Tabla de Contenidos:
  • "To have the Texas people see the necessity for it" : establishing the library and archival functions of government, 1835-1909
  • "Bricks without straw" : the Winkler, Klaerner, and West years, 1909-1925
  • "I don't feel as good as I would if I could" : the Rogan and first Wilcox years, 1925-1932
  • "The State Library needs space, money, and official understanding--and the greatest of these is the last" : the middle Wilcox years, 1932-1935
  • "A diffusion of interests and objectives" : the final Wilcox years, 1935-1945
  • "There are many hurdles to jump before the race is won--if it is won" : the Henshaw years, 1946-1950
  • "More grief than at present" : the Connerly and Gibson years, 1950-1953
  • "If and when the glad day comes" : the Harwell, Peace, and beginning Winfrey years, 1954-1962.