1-1 ****** NEED TWO-PAGE HEADER ****** 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 419 1-3 WHEREAS, The central Texas city of Gatesville is the 1-4 home of reportedly the largest spur collection in the world, the 1-5 Lloyd and Madge Mitchell Collection at the Coryell Museum and 1-6 Historical Center; and 1-7 WHEREAS, Lloyd Mitchell was a coach and a history, 1-8 civics, and government teacher in Gatesville; he developed his 1-9 interest in spurs as a boy; as he told the story, he found a 1-10 single spur on his way to Yellowstone National Park and had been 1-11 looking for its match ever since; and 1-12 WHEREAS, Over more than seven decades, friends, family, 1-13 students, and colleagues all contributed to this growing treasure 1-14 trove, which came to include western art and memorabilia and other 1-15 artifacts; and 1-16 WHEREAS, The collection, which was donated to the 1-17 Coryell Museum in 1995, contains spurs made from heavy iron, 1-18 bronze, and wood, and dates back to the 13th century; it features 1-19 men's and ladies' boots as well as spurs, ladies' petticoat spurs, 1-20 military, rodeo, and novelty spurs, and spurs from across Europe, 2-1 Russia, Morocco, the Philippines, Mexico, and South America; the 2-2 spurs worn by Pancho Villa and Jacqueline Kennedy are among its 2-3 notable highlights; and 2-4 WHEREAS, Residents of the City of Gatesville have 2-5 demonstrated a commitment to preserving and bringing public 2-6 attention to the Mitchell exhibits, and it is most appropriate 2-7 to take this opportunity to commend their efforts; now, therefore, 2-8 be it 2-9 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-10 77th Legislature, hereby recognize Gatesville as the home of the 2-11 world's largest spur collection and commend all those associated 2-12 with the Mitchell Collection and the Coryell Museum and Historical 2-13 Center for their significant efforts to preserve this unique slice 2-14 of history for future generations. 2-15 Fraser 2-16 ______________________________________ 2-17 President of the Senate 2-18 I hereby certify that the above 2-19 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-20 on March 7, 2001. 2-21 ______________________________________ 2-22 Secretary of the Senate 2-23 ______________________________________ 2-24 Member, Texas Senate