FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: Ramona Kelly Associate Director Center for American History (512) 495-4696 ramonakelly@mail.utexas.edu Belgian Resistance and U.S. P-47 Pilot featured in “Last Best Hope,” a PBS documentary, October 30, 2006 AUSTIN, TX—September 13, 2006—Sixty-one years after the end of WWII, a gripping, poignant, and little known war story has emerged… read more
Henry B Gonzalez: “Voice of the People”
HENRY B. GONZALEZ “Voice of the People” “Voice of the People,” a celebration of the legacy of the late Texas Congressman Henry B. Gonzalez, will be held at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center on Wednesday, October 25. The program will be hosted by the University of Texas at Austin… read more
In Memoriam: Ann Richards, 1933–2006
IN MEMORIAM Ann Richards, 1933-2006 Contact: Ramona Kelly, Associate Director Center for American History Phone: (512) 825-5632 Fax: (512) 475-9468 ramonakelly@mail.utexas.edu Date: September 14, 2006 The staff of the University of Texas Center for American History pay tribute to the Honorable Ann Richards, former Governor of Texas, 1991-1995. “Government touches… read more
State Fair: A Top Photojournalist’s Odyssey Through Fairs in Ten States
State Fair: Exhibition of Photographs by Arthur Grace on Display at the Center for American History Contact: Alison Beck, Associate Director Center for American History Phone: (512) 495-4515 Fax: (512) 495-4542 al.beck@mail.utexas.edu Date: June 9, 2006 “I couldn’t help thinking that if aliens ever landed on earth and you only… read more
In Memoriam Lloyd M. Bentsen, Jr., 1921–2006
IN MEMORIAM Lloyd M. Bentsen, Jr., 1921-2006 Contact: Alison Beck, Associate Director Center for American History Phone: (512) 495-4515 Fax: (512) 495-4542 al.beck@mail.utexas.edu Date: May 24, 2006 The staff of the University of Texas Center for American History pay tribute to the Honorable Lloyd M. Bentsen, Jr., former U.S. Senator… read more
Leading Photojournalist Arthur Grace Donates Archive to the Center for American History
Leading Photojournalist Arthur Grace Donates Archive to the Center for American History (Austin, Tx)– Award-winning photojournalist Arthur Grace, who covered stories worldwide for Time and Newsweek magazines, has given his photographic archive to the University of Texas Center for American History. Grace’s donation comprises more than 40,000 color transparencies and… read more
Newsman Walter Cronkite to be honored by NASA for his coverage of America’s space program
Newsman Walter Cronkite to be honored by NASA for his coverage of America’s space program Contact: Alison Beck, Associate Director Center for American History Phone: (512) 495-4515 Fax: (512) 495-4542 al.beck@mail.utexas.edu Date: February 27, 2006 (Austin, Tx) — Veteran newsman Walter Cronkite will be honored at The University of Texas… read more
Winedale Features “Transcending 9/11” Quilt Exhibit
WINEDALE FEATURES “TRANSCENDING 9/11” QUILT EXHIBIT AUSTIN, TEXAS — February 21, 2006 — “Transcending 9/11: Quilters’ Reflections” will be on display from February 24 through March 11, 2006, at Winedale, a historic site and conference center near Round Top, Texas. Project facilitator Barbara Gilstad will present a talk on Saturday, February… read more
Winedale Evokes Old World Yuletide
Winedale Evokes Old World Yuletide November 22, 2005 (Round Top, Tx)–Winedale will host "A Winedale Christmas: A Nineteenth Century Celebration" on December 11 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.All activities are free and open to the public and complimentary refreshments will be served. A horse-drawn stagecoach and haywagon will circulate… read more
50th Anniversary Celebration Set for December 9, 2005 at the Sam Rayburn Museum
50th Anniversary Celebration Set for December 9, 2005 at the Sam Rayburn Museum Contact: Alison Beck, Associate Director Center for American History Phone: (512) 495-4515 Fax: (512) 495-4542 al.beck@mail.utexas.edu Date: November 18, 2005 (Bonham, Tx) — The Sam Rayburn Museum will host a gala celebration in recognition of the fiftieth… read more
