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78R8669 MW-D
By: Geren H.R. No. 1161
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Jenkins and Virginia Garrett have been selected to
receive the 2003 Award of Excellence in Preserving History
presented by the Texas Historical Commission; and
WHEREAS, Nominated for the award by Ron Tyler, director of
the Texas State Historical Association, Mr. and Mrs. Garrett are
being given this accolade for their myriad contributions to the
preservation and study of Texas history; and
WHEREAS, For many decades, the Garretts have actively
participated in various historical organizations, including the
Tarrant County Historical Commission, Tarrant County Historical
Society, Philip Lee Phillips Society, Philosophical Society of
Texas, and Texas State Historical Association, which Mr. Garrett
has led as president; in addition, Mr. Garrett founded the
Collector's Institute and was instrumental in the development of
the New Handbook of Texas; and
WHEREAS, They have greatly supported the Cartographic
History Center at The University of Texas at Arlington as key
architects of the Texas Map Society and are primary benefactors of
the special collections division of The University of Texas at
Arlington Library, which houses the Jenkins Garrett Library and
Virginia Garrett Map Collection; moreover, they sponsor the
biannual Virginia Garrett Lecture in the History of Cartography at
The University of Texas at Arlington; and
WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Garrett have devoted their lives to a
noble pursuit, and their work in the collection, preservation, and
collation of historical resources will have untold benefits for
future generations; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas
Legislature hereby honor Jenkins and Virginia Garrett on their most
deserving receipt of the 2003 Award of Excellence in Preserving
History from the Texas Historical Commission; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Garrett as an expression of high regard by
the Texas House of Representatives.