Texas Heritage Foundationrecords 1939-1971

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Texas Heritage Foundationrecords 1939-1971

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Composed of correspondence, financialrecords, publications, and certificates, the Texas Heritage Foundation (THF)Records, 1939-1971, document the administration of the THF during the tenure ofExecutive Director A. Garland Adair as well as the publication of numerousperiodicals, pamphlets, articles, and books on Texas history and historical figures.

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Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

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Adair, A. Garland (Anthony Garland), 1889-1966

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A. Garland Adair was the founder and curator of history at the Texas Memorial Museum. He was also the author of books and articles on Texas history. From the guide to the A. Garland Adair Papers, 1933-1958, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin) Founder of and curator of history at Texas Memorial Museum. Author of books and articles on Texas history. From the description of Adair, A. Garland, papers...

Texas Heritage Foundation, Inc.

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Founded in 1948, the Texas Heritage Foundation educated the public, especially youths and new citizens, about the “heroic past” of Texas. To support its mission, the THF acquired historical Texas documents, distributed Texas flags to servicemen abroad and copies of historical documents to schools and libraries, as well as funded portraits of historical figures and the identification of landmarks. The foundation also published historical books, pamphlets, and periodicals, such as its monthly maga...