Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Preface “Nor Is This All” xiii
5. Acknowledgments xxiii
6. One “To Have the Texas People See the Necessity for It ” Establishing the Library and Archival Functions of Government, 1835–1909 1
7. Two “Bricks without Straw” The Winkler, Klaerner, and West Years, 1909–1925 22
8. Three “I Don’t Feel as Good as I Would If I Could” The Rogan and First Wilcox Years, 1925–1932 47
9. Four “The State Library Needs Space, Money and Official Understanding—and the Greatest of These Is the Last ” The Middle Wilcox Years, 1932–1935 63
10. Five “A Diffusion of Interests and Objectives” The Final Wilcox Years, 1935–1945 77
11. Six “There Are Many Hurdles to Jump before the Race Is Won—If It Is Won” The Henshaw Years, 1946–1950 100
12. Seven “More Grief Than at Present” The Connerly and Gibson Years, 1950–1953 120
13. Eight “If and When the Glad Day Comes” The Harwell, Peace, and Beginning Winfrey Years, 1954–1962 134
14. Conclusion 158
15. Appendix 1 Texas Library and Historical Commission: Members, 1909–1962 161
16. Appendix 2 Texas Library and Historical Commission and state librarians: By Year and Appointment, 1909–1962 165
17. Notes 175
18. Bibliography 209
19. Index 219