Robert earned his BA in American History from St. Bonaventure University in 1990 and an MA in American History from Texas A&M University in 1992. Dr. Holzweiss completed his PhD. in American history at Texas A&M University in May 2001 with a specialization in business and economic history and 20th Century America. His dissertation, Politics, Profits, and the Public Interest: Government, Railroads, and Interest Groups 1827–1976, examines the role of politics in the Penn Central bankruptcy and the creation of the Consolidated Railroad Company better known as Conrail.

 

During his talk, he will focus on the research side of the house, describing the volume/scope of the holdings, the philosophy of researching, the FOIA/declass process, major subject areas and introduce some cool inside baseball terms. 

BVCIL is a consumer-based, consumer-controlled, cross-disability, cross-cultural, non-residential, private nonprofit 501(c)(3) charitable organization whose mission is to promote the full inclusion and participation of individuals with disabilities in all aspects of community life.

BVCIL was funded in October, 2010 to address state-level priorities for providing independent living services to un-served or under-served populations in the counties of Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Madison, Robertson, and Washington.

BVCIL provides five core independent living services (a) information and referral, (b) IL skills training, (c) peer support, including cross-disability peer support; (d) individual and systems advocacy, and (e) transitional services. The BVCIL, as directed by its consumer-controlled board of directors offers an array of independent living services to fulfill its mission such as: