Historical Foundation records 1966-1981, undated bulk 1972-1980

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Historical Foundation records 1966-1981, undated bulk 1972-1980

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The Texas Historical Foundation (THF)was created at the first meeting of the Texas State Historical Survey Committee(TSHSC) in 1953 as the committee’s fundraising and grant writing arm. The collectioncontains board of directors’ minutes, executive director’s files, correspondence,financial statements, grant proposals and event fliers, dating 1966-1981, undated,bulk 1972-1980. Also present are records from the Texas Heritage Council, whichsupported nonprofit preservation groups in Texas from 1977 to 1982, and dissolved in1983.

3.5 cubicft.

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Texas State Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6640738

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Texas State Historical Survey Committee

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Founded by the Texas legislature in 1953, the Texas State Historical Survey Committee, acting as a collecting and information center, was created to preserve, record and restore all aspects of Texas history. In 1973, the Texas State Historical Survey Committee became the Texas Historical Commission. From the description of Records, 1953-1966. (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 23105263 The Texas State Historical Survey Committee was created on a tempor...

Bybee, Faith Poorman

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Texas Historical Commission

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The Texas State Historical Survey Committee was created on a temporary basis in 1953 (Senate Concurrent Resolution 44, 53rd Legislature, Regular Session) to administer a comprehensive state program for historical preservation; it was given more permanent status in 1957 (Senate Bill 426, 55th Legislature, Regular Session). The committee was composed of eighteen members appointed for six-year terms by the governor. It had the power to erect historical markers, to check the historical ...

Watson, Robert L.

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Woodburn, Charles R.

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Texas Historical Foundation

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The Texas Historical Foundation (THF) was created at the first meeting of the Texas State Historical Survey Committee (TSHSC) in 1953 as the committee’s fundraising and grant writing arm. The TSHSC, since 1973 known as the Texas Historical Commission (THC), was created in 1953 by Senate Concurrent Resolution 44 of the 53rd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, to administer a comprehensive program of historic building and architecture preservation in the state of Texas. Initially a su...

Texas Heritage Council

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Latimer, Truett.

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Tunnell, Curtis D.

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