The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 14, July 1910 - April, 1911 Page: 297
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Activities of Texas Library and Historical Commission 297
III. REVIEW OF TFIE COMMISSION'S WORK
The broad and liberal terms of the law as set forth above have
perhaps excited the curiosity and raised high the expectations of
the reader in regard to what has been accomplished. It is better,
therefore, to remind him at the outset that it is one thing to have
prepared drawings and specifications for a beautiful structure, and
quite another matter to obtain the money with which to erect the
same. The law outlines the work to be done by the commission.
The biennial appropriation indicates the resources available for
doing this work. Reference to the last appropriation bill will
show that of necessity only a small portion of the commission's
task could be performed during the past two years.
1. Boolcs.-While it might prove interesting to this audience
to mention some of the books and pamphlets relating to the his-
tory of Texas that have been acquired since March 19, 1909, time
and space forbid. A few of the larger works, bearing more or less
directly on the field of Southwestern history, can be touched upon.
a. Publications of the I-Iakluyt Society, 1848-1906, First
Series, 100 volumes, Second Series, volumes 1-18. These series
embrace the voyages and travels of the great age of discovery
which inaugurated the period of modern history. Columbus,
Cortes, De Soto, and Cabeza de Vaca are some of those whose writ-
ings are included.
b. Biblioteca Hispano-Americana, 1493-1810. Por Jos6 Tori-
bio Medina. Santiago de Chile, 1 898-1907. 7 vols. In this com-
prehensive bibliography of Spanish America the works are listed
in the chronological order of their publication, and in alphabeti-
cal order when there are several publications for the same year.
Each publication is described; the location of some of them in
public libraries is indicated; reference is made to other bibliogra-
phies in which they are included; and an account of the authors
is supplied in some instances. Each volume has an index to the
names of authors, but there is no general index to the set. The
titles listed are distributed as follows:
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Texas State Historical Association. The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 14, July 1910 - April, 1911, periodical, 1911; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth101054/m1/327/: accessed April 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.