This April brings the 2013 Historic Natchez Conference, From Civil War to Civil Rights, and we are proud to once again be one of the conference’s sponsors. Our interest and support of the conference stems from our outstanding Southern history resources, which date back to 1914, when George W. Littlefield established… read more 

The News to History exhibit opening on Feb. 15 was a historic occasion in and of itself. We had an unprecedented number of our photojournalists on hand to celebrate the exhibit, as you can see in the photo above. (And no, it wasn’t easy for these folks to be on the other side… read more 

The Briscoe Center’s 2013 is shaping up to be extremely busy and productive. In addition to our continual efforts in public services, and our ongoing archival processing and digitization projects, we’ve got a full slate of special programs and exhibits. A few highlights: Our award-winning documentary, When I Rise, is touring… read more 

My views on the nature and importance of history have been at the root of my work in creating, building, and guiding the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History as a major research institution. I believe the cause of history is one of utmost importance: everything we can think of… read more 

Last month, I was delighted to attend the International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema in Kent, United Kingdom. The Briscoe Center’s documentary film When I Rise was nominated for four awards at the festival, and I was extremely pleased that the film won two awards: Best Short Documentary and Best Editing, Short… read more 

This month, the Briscoe Center hosts a special screening of For the Sake of the Song: The Story of Anderson Fair, a remarkable documentary film that we are proud to have co-sponsored. Our involvement with the film goes back almost a decade, when I was approached by filmmakers Bruce Bryant and Jim Barham… read more 

The Briscoe Center is gearing up for a busy fall. We’re particularly excited about the what’s happening this October at the Sam Rayburn Museum, when we unveil a complete upgrade of the museum’s exhibits. The Sam Rayburn Museum, located in Bonham, Texas, is of great importance to the Briscoe Center… read more 

I had the distinct honor last month to participate in the dedication of the Walter Cronkite Plaza by the University’s College of Communications. My good friend Rod Hart, dean of the college and holder of the Walter Cronkite Regents Chair in Communication, invited me to be the keynote speaker for… read more 

This month marks a great loss for the Briscoe Center and the entire University of Texas community with the death of Bernard Rapoport, the extraordinary philanthropist and businessman. It was one of the great honors of my life to work with him on his memoir, Being Rapoport: Capitalist with a Conscience,… read more