The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 60, July 1956 - April, 1957 Page: 310
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Southwestern Historical Quarterly
several distinguished men and women pioneers, and a monograph
on Harris County from its earliest settlement in 1822 to annexa-
tion. Three articles by Mrs. Looscan were included in Dudley G.
Wooten's A Comprehensive History of Texas (1898), and other
articles were published in various journals.
George Pierce Garrison was one of the founders of the Asso-
ciation in 1897 and edited the Quarterly until his death on July
3, 191o. Dr. Garrison began his association with the University
of Texas in 1884 and in 1888 became the first head of the history
department. Despite his unceasing work and heavy teaching
schedule at the University of Texas, Dr. Garrison wrote numerous
articles for the Quarterly and published several books: Civil
Government of Texas (1898); Texas A Contest of Civilizations
(1903) ; Westward Extension (1906) ; and Diplomatic Corre-
spondence of the Republic of Texas (3 volumes, 19o8, 1911) . In
addition, he was instrumental in securing the Bexar Archives for
the University; he instituted the program of transcribing docu-
ments from the Mexican National Archives; and he was largely
responsible for the ultimate donation of the Austin Papers to the
University of Texas.
The United States Civil Service Commission has announced
an examination for Historian for filling positions paying from
$5,440 to $11,61o a year in various federal agencies in the
Washington, D. C., area. The following optional fields are in-
cluded in this examination: National Defense, Agriculture, Dip-
lomatic, National Park, Museum, and General. No written test
is required, but applicants must have had appropriate experience
which included specialized experience in one of the optional
fields. Applications will be accepted until further notice. Further
information and application forms may be obtained from many
post offices throughout the country or from the United States
Civil Service Commission, Washington 25, D. C.
The organization of The Sons of the Republic of Texas has
announced that it will sponsor the Summerfield G. Roberts
Award in literature again this year. The award is presented each
year at the annual dinner of the Texas Institute of Letters in310
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