A chief work of the Historical Survey in Texas was the inventorying of the state, county, and municipal archives. Historically, records found in Texas county courthouses may be grouped to correspond to the three major periods in the history of Texas: Spanish records, covering the period from 1718 to 1821; colonial records of the Mexican period, 1821 to 1836; and county records of the Republic and State, 1837 to the present.
The present publication is divided into an historical sketch which attempts to give a background for the records system of the county; an essay on governmental organization which shows the structure of county government and points out the necessity for a records system; an essay on the care and housing of the records which pictures the conditions under which the records are preserved; and the inventory itself, arranged by agencies and bureaus. The bureaus are grouped on the basis of their functions; administrative, recording, judicial, law enforcement, financial, and technical supervision. Proceeding to records of each bureau is an essay detailing the specific duties and functions of that bureau. Within bureaus, related records are grouped in subdivisions.
WPA Records
(1941), 1999, 8.5" x 11", paper, 129 pp.
ISBN: 9780788476846
110-FI0124
