Center for American History


Group Visit Information
	Contact Person:	Lynn Bell, Exhibits Curator Phone Number: (512) 495-4452 Email: l.bell@mail.utexas.edu
	Limit of students per visit:	25 7th graders through 12th graders
	Chaperone/student ratio:	1 chaperone to 5 students
	Length of programs:	Usually self-guided tour through exhibit; Requests for special program or tour considered
	Cost per student:	Free
	How far in advance must visit be scheduled?	4 weeks
	Days and hours of program availability:	Monday-Friday 9-5 Saturday 9-5 (would consider requests for special programs on Saturday)

Curriculum and Instruction Information
	Classroom resources available:	CAH collection hand-outs, finding aid guides

	Online curriculum based on CAH collections:	Making More Places at the Table, a curriculum exploring the American Civil Rights Movement Photojournalism and the American Presidency The Study of the Spanish-Speaking People of Texas - series consists of more than 900 images taken by renowned photographer Russell Lee between April and July 1949 in Corpus Christi, San Angelo, San Antonio, and El Paso

Professional Development Resources:

	We offer lectures and programs but no official professional development credits

Are you looking for school collaborators?
	yes- teachers or students to use exhibits or collections to develop curriculum

Other Cultural/Educational Sites Nearby:
	LBJ Library & Museum Texas Memorial Museum Blanton Museum of Art

Other Important Information:
	Offering to teachers and students: 1. Historical research resources 2.Exhibits (history, photography) Plenty of FREE PARKING in adjacent LBJ Museum parking lot on Red River St.