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Joining the live current members of the Alamo Council is the Roh-
ertJ. Kleberg, Jr., and I lelen C. Kleberg Foundation, which gave
$50,000 to establish a Handbook o 7exa find that will be used to under-
write the publication costs of the new six-volulne Handbook in 1995.
Another new ineml)er is the Texas Conunittee for the Humanities.
'I'he '1'CH has supported the Handbook project from the beginning,
providing fuids for numerous Handbook meetings that bring together
scholars and laymen to move the project forward.
Another Alamo Council nimember, our good friend J. (Conr'ad Duna-
gan, has made a recent donation of $20,000 which will underwrite two
Handbook research assistants fior 1985- 1986. Conrad previously set up
an endowed research fellowship position. The research assistants are a
crucial part of the Hlandbook project, and it is imperative that we con-
tinue to fund these positions. (Currently we have R.A. positions at 'Texas
Tech, North 'lexas State University, the University of I louston, the Uni-
vei sity of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and seven positions here
in our Austin office. Nearly all the research assistants are working on
their doctorates. 'Their experience with the handbook is an important
part of their education. They are iunmersed in the study of Texas inl an
in-depth way that results in great knowledge of our state. ()ur research
assistants are an investment in the future. They are the new generation
of 'exas scholars.
The T'. I,. L. Temple Foundation, which became a, memInber of the Al-
aimo Council last year by funding the Katherine Sage 'Temple Research
Fellowship in 'T'exas Studies, has recently committed $75,00o to create
the T''. L. L. 'emple Research Fellowship in 'l'exas Studies. This fellow-
ship is established in memory and recognition of'l'homas Lewis Latane
Temple (i 859-1935), lumblerman and philanthropist, whose life work
contributed so much to the development of East Texas and the well-
being of its citizens. The fellowship position is occupied by Dr. Megan
Biesele. She is scholar-in-residence at the T. L. L. 'l'emple Memorial Li-
brary in Diboll, 'Texas, and is doing research and writing for the Hland-
book of Texa. on topics related to East 'Iexas. Megan is the grand-
daughter of historian Rudolph L. Biesele who taught at UT, Austin, for
years. She earned her doctorate at Harvard in 1975-
There are three other full-time scholars-in-residence working on the
Handbook project at this time. Dr. Alan Anderson, a graduate of the
University of New Mexico, is researching and writing ahout the Paln-
handle from his office at the Panhandle-Plains Museum in Canyon.
Alan is working under the direction of 1)ean Larry (Graves at 'Texas
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