The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 51, July 1947 - April, 1948 Page: 261
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Texas Collection
occasional three-way battle of wits between printer, author, and
editor, when questions of propriety arise on the galley proof. Nobody
wins all the time, which is a matter of considerable comfort, the
editors admit, and they cite two recent examples. ...
In a recent manuscript there occurred certain orthographical in-
ventions unblessed by authority. The editor "followed Webster," as
is stated practice at the Press, with a marginal notation to that
effect. After the galleys had been read and returned by the author,
the editor was cheered to see, in the margin opposite a word in a
quotation from Milton, a printer's query, "Auth. Sp. OK? See Web-
ster." To which the author made reply: "Milton had no Webster."
'the problem of consistent spelling is a serious one for the
Handbook. Some Indian tribal names are spelled in no less than
twenty different ways, by Spaniards, French, English, and Amer-
icans. We can not give all these forms but follow that used in
Hodge's Handbook of the American Indians.
In order to promote the Handbook a course has been set up
in the history department at the University in which students
write articles. Occasionally out-of-state students register and find
themselves learning more details about Texas than is to their
taste. One of these, after struggling with a topic which had little
substance, exclaimed: "Isn't it just like these Texans-to write
their history before they have made anyl"
Several years ago when we were timidly enlarging the activ-
ities of the Association, I had the temerity to venture into the
Fletcher Book Store in Houston and try to tell Herbert Fletcher
my tale. He listened with puckish politeness until I mentioned
the fact that we proposed to publish some books on Texas. At
that point he expressed his disapprobation of the whole idea and
voiced the opinion that too many people were publishing books.
I had been forewarned about him, and finally managed to get
out of the place, buying one or two books on my way. That did
not help very much because he subtly conveyed the impression
that he would rather keep the books than have my money. It
took ten years to get Herbert Fletcher to a meeting, to delight
his audience with tales of how to sell G. & C. Merriam diction-
aries to unlettered customers by telephone. He evidently liked261
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Texas State Historical Association. The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 51, July 1947 - April, 1948, periodical, 1948; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth101119/m1/329/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.