A Guide to the UT Lyndon Baines Johnson School of Public Affairs Records, 1974-2009
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator: | UT Lyndon Baines Johnson School of Public Affairs | |
| Title: | UT Lyndon Baines Johnson School of Public Affairs Records | |
| Dates: | 1974-2009 | |
| Abstract: | Articles, correspondence, speeches, photographs, videocassettes, and CDs/DVDs comprise the UT Lyndon Baines Johnson School of Public Affairs Records, 1974-2009, documenting the “Character Above All” lecture series and the career of Barbara Jordan. | |
| Accession No.: | 2012-012; 2012-150 | |
| Extent: | 2 ft. | |
| Language: | Materials are written in English. | |
| Repository: | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin | |
Biographical Note
Founded in 1970, the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs is a graduate school at the University of Texas at Austin. Offering degrees of Masters of Public Affairs (MPAff), Masters of Global Policy Studies (MPGS), and a PhD in Public Policy, the school prepares students for leadership roles in governmental and non-governmental organizations in the private and non-private sectors. Commencement speakers have included former Texas Governor Ann Richards, 41st U.S. President George H. W. Bush, and American journalist Bill Moyers.
Source:
Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs. Accessed April 3, 2012. http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/.
Scope and Contents
Articles, correspondence, speeches, photographs, videocassettes, and CDs/DVDs comprise the UT Lyndon Baines Johnson School of Public Affairs Records, 1974-2009, documenting the “Character Above All” lecture series and the career of Barbara Jordan. The “Character Above All” lecture series, sponsored by the LBJ School of Public Affairs was conceived by Robert Wilson, a Dallas-based communications consultant, and was recorded in Austin, Texas in the Bass Lecture Hall. The series examines the character and leadership of presidents from Franklin D. Roosevelt to George H. W. Bush. Documents pertaining to Barbara Jordan were assembled by Max Sherman during his tenure at the school and used for research on the book he edited about Jordan entitled Barbara Jordan: Speaking the Truth with Eloquent Thunder.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
Use of video material by appointment only; please contact repository for more information.
Use of digital materials by appointment only; please contact digital archivist for more information.
Index Terms | ||
| Subjects (Persons) | ||
| Bush, George, 1924- | ||
| Carter, Jimmy, 1924- | ||
| Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969. | ||
| Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006. | ||
| Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973. | ||
| Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963. | ||
| Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994. | ||
| Reagan, Ronald. | ||
| Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945. | ||
| Truman, Harry, 1896-1980. | ||
| Beschloss, Michael R. | ||
| Hertzberg, Hendrik | ||
| Ambrose, Stephen A., 1950- | ||
| Cannon, James | ||
| Dallek, Robert | ||
| Reeves, Richard, 1936- | ||
| Wicker, Tom. | ||
| Noonan, Peggy, 1950- | ||
| Goodwin, Doris Kearns. | ||
| McCullough, David G. | ||
| Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996. | ||
| Sherman, Max R. | ||
| Subjects (Organizations) | ||
| Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs. | ||
| Subjects | ||
| Presidents -- United States -- History -- 20th century. | ||
| African American women legislators. | ||
| Legislators--United States--20th century. | ||
| Places | ||
| Austin (Tex.) | ||
| United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century | ||
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
UT Lyndon Baines Johnson School of Public Affairs Records, 1995, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Maria Soscia, April 2012.
Subsequent revisions made by Maria Soscia, June 2012.
Detailed Description of the Papers