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 376th Heavy Bombardment Group Records
376th Heavy Bombardment Group The Briscoe Center has added the records of the 376th Heavy Bombardment Group (HBG) to its military history collections. Comprised of four air squadrons, the 376th HBG saw action in the North African and Italian theaters during World War II. The collection was donated by the… read more
South of Slavery: Emancipation and Escape in Texas
South of Slavery For a Time, the Road to Texas was the Road to Emancipation May 20, 1789: An enslaved black woman takes her four-year-old son, flees Louisiana, and seeks freedom in Texas. Her enslaver actively pursues her. “I am sending you this official letter with the end to make… read more
In Memoriam: Lonn Taylor
In Memoriam Lonn Taylor Illustration: Stephanie Dalton, Texas Highways Magazine The Briscoe Center was saddened by news of the passing of Lonn Taylor, who died last month at his home in West Texas at the age of 79. Taylor was an author, historian, and curator who worked with the Briscoe… read more
Briscoe Center Acquires The Mike Maple Photographic Archive
The Mike Maple Photographic Archive The Briscoe Center has acquired the photographic archive of Mike Maple, a photojournalist who specializes in documentary photography. Maple has covered all manner of social issues in America over a forty-year career. In addition, he has worked around the world for major dailies and magazines,… read more
Briscoe Center Acquires The Rod Nordland Papers
The Rod Nordland Papers The Briscoe Center has acquired the papers of Rod Nordland, an award-winning correspondent for the New York Times. Currently based in Afghanistan, where he serves as the Times’s Kabul bureau chief, Nordland has worked as a foreign correspondent across the world, including postings in Bangkok, Beirut, Baghdad,… read more
Briscoe Center Acquires Two Sam Houston Letters
Center Acquires Two Sam Houston Letters The Briscoe Center has acquired two letters that Sam Houston wrote in 1850 and 1857 respectively. A famed leader of the 1836 Texas Revolution and president of the Republic of Texas, Houston also served as a U.S. Senator after the annexation of Texas in… read more
Briscoe Center Acquires Steven R. Nickerson Photographic Archive
Steven R. Nickerson Photographic Archive The Briscoe Center has acquired the photographic archive of Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Steven R. Nickerson. A photographer who spent much of his career at the Detroit Free Press and the Rocky Mountain News in Denver, Nickerson was dedicated to documenting the local communities within which… read more
Briscoe Center Acquires Andrew Johnson Letter
Briscoe Center Acquires Andrew Johnson Letter The Briscoe Center has acquired a rare letter written by Andrew Johnson, the 17th president of the United States. Dated January 31, 1852, when Johnson was serving as a congressman from Tennessee, the letter is written to Sam Milligan, one of Johnson’s political confidants.… read more
In Memoriam: Norman Birnbaum
In Memoriam: Norman Birnbaum The Briscoe Center mourns the passing of professor Norman Birnbaum, a renowned intellectual who died at the beginning of the month at the age of 92. Birnbaum had been active in politics, academia, and journalism on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean since the 1950s. “Five… read more
