Title & Author:

The Texas State Capitol : selected essays from the Southwestern historical quarterly.

Publication:

Austin : Texas State Historical Association : Published in cooperation with the Center for Studies in Texas History at the University of Texas at Austin, ©1995.

Description:

166 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.

Series:

The Fred H. and Ella Mae Moore Texas history reprint series ; no. 14

Notes:
"The essays in this book were originally published in the October 1988 and April 1992 issues of the Southwestern historical quarterly"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Pride of Texas : the State Capitol / by Willard B. Robinson -- "A question of great delicacy" : the Texas Capitol competition, 1881 / by William Elton Green -- The designing architect : Elijah E. Myers / by Paul Goeldner -- Emigrant strikebreakers : Scottish granite cutters and the Texas Capitol boycott / by Marjory Harper -- "The hardy, stalwart son of Texas" : art and mythology at the capitol / by Emily Fourmy Cutrer -- Furnishing the Texas State Capitol / by Bonnie Ann Campbell.

Summary:

The majestic form and monumental style of the Texas State Capitol (erected 1882-1888) reflect the pride of Texas citizens in their state. The chapters in this informative book, each of which covers a different facet of the Capitol's history, are selected from the Southwestern Historical Quarterly, in which won a certificate of commendation from the American Association for State and Local History for its Capitol centennial issue in 1988.

ISBN:

0876111509 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9780876111505 (pbk. ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Texas State Capitol (Austin, Tex.)
Buildings.
Austin (Tex.) Buildings, structures, etc.
Texas Austin.

Added entries:

Southwestern historical quarterly.
Fred H. and Ella Mae Moore Texas history reprint series ; no. 14.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 82684
Call No.: ID NA44.M996; ID:95-B3029
Status: Available