The Briscoe Center mourns the passing of Jean Rather, the accomplished artist, philanthropist, journalist, and wife of Dan Rather. She died in November 2024 after a battle with cancer.
Marmion Foundation Gives $7.2 Million to Briscoe-Garner Museum
The Kate Marmion Charitable Foundation has made a transformative gift to create the Janey Briscoe Marmion and Kate Marmion Endowment in support of the Briscoe-Garner Museum. Located in Uvalde, Texas, the museum is a division of the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at The University of Texas at Austin… read more
In Memoriam: “Teddy” Theodora Carter Vanderwerth Boehm, 1938—2024
The Briscoe Center for American History mourns the passing of “Teddy” Theodora Carter Vanderwerth Boehm, a member of the Briscoe Center’s Ambassadors Council and a great friend to the Winedale Historical Complex. Theodora, known as “Teddy” by friends and family, was born November 10, 1938, in Brenham, Texas. She attended… read more
Briscoe Center Acquires the Tom Campbell and Guacamole Fund Collection
The Briscoe Center for American History at The University of Texas at Austin is delighted to announce the acquisition of the Tom Campbell and Guacamole Fund Collection. The Guacamole Fund has fought for environmental justice and other causes for decades, throwing festivals and concerts featuring Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, and… read more
Doris Kearns Goodwin Releases An Unfinished Love Story: Pulitzer Prize-winning historian’s memoir explores Goodwin archives
April 17, 2024 For renowned historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, her newest book, An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s, was inspired by an extensive archive that is now part of the Briscoe Center’s collections. “This book began with the 300 boxes my husband, Dick Goodwin, had saved… read more
Briscoe Center and Huston-Tillotson University to co-host screening of When I Rise. Date to be announced.
The Briscoe Center for American History at The University of Texas at Austin and Huston-Tillotson University will co-host a free screening of the powerful film, When I Rise, on the Huston-Tillotson campus. The date will be announced later. When I Rise is the story of Barbara Smith Conrad, a native… read more
In Memoriam: John Christian, 1940–2023
The Briscoe Center mourns the loss of John Christian, whose documentary photography found beauty in the ordinary. He presented an unadorned and enthralling view of Austin, the Lone Star State, and beyond.
In Memoriam: Carolyn Weatherby, 1941—2023
Mrs. Weatherby’s efforts were instrumental to the Briscoe Center’s acquisition of the Dr. T. Karman Weatherby Map Collection. Composed of hundreds of historic maps, the collection documents battles, cities, frontier territories, nations, and continents across a number of centuries.
60 Years Later: The Kennedy assassination through the archives of eyewitnesses
Certain dates are deeply etched in the American conscience, such as Dec. 7, 1941, or Sept. 11, 2001. The assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963, is one of those dates, which Walter Cronkite called “monumental collective national experiences.” On the 60th anniversary of Kennedy’s death, the center’s resources offer inside perspectives on that fateful date.
Briscoe Center Receives Papers of Prominent Legal Scholar James F. Simon
Austin, Texas — Nov. 2, 2023 The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at the University of Texas at Austin is pleased to announce that it has received the papers of legal scholar James F. Simon. The preeminent historian of the U.S. Supreme Court, Simon is the Martin Professor Emeritus… read more
