FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Ramona Kelly Associate Director Center for American History (512) 495-4696 ramonakelly@mail.utexas.edu The Center for American History at UT Austin announces new Videogame Archive Austin, TX – April 19, 2007 – The Center for American History at The University of Texas at Austin, in collaboration with… read more
Center for American History co-sponsored documentary wins international 2007 Silver Hugo Television Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Deborah Noe The Center for American History (512) 495-4369 dnoe@austin.utexas.edu Center for American History co-sponsored documentary wins international 2007 Silver Hugo Television Award AUSTIN, Texas – April 15, 2007 – “Last Best Hope: A True Story of Escape, Evasion, and Remembrance,” a PBS documentary film… read more
Noise from LBJ Library construction will affect Center for American History Researchers
Noise from LBJ Library construction will affect Center for American History Researchers AUSTIN, TEXAS – March 29, 2007 – Asbestos abatement in the LBJ Library Grand Hallway and Conference Room 2.116 will produce loud noise that will be heard throughout Sid Richardson Hall, including the Reading Room of the Center… read more
Rare Ranching Artifacts on Display at John Nance Garner Museum
Rare Ranching Artifacts on Display at John Nance Garner Museum UVALDE, TEXAS – March 28, 2007 – The Center for American History’s John Nance Garner Museum in Uvalde, Texas, announces a new exhibit, April 10 through August 18, 2007, featuring rare ranching artifacts and documents that depict cattle ranching from… read more
Documentary “Last Best Hope” Airs on KLRU-TV, March 22 at 7:00 p.m.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Ramona Kelly Associate Director Center for American History (512) 495-4696 ramonakelly@mail.utexas.edu Documentary “Last Best Hope” Airs on KLRU-TV, March 22 at 7:00 p.m. AUSTIN, TEXAS – March 20, 2007 – The PBS documentary film, “Last Best Hope: A True Story of Escape, Evasion, and Remembrance,”… read more
Center for American History presents panel discussion and exhibition: The Documentary Photography of Russell Lee
Center for American History presents panel discussion and exhibition: The Documentary Photography of Russell Lee FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUSTIN, TEXAS – February 9, 2007 – The documentary photography of acclaimed photo-journalist and former UT Austin photography professor Russell Lee will be featured in an upcoming free public program and exhibition… read more
Center for American History brings James Farmer’s “Freedom Ride” film to the LBJ Museum.
Center for American History brings James Farmer’s “Freedom Ride” film to the LBJ Library and Museum Ramona Kelly, Associate Director Center for American History 1 University Station D1100 Austin, Texas 78712-0335 Phone: (512) 495-4696 Fax: (512) 475-9468 ramonakelly@mail.utexas.edu FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUSTIN, TEXAS – February 6, 2007 – In honor of… read more
In Memoriam: Molly Ivins, 1944–2007
In Memoriam Molly Ivins, 1944–2007 Contact: Ramona Kelly, Associate Director Center for American History Phone: (512) 825-5632 Fax: (512) 475-9468 ramonakelly@mail.utexas.edu Date: February 2, 2007 The Center for American History at The University of Texas at Austin pays tribute to Molly Ivins, nationally syndicated political columnist, author, and lecturer who… read more
The Center for American History at The University of Texas at Austin announces the February 5 opening of a new quilt exhibit, Put a Roof Over Our Head.
Center for American History announces Put a Roof Over Our Head quilt exhibit AUSTIN, TEXAS – January 12, 2007 – The Center for American History at The University of Texas at Austin announces the February 5 opening of a new quilt exhibit, Put a Roof Over Our Head. The exhibit,… read more
The Center for American History at The University of Texas at Austin presents a program and panel discussion to be held on February 1, 2007, featuring “Mennonites in Texas: The Quiet in the Land,” a photo documentary exhibit.
“Mennonites in Texas: The Quiet in the Land” program and photo exhibit open to the public AUSTIN, TEXAS – January 12, 2007 – The Center for American History at The University of Texas at Austin presents a program and panel discussion featuring “Mennonites in Texas: The Quiet in the Land,”… read more