The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 31, July 1927 - April, 1928 Page: 4
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Southwestern Historical Quarterly
Thirty years have passed since this organization declared its
purpose and outlined its work. Its fruit is permanently pre-
served in thirty volumes, each containing four issues of THE
QUARTERLY.
Since no succeeding President has performed a like service, it
would not seem inopportune, on this occasion, to review in a
general way the result; and find how nearly the Texas State His-
torical Association has fulfilled its declared purpose.
The Association was singularly fortunate in the personnel of
its first officers, executive council, fellows and honorary life mem-
bers; such as ex-Governors, O. M. Roberts, Frank R. Lubbock, and
P. I. Bell; ex-United States Senator, John H. Reagan; Colonel
Guy M. Bryan; Colonel John S. Ford; Dr. Rufus C. Burleson;
Mrs. Anson Jones; Mrs. Julia Lee Sinks; Mrs. A. J. Briscoe;
M. M. Kenney; and W. P. Zuber; each of whom in his or her way
had been conspicuous in making early Texas history.
Their membership was not perfunctory. They attended its
meetings and devoted their declining years to the perpetuation of
Texas history-a labor of love and duty which inspired public
confidence and gave dignity to this Association.
Our Association was most fortunate, however, in having been
born in the State University, itself a progeny of the Republic of
Texas, and in being sponsored by its professors of history-other-
wise, it would probably have languished and died with the old
Texans who fathered and mothered it.
Prior to the organization of the Texas State Historical Asso-
ciation and its editorial supervision by trained investigators, Texas
history had been treated as a romance, a tragedy, an epic poem
of physical beauty in spots and at times; a desert and butt for
ridicule in other places and at other times; a call to the land
hungry and adventurous; the battleground of rival nations; the
inspiration of political feuds; and angry controversy between par-
tisan historians.
This was inevitable from early discovery of Texas; the extent
of its disputed boundaries; its location from sea to mountain and
plain, on the border land between rival and covetous sovereignties.
No other state or country ever inherited such a thrilling his-
tory. Beginning with the departure of the fleet from Cuba of
Captain Pamphilo de Narviez, February 22, 1528, and the story
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Texas State Historical Association. The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 31, July 1927 - April, 1928, periodical, 1928; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth101088/m1/10/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.