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USEFUL ONE-VOLUME SOURCES

Centennial History of the Texas Bar, 1882-1982. Austin, Tex.: Committee on History and Tradition of the State Bar of Texas, 1981.

Gruben, Karl T., and James E. Hambleton. A Reference Guide to Texas Law and Legal History: Sources and Documentation. 2nd Edition. Austin, Tex.: Butterworth Legal Publishers, 1987. [The second edition of Marian Boner's excellent text by the same name.]

COLLECTIONS OF EARLY TEXAS STATUTES

Gammel, H. P. N. The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897. Austin, Tex.: Gammel Book Company, 1898. [Also available on the Internet at: http://texinfo.library.unt.edu/lawsoftexas/.]

Sayles, John and Henry Sayles. Early Laws of Texas [1731-1876]. 3 vols. St. Louis: Gilbert Book Co., 1888.

EARLY TEXAS CODES

Dallam, James Wilmer. A Digest of the Laws of Texas. Baltimore: John D. Toy, 1845. [Also known as (aka) Dallam's Digest. All of the early Texas digests included the full text or brief summaries of the statutes in an alphabetical arrangement by subject headings, and included notes on relevant decisions of the Texas Supreme Court.]

Ferris, J. W., and John N. Lyle. The Revised Statutes of Texas, Adopted by the Regular Session of the Sixteen Legislature, A.D. 1879. Galveston, Tex.: A. H. Belo & Co., 1879. [This is the first complete, official, codified revision of all Texas law. Before 1879, only the Penal and Criminal Procedure Codes of 1857 had been created and approved by the Legislature. Subsequent revisions of all the laws were fairly frequent afterwards, in 1895, 1911, and 1925. Since 1963 Texas has pursued an ongoing revision and recodification of all its laws based on subject compilations, e.g. Government Code, Insurance Code, Penal Code, Property Code, etc.]

Harris, John Woods, Oliver Cromwell Hartley and James Willie. The Code of Criminal Procedure of the State of Texas. Galveston, Tex.: Printed at the News Office, 1857. [With the 1857 Penal Code below, they are known as the "Codes of 1856," since the Texas Legislature officially adopted them in that year, as well being known as the "old codes," or "O.C."]

Harris, John Woods, Oliver Cromwell Hartley and James Willie. The Penal Code of the State of Texas, Adopted by the Sixth Legislature. Galveston, Tex.: Printed at the News Office, 1857. [With the 1857 Criminal Procedural Code above, they are known as the "Codes of 1856," since they were officially adopted in that year, as well as being known as the "old codes," or "O.C."]

Hartley, Oliver Cromwell. A Digest of the Laws of Texas. Philadelphia: Thomas, Cowperthwait, 1850. [aka Hartley's Digest.]

Oldham, Williamson Simpson, and George W. White. A Digest of the General Statute Laws of the State of Texas. Austin, Tex.: Printed by J. Marshall and Co., 1859. [aka Oldham and White's Digest.]

Paschal, George W. A Digest of the Laws of Texas. Galveston, Tex.: S. S. Nichols, 1866. [aka Paschal's Digest, or "P.D." This title is the most respected of the early digests, and went through five editions from 1866 to 1875. It was essentially replaced by the Revised Statutes of 1879, but remains useful to this day for tracing the history of some Texas law.]

EARLY COURT REPORTS

Texas. Supreme Court. Opinions of the Supreme Court of Texas from 1840 to 1844 Inclusive. Compiled by James Wilmer Dallam. (1 vol.). St. Louis, Mo.: Gilbert Book Co., 1883. [aka Dallam's Decisions].

Texas. Supreme Court. “Missing Cases of the Republic,” 65 TEX. L. REV. 237-468 (1986). Compiled by James W. Paulsen. [Decisions of the Texas Supreme Court for 1845.]

Texas. Supreme Court. The Texas Reports. Galveston, Tex. : Printed at the News Office, 1847-1962. 163 v. Vol. 1 (1846/1847)-v. 163 (1962). [Since August 1886 (v. 66), all Texas appellate court cases also are reported in the South Western Reporter. Since 1963 the South Western Reporter is the sole reporter of Texas appellate court cases.]

Texas. Supreme Court. Synopses of the Decisions of the Supreme Court of the State of Texas: Rendered, Upon Applications for Writs of Habeas Corpus, Original and on Appeal, Arising from Restraints by Conscript and other Military Authorities, during the Terms in 1862, 1863, 1864 and the Galveston Term, 1865. Compiled by Charles L. Robards. Austin, Tex.: Brown & Foster, 1935. [aka Robard’s Conscript Cases.]

Texas. Court of Appeals. Condensed Reports of Decisions in Civil Causes in the Court of Appeals: Also Cases Referred by the Court of Appeals to the Commission of Appeals of the State of Texas [1876-1892]. St. Louis, Mo.: Gilbert Book Co., 1883-1892. 4 v. Vol. 1 compiled by J. P. White and S. A. Willson; v. 2-4, by S. A. Willson. [aka White and Willson. This reporter contains the civil cases from the Court of Appeals. Cases from White and Willson v. 4 can also be found in the South Western Reporter. ]

Texas. Commission of Appeals. Texas Unreported Cases: Containing the Consent Cases decided in 1879-1884 by the Commission Court. Collected, arranged and reported by S. A. Posey. St. Louis, Mo.: Gilbert Book Company, 1886-1891. 2 v. Vol. 2 collected, arranged and reported by J. W. Posey. [aka Posey's Unreported Cases.]

Texas. Court of Appeals. Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of Appeals of the State of Texas. St. Louis, Mo.: The Gilbert Book Company, 1877-1882. 30 v. Vol. 1 (1877) - vol. 30 (1892). [This reporter contains the criminal cases from the Court of Appeals. Since August 1886 (v. 23), these cases could also be found in the South Western Reporter.]

Texas. Court of Appeals. Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of Appeals of Texas. St. Louis, Mo.: The Gilbert Book Company, 1883-1889. 15 v. v. 13-27. [This reporter contains the criminal cases from the Court of Appeals. Since August 1886 (v. 23), these cases can also be found in the South Western Reporter.]

Texas. Court of Appeals. The Texas Court of Appeals Reports: Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of Appeals of the State of Texas. [Austin, s.n.], 1890-1892. 3 v. v. 28-30. [This reporter contains the criminal cases from the Court of Appeals. These cases can also be found in the South Western Reporter.]

Texas. Court of Criminal Appeals. The Texas Criminal Reports: Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of Criminal Appeals of the State of Texas. [Austin]: State of Texas, 1877-1963. 172 v. Vol. 1 (1877) - v. 172 (1962/63). [This reporter contains only criminal cases. The set duplicates the early cases, and repeats the volume numbering, from the three Court of Appeals sets directly above. As of August 1886 (v. 23), these cases were also included in the South Western Reporter. Since 1963, the South Western Reporter is the only place to locate Texas appellate case reports.] these cases can also be found in the South Western Reporter.

Texas. Court of Appeals. The Texas Court of Appeals Reports: Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of Appeals of the State of Texas. [Austin, s.n.], 1890-1892. 3 v. v. 28-30. [This reporter contains the criminal cases from the Court of Appeals. These cases can also be found in the South Western Reporter.] Texas. Court of Criminal Appeals. The Texas Criminal Reports: Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of Criminal Appeals of the State of Texas. [Austin]: State of Texas, 1877-1963. 172 v. Vol. 1 (1877) - v. 172 (1962/63). [This reporter contains only criminal cases. The set duplicates the early cases, and repeats the volume numbering, from the three Court of Appeals sets directly above. As of August 1886 (v. 23), these cases were also included in the South Western Reporter. Since 1963, the South Western Reporter is the only place to locate Texas appellate case reports.]

LEGAL ENCYCLOPEDIA

Texas Jurisprudence: A Complete Statement of the Law and Practice of the State of Texas. 68 volumes. San Francisco, Calif.: Bancroft Whitney, 1929. [aka TEX. JUR. This legal encyclopedia has been issued in three series: TEX. JUR. (1929-1959); TEX. JUR. 2d (1959-1979); and TEX. JUR. 3d (1979-ongoing). The first series includes historical information on Texas law from the state’s beginnings until the set was replaced in 1959. The second and third series trace developments in Texas law since 1959.)

LEGAL DIRECTORIES

Directory of Law Teachers. American Association of Law Schools. St. Paul, Minn.: Foundation Press/West Pub. Co., 1922-

Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. Summit, N. J.: Martindale-Hubbell, Inc., 1931- [This title represents the merger of Martindale's American Law Directory, and Hubbell's Law Directory, two successful national legal directories started in the late nineteen century.]

Pictorial Membership Directory. Austin, Tex.: Travis County Bar Association, ca. 1972-

Pictorial Roster. Dallas Bar Association. Dallas, Tex.: The Association, 1965-

Pictorial Roster. Houston Bar Association. Houston, Tex.: Houston Bar Association, 1961-

Texas Legal Directory. Dallas, Tex.: Legal Directories Pub. Co., 1935-

BIOGRAPHICAL SOURCES

Baade, Hans W. "Law and Lawyers in Pre-Independence Texas," Centennial History of the Texas Bar, 1882-1982. Austin, Tex.: Committee on History and Tradition of the State Bar of Texas, 1981.

Bench and Bar of Texas. Austin, Tex.: H. Evans, 1937.

Bloomfield, Maxwell. "The Texas Bar in the Nineteenth Century," 32 VAND. L. REV. 261 (1976).

Boner, Marian. "The Attorney as Author: Books Written and Used by Texas Lawyers," Centennial History of the Texas Bar, 1882-1982. Austin, Tex.: Committee on History and Tradition of the State Bar of Texas, 1981.

Cobb, Berry B. A History of Dallas Lawyers, 1840-1890. Dallas, Tex.: Bar Association of Dallas, 1934.

Ericson, Joe E. Judges of the Republic of Texas (1836-1846): a Biographical Directory. Dallas, Tex.: Taylor Pub. Co., 1980.

Foote, Henry S. The Bench and Bar of the South and Southwest. St. Louis: Soule, Thomas & Wentworth, 1876.

Gardner, Linda. The Texas Supreme Court: An Index of Selected Sources on the Court and Its Members, 1836-1981. Tarlton Legal Bibliography, no. 25. [Austin, Tex.]: Tarlton Law Library, School of Law, University of Texas at Austin, 1983.

Gilmer, Daffan. "Early Courts and Lawyers of Texas," 12 TEX. L. REV. 435 (1934).

Lynch, James D. The Bench and Bar of Texas. St. Louis: Nixon-Jones Printing Co., 1885.

Paulsen, James W. "The Judges of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Texas," 65 TEX. L. REV. 237-468 (1986).

Russell, Traylor. "The Colorful and Flamboyant Lawyers of Texas," Centennial History of the Texas Bar, 1882-1982. Austin, Tex.: Committee on History and Tradition of the State Bar of Texas, 1981.

Speer, Ocie. Texas Jurists [1836-1936]. Austin, Tex.: n.p., 1936.

State Bar of Texas. Texas Bar Journal. Austin, Tex.: State Bar of Texas, 1938- [An excellent source for obituaries, called "Memorials," of Texas attorneys, which are accessible by cumulative and annual indexes.]

Texas Bar Association. Proceedings of the Annual Sessions of the Texas Bar Association. Houston, Tex.: Printed by order of the Association, 1882-1939. [Contains Memorials of deceased attorneys. There is an index included in the later volumes.]

Texas. Court of Criminal Appeals. The Texas Criminal Reports: Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of Criminal Appeals of the State of Texas. [Austin]: State of Texas, 1877-1963. 172 v. Vol. 1 (1877) - v. 172 (1962/63). [Includes numerous biographical sketches of judges and attorneys. There is a listing of these biographies in Appendix B of Gruben and Hambleton, A Reference Guide to Texas Law and Legal History: Sources and Documentation, listed above.]

Texas Law Review. Austin, Tex.: Texas Law Review Publications, 1922- [This periodical contains many biographies of Texas judges and attorneys, accessible by cumulative and annual indexes.]

Texas. Supreme Court. The Texas Reports. Galveston, Tex. : Printed at the News Office, 1847-1962. 163 v. Vol. 1 (1846/1847)-v. 163 (1962). [Includes numerous biographical sketches of judges and attorneys. There is a listing of these biographies in Appendix B of Gruben and Hambleton, A Reference Guide to Texas Law and Legal History: Sources and Documentation, listed above.]

Texas Young Lawyers Association. Young Lawyers at Texas Independence. Austin, Tex.: Published and Distributed by the Texas Young Lawyers Association, 1986.

LEGAL PERIODICALS

Austin Lawyer. Austin, Tex.: Travis County Bar Association, 1993-

Houston Lawyer. Houston, Tex.: Houston Bar Association, 1963-

San Antonio Lawyer: A Quarterly Magazine of the San Antonio Bar Association. San Antonio, Tex.: San Antonio Bar Association, 1993-

Texas Bar Journal. Austin, Tex.: State Bar of Texas, 1938-

Texas Lawyer. Austin, Tex.: Butterworth Legal Publishers, 1985-

MAJOR LAW REVIEWS

Baylor Law Review. [BAYLOR L. REV.] Waco, Tex.: Baylor University Law School, 1948-

Houston Law Review. [HOUS. L. REV.] Houston, Tex.: College of Law of the University of Houston, 1963-

St. Mary's Law Journal. [ST. MARY'S L. J.] San Antonio, Tex.: St. Mary's University School of Law, 1969-

Southern Methodist University Law Review. [SMU L. REV.] Dallas, Tex.: Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, 1992- [Continues Southwestern Law Journal]

South Texas Law Journal. [S. TEX. L. J.] Houston, Tex.: South Texas College of Law, 1954-1985. [Continued by South Texas Law Review]

South Texas Law Review. [S. TEX. L. REV.] Houston, Tex.: South Texas College of Law, 1985- [Continues South Texas Law Journal]

Southwestern Law Journal. [SW. L. J.] Dallas, Tex.: Southern Methodist University, School of Law, 1948-1992. [Continued by SMU Law Review, 1993-]

Texas Law Review. [TEX. L. REV.] Austin, Tex.: Texas Law Review Publications, 1922- [The earliest and leading law review in the state, and one of the top law reviews in the country.]

Texas Southern University Law Review. [TEX. S. U. L. REV.] Houston, Tex.: Texas Southern University School of Law, 1971-1981. [Continued by Thurgood Marshall Law Review, 1981-]

Texas Tech Law Review. [TEX. TECH L. REV.] Lubbock, Tex.: The School of Law, Texas Tech University, 1970-

Texas Wesleyan Law Review. [TEX. WESLEYAN L. REV.] Irving, Tex.: Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, 1994-

Thurgood Marshall Law Review. [T. MARSHALL L. REV.] Houston, Tex.: Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Texas Southern University, 1982- [Continues Texas Southern University Law Review]

LOCAL BAR HISTORIES

Arnold, Ann. History of the Fort Worth Legal Community. Austin, Tex.: Eakin Press, 2000.

Brandon, Jay. Law and Liberty: A History of the Legal Profession in San Antonio. Dallas, Tex.: Taylor Pub. Co., with the San Antonio Bar Association, 1996.

Fredrickson, Eric L. A Commitment to Public Service: the History of the Houston Bar Association. Houston, Tex.: Gulf Pub. Co., 1992.

Payne, Darwin. As Old as Dallas Itself: A History of the Lawyers of Dallas, the Dallas Bar Associations, and the City They Helped Build. Dallas, Tex.: Three Forks Press, 1999.

LAW FIRM HISTORIES

Anderson, Dillon. Baker, Botts in World War II. Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y.: North River Press, 1986.

Crooker, John H. and Gibson Gayle, Jr. Fulbright & Jaworski: 75 Years, 1919-1994. Houston, Tex.: Fulbright & Jaworski, 1994.

Dykes, Imelda. Mills, Shirley, Eckel & Bassett, L.L.P.: A Partnership with Galveston for 150 Years. Galveston, Tex.: Mills, Shirley, Eckel & Bassett, L.L.P., 1996.

Fredrickson, Eric L. Andrews & Kurth L.L.P.: The First 100 Years of Excellence. Houston, Tex.: Andrews & Kurth L.L.P., 2002.

Freeman, J. H. The People of Baker Botts. Houston, Tex.: Baker & Botts, 1992.

Hyman, Harold M. Craftsmanship and Character: A History of Vinson & Elkins Law Firm of Houston, 1917-1997. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1998.

Lipartito, Kenneth, and Joseph A. Pratt. Baker & Botts in the Development of Modern Houston. Austin, Tex.: University of Texas Press, 1991.

Sapp, Charles. The History of Liddell, Sapp, Zivley, Hill & LaBoon, L.L.P. Houston, Tex.: Liddell, Sapp, Zivley, Hill & LaBoon L.L.P., 1996.

Schill, Kay Gorges. Ship and Shore: The Story of Royston & Rayzor. Houston, Tex.: K. B. Schill; printed by D. Armstrong, Inc., 2000.

State Bar of Texas. Texas Bar Journal. In 1975-1976, this legal journal ran a series of ten short articles on the oldest continuous law firms in Texas:
-Mills, Shirley, McMicken & Eckel of Galveston, 38 TEX. B. J. 796 (1975);
-Hamblen & Teague of Houston, 38 TEX. B. J. 930 (1975);
-Anderson, Smith, Null & Stofer of Victoria, 38 TEX. B. J. 1004 (1975);
-Baker & Botts of Houston, 39 TEX. B. J. 35 (1976);
-Sleeper, Boynton, Burleson, Williams & Johnston of Waco, 39 TEX. B. J. 212 (1976);
-Kemp, Smith, White, Duncan & Hammond of El Paso, 39 TEX. B. J. 301 (1976);
-Seay, Gwinn, Crawford, Mebus & Blakeney of Dallas, 39 TEX. B. J. 496 (1976);
-Bradley and Geren of Groesbeck, 39 TEX. B. J. 610 (1976);
-Matthews, Nowlin, Macfarlane & Barrett of San Antonio, 39 TEX. B. J. 848 (1976);
-Camp Firm of San Antonio, 39 TEX. B. J. 1071 (1976).

LAW SCHOOL HISTORIES

Amandes, Richard B. "History of the Tech Law School," 1 TEX. TECH. L. REV. 37-58 (1969).

Anglim, Christopher. South Texas College of Law: Houston's Gateway to Opportunity in Law, 16 HOUS. REV. 3 (1994).

Anglim, Christopher. "South Texas College of Law: Houston's Gateway to Opportunity in Law," 39 S. TEX. L. REV. 919-949 (1998).

Arnold, Ann. "Part Two: The Law Schools," History of the Fort Worth Legal Community. Austin, Tex.: Eakin Press, 2000. [Re: Texas Wesleyan University School of Law]

Baade, Hans W. "Law at Texas: The Roberts-Gould Era (1883-1893)," 86 SW. HIST. Q. 161-196 (1982). [Re: University of Texas School of Law]

Barrera, Lisa Lizette. "Minorities and The University of Texas School of Law (1950-1980)," 4 TEX. HISP. J. L. & POL'Y 99-109 (1998).

Brandon, Jay. Law and Liberty: a History of the Legal Profession in San Antonio. Dallas, Tex.: Taylor Pub. Co. with the San Antonio Bar Association, San Antonio, Tex., 1996. [Re: St. Mary's University School of Law]

Butler, Marguerite L. "The History of Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law: 'The house that Sweatt built,'" 23 T. MARSHALL L. REV. 45-53 (1997).

Jones, Vonceil. "Texas Southern University School of Law-The Beginning," 4 TEX. S. U. L. REV. 197-208 (1977).

Mackenzie, Charles Alfred. A History of the Baylor University School of Law: From the Lectures of Abner S. Lipscomb through the Deanship of Abner V. McCall. Thesis (M.A.). Waco, Tex.: Baylor University, 1988.

Mullerweiss, Mark D. "Fiftieth Anniversary Salute to South Texas College of Law." 15 S. TEX. LAW J. 1-13 (1973).

Newton, W. Frank, & Nancy Jo Newton. "Legal Education in Texas," Centennial History of the Texas Bar: 1882-1982. Burnet, Tex.: Eakin Press, 1981.

Payne, Darwin. As Old as Dallas Itself: a History of the Lawyers of Dallas, the Dallas Bar Associations, and the City They Helped Build. Dallas, Tex.: Three Forks Press, 1999. [Re: Southern Methodist University School of Law]

Raba, Ernest A. The St. Mary's University School of Law: A Personal History. San Antonio, Tex.: St. Mary's University School of Law, 1983.

Robertson, David W., and Robin Meyer, eds. The Correspondence Between Leon Green and Charles McCormick, 1927-1962. Littleton, Colo.: F.B. Rothman, 1988. [Re: The University of Texas School of Law.]

Russell, Robert T., W. Frank Newton and Nancy Jo Newton. "Legal Education in Texas," 45 TEX. BAR J. 306-309 (1982). [A condensed version of the Newton chapter with the same title in the book Centennial History of the Texas Bar, 1882-1982].

University of Houston Law Center: 50, a History, 1947-1997. Houston, Tex.: The Law Center, 1997.

COURT HISTORIES

Bell, Spurgeon E. "A History of the Texas Courts," Centennial History of the Texas Bar, 1882-1982. Austin, Tex.: Committee on History and Tradition of the State Bar of Texas, 1981.

Carter, Keith. "The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals," 11 TEX. L. REV. 1, 185, 301, 455 (1932-1933).

Couch, Harvey C. A History of the Fifth Circuit, 1891-1981. Washington, D.C.: Bicentennial Committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States, 1984.

Davenport, Harbert. History of the Supreme Court of the State of Texas. Austin, Tex.: Southern Law Book Publishers, 1917.

Gilmer, Daffan. "Early Courts and Lawyers of Texas," 12 TEX. L. REV. 435 (1934).

Grace, James M. and Christopher Anglim. First Court of Appeals 1892-1992. Houston, Tex.: South Texas College of Law, Office of Institutional Advancement, 1992.

Lockheed, Alicia L. "The Development of the Court of Criminal Appeals," 55 TEX. B. J. 1052 (1992).

Powers, Deborah D. The Court of Appeals at Austin: 1892-1992. Austin, Tex.: State House Press, 1992.

Selden, Jack K. Texas Justice: The Life and Times of the Third District Court of Texas. Palestine, Tex.: Clacton Press, 1997.

Townes, John C. "Development of the Texas Judicial System," 2 Q. TEX. ST. HIST. ASS'N 1 (1898).

Travis County Bar Association. One Hundredth Anniversary of the District Courts of Travis County, Texas, 1840-1940. Austin, Tex.: Travis County Bar Association, 1940.

Wharton, Clarence. "Early Judicial History of Texas," 12 TEX. L. REV. 311 (1934).

Wynn, Lelia Clark, "A History of the Civil Courts in Texas," 60 SW. HIST. Q. 1 (1956).

Zelden, Charles L. Justice Lies In The District: The U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 1902-1960. College Station, Tex.: Texas A&M University Press, 1993.

SPANISH AND MEXICAN LAW IN TEXAS

McKnight, Joseph W. "The Spanish Legacy to Texas Law," 3 AM. JNL. LEG. HIS. 222, 299 (1959). [Discusses Spanish influences on modern Texas civil law]

McKnight, Joseph W. "Stephen F. Austin's Legalistic Concerns," 99 SW. HIST. Q. 239 (1986). [Discusses early Texas criminal and civil law in Mexican Texas]

State Bar of Texas. The Influence of Spain on the Texas Legal System. Austin, Tex.: State Bar of Texas, 1992. Prepared for an institute entitled "The influence of Spain on the Texas legal system" sponsored by the State Bar of Texas and held in conjunction with the State Bar of Texas annual meeting in Corpus Christi on June 25, 1992.

OTHER USEFUL SOURCES

Bar Association of Dallas. The Dallas Bar Speaks. Dallas, Tex.: Wilkinson Printing Co., 1936-1957. [An annual publication that listed the leaders and members of the Dallas Bar and printed speeches given during the year at the Dallas Bar's "Legal Clinics," including some on Texas legal history.]

Brandt, Lydia M. V. Texas Legal Research: An Essential Lawyering Skill. Dallas, Tex.: Texas Lawyer Press, 1995. [This volume is not as authoritative and does not contain as much useful historical information as the Gruben and Hambleton text mentioned above, but it is a usable substitute when the other cannot be found.]

Paulsen, James W. "A Short History of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Texas; The Judges of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Texas; Missing Cases of the Republic; Rules of Procedure in Early Texas Courts," 65 TEX. L. REV. 237-468 (1986).

Southwestern Historical Quarterly (SW. HIST. Q.), previously known as the Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association (Q. TEX. ST. HIST. ASS'N.). Austin, Tex.: Texas State Historical Association, 1897-. [The most important Texas history journal, it contains dozens of articles on legal topics. There are indexes presently available for the first 80 volumes.]

Texas Bar Association. Proceedings of the Annual Sessions of the Texas Bar Association. Houston, Tex.: Printed by order of the Association, 1882-1939. [This publication includes Memorials on deceased members, as well as the text of numerous papers on Texas law and legal history read at each conference. There is an index included in the later volumes. From 1922 to 1939, this publication was part of the Texas Law Review, and can usually be found bound within each volume. Since 1939 there have been no published proceedings of the annual meetings of the Texas Bar Association, now known as the State Bar of Texas, but the Texas Bar Journal reports on the annual conventions.]

Texas State Historical Association. The New Handbook of Texas. Austin, Tex.: Texas State Historical Association, 1996. [This is the encyclopedia of Texas history, and contains numerous biographies of Texas attorneys, as well as entries on some legal topics. Also available on the Internet at: http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/.]