The State Library and Archives of Texas : : A History, 1835-1962 / / David B. Gracy.
The Texas State Library and Archives Commission celebrated its centennial in 2009. To honor that milestone, former State Archivist David Gracy has taken a retrospective look at the agency's colorful and sometimes contentious history as Texas's official information provider and record keepe...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021] ©2010 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (264 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface “Nor Is This All”
- Acknowledgments
- One “To Have the Texas People See the Necessity for It ” Establishing the Library and Archival Functions of Government, 1835–1909
- Two “Bricks without Straw” The Winkler, Klaerner, and West Years, 1909–1925
- Three “I Don’t Feel as Good as I Would If I Could” The Rogan and First Wilcox Years, 1925–1932
- Four “The State Library Needs Space, Money and Official Understanding—and the Greatest of These Is the Last ” The Middle Wilcox Years, 1932–1935
- Five “A Diffusion of Interests and Objectives” The Final Wilcox Years, 1935–1945
- Six “There Are Many Hurdles to Jump before the Race Is Won—If It Is Won” The Henshaw Years, 1946–1950
- Seven “More Grief Than at Present” The Connerly and Gibson Years, 1950–1953
- Eight “If and When the Glad Day Comes” The Harwell, Peace, and Beginning Winfrey Years, 1954–1962
- Conclusion
- Appendix 1 Texas Library and Historical Commission: Members, 1909–1962
- Appendix 2 Texas Library and Historical Commission and state librarians: By Year and Appointment, 1909–1962
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index