Center for American History

The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History is an organized research unit and public service component of the University of Texas at Austin named for Dolph Briscoe, the 41st governor of Texas.
cah.utexas.edu
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  • Type: University building
  • Description: research unit at The University of Texas at Austin
  • Also known as: “Briscoe Center”, “Briscoe Center for American History”, “Dolph Briscoe Center for American History”, and “Sid Richardson Hall-Research and Collections Division”
  • Address: TX

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lyndon Baines Johnson Museum and Mike A. Myers Stadium.

Museum
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The Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, also known as the LBJ Presidential Library, is the presidential library and of Lyndon Baines Johnson, the 36th president of the United States.

Stadium
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and Soccer Field is a owned and operated by the University of Texas at Austin. It is home of Texas Longhorn track and field and soccer teams and also home to the USATF Elite Running Circuit Austin Track Club. is situated 1,000 feet south of Center for American History.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include UT and the Drag and Hancock.

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The University of Texas and the Drag form a district of . This article also covers the "West Campus" and "North University" neighborhoods.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood in north-central . encompasses ZIP codes 78751 and 78705. is located north of and the University of Texas.

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is a city of about 965,000 people on the southeast edge of the region of , making it the fourth-largest city in the state and the 11th-largest in the country.

Center for American History

Latitude
30.28521° or 30° 17′ 7″ north
Longitude
-97.72917° or 97° 43′ 45″ west
Elevation
581 feet (177 metres)
Open location code
862477PC+38
Open­Street­Map ID
node 368160127
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­university
Geo­Names ID
4680071
Wiki­data ID
Q5289588
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Chinese—“Center for American History” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Briscoe Center for American History”
  • Catalan: “Dolph Briscoe Center for American History”
  • Chinese: “多爾夫·布里斯科美國歷史中心”

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