Center for American History Announces Acquisition of Congressman Jack Brooks Collection March 24, 2008 AUSTIN, Texas — Dr. Don Carleton, executive director of the Center for American History, announced the acquisition of the papers of Congressman Jack Brooks. "The donation of Congressman Jack Brooks papers is an invaluable addition to… read more
The Center for American History Announces Major Quilt History Acquisition
The Center for American History Announces Major Quilt History Acquisition The Garden, Pine Hawkes Eisfeller (1938); Joyce Gross Quilt History Collection, Center for American History. The Center for American History at the University of Texas at Austin announced its acquisition of the Joyce Gross Quilt History Collection, an outstanding collection… read more
Center for American History Develops Curriculum Guides for UT System’s State of Tomorrow
Center for American History Develops Curriculum Guides for UT System’s State of Tomorrow State of Tomorrow, The University of Texas System (educator’s page) The University of Texas System announced a $75,000 grant from the Dallas-based Meadows Foundation to fund distribution of the groundbreaking PBS series State of Tomorrow to every… read more
The Center Announces Publication of David Hume Kennerly’s Extraordinary Circumstances
The Center for American History Announces Publication of David Hume Kennerly’s Extraordinary Circumstances David Hume Kennerly’s Home Page University of Texas Press David Hume Kennerly Guide to David Kennerly’s Photographic Archive “Extraordinary Circumstances is a wonderful and memorable record of the Ford presidency. David Kennerly’s heart and soul are in… read more
Winedale Hosts Exhibit and Events Honoring Kathleen McCrady’s Quilt History Collection
Winedale Hosts Exhibit and Events Honoring Kathleen McCrady’s Quilt History Collection January 23, 2008 Exhibit Open Wednesdays – Saturdays February 16 – 29, 2008 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. Opening Reception Saturday, February 16, 2008 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. Kathleen McCrady will sign her book, My Journey with Quilts:… read more
In Memoriam: R. C. Hickman, 1922-2007
In Memoriam: R. C. Hickman, 1922–2007 R. C. Hickman with Speed Graphic camera, by unidentified photographer, 1949. Hickman Photograph Gallery Guide to R. C. Hickman’s Photographic Archive The Center for American History at The University of Texas at Austin pays tribute to noted photographer, R. C. Hickman, who documented Dallas’s… read more
Christmas at Winedale
CHRISTMAS AT WINEDALE 2007 ROUND TOP, Texas – November 15, 2007 – “Christmas at Winedale 2007” will take place Sunday, December 9, from noon to 4 p.m. rain or shine. Activities for the day include tours of Winedale’s historic homes decorated for a nineteenth-century Christmas. Travel from site to site… read more
Center Celebrates Launch of Eckhardt Biography with Reception and Exhibit
Eckhardt: There Once Was A Congressman from Texas by Gary A. Keith, with a foreword by Al Gore, is the latest book in the Center for American History’s Focus on American History series, Dr. Don Carleton, series editor, published by UT Press. In this biography of Robert Christian Eckhardt (1913-2001),… read more
Reception in celebration the exhibit “A Deadline Every Minute: Photographs from the Darryl Heikes Archive”
Center for American History Hosts Reception for Darryl Heikes Exhibit Flatbed Press & Gallery 2832 East Martin Luther King Blvd., Austin, TexasNovember 27, 2007, 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Bob Beamon breaks the world record with his 29-foot, 2 1/2 inch long jump in Mexico City and wins the Olympic… read more
Belgian Government Honors Four Austin Filmmakers.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Erin Purdy Associate Director for Communications The Center for American History (512) 495-4692 erin.purdy@austin.utexas.edu Belgian Government Honors Four Austin Filmmakers AUSTIN, TX – Oct. 15, 2007 – The Belgian government is honoring four Austin filmmakers for their work on the documentary, Last Best Hope: A… read more
