The Texas State Archives traces its origins back to an order in 1836 by David G. Burnet, president ad interim of the Republic, that the archives of the 1835 Consultation and the Provisional Government be organized. At the request of the Secretary of State, the archives were transferred in 1836 to that department. In 1876, the archives were transferred to the Department of Insurance, Statistics, and History. The archives were placed under the authority of the State Librarian and the new Texas Library and Historical Commission, created by the 31st Legislature, Regular Session, H.B. 142, in 1909. In 1979, the Commission's name was changed to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
The Texas State Archives is a division within the Texas State Library, which is overseen by the Texas Library and Archives Commission, V.T.C.A. Government Code, Chapter 441. The Archives Division administers the permanently valuable official records of the state and related historical materials. The Archives Division acquires, preserves, prepares and makes available for research those state government records with enduring value as well as collections of private papers, photographs, maps, books, and microforms pertinent to the history of Texas.
From the guide to the Administrative correspondence and memos, 1977-1993, (Repository Unknown)
