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Commission appointed by the legislature to commemorate the Texas revolution and advertise Texas. The state fair grounds in Dallas were chosen as the site for the 1936 celebration.

From the description of Texas Centennial Commission press releases, 1935-1936. (Texas Woman's University Library). WorldCat record id: 60696444
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referencedIn Sarah Roach Farnsworth Papers Col 934., 1907-1947 Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library
referencedIn Farnsworth, Sarah Roach, 1874-1968. Sarah Roach Farnsworth papers, 1907-1947. Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library
referencedIn Griffith, Ada Lee, 1876-1965. Ada Lee Griffith family papers, [manuscript], 1893-1969. Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library
referencedIn Farnsworth, Sarah Roach, 1874-1968. Papers, 1907-1947. Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library
referencedIn Inventory of the Mildred Watkins Mears Papers: Texas MSS 00138., 1946-1963 Cushing Memorial Library,
creatorOf Texas Centennial Commission. Texas Centennial Commission press releases, 1935-1936. Texas Woman's University Library, Mary Evelyn Blagg-Huey Library
referencedIn Records, 1926, 1934-1940 University of Texas at Austin. General Libraries
referencedIn Griffith, Ada Lee, 1876-1965. Ada Lee Griffith family papers, 1893-1969. Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library
referencedIn Aldrich, Armistead Albert, 1858-1945. Aldrich, Armistead Albert, papers, 1835-1945. University of Texas Libraries
referencedIn Santa Fe Railroad Collection RG D 004., 1897-1968 Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Libary
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