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Southwestern Hzstorical Quarterly
Rzdzng Line
Eight issues of Riding Line have been published during the past two
years, and it has proved to be both popular with our members and an
excellent forum for discussing late-breaking issues related to Texas his-
tory. Because the amount of time between writing a story and publish-
ing it in Riding Lne is relatively short, we can announce meetings, fund-
raising events, museum exhibitions, new books, and members' activities
in a timely fashion. Riding Line also has allowed us to publish historical
puzzles, informal popular history articles, and letters from our readers.
We feel that it has filled an important niche, especially in providing
more contact between staff and membership.
PUBLICATIONS
Two new Association publications are now out and a third is due in
the fall. The Battle of San Jacinto by James W. Pohl, professor of history
at Southwest Texas State University and former president of the Asso-
ciation, is number three in the TSHA Popular History Series. A spe-
cialist in military history, Jim had an article on the battle in the sesqui-
centennial volume of the Quarterly. This essay grew out of that article.
Number four in the series is Kenneth Hafertepe's A History of the French
Legatzon zn Texas: Alphonse Dubois de Saligny and His House, which is an
excellent study of the history of the house and its restoration. The
French Legation, which is now under the care of the Daughters of the
Republic of Texas, is the oldest extant structure in Austin. The purpose
of the Popular History Series is to develop and publish brief, readable,
and authoritative books on historical sites throughout the state.
At the Lubbock meeting the Council voted to publish a book that has
been prepared by Laura Wilson of Dallas. Entitled "Watt Matthews of
Lambshead," the book is a striking photographic study made over a pe-
riod of several years. It focuses on one of the last of the great Texas
ranchers and his ranch, which is located near Albany and has been in
the Matthews family for generations. Watt, now ninety years old, is the
son of Sallie Reynolds Matthews, who wrote Interwoven, one of the clas-
sics of ranch life. We are confident that "Watt Matthews of Lambshead"
will join it on the classics shelf.
In an effort to cover the actual costs of our publications, the Council
voted to amend the 1948 Council resolution regarding use of the Pub-
lication Fund. (The resolution is printed in the Quarterly, vol. 52, pp.
97-98.) The 1948 resolution stated that the fund "shall not be used for
the payment of general nor operating expenses nor salaries but solely
for actual publishing costs of Texas books." Fane Downs moved that the140
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