The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 51, July 1947 - April, 1948 Page: 361
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Texas Collection
correspondence of the Mexican army in Texas, and the names
of the individuals who contributed funds for the campaign. It
also devoted ample space to editorials on Texas which appeared
in other publications in Mexico and abroad. It must also be borne
in mind that, whereas the Texas newspapers were new and had
tb suspend publication repeatedly while the war for independ-
ence was in progress, with the resultant mutilation or destruction
of their files, the Mexican press had had three centuries in which
to become established. Furthermore, the Mexican Army which
occupied Texas was well organized and forwarded regular reports
to Mexico City, and these were published in this Diario, whereas
the newly-formed Texas Army had no formal connection with
the United States War Department and forwarded no official
reports to Washington. For the foregoing reasons this Diario is
an invaluable source for the official attitude of the Mexican
government toward the Republic of Texas. A copy of McLean's
bibliography has been presented to the University of Texas
Library.
Dr. William Eager Howard, widely known collector of Texana
and a retired physician, died in Dallas on February 21 at the
age of seventy-one. He was a former president of the Sons of the
Republic of Texas and a former surgeon general of the United
Spanish American War Veterans. His official honors were many.
Benefactors of his collecting zeal in books and manuscripts were
the Dallas Historical Society, the San Jacinto Museum of His-
tory, the Texas Memorial Museum, and the Daughters of the
Republic of Texas Museum. One of Dr. Howard's most interest-
ing projects was the collection of a sound historical document
signed by each of the men from whom Texas counties took their
names. The project was well along toward completion. Dr. How-
ard also had a major interest in the various issues of money
relating to Texas.
The annual banquet of the San Antonio Historical Association
was held in the Menger Hotel on January 16, 1948. George P.
Isbell delivered the retiring president's address on the subject
"Three Texas Books." The address dealt at some length with361
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Texas State Historical Association. The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 51, July 1947 - April, 1948, periodical, 1948; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth101119/m1/455/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.