The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 48, July 1944 - April, 1945 Page: 417
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Texas Collection
lished in Hays County years ago although there are a few special issues
of Texas dailies.
PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION: A majority of these are of local scenes.
However, there are a number of photographs of distinguished Texans and
historical landmarks. Also, a large pictorial card collection.
DOCUMENTS: Public documents signed by Stephen F. Austin and
Sam Houston; from the B. H. Butler Collection an account book kept in
1839 by Reece Butler; a series of letters from the Butler Family written
between the 1830's and 1875.
ART: Texas Centennial Series of Drawings by Frank Callcott.
CHINA: Six pieces of the famous "Texian Campaigne."
WESTERN: A large group of rifles and revolvers and several saddles.
Under the leadership of its president, Harry Pennington,
and of Woodie V. White of the Houston National Bank, the Sons
of the Republic of Texas have undertaken to send fifteen hundred
volumes to the crew of the U.S.S. San Jacinto as a Christmas gift.
In October there was displayed in the Second National Bank
at Houston a Texas flag which flew from the mast of the San
Jacinto in an engagement in the Pacific. "So far as is known,"
according to Mr. White, "this is the first time in history that
any State flag has flown at the mast of a battleship during
combat." The Sons express Texas' appreciation in a highly
appropriate manner.
The College of Mines and Metallurgy at El Paso has accepted
an M. A. thesis by Nancy Hammons upon the following subject:
History of El Paso County to 1900.
"Judge" Ralph Yarbrough is now Major Yarbrough, Hq. 97th
Inf. Div., APO 445, Camp Cooke, California, but he keeps up
his interest in Texas, Texas history, and the Association. He
has recently furnished items for the auction and library. In-
cluded therein was a booklet: Del Valle Army Air Base: Berg-
strom Field, First Troop Carrier Command, 1832-1943, which
is genuine Texana. The Air Corps has real historians as well as
real flyers.
The following is a copy of a letter written by Judge Harbert
Davenport of Brownsville, former president of the Association,417
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Texas State Historical Association. The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 48, July 1944 - April, 1945, periodical, 1945; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth146055/m1/461/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.