Conference for Education in TexasRecords 1907-1915

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Conference for Education in TexasRecords 1907-1915

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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Conference for Education in Texas

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The Conference for Education in Texas was established around 1907 by a number of educators for the purpose of improving and developing the state’s public school system at all levels. To this end, the organization acted to promote favorable legislation, provided lecturers on various educational topics, issued literature concerning educational methodology or pertinent legislation and tax proposals, and articulated the common concerns of interested individuals, educational agencies and organization...

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Cousins, Robert Bartow, 1861-1932

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Neff, Pat Morris, 1871-1952

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McCallum, A. N. (Arthur Newell), b. 1865

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Ousley, Clarence, 1863-1948

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Evans, Cecil Eugene, b. 1871

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Eby, Frederick, 1874-1968

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Clark, Randolph Lee, Jr.

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