Title:
Serving tray, Philosophical Society of Texas
Description:
Serving tray, silver, with space for two dishes. Engraved: The Philosophical Society of Texas records its enduring gratitude to Herbert Dickens Gambrell who revived the society in 1935 and who with charm of humor and graciousness of spirit has invested it with meaning and purpose for a third of a century. December 7, 1968.
Description:
Historical Note: The Philosophical Society of Texas for The Collection and Diffusion of Knowledge was founded on December 5, 1837, in the Capitol of the Republic of Texas at Houston. Aware of the potential greatness of the new republic, it was founded to provide for the symmetrical progress of the nation and to disseminate accurate information regarding the region. An account of the first meeting was published in the Telegraph and Texas Register for January 13, 1838, and the original draft of the By-Laws, signed by the charter members, is in the San Jacinto Museum of History. The first meeting, on December 5, 1837, was attended by Mirabeau B. Lamar, Ashbel Smith, Thos. J. Rusk, Wm. H. Wharton, Joseph Rowe, Angus McNeill, A. C. Allen, G. W. Bonnell, Joseph Baker, Patrick C. Jack, W. Fairfax Gray, Jno. A. Wharton, D. S. Kaufman, Jas. Collinsworth, Anson Jones, amongst others. During the period of preparation for the celebration of the centennial of Texas independence, a group of citizens of modern Texas decided to revive and perpetuate the society as a memorial to the twenty-six founders. On January 18, 1936, a charter for The Philosophical Society of Texas as an educational, non-profit-sharing corporation without capital stock, was obtained from the State of Texas.
Identifier:
ATF0500
Item identifier:
ATF0500
Collection:
Artifacts collection
Date of creation:
1968
Container information:
Artifact Box 0191
Subject:
Philosophical Society of Texas
Type:
Image
Type:
Serving Vessels
Type:
Tray, Serving
Medium:
Metal
Citation information:
ATF0500, Artifacts collection. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Copyright information:
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Size or duration:
30 in x 11 in x 4 in
Language:
English