The Briscoe Center mourns the loss of former U.S. Ambassador and Senator Robert “Bob” C. Krueger, who died April 30, 2022 in his hometown of New Braunfels, Texas.
UT Austin’s Briscoe Center for American History Acquires the Richard N. Goodwin and Doris Kearns Goodwin Archives
The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at the University of Texas at Austin has acquired the papers of Richard N. Goodwin, speechwriter and policymaker for Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, and Doris Kearns Goodwin, acclaimed presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author. In addition, Ms. Goodwin will join the Briscoe Center’s Advisory Council.
In Memoriam: Raye Virginia Allen, 1929–2022
The Briscoe Center mourns the loss of Raye Virginia Allen, author, cultural historian, and civic leader.
In Memoriam: Dirck Halstead, 1936—2022
The Briscoe Center mourns the loss of Dirck Halstead, award-winning photojournalist, freelance photographer, and digital journalism innovator. Halstead died on March 25, 2022.
Bringing History to Life: A Conversation with Doris Kearns Goodwin and Don Carleton
Online Event, April 7, 2022, Noon CST (1:00 p.m. EST)
Please join the Briscoe Center for American History for a one-of-a-kind conversation between renowned presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin and Dr. Don Carleton, executive director of the Briscoe Center for American History. Goodwin will share her insights on why history matters and her contributions to keeping it alive and relevant today.
Muhammad, Malcolm, and Miami: A Conversation with Bob Gomel and Peniel Joseph
Online ProgramFeb. 15, 20225:00 p.m. Join renowned photographer Bob Gomel, historian Peniel Joseph, Mark Updegrove, and Don Carleton for a conversation about Ali and Malcolm X. About the Program: Please join the Briscoe Center and LBJ Presidential Library on Feb. 15, 2022, for Muhammad, Malcolm, and Miami: A Conversation with… read more
Present/Past: The Robert Polidori Photographic Archive
The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at the University of Texas at Austin is pleased to announce the forthcoming exhibit Present/Past: The Robert Polidori Photographic Archive.
This Far and No Further Celebrated by NAACP’s Sherrilyn Ifill
Jan. 6, 2022 William Abranowicz’s This Far and No Further has been selected by Sherrilyn Ifill, president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, as one of the top books of 2021 that explore America’s heritage of diversity. Abranowicz’s book was published by the University of Texas… read more
In Memoriam: Fred Baldwin, 1929-2021
The Briscoe Center mourns the loss of Fred Baldwin, photographer and co-founder of FotoFest International. Baldwin died on Dec. 17, 2021. The center is home to the archives of Baldwin and his partner Wendy Watriss.
Afghanistan 1966
Photographer Fred Baldwin (1929-2021) wrote this essay on his experiences in Afghanistan in 1966 as part of his service in the Peace Corps. In both words and pictures, Baldwin documented the establishment of medical clinics in Jalalabad.
