Records, 1953-1966.

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Records, 1953-1966.

Contains printed materials, newsclippings, newsletters, legal and financial material, and correspondence related to the Texas State Historical Survey Committee. Collection bulks with printed materials and newsletters.

96 leaves

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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 ...

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...