Texas Antiquities Committee:
An Inventory of Records at the Texas State Archives,
1969-1995
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Creator: |
Texas Antiquities
Committee. |
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Title: |
Records |
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Dates: |
1969-1995 |
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Abstract: |
Records of the Texas
Antiquities Committee (TAC) include minutes, agenda, and meeting files;
correspondence of TAC chairmen and committee members, including that of Dr.
W.W. Newcomb, an original statutory member of the committee; press releases;
hearing files, inventories, minutes, and correspondence from the Platoro
litigation over ownership of artifacts from a shipwreck found along the Texas
coast which eventually resulted in the creation of the Antiquities Committee;
photographs and printed materials documenting the 20th anniversary of the TAC;
some legislative subject files, including copies of bills and bill analyses;
and correspondence, clippings, photographs and a few other files from the
Governor's Office on Antiquities. Dates covered are 1969-1995. |
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Quantity: |
10.47 cubic
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Language |
English. |
The Texas Antiquities Committee was created by Senate Bill 58, 61st
Legislature, 2nd Called Session (1969). It was initially composed of seven
members: Director of the Texas State Historical Survey Committee, Director of
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Commissioner of the General Land Office,
State Archeologist (whose office was transferred in 1969 from the State
Building Commission to the Texas State Historical Survey Committee), one
professional archeologist from a recognized museum or institution of higher
learning, one professional Texas historian, and the Director of the Texas
Memorial Museum of the University of Texas. The makeup of the Committee when it
expired in 1995 was a nine-member commission. It consisted of six ex-officio
members, including the chairperson of the Texas Historical Commission or
his/her designee, the State Archaeologist, the Director of the Parks and
Wildlife Department, the Commissioner of the General Land Office, the State
Engineer, and the Executive Director of the Texas Department of Water
Resources. The three other members were appointed by the Governor with
concurrence of the Senate, for two-year terms. These appointed members
consisted of a professional historian, a professional archaeologist, and a
professional museum director.
This committee was the legal custodian of all state archaeological
resources and it adopted rules to protect and preserve these resources. It
designated state archaeological landmarks, issued permits for activities that
impacted archeological sites, oversaw staff efforts to ensure compliance with
the Texas Antiquities Code, maintained an inventory of items recovered and
retained by the State of Texas, and contracted or otherwise provided for
discovery operations and scientific investigations of sunken or abandoned ships
and their contents. In 1995, the committee was abolished (Senate Bill 365, 74th
Legislature, Regular Session). Its duties were absorbed by the Texas Historical
Commission and are carried out through its Archeology Division. The legislation
that abolished the Antiquities Committee allowed for an advisory body to be
created to assist the Texas Historical Commission on issues relating to the
Antiquities Code of Texas. In 1995, the THC created the Texas Antiquities
Advisory Board. The Board provides recommendations on proposed State
Archeological Landmarks designations and assists in resolving disputes
regarding issuance of Texas Antiquities permits.
Records of the Texas Antiquities Committee (TAC) include minutes,
agenda, and meeting files; correspondence of TAC chairmen and committee
members, including that of Dr. W.W. Newcomb, an original statutory member of
the committee; press releases; hearing files, inventories, minutes, and
correspondence from the Platoro litigation over ownership of artifacts from a
shipwreck found along the Texas coast which eventually resulted in the creation
of the Antiquities Committee; photographs and printed materials documenting the
20th anniversary of the TAC; some legislative subject files, including copies
of bills and bill analyses; and correspondence, clippings, photographs and a
few other files from the Governor's Office on Antiquities. Dates covered are
1969-1995.
Topics covered in these files include formation of the Texas
Antiquities Committee, the status of antiquities permits, changes in or
additions to antiquities laws, the Platoro litigation, field work and/or
research undertaken by TAC staff, significant archeological discoveries,
exhibition of artifacts, nominations for state archeological landmark status,
requests to remove state archeological landmark status, budget, personnel, and
other administrative issues relating to the operation of the TAC.
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Organization of the Records |
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These records are organized into nine series: |
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Texas Antiquities Committee meeting and hearing files, 1970-1978,
1983-1988, 1993-1995, 6.11 cubic ft. |
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Texas Antiquities Committee minutes and exhibits, 1969-1992, 2.12
cubic ft. |
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Texas Antiquities Committee members files, [ca. 1969]-1994, 0.5
cubic ft. |
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Administrative correspondence files of Dr. W.W. Newcomb,
1969-1978, 1 cubic ft. |
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Press releases and workshop notices, 1972, 1974, 1983-1984,
fractional |
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Governor's Office on Antiquities files, 1969-1970, 0.2 cubic
ft. |
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Platoro collection files, 1969, 1971, 1973-1977, 1981, 1984, 0.24
cubic ft. |
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Texas Antiquities Code legislation and subject files, 1968-1986
(bulk 1969), 0.2 cubic ft. |
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Texas Antiquities Committee 20th Anniversary files, 1989,
fractional |
Restrictions on Access
The home addresses and telephone numbers of government employees and
officials may be restricted under V.T.C.A., Texas Government Code, Chapter 552,
Section 117. Home addresses and telephone members of TAC members can be found
in the series Texas Antiquities Committee members
files and possibly in the series Administrative
correspondence files of Dr. W.W. Newcomb.
Restrictions on Use
Records containing home addresses and phone numbers of government
employees and officials cannot be used until they have been reviewed by an
archivist and the confidential material redacted. This process may take several
days to complete and will be done upon request.
Researchers are required to use gloves when viewing photographs in
the Archives.
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The terms listed here were used to catalog the
records. The terms can be used to find similar or related records. |
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Personal Names: |
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Newcomb, William W.
(William Wilmon), 1921- |
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Corporate Names: |
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Texas.
Governor's Office on Antiquities. |
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Subjects: |
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Shipwrecks--Texas--Padre
Island. |
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Treasure-trove--Texas--Padre Island. |
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Antiquities--Collection and
preservation. |
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Historic sites--Law and
legislation--Texas. |
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Excavations
(Archaeology)--Texas. |
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Salvage
archaeology--Texas. |
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Places: |
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Texas--Antiquities--Collection and
preservation. |
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Document Types: |
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Minutes--Texas--Antiquities--1965-1995 |
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Agenda--Texas--Antiquities--1965-1995 |
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Correspondence--Texas--Antiquities--1965-1995 |
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Press
releases--Texas--Antiquities--1965-1995 |
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Photographs--Texas--Antiquities--1965-1995 |
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Legislative
records--Texas--Antiquities--1965-1995 |
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Clippings--Texas--Antiquities--1965-1995 |
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Functions: |
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Preserving Texas
antiquities. |
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The following materials are offered as
possible sources of further information on the agencies and subjects covered by
the records. The listing is not exhaustive. |
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Texas State
Archives |
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Texas Historical Commission, Records, 1897, ca. 1930-2002
(bulk 1955-2002), [size unknown - most of these records are unprocessed, see
staff for assistance] |
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Texas Legislature, House of Representatives, Records of
Representative Don Cavness (re: Platoro litigation and creation of Texas
Antiquities Committee), 1966-1971, 0.65 cubic ft. |
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Corpus Christi Museum of Science and
History |
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These are artifacts and records concerning
the 1554 shipwreck excavated off Padre Island. This Museum is the Marine
Archeology Repository for the State of Texas. |
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Padre Island Shipwreck Collection, 1554 [size of the
collection is not known] |
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Southwest Collection, Texas Tech
University |
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These are the records of Governor Preston
Smith. There are likely related files from or concerning the Governor's Office
on Antiquities and the formation of the Texas Antiquities Committee. |
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Smith, Preston E. Papers, 1930-1975 and undated, 1,500,000
leaves |
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Publications |
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Texas Legislature, House of
Representatives, Interim Committee on the Housing of Artifacts found off Padre
Island, A report to the House of Representatives of the 62nd Legislature /
by the House Interim Study Committee on the Housing of Artifacts
found off Padre Island. |
(Identify the item and cite the series), Records, Texas Antiquities
Committee. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and
Archives Commission.
Accession numbers: 1998/068, 1999/047, 1999/116, 1999/117,
1999/134, 2001/048, 2012/121
These records were transferred to the Archives and Information
Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the
Texas Historical Commission on December 30, 1997 (via the Texas Legislative
Reference Library); November 4, 1998; March 5, 1999; April 12, 1999; October
31, 2000; and by the Texas Legislative Reference Library on March 27, 2002 (reaccessioned on February 3, 2012).
Laura K. Saegert, April 1999, November 2000, April 2002
Detailed Description of the Records
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Texas Antiquities Committee meeting and hearing files,
1970-1978, 1983-1988, 1990-1995,
6.11 cubic ft. |
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This series contains the meeting and hearing files of the Texas
Antiquities Committee (TAC), dating from 1970 to 1978, 1983 to 1988, and 1990
to 1995. Materials present include minutes, agenda, materials presented to
committee members for discussion or review, and materials presented as exhibits
at the meetings. Types of materials present in addition to minutes and agenda
include correspondence, memoranda, rules, regulations, the antiquities code
and/or changes to the code, copies of contracts, budget requests, attorney
general opinions, court documents, press releases, clippings, conference
proceedings, reports, papers, brochures, site survey forms, maps, lists of
antiquities permits to be issued, lists of sites nominated for state
archeological landmark status, and attendance sheets. Correspondents include
the chairman and commission members, the executive director and/or agency
staff, professional staff at universities, professional archeologists, members
of professional societies, officials at other state agencies, local officials,
and others. Some of the earlier meeting files contain materials dated weeks or
months after the meeting, presumably filed with that particular file because
the document related to or resulted from an action or decision made at that
meeting. Meeting files for a few of the earlier meetings are not present in
this series, and minutes and/or agenda are not present in a few of the earlier
files. See the series Texas Antiquities Committee minutes
and exhibits for materials from the missing meeting files and for
missing minutes/agenda. |
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At some of their meetings the commission conducted evidentiary
hearings, such as to determine the status of a site nominated for or granted
state archeological landmark status. For these hearings, transcripts and
materials introduced as exhibits are present in addition to minutes and agenda,
which can include petitions, drawings, photographs, correspondence, memoranda,
and motions, requests, and other legal documents. |
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Topics discussed at the meetings included the status of
antiquities permits, changes in or additions to antiquities laws, the Platoro
litigation, field work and/or research undertaken by TAC staff, significant
archeological discoveries, exhibition of artifacts, nominations for state
archeological landmark status, requests to remove state archeological landmark
status, budget, personnel, and other administrative issues relating to the
operation of the TAC. |
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A related series which contains copies of minutes and materials
filed as exhibits at the meetings of the Antiquities Committee is the series
Texas Antiquities Committee minutes and exhibits.
Most of the materials found in the minutes and exhibits series are present in
this series of meeting files. However, there are several instances where
reports and other exhibits presented at the meetings and hearing transcripts
are not present in the original meeting and hearing files of the agency and
there are a few meetings for which files are not present in the materials
received from the agency. Because of this, both series of meeting files are
being retained. |
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Arrangement |
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The records are arranged in chronological order by meeting
date. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Texas Antiquities Committee meeting and
hearing files, Records, Texas Antiquities Committee. Archives and Information
Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission. |
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Accession Information |
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Accession numbers: 1999/047, 1999/134, and 2001/048 |
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These records were transferred to the Archives and Information
Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the
Texas Historical Commission on November 4, 1998; April 12, 1999; and October
31, 2000. |
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Processed by |
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Laura K. Saegert, April 1999, November 2000 |
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| 1999/037-1 |
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Meeting: |
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May 28, 1970 |
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August 28, 1970 |
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[No minutes],
March 29, 1971 |
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June 30, 1971 |
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October 4, 1971 |
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November 19, 1971 |
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January 5, 1972 |
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May 9, 1972 |
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September 8, 1972 |
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November 16, 1972 |
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April 24, 1973 |
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July 10, 1973 |
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September 5, 1973 |
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December 10, 1973 |
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February 4, 1974 |
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[No minutes],
February 27, 1974 |
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April 24, 1974 |
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[Only minutes],
May 22, 1974 |
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[No minutes],
August 30, 1974 |
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November 21, 1975 |
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January 27, 1976 |
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April 16, 1976 |
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May 11, 1976 |
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July 28, 1976 |
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| 1999/037-2 |
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October 21, 1976 |
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[Only minutes],
November 23, 1976 |
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December 16, 1976 |
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April 13, 1977 |
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[No minutes],
July 13, 1977 |
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December 16, 1977 |
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April 18, 1978 |
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September 12, 1983
[2 folders] |
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October 7, 1983
[2 folders] |
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November 7, 1983
[2 folders] |
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| 1999/037-3 |
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November 7, 1983
[3 folders] |
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December 13, 1983 |
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February 8, 1984 |
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February 10, 1984 |
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February 13, 1984 |
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March 7, 1984 |
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April 25, 1984 |
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July 11, 1984 |
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August 30, 1984 |
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September 18, 1984 |
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| 1999/037-4 |
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December 10, 1984 |
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January 21, 1985
[2 folders] |
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March 8, 1985
[3 folders] |
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May 10, 1985 |
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July 12, 1985 |
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September 13, 1985
[2 folders] |
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October 11, 1985
[2 folders] |
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October 31, 1985 |
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November 8, 1985
[2 folders] |
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| 1999/037-5 |
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Meeting and hearing,
January 17, 1986
[7 folders] |
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Meeting and hearing,
March 14, 1986
[4 folders] |
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Meeting: |
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May 9, 1986
[3 folders] |
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| 1999/037-6 |
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June 27, 1986
[3 folders] |
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August 15, 1986
[2 folders] |
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September 11, 1986
[2 folders] |
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Hearing, rehearing of Old Bowie demolition permit,
September 12, 1986: |
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Meeting transcripts, etc.
[2 folders] |
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| 1999/037-7 |
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Transcripts |
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El Paso Independent School District exhibits
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Staff exhibits
[4 folders] |
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Staff exhibits, exhibit 7A
[5 folders] |
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| 1999/037-8 |
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P Exhibits
[3 folders] |
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Hearings on findings of fact |
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Transcript and deposition |
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Final order |
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Meeting: |
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November 14, 1986
[3 folders] |
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January 30, 1987
[3 folders] |
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| 1999/037-9 |
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March 13, 1987
[3 folders] |
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July 10, 1987
[3 folders] |
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September 11, 1987
[3 folders] |
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November 13, 1987
[3 folders] |
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January 22, 1988
[2 folders] |
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| 1999/037-10 |
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March 25, 1988
[2 folders] |
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May 27, 1988
[2 folders] |
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July 22, 1988
[2 folders] |
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September 23, 1988 |
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Old Bowie Courthouse hearing,
September 23, 1988: |
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County Commissioners court petition and demolition
agreement |
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Proposed informal disposition of permits requested
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General correspondence re: hearing |
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Intervenor's exhibits 1 and 2 |
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Intervenor's exhibits 3 through 8 |
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Intervenor's exhibits 9 through 26 |
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Intervenor's request for admission/production of
documents |
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Hearing transcripts |
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Exhibits |
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| 1999/037-11 |
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Exhibits
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Petition for leave to intervene, original petition
motion for Continuance |
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Notifications of assigned status TAC response
non-party Objections to party and non-party status and motion for Continuance
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Intervenor's exhibits (filed later) |
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Intervenor's exhibit 3 |
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Intervenor's exhibits 9 through 20 and 22 |
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Plaintiff's exhibits 1 through 3 |
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Plaintiff's exhibits 4 and 5 |
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Plaintiff's exhibits 6 and 23 |
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Plaintiff's exhibit 30 |
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Staff exhibit 9 |
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Staff exhibit 4 |
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Staff exhibit 10 |
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Staff exhibit 11 |
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Staff exhibit 12 |
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Staff exhibit 12a |
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Hearing on motions |
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Pre-hearing conference - Plaintiff exhibit 1
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Notice for pre-hearing conference |
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Convenor's objection to Intervenor's request
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Intervenor's motion to strike/continuance |
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Plaintiff's designation of exhibits and witnesses
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Intervenor's designation of witness |
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Meeting and continuation of Old Bowie Courthouse
hearing,
November 18, 1988
[3 folders] |
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Meeting: |
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January 19, 1989
[2 folders] |
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March 16, 1990
[4 folders] |
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May 18, 1990
[2 folders] |
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July 20, 1990
[2 folders] |
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September 21, 1990 |
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November 16, 1990
[3 folders] |
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| 2001/048-2 |
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January 18, 1991
[2 folders] |
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March 15, 1991
[3 folders] |
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May 17, 1991
[5 folders] |
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[Cancelled],
July 19, 1991 |
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September 20, 1991
[3 folders] |
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November 15, 1991 |
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January 17, 1992
[1-3 of 6 folders] |
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| 2001/048-3 |
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January 17, 1992
[4-6 of 6 folders] |
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[Cancelled],
March 20, 1992 |
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May 15, 1992
[8 folders] |
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[Cancelled],
July 17, 1992 |
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September 18, 1992
[3 folders] |
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| 2001/048-4 |
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[Cancelled],
November 20, 1992 |
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December 18, 1992
[4 folders] |
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March 19, 1993
[4 folders] |
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June 18, 1993
[4 folders] |
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| 2001/048-5 |
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September 17, 1993
[5 folders] |
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| 1999/134-1 |
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December 17, 1993
[3 folders] |
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March 18, 1994
[3 folders] |
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June 17, 1994
[2 folders] |
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September 16, 1994
[2 folders] |
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| 1999/134-2 |
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December 16, 1994
[3 folders] |
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March 17, 1995
[4 folders] |
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August 11, 1995
[2 folders] |
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Texas Antiquities Committee minutes and exhibits,
1969-1992,
2.12 cubic ft. |
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Materials present include copies of minutes, agenda, and materials
presented as exhibits at the meetings of the Texas Antiquities Committee, such
as correspondence, memoranda, rules, regulations, copies of the antiquities
code and/or changes to the code, copies of contracts, attorney general
opinions, court documents, press releases, clippings, reports, conference
proceedings, brochures, site survey forms, maps, lists of antiquities permits
to be issued, and lists of sites nominated for state archeological landmark
status. Dates covered are 1969-1992. Agenda are not present for all the
meetings. Minutes are missing in some early files, and not all the exhibits
filed at the meetings are present in these files. Beginning in 1985 only
minutes are present. For a more complete set of meeting files see the series
Texas Antiquities Committee meeting and hearing
files. |
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At some of their meetings the commission conducted evidentiary
hearings, such as to determine the status of a site nominated for or granted
state archeological landmark status. For these hearings, transcripts and
materials introduced as exhibits are present in addition to minutes and agenda,
which can include reports, petitions, drawings, correspondence, memoranda, and
motions, requests, and other legal documents. |
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Topics discussed at the meetings included the status of
antiquities permits, changes in or additions to antiquities laws, field work
and/or research undertaken by TAC staff, significant archeological discoveries,
exhibition of artifacts, nominations for state archeological landmark status,
requests to remove state archeological landmark status, budget, personnel, and
other administrative issues relating to the operation of the TAC. |
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The materials in this series were received from the Historical
Commission (via the Legislative Reference Library) as part of a collection of
minutes filed there by various agencies. The originals of most of the materials
in this series and many other documents related to the TAC meetings can be
found in the series of meeting files and supporting documentation received from
the Historical Commission, see the series Texas
Antiquities Committee meeting and hearing files. However, this series of
minutes and exhibits are being retained as well because there are several
instances where minutes, reports and other exhibits presented at the meetings,
and hearing transcripts are not present in the files received from the agency.
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Arrangement |
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The records are arranged chronologically by meeting date. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Texas Antiquities Committee minutes and
exhibits, Records, Texas Antiquities Committee. Archives and Information
Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission. |
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Accession Information |
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Accession number: 1998/068 |
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These records were transferred to the Archives and Information
Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the
Texas Historical Commission (via the Texas Legislative Reference Library) on
December 30, 1997. |
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Processed by |
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Laura K. Saegert, April 1999 |
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| 1998/068-1 |
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Minutes and exhibits,
November 1969 |
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Minutes and exhibits,
February 1970 |
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Exhibits,
May 1970 |
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Minutes, exhibits, hearing transcripts,
August 1970 |
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Minutes and exhibits: |
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September 1970 |
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March 1971 |
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October 1971 |
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Minutes, exhibits, hearing transcripts,
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January 1972 |
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May 1972 |
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Minutes and exhibits,
November 1972 |
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Exhibits,
April 1973 |
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July 1973 |
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Exhibits,
December 1977 |
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April 1978 |
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Minutes and agenda,
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June 1983 |
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Minutes and exhibits,
March 1984 |
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Minutes, agenda, and exhibits,
April 1984 |
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July 1984 |
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September 1984 |
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December 1984 |
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May 1995 |
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October 11, 1985 |
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October 31, 1985 |
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March 1988 |
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Meeting and hearing files: |
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May 1988 |
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July 1988 |
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September 1988 |
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November 1988 |
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April and May, 1989 |
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Texas Antiquities Committee members files,
[ ca. 1969]-1994,
0.71 cubic ft. |
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This series contains files of members of the Texas Antiquities
Committee, including lists of members, correspondence with the Texas State
Historical Survey Committee about the formation of an antiquities board and
initial appointments, correspondence with the members, letters of appointment,
resumes, and clippings. Dates covered are circa 1969-1994. Correspondents
include committee members, agency staff, other state agencies and officials,
professional historians and archeologists, and other individuals. Topics
covered include formation of the Texas Antiquities Committee, appointments,
agenda items for upcoming meetings, budget concerns, archeological projects,
underwater archeology, the Spanish shipwreck off Padre Island, etc. |
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Files do not appear to be present for all members who served
during those years. The most significant files are those for Dr. Fred Wendorf
and Dr. William Holden, both serving as chairmen of the committee, and Curtis
Tunnell, who served on the committee for 14 years, several as vice-chairman,
before leaving to become the director of the Texas Historical Commission. Some
of the files, especially the files of later members, only contain letters of
appointment and/or notification of upcoming meetings. |
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For the correspondence files of Dr. W.W. Newcomb, director of the
Texas Memorial Museum and a statutory member of the Antiquities Committee, see
the series Administrative correspondence files of Dr.
W.W. Newcomb.
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Arrangement |
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There are a few general files filed first, with the remainder of
the materials consisting of files of individual committee members, which are
arranged alphabetically, then in reverse chronological order within the
folders. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Texas Antiquities Committee members files,
Records, Texas Antiquities Committee. Archives and Information Services
Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission. |
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Restrictions on Access |
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The home addresses and telephone numbers of government employees
and officials may be restricted under V.T.C.A., Texas Government Code, Chapter
552, Section 117. |
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Restrictions on Use |
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Records containing home addresses and phone numbers of
government employees and officials cannot be used until they have been reviewed
by an archivist and the confidential material redacted. This process may take
several days to complete and will be done upon request. |
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Accession Information |
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Accession number: 1999/116 |
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These records were transferred to the Archives and Information
Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the
Texas Historical Commission on March 5, 1999. |
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Laura K. Saegert, April 1999 |
| box |
| 1999/116-1 |
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Texas Antiquities Committee members, old lists,
1969-ca. 1985 |
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Texas Antiquities Committee, members list,
1989-1991 |
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TAC members,
1987-1991, 1994 |
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Attendance,
1989-1990 |
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TAC appointments,
1990 |
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Members - correspondence,
1989-1991 |
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Files of Antiquities Committee members: |
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Allen Beinke, Jr.,
1988-1991 |
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Henry Burkett,
1977 |
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Randolph B. (Mike) Campbell,
1990-1991 |
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James Corbin,
1991-1994 |
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James U. Cross,
1971 |
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Thomas William Cutrer,
1988-1989 |
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Wilson E. (Bill) Dolman,
1987-1989 |
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T.R. Fehrenbach,
1988-1991 |
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Anne Fox,
1983-1991 |
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Roland Gamble,
1991 |
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Clayton T. Garrison,
1972 |
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Jesus Garza,
1992 |
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Jesus Garza,
1992 |
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Mark Goode,
1985 |
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Tom Griebel,
1987, 1992 |
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Dr. William Griggs,
1985-1988 |
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Dr. W.C. Holden,
1970-1984 |
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Ron Holliday,
1991, 1993 |
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Karl Komatsu,
1991-1992 |
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Orion Knox,
1987 |
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Royston Lanning
[empty] |
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Truett Latimer,
1969-1992 |
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Bob Mallouf,
1988 |
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Garry Mauro,
1984-1991 |
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Betty Murray,
1991-1994 |
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John Liston Nau, III
[empty] |
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Charles Nemir,
1983, 1985 |
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Dr. W.W. Newcomb,
1971-1980 |
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Marion Oettiner, Jr.,
1991-1994 |
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Arnold W. Oliver,
1990 |
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Kenneth Perry,
1988-1989 |
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William Glase Reeder,
1978-1988 |
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Jerry Sadler,
1970 |
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Bob Singleton,
1970 |
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D. Ryan Smith,
1990-1991 |
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Larry Soward,
1987 |
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Raymond Stotzer,
1988-1989 |
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Charles D. Travis,
1979-1988 |
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Curtis Tunnell,
1969-1983 |
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Richard Vander Stratten
[empty] |
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Dr. Fred Wendorf,
1981-1983, 1988 |
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Dr. Fred Wendorf,
1971-1980 |
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Dr. Fred Wendorf,
1969-1971 |
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Administrative correspondence files of Dr. W.W. Newcomb,
1969-1978,
1 cubic ft. |
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These are the correspondence files of Dr. W.W. Newcomb, the
director of the Texas Memorial Museum and a statutory member of the Texas
Antiquities Committee. The files date from 1969 to 1978. Types of materials
present include correspondence, papers, reports, notes concerning the Platoro
lawsuit, minutes, agenda, contracts, and budget data. Correspondents include
commission members, agency staff, other state agencies and officials,
professional historians and archeologists, and other individuals. Topics
discussed include hiring of a marine archeologist, permit applications,
upcoming meetings, archeological surveys, the Platoro lawsuit, treasure
hunting, research, and the committee's budget. Dr. W.W. Newcomb served on the
Texas Antiquities Committee from its inception in 1969 until 1978 when he
resigned as director of the Texas Memorial Museum. As director of the museum,
he was a statutory member of the committee. |
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For committee information and correspondence files of other
Antiquities Committee members, see the series Texas
Antiquities Committee members files. A resolution commemorating Dr.
Newcomb's service on the committee can be found in his file as part of the
aforementioned series. |
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Arrangement |
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These files are arranged roughly in chronological order by
year. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Administrative correspondence files of Dr.
W.W. Newcomb, Records, Texas Antiquities Committee. Archives and Information
Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission. |
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Restrictions on Access |
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The home addresses and telephone numbers of government employees
and officials may be restricted under V.T.C.A., Texas Government Code, Chapter
552, Section 117 and are likely present in this series. |
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Restrictions on Use |
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These files will need to be reviewed prior to researcher use to
determine if confidential material is present. Records containing home
addresses and phone numbers of government employees and officials cannot be
used until they have been reviewed by an archivist and the confidential
material redacted. This process may take several days to complete and will be
done upon request. |
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Accession Information |
|
Accession number: 1999/116 |
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These records were transferred to the Archives and Information
Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the
Texas Historical Commission on March 5, 1999. |
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Processed by |
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Laura K. Saegert, April 1999 |
| box |
| 1999/116-2 |
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Dr. W.W. Newcomb: |
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1977-1978 |
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1975
[2 folders] |
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1974 |
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1974
[2 folders] |
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Antiquities Committee: |
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1972, 1975
[2 folders] |
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1973-1975
[7 folders] |
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1973 |
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1972
[3 folders] |
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1971
[1-2 of 4 folders] |
| box |
| 1999/116-3 |
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1971
[3-4 of 4 folders] |
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1970
[7 folders] |
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1969-1973
[2 folders] |
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Press releases and workshop notices,
1972, 1974, 1983-1984,
fractional |
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This series contains a few press releases of the Texas Antiquities
Committee (TAC) and workshop notices, dating 1972, 1974, 1983-1984. The press
releases concern the appointment of the first state underwater archaeologist,
surveying of Spanish shipwrecks off Padre Island, and hearings for the
Shipwreck Preservation Act. The workshop notices concern rules and quality
control of archeological work under TAC permits and curation of artifacts. |
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Arrangement |
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These records are arranged chronologically. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Press releases, Records, Texas Antiquities
Committee. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and
Archives Commission. |
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Accession Information |
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Accession number: 2012/121 |
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These records were transferred to the Archives and Information
Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the
Texas Legislative Reference Library on March 27, 2002 (reaccessioned on February 3, 2012). |
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Laura K. Saegert, April 2002 |
| box |
| 1999/116-3 |
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Press releases and workshop notices,
1972, 1974, 1983-1984 |
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Governor's Office on Antiquities files,
1969-1970,
0.2 cubic ft. |
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This series contains two sets of Texas Antiquities Committee
files. The first concerns the Governor's Conference on Antiquities, held in
Lubbock in October 1969. Types of records present include correspondence,
mailing lists, agenda, and an edited copy of Governor Preston Smith's speech.
The other set of files documents Governor Smith's tour of Indian pictographs in
November 1969 and the formation of the Amistad National Recreation area, dating
1969-1970. Materials in this set of files consist of clippings, copies of
legislation, and photographs. Images in the photographs include distance views
of the cliffs along the reservoir, including caves; close-ups of the bridge
spanning the reservoir; and Governor Smith and others on the tour. Photographs
of the pictographs are not present. |
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The Governor's Conference on Antiquities was held on October 17
and 18, 1969, in Lubbock, Texas. The purpose of the conference was to exchange
information and opinions among those concerned with the preservation and proper
utilization of Texas antiquities. Sessions presented included discussions of
the (then) new Texas Antiquities Code, federal antiquities laws, underwater
archeology, and (then) current programs of historical and archeological
preservation in Texas. |
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Arrangement |
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These records are unarranged. |
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Related Material |
|
The following materials are offered as
possible sources of further information on the agencies and subjects covered by
the records. The listing is not exhaustive. |
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Southwest Collection, Texas
Tech University |
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These are the records of Governor
Preston Smith. There are likely related files from or concerning the Governor's
Office on Antiquities and the formation of the Texas Antiquities
Committee. |
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Smith, Preston E. Papers, 1930-1975 and undated,
1,500,000 leaves |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Governor's Office on Antiquities files,
Records, Texas Antiquities Committee. Archives and Information Services
Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission. |
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Restrictions on Use |
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Researchers are required to use gloves when viewing photographs
in the Archives. |
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Accession Information |
|
Accession number: 1999/116 |
|
These records were transferred to the Archives and Information
Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the
Texas Historical Commission on March 5, 1999. |
|
Processed by |
|
Laura K. Saegert, April 1999 |
| box |
| 1999/116-3 |
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Governor's Conference on Texas Antiquities,
1969 |
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Governor's Conference on Texas Antiquities,
participants,
1969-1970
[2 folders] |
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Governor Smith's tour of the Indian pictographs,
November 12, 1969: |
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Photographs and clippings |
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Press kit (consists mostly of clippings) |
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Platoro collection,
1969, 1971, 1973-1977, 1981, 1984,
0.24 cubic ft. |
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This series contains legal materials (memorandums, orders, etc.),
hearing transcripts, inventories of artifacts, minutes of the inventory
committee meeting, correspondence, and an initial draft of rules and
regulations for the Texas Antiquities Committee. Dates of the files are 1969,
1971, 1973-1977, 1981, and 1984. Topics discussed concern the discovery of a
1554 historic ship wreck by Platoro Limited, Inc., the filing of a lawsuit by
the state of Texas over ownership of the artifacts, inventorying the artifacts,
transferring the artifacts to the Texas Archeological Research lab for
conservation, settlement of the suit, display of artifacts from the shipwreck,
and the beginnings of the Texas Antiquities Committee. |
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In 1967, a company called Platoro Limited, Inc., discovered an old
sea wreck off the Texas coast near Padre Island. They began excavating and
retrieving artifacts until 1969 when the Texas Attorney General filed a suit
asserting the artifacts belonged to Texas. The company began transferring the
artifacts to the General Land Office (later to the Texas Archeological Research
lab) and a committee was appointed by the court to inventory the artifacts.
Later, in 1969, Platoro filed a suit against Texas to reclaim title to the
artifacts based on salvage law. The lawsuit went on for several years. In 1983
the U.S. District Court found for Platoro and ordered the state to turn over
the artifacts. An appeals court reversed part of the decision saying the state
could pay a monetary sum to the company as compensation and keep the artifacts.
The state eventually paid a monetary award and kept the artifacts. The confused
state of statutory law governing title to ancient sea wrecks and their
artifacts prompted the enactment of the Texas Antiquities Code, effective
September 1969 (Vernon's Ann. Civ. St., Article 6145-9). |
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The artifacts and all records pertaining to the artifacts are
currently housed at the Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History in Corpus
Christi, Texas, except for a few field maps that are housed in the Archeology
Division of the Texas Historical Commission. |
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Arrangement |
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These records are unarranged. |
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Related Material |
|
The following materials are offered as
possible sources of further information on the agencies and subjects covered by
the records. The listing is not exhaustive. |
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Texas State
Archives |
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Texas Historical Commission, Records, 1897, ca.
1930-2002 (bulk 1955-2002), [size unknown - most of these records are
unprocessed, see staff for assistance] |
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Texas Legislature, House of Representatives, Records of
Representative Don Cavness (re: Platoro litigation and creation of Texas
Antiquities Committee), 1966-1971, 0.65 cubic ft. |
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Corpus Christi Museum of
Science and History |
|
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These are artifacts and some records
concerning the 1554 shipwreck excavated off Padre Island. This Museum is the
Marine Archeology Repository for the State of Texas. |
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Padre Island Shipwreck Collection, 1554 [size of
collection is not known] |
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Publications |
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Texas Legislature, House of Representatives, Interim
Committee on the Housing of Artifacts found off Padre Island,
A report to the House of Representatives of the 62nd
Legislature / by the House Interim Study Committee on the
Housing of Artifacts found off Padre Island. |
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Preferred Citation |
|
(Identify the item), Platoro collection, Records, Texas
Antiquities Committee. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State
Library and Archives Commission. |
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Accession Information |
|
Accession numbers: 1999/116, 1999/117 |
|
These records were transferred to the Archives and Information
Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the
Texas Historical Commission on March 5, 1999. |
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Processed by |
|
Laura K. Saegert, April 1999 |
| box |
| 1999/116-3 |
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Platoro # 1,
1969
[4 folders] |
| box |
| 1999/116-4 |
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Platoro # 2,
1969 |
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Platoro (lawsuit),
1973-1977 |
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House Interim Study Committee - "Housing of Artifacts Found off Padre Island," 1971 |
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Operations Report, 1974 Field Season Magnetometer
Survey,
1974 |
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Platoro - Amicus curiae brief,
1981 |
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Platoro: Appeals court decision,
1976, 1981, 1984 |
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Texas Antiquities Code legislation and subject files,
1968-1970, 1978, 1981-1986 (bulk 1969),
0.2 cubic ft. |
|
This series consists of legislation and subject files of the Texas
Antiquities Committee concerning the Texas Antiquities Code. Materials present
include correspondence, drafts and final copies of bills, a bill analysis, and
a newsletter article about the proposed antiquities code. Dates covered are
1968-1970, 1978, and 1981-1986 (bulk 1969). Most of the materials concern the
efforts of the Texas State Historical Survey Committee and others to pass
antiquities legislation in the Texas Legislature, which was finally done in
1969, becoming the Antiquities Code of Texas, effective September 1969
(Vernon's Civ. St., Art. 6145-9). There are also some legislative materials
present concerning several archeological topics, including archeological
salvage in state sponsored reservoir projects, disturbing Indian burials,
historic structures as state archeological landmarks, and display of Texas
Antiquities Committee-managed artifacts by other agencies and institutions. |
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Arrangement |
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These records are arranged topically. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Texas Antiquities Code legislation and
subject files, Records, Texas Antiquities Committee. Archives and Information
Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission. |
|
Accession Information |
|
Accession number: 1999/116 |
|
These records were transferred to the Archives and Information
Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the
Texas Historical Commission on March 5, 1999. |
|
Processed by |
|
Laura K. Saegert, April 1999 |
| box |
| 1999/116-4 |
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TAC Antiquities Act,
1969-1970 |
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Legislation subject files,
1968-1969, 1981-1985
[4 folders] |
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Administrative procedure and Texas Register Act
[includes consultant report on authority of TAC, 1978],
1978, 1986 |
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Texas Antiquities Committee 20th
Anniversary files, 1989,
fractional |
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This series contains photographs, negatives, and contact sheets;
newsletters; press releases and clippings; drafts of articles and printed
materials commemorating the anniversary of the Texas Antiquities Committee;
printed materials about current antiquities programs; and certificates
presented to agencies and individuals for their efforts in the preservation of
archeological resources. Materials are dated 1989. The Texas Antiquities
Committee celebrated its 20th anniversary in 1989. Materials documenting the
committee and its work through enforcement of the Texas Antiquities Code were
printed and distributed to county offices; through the Medallion, the newsletter of the Historical Commission;
to various newspapers; and through an exhibit at the Capitol. The photographs
appear to be from an Antiquities Committee meeting, showing members during the
meeting and the presentation of certificates to state officials and others. |
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Arrangement |
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These records are unarranged. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Texas Antiquities Committee 20th
Anniversary files, Records, Texas Antiquities Committee. Archives and
Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission. |
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Restrictions on Use |
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Researchers are required to use gloves when viewing photographs
in the Archives. |
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Accession Information |
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Accession number: 1999/117 |
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These records were transferred to the Archives and Information
Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the
Texas Historical Commission on March 5, 1999. |
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Processed by |
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Laura K. Saegert, April 1999 |
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Texas Antiquities Committee 20th Anniversary files,
1989
[4 folders] |
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