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[Letter from the Texas State Historical Survey Committee to I. H. Kempner]

Description: Letter from the Texas State Historical Survey Committee to I. H. Kempner explaining that they have been authorized by the State Legislature to create a "non-profit, state-wide organization" to encourage the preservation of "historical houses, sites, and landmarks" and "important papers, documents, and relics" about Texas. They state that they need funds in order to "perform the survey leading up to the recommendations" that they need to submit to the Legislature the following January, as they w… more
Date: 1954
Creator: Texas State Historical Survey Committee
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Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from Mrs. St. John Garwood to I. H. Kempner, November 15, 1954]

Description: Letter from Mrs. St. John Garwood to I. H. Kempner discussing the Hally Bryan Perry Fund for the Eugene C. Barker Texas History center of the University of Texas. The fund will help pay for archival materials and attempt to make them more accessible and easier to use for students. Mrs. Garwood then encourages Mr. Kempner to make a donation to the fund.
Date: November 15, 1954
Creator: The Eugene C. Barker Texas History Center
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from Allan Shivers to E. H. Thornton, February 9, 1954]

Description: Letter from Allan Shivers to E. H. Thornton discussing the issue of adequate highways and the financing needed for them. He briefly talks about the farm-to-market road program and thinks it poses a construction and financial problem. He suggests that the Highway Commission and similar groups come together to form a solution. There is also a document that contains a list of the groups that participated in the conferences with the Highway Commission regarding highway finances. On the other side o… more
Date: February 9, 1954
Creator: Shivers, Allan
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Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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