Descriptive Summary
Howard, Donald
Letter from Waco Videocassette
1996
Materials are written in English.
98-084
1 item
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin
The Letter from Waco Videocassette, 1996, contains a documentary chronicling the recent social history of Waco, Texas, and the confrontation between the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms and the Branch Davidians in 1993.
Historical Note
Born in Waco, Texas, Donald Howard graduated from Baylor University in 1979, later receiving a master of arts from the Radio-Television-Film department at the University of Texas at Austin in 1987. In 1996, Howard produced, wrote, and directed Letter from Waco, a documentary broadcast nation-wide on PBS that explores the social history of Waco, Texas, as well as the 1993 stand-off between the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms and the Branch Davidians.
Source:
Donald Howard. UT Documentary Center. Accessed April 20, 2011. http://utdoccenter.org/faculty/howard/.
Scope and Contents
The Letter from Waco Videocassette, 1996, contains a documentary chronicling the recent social history of Waco, Texas, and the confrontation between the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms and the Branch Davidians in 1993.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Howard, Donald -- Archives.
Subjects (Organizations)
Branch Davidians -- History -- 20th century.
United States. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms -- History -- 20th century.
Subjects
Documentary films -- Texas -- History -- 20th century.
Places
Waco (Tex.) -- History -- 20th century.
Waco (Tex.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
Preferred Citation
Letter from Waco Videocassette, 1996, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin.
Processing Information
Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project, 2009-2011.
Detailed Description of the Papers
Inventory
3W90
Videocassette tape,
1996