Measuring, matting, and leveling are just a few of the tasks taking place in the W.R. Poage Exhibit Gallery. Curator Beth Hair and student assistants, Hannah and Stephanie, are hard at work installing our newest exhibit, John F. Kennedy: His Life – His Presidency – His Legacy. The exhibit is set to open September 3. …
This past weekend, our own W.R. Poage Distinguished Chair for Public Service, former Rep. Chet Edwards was on American HistoryTV on C-SPAN. Here is the description from the program guide: Former U.S. Representatives Chet Edwards, Jim Kolbe, and Vic Snyder join Princeton University professor Julian Zelizer to discuss how political history is documented in Congressional…
Today we celebrate Bob Bullock’s birthday! The late Lt. Governor would have been 84 today. He was born on July 10, 1929, in Hillsboro, Texas at 4:10am and named Robert “Bobby” Douglas Bullock. These details come from one of my favorite items in the Bullock Archive, Gov. Bullock’s baby book. His mother, Ruth Mitchell Bullock, carefully…
“I think it’s natural for a child to be more interested in personalities than events.” -Judge Jack E. Hightower Welcome to a new installment in our Book Vault series. The Jack E. Hightower Book Vault holds many rare and collectable books along with many other special items from our collections. Today’s installment focuses on our…