The Briscoe Center has acquired the archive of Pulitzer Prize-nominated photojournalist Ron Bennett. Bennett was on the scene in June 1968 when Senator Robert F. Kennedy was fatally shot. (more)
The Briscoe Center for American History is pleased to showcase the iconic photos of James "Spider" Martin in its new exhibit, The Power of His Camera: Spider Martin and the Civil Rights Movement. (more)
The Briscoe Center has acquired the papers of journalist, author and polemicist Alexander Cockburn. In a career spanning five decades, Cockburn became one of the most popular intellectual columnists in Britain and America. (more)
Internationally famous singer-songwriter Willie Nelson has donated major portions of his collection of correspondence, manuscripts, records and awards to the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at The University of Texas at Austin. (more)