Briscoe Gift Kicks Off Sid Richardson Hall Renovation Project March 2012 The late Texas Governor Dolph Briscoe loved history, so much so that in 2008, he pledged a substantial estate gift to the then-named Center for American History. Shortly thereafter, the Board of Regents voted to rename it the Dolph… read more
Briscoe Center Screens Dominick Dunne Documentary with Special Guest Griffin Dunne
Briscoe Center Screens Dominick Dunne Documentary with Special Guest Griffin Dunne Dominick Dunne: After the PartyDocumentary Screening with special guest Griffin Dunne Friday, April 27, 2012 6 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Blanton Museum of Art The Blanton Auditorium, Edgar A. Smith Building 200 E. MLK Boulevard Austin, Texas 78701 Dominick… read more
Briscoe Center Hosts Early Bird Explore UT Activities
Briscoe Center Hosts Early Bird Explore UT Activities February 26, 2012 AUSTIN, Texas – Get an early start on Explore UT, “the biggest open house in Texas,” at the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. On Saturday, March 3, 2012, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., families, students, and educators… read more
Texas Furniture Book Signing, March 31
Texas Furniture Book Signing, March 31 Texas Furniture, Volume One The Cabinetmakers and Their Work, 1840-1880, Revised Edition Book Signing and Reception 1:00 – 3:00 pm Saturday, March 31, 2012 Winedale Historical Complex 3738 FM 2714 Round Top, Texas Please join the Briscoe Center and authors Lonn Taylor and David… read more
2012 Winedale Quilt Show to Feature Cotton Sack Quilts
2012 Winedale Quilt Show to Feature Cotton Sack Quilts Snowball Quilt. Made by Helen G. Wade, Georgetown, Texas, 1987. Cotton: made using 1930s and 1940s cotton sack fabrics. Winedale Quilt Collection, AR 2009-144; e_wqh_0195. The Winedale Historical Complex hosts its annual quilt exhibition Feb. 12 – Feb. 25, 2012 with… read more
Dominick Dunne’s Papers Donated to the Briscoe Center for American History
Dominick Dunne’s Papers Donated to the Briscoe Center for American History December 19, 2011 Dominick Dunne, 1985. Dominick Dunne Papers. AUSTIN, Texas — The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at The University of Texas at Austin has acquired as a gift the professional and personal papers of Dominick… read more
Briscoe Center Icons of Photography Exhibit Opens at LBJ Library
Briscoe Center Icons of Photography Exhibit Opens at LBJ Library December 16, 2011 AUSTIN, Texas — “Etched Memory: Icons of American Photography,” an exhibit of selected photographs from the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at The University of Texas at Austin, will be on display at the Lyndon Baines… read more
Renaming of Briscoe-Garner Museum in Uvalde Approved by Board of Regents
Renaming of Briscoe-Garner Museum in Uvalde Approved by Board of Regents Nov. 23, 2011 AUSTIN, Texas – The Board of Regents of The University of Texas System has approved the renaming of the John Nance Garner Museum in Uvalde, Texas to the Briscoe-Garner Museum, in honor of the late Governor… read more
City of Fort Worth Hosts Special Screening of When I Rise Dec. 8
City of Fort Worth Hosts Special Screening of When I Rise Dec. 8 AUSTIN, Texas – Movies That Matter: A Human Rights Film Series and program of the City of Fort Worth’s Human Relations Commission is proud to present a special screening of When I Rise on December 8, 2011… read more
Christmas at Winedale, A 19th Century Folklife Event, to be held December 10, 2011
Nineteenth-Century Folklife Christmas at Winedale on December 10, 2011 ROUND TOP, Texas — The Winedale Folklife Christmas event is Saturday, December 10, 2011, from noon to 4 p.m. Take a ride on the Old West stagecoach as you view the way the countryside might have looked in the 1800s with… read more
