University of Texas at Austin

The JFK Resource Consortium was created by The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza to gather the rich and diverse
JFK-related collections located across the state of Texas and present them in a single portal.  

Researchers, students, educators, journalists and the general public can use this research tool to locate materials such as documents, correspondence, photographs, oral histories, artifacts and archival footage related to President Kennedy's life, legacy and assassination.

Each member institution page lists the location of the collection, a brief description of the holding and its relevance to President Kennedy, how to access the collection, and contact information. Institutional logos provide direct links to the member's web site.

Institution:
University of Texas at Austin
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

Location:
Austin

Description and Relevance of Holding:
The John F. Kennedy Collection contains memorabilia concerning President Kennedy's visit to Texas, including the text for two speeches Kennedy intended to deliver in Dallas and Austin.

The JFK Assassination Collection contains one of the sets of materials assembled by Texas Attorney General Waggoner Carr.

The Ralph Yarborough Papers document the career of the senior senator, who served with John F. Kennedy in the Senate and during Kennedy's presidency.

The Joe Kilgore Papers contain the papers of South Texas District Congressman Kilgore, including constituent mail from the assassination and its effect upon the district.

The Earl C. Kubicek Collection includes books, magazines, news clippings, pamphlets, government reports, typescripts of transcribed radio interviews and scrapbooks concerning the assassination. Earl C. Kubicek was a private JFK collector from Santa Fe, NM.

The Edith Parker Collection includes personal, professional and political correspondence, literary productions, education and employment records, photographs, other pictorial material and a map. Edith Parker had close ties with Lyndon B. Johnson and served on a committee chaired by JFK.

The Richard M. Morehead Papers contain the files of a longtime Dallas Morning News reporter and columnist who covered Texas politics during the Kennedy-Johnson years.

The Harry Estill Moore Papers contain the correspondence and research of a noted University of Texas sociologist who studied the effect of momentous events such as integration on Texas society.

Henry B. Gonzalez Papers contain materials related to Gonzalez as co-chair of Kennedy’s “Viva Kennedy” effort. The collection also includes Gonzalez's effort to establish a congressional committee to investigate the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.

Access to Holdings:
The collections are open to researchers upon request. Some collections may be stored remotely and will require advance notice for retrieval. Please contact the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History to request access. 

Contact:
Ms. Margaret Schlankey
Head of Public Services
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
The University of Texas at Austin
1 University Station D1100
Austin, TX 78712-0335
512.495.4515
m.schlankey@austin.utexas.edu