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Author:   David B. Gracy, II
Publisher:   University of Texas Press
Imprint:   University of Texas Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780292728967

ISBN 10:   0292728964
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   01 June 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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"Foreword, by Peggy D. Rudd Preface: Nor Is This All Acknowledgments 1. ""To Have the Texas People See the Necessity for It"": Establishing the Library and Archival Functions of Government, 1835-1909 2. ""Bricks without Straw"": The Winkler, Klaerner, and West Years, 1909-1925 3. ""I Don't Feel as Good as I Would If I Could"": The Rogan and First Wilcox Years, 1925-1932 4. ""The State Library Needs Space, Money, and Official Understanding—and the Greatest of These Is the Last"": The Middle Wilcox Years, 1932-1935 5. ""A Diffusion of Interests and Objectives"": The Final Wilcox Years, 1935-1945 6. ""There Are Many Hurdles to Jump before the Race Is Won—If It Is Won"": The Henshaw Years, 1946-1950 7. ""More Grief Than at Present"": The Connerly and Gibson Years, 1950-1953 8. ""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: By Year and Appointment, 1909-1962 Notes Bibliography Index"

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David B. Gracy II is the Governor Bill Daniel Professor in Archival Enterprise, School of Information, University of Texas at Austin; a Fellow of the Texas State Historical Association; and a Certified Archivist. Eighteen years after beginning his archival career in the Texas State Archives, Gracy returned as Texas State Archivist (1977–1986).

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