News Media History
The Dolph Briscoe Center is home to one of the largest collections of archival materials related to the history of the news media. One of the most comprehensive collections in existence, it includes personal papers of media industry pioneers, research archives, newspapers, and an unmatched collection of photojournalists.
The papers of media professionals include Walter Cronkite (UPI, CBS), Robert Trout (CBS, NBC, ABC), Sig Mickelson (CBS), Dan Rather (CBS), Harry Reasoner (CBS), Joseph and Shirley Wershba Papers (CBS, ABC, PBS), and Andy Rooney (CBS).
| Chicago: The National Democratic Convention, 1956
Source: Rayburn (Sam) Papers
VHS copy of 3 reels (16mm) of CBS News’ coverage of the 1956 Democratic Convention. The footage includes Sam Rayburn, John F.
Kennedy, Adlai Stevenson (the party’s nominee), and Walter Cronkite. Documents nomination, controversy over the civil rights plank of the party platform, a surprise delegate vote for the
vice-presidential nominee, and a tribute to Sam Rayburn. |  Invertibile
Source: Mickelson (Sig) Papers
A group of men, including Sig Mickelson, look at model buildings. The group then takes a tour of a television
studio. |  Sig Mickelson Visit to Cairo
Source: Mickelson (Sig) Papers
Silent film of Sig Mickelson visiting sites around Cairo including the Sphinx and the Pyramids |  CBS Sales Film Pt. 1
Source: Mickelson (Sig) Papers
Coverage of the 1952, 1956, and 1960 Republican and Democratic National Conventions. The 1952 and 1956 election nights are also
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