1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 422 1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to 1-4 recognize Peggy and Charles S. Pearce, Jr., of Corsicana for 1-5 their extreme generosity in donating the Pearce Civil War 1-6 Collection to Navarro College; and 1-7 WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Pearce's gift of more than 3,000 1-8 significant letters, signatures, diaries, journals, photographs, 1-9 and other memorabilia from the Civil War era is indeed a prize 1-10 that will be cherished by students and faculty members at Navarro 1-11 College and by historians; and 1-12 WHEREAS, It was 1991 when Charles purchased as a gift 1-13 for Peggy the collection's first item, a letter written by 1-14 Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain to his wife, Fanny, from the 1-15 battlefield at Antietam; and 1-16 WHEREAS, Over 10 years, Mr. and Mrs. Pearce continued to 1-17 nurture their enthusiasm for this pivotal period in United States 1-18 history, amassing scores of precious Civil War artifacts; the 1-19 collection stands today widely respected for the depth and 1-20 balance of its coverage and for its extraordinary content; and 1-21 WHEREAS, The Pearce Civil War Collection at Navarro College 1-22 features letters by numerous Civil War era personages, including 1-23 Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, and Robert E. Lee; additionally, 2-1 documents written by common soldiers reveal the realities of 2-2 combat and the suffering of the men and women of the period; and 2-3 WHEREAS, Born to families in New York and Wisconsin 2-4 respectively, Peggy and Charles are both graduates of Cornell 2-5 University; they moved to Texas in the 1950s to reside in Kerens 2-6 on a ranch that had been in Charles's family for three generations; 2-7 and 2-8 WHEREAS, The Pearce Civil War Collection is a precious 2-9 resource that Navarro College will proudly share with students 2-10 and scholars throughout the nation and world; through this gift, 2-11 Peggy and Charles Pearce have manifested the great love and respect 2-12 they harbor for their adopted state, and Texas and Navarro College 2-13 are deeply honored by the generosity of this distinguished couple; 2-14 now, therefore, be it 2-15 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-16 77th Legislature, hereby extend its utmost gratitude to Peggy 2-17 and Charles S. Pearce, Jr., for their generous contribution to 2-18 Navarro College; and, be it further 2-19 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-20 Mr. and Mrs. Pearce as an expression of the deep esteem and 2-21 appreciation of the Texas Senate. 2-22 Ogden 2-23 ______________________________________ 2-24 President of the Senate 2-25 I hereby certify that the above 2-26 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-27 on March 13, 2001. 2-28 ______________________________________ 2-29 Secretary of the Senate 3-1 ______________________________________ 3-2 Member, Texas Senate