Conference for Education in TexasRecords 1907-1915

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Conference for Education in TexasRecords 1907-1915

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The Conference for Education in TexasRecords, 1907-1915, consist of documentation produced and accumulated by the generalagent of the Conference for Education in Texas and reflect the Conference’sorganization and activities. The collection demonstrates how funding was acquiredthrough donations and the subscription service, exemplifies the organization’spromotion of pertinent legislation, and provides insight into the day-to-dayadministration of the Conference. Materials within the collection includecorrespondence, subscriptions, financial records, publications, printed material,publicity material, and other administrative records.

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