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Carl Hertzog Collection of Texas Boundaries

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0052

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of some early sample pages for Texas Boundaries, letters between Hertzog, Cisneros, and the Attorney General’s office, as well as some suggested illustrative ideas. The bulk of the collection is the twelve-part typescript complete with offprints of illustrations by Cisneros.

Dates

  • Majority of material found within 1946 - 1966

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Southwestern University Distinctive Collections and Archives is the owner of the physical materials in the collections and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from SU Distinctive Collections and Archives before any publication use. Distinctive Collections does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners. Consult repository for more details.

Biographical / Historical

In the 1950s Carl Hertzog, a celebrated typographer, book designer, and printer out of El Paso collaborated with illustrator José Cisneros to create a twelve-part series that depicted some of the boundary disputes throughout Texas history that eventually defined the state’s borders. They did so at the request of Texas Attorney General Will Wilson. Although the publication got to the stage of having illustrations and a typescript, it appears it was never published.



In early phases of discussion, the work was called “Texas Boundaries Stories.” However, based on some of Cisneros illustrations, it was intended to be titled “Battle Border: Little known facts about Texas boundaries” with an additional subtitle saying “A public service of the Texas Attorney General’s office.” Will Wilson did not seek another term as Attorney General after 1962, perhaps part of the reason that the book was never published.

Extent

0.21 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the SU Special Collections & Archives Repository

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