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Holiday Book & Author Fair
Humanities Texas hosted a holiday book and author fair to raise money for libraries damaged by Hurricane Ike. Twenty-three authors were on hand to sign copies of their latest books.
NEH 40th Anniversary Program
Former NEH chair Joseph D. Duffey. Photo by Humanities Texas.
Humanities Texas and the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum celebrated the 40th anniversary of the National Endowment for the Humanities with a free public program on October 27, 2005 at 6 p.m. at the LBJ Library’s Bass Lecture Hall. NEH Chairman Bruce Cole and former chairmen Joseph D. Duffey, William R. Ferris, and Sheldon Hackney reflected on their leadership of the NEH and the Endowment’s contribution to the intellectual and cultural life of the nation.
Parallel and Crossover Lives: Texas Before and After Desegregation
A community-based oral history and cultural preservation project documenting the experiences of desegregation in two Texas communities.
Prime Time Family Reading Time
Prime Time Family Reading Time is centered on families and rooted in the humanities. Guided by a storyteller and scholar, families read and discuss award-winning children’s books that introduce participants to the universal themes found in tales from history, fairy and folk tales from around the world, and stories about the problems that children encounter. The books are grouped according to themes such as fairness, courage, greed, honesty, dreams, determination, and cleverness.