The Briscoe Center proudly presents “On with the Fight!,” an exhibit that documents 150 years of women’s activism through the Briscoe Center’s collections. Open until July, the exhibit is drawn from the center’s extensive social justice and women’s history collections. “‘On with the Fight!’ commemorates the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment… read more
Jack Brooks Papers Digital Humanities Project
Jack Brooks Papers Digital Humanities Project The Briscoe Center has launched a new digital humanities project that focuses on the 42 years of legislative service by Congressman Jack Brooks. First elected to the House of Representatives in 1952, Brooks served Beaumont and its vicinity until 1995. He earned national recognition… read more
The Briscoe Center Acquires the Jerry Cooke Photographic Archive
Briscoe Center Acquires the Jerry Cooke Photographic Archive Thanks to the generosity of Mary Cooke, the Briscoe Center is now home to the photographic archives of renowned documentary and news photographer Jerry Cooke. His breakthrough photo essay “Bedlam 1946” for Life magazine (right, below) led to a public outcry that… read more
The William Chapman Papers
The William Chapman Papers The Briscoe Center has received an important addition to its William Chapman Papers, a series of letters and a diary from his military service during the Mexican-American War. The additions provide striking insights into the workings of the U.S. Army, including the conditions faced by troops… read more
The Andy Paris Collection
The Andy Paris Collection The Briscoe Center has acquired the collection of Andy Paris, who in 1947 was dubbed “the bubble gum king” by Life magazine. Paris shrewdly cornered the U.S. market on gum after World War II by purchasing latex in Mexico, building a factory in South Texas, and… read more
The Fred Baldwin and Wendy Watriss Archives
The Fred Baldwin and Wendy Watriss Archives Fred Baldwin and Wendy Watriss ca. 1972 The Briscoe Center for American History is pleased to announce an outstanding addition to its nationally renowned collection of documentary photography. Fred Baldwin and Wendy Watriss, award-winning photographers and co-founders of FotoFest International, have donated their… read more
Flip Schulke and the Berlin Wall
Flip Schulke and the Berlin Wall Photographs, negatives, notes, and letters help historians piece together a personal history of an iconic Cold War monument. “It just can’t be real,” thought Flip Schulke the first time he gazed upon the Berlin Wall. It was 1962 and he was on a photography… read more
The Briscoe Center Acquires the Abbie Hoffman Papers
Briscoe Center Acquires the Abbie Hoffman Papers The Briscoe Center for American History has acquired the papers of political activist Abbie Hoffman (1936–1989), which join others at the center related to social and racial justice, anti-war protest and environmental activism, as well as political organization and free speech activities across… read more
New Programming at Winedale
Winedale Launches Two Series of Fall Events Winedale, a division of the Briscoe Center for American History, has announced two new event series that will be piloted during the fall 2019 semester. Second Saturdays will have Winedale open from noon to 3 p.m. on October 12, November 9, and December… read more
The Briscoe Center Acquires the Mike Millsap Papers
Briscoe Center Acquires the Papers of Mike Millsap L-R: State Rep. Mike Millsap with Governor Bill Clements ca. 1979 The Briscoe Center has acquired the papers of Mike Millsap, who served as a state representative from Fort Worth between 1979 and 1988. Millsap also worked as an election manager, advisor,… read more
