Please reply to:	Mrs. Lois Bebout
					4004 Silverspring Dr
August 2, 1973				Austin, Texas 78759



Dear

Enclosed is your "ballot." Please look over the enclosed list 
of suggestions for inclusion in a basic list of reference books about 
Texas and "vote" for your top fifty.  Please feel free to consult with 
anyone and to make any suggestions for additions or substitutions you 
wish.

Return your list to me, please, by August 15th if at all possible.
Some of the districts meet in September.  I'd like to get the
final list mailed to you by September 1st so that you can let me 
know what assistance you will need in locating copies of the books, 
etc.

We still need volunteers to serve as subject editors in the following 
subject areas:
	1)  Societies, Encyclopedias, Language dictionaries, Linguistics
	       and philology, Periodicals, Newspapers, Dissertations
	2)  Sociology, Anthropology and ethnology
	3)  Statistics, Economics
	4)  Pure and applied sciences (excluding earth sciences and biological
	       sciences)
If you are not interested or have already volunteered for a section, 
will you please suggest people who might be willing to serve?

Thank you again for your interest and cooperation.

				Sincerely

				(Mrs. ) Lois Bebout
				Chairman, TLA-RRT-CTIS
Enc.


SOURCES OF INFORMATION ABOUT TEXAS
The following list is a cumulation of suggestions for inclusion on a basic list of sources (reference books) about Texas; the books are to be displayed and/or presented at each district meeting of the Texas Library Association if the district wants the presentation or exhibit. Please mark those titles which you feel should be included on such a basic list. If you wish to recommend some title either as a substitution or as an addition, please do so. I would like to see the list kept to a maximum of fifty titles; however, remember that each district can add anything it wishes to the basic list at the time of presentation., LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY RESOURCES Directory of information networks in Texas. 1971. Texas special libraries directory. Texas Library Association. Membership directory (special issue of Texas library journal) Texas public library statistics. The Texas list Other union lists: Texas newspapers, 1813-1939. TALON list Union list of periodicals for the top 25 counties of Texas. 1973. Newspaper resources of Southeast Texas. 1971. A union list of newspapers in the libraries of the Fort Worth-Dallas major resource centers. 1969. Union list of periodicals in the libraries of west central Texas. 1971 CTMRCN union list of local history for the central Texas major resource center network. 1972. R.I.C.E. [oceanography list] R.I.C.E. [Winchell list] Holley, E.G. and D. Hendricks. Resources of Texas libraries. 1968. Radoff, L. Resources of Texas public libraries. 1965. Silversteen, S. Resources of senior college and university libraries in Texas. 1965. Lillard, E.P. Resources of junior college libraries. 1965? Library laws of Texas. 1972. Texas libraries (periodical) Texas library journal (periodical). Directory issue sufficient?? BIBLIOGRAPHIES Winkler, E.W Check list of Texas imprints. v. 1. 1845-1860; v. 2 ed. by Winkler and Friend, 1861-1876. Streeter, T.W. Bibliography of Texas, 1795-1845. Morrison, W.M. Texas book prices, 1972. Raines, C.W. A bibliography of Texas. 1896. Institute of Texan Cultures. Printer at the pass. 1973. Wagner. The Spanish southwest, 1542-1794. Rader. Southof forty. Adams. The rampaging herd. BIBLIOGRAPHIES - LITERATURE Dickey, I.B. Early literary magazines of Texas, 1970, Major, M. and T.M. Pearce. Southwest heritage. 1972. Campbell, W.S. The book lover's Southwest. 1955. Dobie, J.F. Guide to life and literature of the Southwest. 1952. Sonnichsen, C.L. The Southwest in life and literature. 1962. Southwestern American Literature Association. [bibliography] (in press) BIBLIOGRAPHIES - GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS Texas state documents (monthly) HANDBOOKS, DIRECTORIES, ETC. Arbingast, S. Atlas of Texas. 1967. The Texas almanac. The handbook of Texas. 2 v (v. 3-in press) Guide to Texas state agencies. 4th ed. 1973. Directory of Texas manufacturers. Texas museums directory. Governmental guide. Texas edition. 1972. Writers' Program. Texas. Texas; a guide to the Lone Star State. 1969 Atkinson, M.J. Indians of the Southwest. 1963. Newcomb, W. W. The Indians of Texas, from prehistoric to modern times. 1961. NATURE GUIDES, ETC. Andrews. Seashells of the Texas coast. 1971. Rickett. Wildflowers of the United States, v. 3: Texas. 1969. Vines. Trees, shrubs, and woody vines of the Southwest, 1960. Brown. Wildflowers of Louisiana. 1972. Lundell, C.L. Flora of Texas. 1961. Peterson, R.T. A field guide to the birds of Texas and adjacent states 1963. Texas A & M University System. Texas Forest Service. Forest trees of Texas. 1958. ---. Famous trees of Texas. 1970. Suhm, D.A. Handbook of Texas archaeology. 1962. HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY Acheson, S. Texian who's who. Battey, P A. Biographical souvenir of the state of Texas. Biesele, R. History of the German settlements Biographical directory of the Texas conventions and congresses. 1942. Brooks, E. Prominent women of Texas. 1896 Brown, J.H. Indian wars and pioneers. Carroll, H.Bailey and M.R.Gursch. Texas history theses. 1955. Castaneda, C. E. Our Catholic heritage in Texas, 1519-1936. Chabot, F.C With the makers of San Antonio. 1937. Cox. Cattle industry. Elliott, C. Theses on Texas history. 1955. Fulmore, Z.T. History and geography of Texas as told in county names. Jenkins, J.H. Cracker barrel chronicles; a bibliography of Texas town and county histories. 1965. Johnson, F. Texas and Texans. Kemp, L.W. The signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence. 194 Lynch, J.D. Bench and bar of Texas. 1885. Marburger, H.J. Texas elections, 1918-1954. 1956. Miller, T.L. Bounty and donation land grants of Texas, 1835-1888. 196 Richardson, R.N. Texas, the Lone Star State. 1970. Texas. State Library, Austin. Archives Division. Maps of Texas, 1527-1900. 1964. Texas, University Library. Archives. The University of Texas Archiv 1967. White, G. The 1840 census of the Republic of Texas. 1966. Yoakum, H. History of Texas. 1955. Pichrell, A. Pioneer women in Texas. Who's who in Texas today. 1968. Texas women of distinction. 1962. Men of achievement, Texas edition. 1958. Wallace, E. and D. Vigness. Documents of Texas history. 1528-1846. (1960) Threll. Pictorial history of Texas. 1879. reprinted 1972. POLITICAL SCIENCE AND LAW Gammel, H. Laws of Texas, 1822-1902. (also Index and Index to names) Vernon's Texas statutes and codes annotated. Constitution of the State of Texas. Texas reports, 1846-1963. Southwestern reporter, Texas cases, 1886-1928; 2d ser., 1928- Texas legislative handbook. 1973. Reynolds, S. Chief elected and administrative officials of Texas, 1973-1975. 1973. PERIODICALS AND SERIALS - INDEXES. Texas '7O. Texas observer. [Cumulative index] Southwestern Historical Quarterly. Cumulative indexes. Texas Folklore Society. Publications. Cumulative index. 1973. West Texas Historical Association. Yearbook. Cumulative index. 1973. Texas Education Agency. Bulletin. Cumulative index, 1910-Nov. 1971. MISCELLANEOUS (including anything I missed above) U.S. Bureau of the Census. publications for Texas. Texas. Bureau of Economic Geology. List of publications. (include sample publications) Texas. University. Bureau of Business Research. Publications, 1973. (include sample publications, e.g. A statistical profile of the Spanish surname population in Texas; Texas trade and professional associations and other selected organizations, 1972) Texas Education Agency. Major publications, March, 1973 (include sample publications, e.g., Public school directory with list of accredited schools; Annual statistical report, 1970-7l) Texas Municipal League. sample publications, e.g. Directory of Texas city officials. Texas Research League. sample publications, e.g., Texas county government: let the people choose) Texas Memorial Museum. sample publications. Texian Press. samples of histories published. other Texas periodicals, e.g., Texana, Texas business review, Texas town and city. Texas state directory, 1971-72. Texas Agricultural Experiment Station. sample publications. Texas Highway Department. Texas: a land of contrast. 1972. Morrison, S. The Southwest collection in the library of Texas Tech. 19 Houston. Public Library. A selected bibliography of Texana. 1958. Braman, D. Braman's information about Texas. 1857. Conner, S.V. Saga of Texas. 1965. Raines, C.W. Year book for Texas. 1901-03.


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