Center Acquires the Bill Helmer Papers The Briscoe Center has acquired the papers of veteran writer and editor Bill Helmer, who was a pioneer of the underground university press in the 1950s and ‘60s. Helmer’s papers include documentation related to his time at UT Austin editing The Texas Ranger, as… read more
Center Acquires the Ferorelli Photographic Archive
Center Acquires the Ferorelli Photographic Archive The Briscoe Center has acquired the archive of photojournalist Enrico Ferorelli, who was a major contributor to many publications including Life, National Geographic, The New Yorker, Sports Illustrated and Vanity Fair. His career, spanning the 1960s through the 2000s, is captured through over 750,000… read more
Briscoe Center Works with Math Department to Decode Secret Confederate Message
Briscoe Center Works with Math Department to Decode Secret Confederate Message A series of previously unintelligible Confederate telegrams in the Briscoe Center’s collections has been deciphered thanks to mathematicians at the University of Texas. The telegrams, which convey secret military intelligence to Confederate President Jefferson Davis, were written by Confederate… read more
Briscoe Center Acquires the Terry McDonell Papers
Briscoe Center Acquires the Terry McDonell Papers The Briscoe Center has acquired the papers of renowned magazine editor Terry McDonell, whose papers document his years as editor at Rolling Stone, Newsweek, Esquire, Outside, Men’s Journal and Sports Illustrated, as well as his work as the author of screenplays, novels and… read more
Briscoe Center to Sponsor, Participate in the Austin Archives Bazaar
Briscoe Center to Sponsor, Participate in the Austin Archives Bazaar Sunday, October 16, 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Saengerrunde Hall, 1607 San Jacinto Blvd, Austin. Free and Open to the Public. The Briscoe Center is proud to both sponsor and participate in this year’s Austin Archives Bazaar. Over 20 archival… read more
KUT, Briscoe Center Present Out of the Blue: 50 Years after the UT Tower Shooting
KUT, Briscoe Center Present Out of the BlueA series of oral history-based programming on the UT Tower shooting The Briscoe Center has teamed up with KUT’s Texas Standard to present Out of the Blue: 50 Years after the UT Tower Shooting. KUT has collected over 90 first-person accounts of the… read more
Comfort and Glory on Display at the Sam Rayburn Museum in July and August
Comfort and Glory on Display at the Sam Rayburn Museum in July and August July, 15, 2016 Bonham, Texas — The Sam Rayburn Museum, a division of the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at the University of Texas at Austin, proudly presents Comfort and Glory: Selections from the Briscoe… read more
25 Years/25 Treasures: A Celebration of UT Austin’s Briscoe Center for American History
25 Years/25 TreasuresA Celebration of UT Austin’s Briscoe Center for American History In 1991, The University of Texas at Austin created the Center for American History. Since then, the center has grown into an internationally-known history research center that fosters exploration of the American past through scholarship, preservation and public… read more
Photographer’s Archive Captures Iconic Moments of Civil Rights Movement
Photographer’s Archive Captures Iconic Moments of Civil Rights Movement Work print showing Charles Moore (R) with injured U.S. Marshall at the Lyceum, University of Mississippi, 1962. Print has the annotation, “Flip Schulke made this photo.” The Briscoe Center for American History has acquired the archive of Charles Moore, an acclaimed… read more
The Clyde R. Littlefield Archivist in Texas and University History
The Clyde R. Littlefield Archivist in Texas and University History Citing his strong interest in Texas history, especially the history of The University of Texas, Austin businessman Clyde Rabb Littlefield has announced a significant bequest to establish an endowment to create an archival position in Texas and university history at… read more
