David B. Gracy II is the Governor Bill Daniel Professor in Archival Enterprise, School of Information, University of Texas at Austin; a Fellow of the Texas State Historical Association; and a Certified Archivist. Eighteen years after beginning his archival career in the Texas State Archives, Gracy returned as Texas State Archivist (1977–1986).

• Foreword, by Peggy D. Rudd Preface: Nor Is This All Acknowledgments 1. "To Have the Texas People See the Necessity for It": Establishing the Library and Archival Functions of Government, 1835-1909 2. "Bricks without Straw": The Winkler, Klaerner, and West Years, 1909-1925 3. "I Don't Feel as Good as I Would If I Could": The Rogan and First Wilcox Years, 1925-1932 4. "The State Library Needs Space, Money, and Official Understanding-and the Greatest of These Is the Last": The Middle Wilcox Years, 1932-1935 5. "A Diffusion of Interests and Objectives": The Final Wilcox Years, 1935-1945 6. "There Are Many Hurdles to Jump before the Race Is Won-If It Is Won": The Henshaw Years, 1946-1950 7. "More Grief Than at Present": The Connerly and Gibson Years, 1950-1953 8. "If and When the Glad Day Comes": The Harwell, Peace, and Beginning Winfrey Years, 1954-1962 Conclusion Appendix 1: Texas Library and Historical Commission: Members, 1909-1962 Appendix 2: Texas Library and Historical Commission: By Year and Appointment, 1909-1962 Notes Bibliography Index

David B. Gracy II is the Governor Bill Daniel Professor in Archival Enterprise, School of Information, University of Texas at Austin; a Fellow of the Texas State Historical Association; and a Certified Archivist. Eighteen years after beginning his archival career in the Texas State Archives, Gracy returned as Texas State Archivist (1977–1986).

• Foreword, by Peggy D. Rudd Preface: Nor Is This All Acknowledgments 1. "To Have the Texas People See the Necessity for It": Establishing the Library and Archival Functions of Government, 1835-1909 2. "Bricks without Straw": The Winkler, Klaerner, and West Years, 1909-1925 3. "I Don't Feel as Good as I Would If I Could": The Rogan and First Wilcox Years, 1925-1932 4. "The State Library Needs Space, Money, and Official Understanding-and the Greatest of These Is the Last": The Middle Wilcox Years, 1932-1935 5. "A Diffusion of Interests and Objectives": The Final Wilcox Years, 1935-1945 6. "There Are Many Hurdles to Jump before the Race Is Won-If It Is Won": The Henshaw Years, 1946-1950 7. "More Grief Than at Present": The Connerly and Gibson Years, 1950-1953 8. "If and When the Glad Day Comes": The Harwell, Peace, and Beginning Winfrey Years, 1954-1962 Conclusion Appendix 1: Texas Library and Historical Commission: Members, 1909-1962 Appendix 2: Texas Library and Historical Commission: By Year and Appointment, 1909-1962 Notes Bibliography Index

David B. Gracy II is the Governor Bill Daniel Professor in Archival Enterprise, School of Information, University of Texas at Austin; a Fellow of the Texas State Historical Association; and a Certified Archivist. Eighteen years after beginning his archival career in the Texas State Archives, Gracy returned as Texas State Archivist (1977–1986).

• Foreword, by Peggy D. Rudd Preface: Nor Is This All Acknowledgments 1. "To Have the Texas People See the Necessity for It": Establishing the Library and Archival Functions of Government, 1835-1909 2. "Bricks without Straw": The Winkler, Klaerner, and West Years, 1909-1925 3. "I Don't Feel as Good as I Would If I Could": The Rogan and First Wilcox Years, 1925-1932 4. "The State Library Needs Space, Money, and Official Understanding-and the Greatest of These Is the Last": The Middle Wilcox Years, 1932-1935 5. "A Diffusion of Interests and Objectives": The Final Wilcox Years, 1935-1945 6. "There Are Many Hurdles to Jump before the Race Is Won-If It Is Won": The Henshaw Years, 1946-1950 7. "More Grief Than at Present": The Connerly and Gibson Years, 1950-1953 8. "If and When the Glad Day Comes": The Harwell, Peace, and Beginning Winfrey Years, 1954-1962 Conclusion Appendix 1: Texas Library and Historical Commission: Members, 1909-1962 Appendix 2: Texas Library and Historical Commission: By Year and Appointment, 1909-1962 Notes Bibliography Index