center for America History were (left to right): Bill Bottorff, president, Austin Business Computers, Inc.; Dr. Don Carleton, director, Center for American History; Richard Garriott, executive producer, NCsoft Corp.; Warren Spector, president, Junction Point Studios; George Sanger, game music legend (The Fat Man); and Steve Jackson, president, Steve Jackson Games. April 19, 2007 - The Center for American History at UT Austin announces new Videogame Archive
 
"Last Best Hope" executive producers Ramona Kelly and David Grosvenor accept Hugo Award. April 15, 2007 - Center for American History co-sponsored documentary wins international 2007 Silver Hugo Television Award
 
Center for American History Icon March 29, 2007 - Noise from LBJ Library construction will affect Center for American History Researchers
 
Rare saddle in exhibit at Garner museum. March 28, 2007 - Rare Ranching Artifacts on Display at John Nance Garner Museum
 
Last Best Hope icon March 20, 2007 - Documentary "Last Best Hope" Airs on KLRU-TV, March 22 at 7:00 p.m.
 
Yarborough campaign onlookers, Mount Vernon, Texas, 1954. February 9, 2007 - Center for American History presents panel discussion and exhibition: The Documentary Photography of Russell Lee
 
Image of Freedom Riders February 6, 2007 - Center for American History brings James Farmer's "Freedom Ride" film to the LBJ Library and Museum.
 
Portrait of Molly Ivins
February 2, 2007 - In Memoriam: Molly Ivins, 1944–2007
 
"Our House" by Keti Kasrashvili, Irina Lavrinenko, Nino "Chuchuka" Chargeishvili
January 12, 2007 - The Center for American History at The University of Texas at Austin announces the February 5 opening of a new quilt exhibit, Put a Roof Over Our Head.
 
Sara Funk, Seminole, Texas, © Laura Camden, from the Laura Camden Photographic Archive
January 12, 2007 - The Center for American History at The University of Texas at Austin presents a program and panel discussion to be held on February 1, 2007, featuring "Mennonites in Texas: The Quiet in the Land," a photo documentary exhibit.
 
image of the Texas Book dust jacket
November 9, 2006 - Center for American History launches The Texas Book with panel discussion and book signing on November 17
 
Henry B. Gonzalez
October 25, 2006 - Henry B Gonzalez: "Voice of the People"
 
 Last Best Hope October 30, 2006 - Belgian Resistance and U.S. P-47 Pilot featured in "Last Best Hope," a PBS documentary
 
Wally McNamee, Ann Richards speaking at the Democratic Convention, 1988. September 14, 2006 - In Memoriam: Ann Richards, 1933–2006
 
State Fair June 9, 2006 - State Fair: A Top Photojournalist's Odyssey Through Fairs in Ten States
 
Lloyd Bentsen with President Bill Clinton May 2, 2006 - In Memoriam Lloyd M. Bentsen, Jr., 1921–2006
 
State Fair May 2, 2006 - Leading Photojournalist Arthur Grace Donates Archive to the Center for American History
 
April 6, 2006 - Photographer Peter Simon Speaks on April 18
 
February 27, 2006 - Newsman Walter Cronkite to be honored by NASA for his coverage of America's space program
 
February 21, 2006 - Winedale Features "Transcending 9/11" Quilt Exhibit
 
November 22, 2005 - Winedale Evokes Old World Yuletide
 
November 18, 2005 - 50th Anniversary Celebration Set for December 9, 2005 at the Sam Rayburn Library and Museum
 
November 16, 2005 - "Are Journalists Necessary?" Maureen Dowd Lecture
 
November 15, 2005 - The First Texas News Barons
 
October 25, 2005 - Changing the Face of Power: Women in the U.S. Senate
 
September 14, 2005 - Storied Texas Football Coach Darrel Royal Featured in Unique New Oral Memoir
 
May 11, 2005 - Sam Rayburn Library and Museum Receives Save Our Treasures Grant and Announces 50th Anniversary Celebration Event, December 9, 2005
 
May 9, 2005 - Exhibition Features Photographs of Noted Photojournalist Wally McNamee
 
April 28, 2005 - Halstead, Kennerly Named Among the 100 Most Important People in Photography