Provides a history of the design and construction of the Julia Ideson building of the Houston Public Library, now home to the Houston Metropolitan Research Center. Includes 21 illustrations.
Schedule for April meeting: Kirk Lyon, Interim Director for the Galveston County Historical Museum, will speak about the life of the confederate soldier
Schedule for February meeting: Everett K. Cooper, President of the Houston Civil War Roundtable, will speak on the battles during the Gettysburg campaign
