The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 42, July 1938 - April, 1939 Page: 392
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Southwestern Historical Quarterly
21 the San Jacinto Museum of History will make its impressive
bow to the world with a full time director and with the com-
bined support of the city of Houston and the state of Texas.
And as for museums which give some attention of history, they
are becoming more numerous than historical societies as such.
The University of Texas has just opened its museum. Those at
Dallas and Houston have been mentioned. One of the oldest is
at Canyon. One is being developed at the Texas College for
Women at Denton. Museums are to be found at San Antonio,
Huntsville, San Angelo, Bandera--so many in fact, that an associa-
tion is being formed which will soon hold its first meeting in San
Antonio. These historical societies and museums are engaged in
collecting historical material and other evidences of the past.
In addition to these there are the various patriotic organiza-
tions of the state which deserve notice. These are supported
mainly by the women and include among others the Daughters of
the Republic of Texas, Daughters of the Confederacy, and Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution, and, among the men, the Sons
of the American Revolution. Such organizations are doing a great
deal to keep alive the traditions of the past. Most of them have
museums in which are deposited valuable documents and records
as well as period furniture and historic relics.
Finally, there are the fraternal organizations, of which the
Masons may be used as an example. Without doubt they are all
interested more or less in history, and their records and archives
are rich in historical material which would be valuable to students
if it were available. The church archives of Texas are equally
valuable.
The question before us is the proper relation of the Texas State
Historical Association to these various groups, societies, and re-
ligious bodies. Two lines of action seem to be open. The first
is for the Association to pursue an independent course, or one
related only incidentally to these diverse groups, all of which have
importance to history and historical investigation. This is perhaps
the easier policy, and one that must be pursued until the Texas
State Historical Association is in position to set up a competent
staff capable of sustained and arduous labor over a long period
of time.392
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