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First volume of the Texas Biography Series is published--Light T. Cummins Emily
Austin: Sister to an Empire.
The Center sponsors Texas Women--American Women Conference on TCU Campus. http://www.texasstudies.com/Texas%20Women%20Web%20materials/index.htm The
Center sponsored the "Going
to Texas: Five Centuries of Texas Maps," which opened on November 2,
2007, at the Dallas Historical Society, Old Red Museum and will conclude at
the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame, closing on January 3, 2010. Additionally,
the Center published the catalog for the exhibition: For information click on
"Going
to Texas."
The Center received a grant from The Jane and John Justin Foundation for on-going
operational expenses.
The
Center sponsored the Texas Flag Exhibit, which opened
on February 28, 2004, at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum in Austin
and concluded at the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame, closing on February
12, 2006. For information regarding the exhibition, click on "Texas
Flags."
The Center for Texas Studies has been chosen to participate with the Fort
Worth Independent School District in a Department of Education "Teaching
American History Grant."
The
Center helped sponsor the Red Steagall Cowboy Gathering
and Western Swing Festival.
The Center received a $10,000 grant from The
Summerlee Foundation to conduct community public history workshops.
The Center for Texas Studies received a grant from the Amon G. Carter Foundation
to conduct Teacher Education Workshops during
2003 and 2004.
October
2002
TCU received $1.5 million donation to establish the Ralph
and Erma Lowe Chair in Texas history. This generous donation will create
the first chair at any Texas university dedicated exclusively to the history
of the Lone Star State.
The Center for Texas Studies was chosen to participate with the Fort
Worth Independent School District in a Department of Education "Teaching
American History Grant."
The Center helped sponsor
the Red Steagall Cowboy Gathering and Western Swing Festival.