Gatsby Fever Hits the Ransom Center
Thanks to last Friday’s premiere of the new The Great Gatsby film, Gatsby fever is in full swing nationwide—and now it’s hit the Forty Acres. No,...
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Texas Forever: March 2 Through the Years
How do you celebrate Texas Independence Day? From whistling to wine tasting, here’s how Texas Exes chapters have marked the occasion for over a century. Can’t...
World War II Scholars Fly High in B-17 Bomber
A few lucky UT students were given a whole new perspective this past Saturday as they flew over the Forty Acres in a restored World War II-era Boeing B-17 Bomber. Michel...
Proposed Change To College History REQs Faces Skepticism
Some legislators are looking to change what counts toward the history requirement at Texas colleges. Rep. Giovanni Capriglione (R-Southlake) and state Sen. Dan...
The Way Back: The First Photograph
It’s not much to look at—just a few silver smudges. If you didn’t know its origins, you might think it belonged in a junkyard. But in fact, this 8-by-10-inch...
Advocates Podcast: Jeremi Suri
Professor Jeremi Suri responds to a controversial report regarding the teaching of American history at UT-Austin. Suri holds the Mack Brown Distinguished Chair...
Les Misérables: A Historian’s Review
Les Misérables is an emotional tour de force with eight Oscar nominations, but how does the film stack up in terms of history? UT history doctoral student Julia...
What Kind of History Should We Teach?
About two years ago I moved from Madison to Austin because I was convinced that the flagship university in Texas was building the best group of scholars and students...
Frontier U
In 1958, during the height of the Cold War, University of Texas Provost Harry Ransom wrote of a “counterfrontier” that challenged the stereotypical image...
Twenty-Five Years of Getting “Teed Off at OU”
At 9:30 a.m. on a Friday morning in October, more than 400 golfers will stand together on the green of Dallas’ Firewheel Golf Park, singing “The Eyes...
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Brian: The truth lies in the date of the original "Warrant For Arrest" papers for the m...
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Michael O'Neal: The regents are a symptom of the micromanaging and intrusive actions of Governor...
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Jordan Schraeder: Hi Randolph, I've scanned in part of the December 1916 issue for you. You can...
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John P.: You should have made this clear in the original....
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Randolph: Is there any way for you to provide a scanned copy of the article in the Decembe...
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