H.R. No. 2006

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The Clayton Library Center for Genealogical
	Research in Houston is helping countless Texans learn more about
	their family heritage; and
	WHEREAS, Part of the Houston Public Library system, the
	Clayton Library Center traces its origins to 1921, when it was
	founded as a special collection for genealogical research; in 1968
	the center moved into the Clayton House, the former home of William
	Lockhart Clayton, a prominent businessman and statesman; the
	property, which covers a two-block area in the heart of Houston's
	Museum District, encompasses a main house, a guesthouse, and a
	carriage house as well as a library building that was added in 1988;
	and
	WHEREAS, The center houses national and international
	genealogical history research materials in print and electronic
	versions, such as published and unpublished family, state, and
	county histories, birth, death, marriage, land, immigration, and
	military records, and other sources from throughout the United
	States and from other countries, including Mexico, Canada, the
	United Kingdom, and Germany; center staff offer personal research
	assistance, and the library features monthly programming on
	genealogical topics as well as rotating exhibits reflective of
	William Clayton's life and times and of the history of Houston's
	diverse neighborhoods; and
	WHEREAS, Named among the top nine genealogical libraries in
	the nation by Family Tree Magazine, the Clayton Library Center
	attracts thousands of researchers from across the nation every
	month; the center benefits from strong support from the Clayton
	Library Friends, a nonprofit organization that raised more than
	$1.2 million and purchased or donated thousands of books,
	periodicals, and microfilm materials for the center in 2008; and
	WHEREAS, By enabling researchers to explore their family
	legacies, the Clayton Library Center is fostering a deeper
	understanding of our shared history and of the ties that bind us to
	each other and to the past; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize the Clayton Library Center for
	Genealogical Research as an invaluable resource for residents of
	the Lone Star State and extend to all those associated with the
	center sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for the center as an expression of high regard by the Texas
	House of Representatives.
	Bohac
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 2006 was adopted by the House on May
	26, 2011, by a non-record vote.
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	Chief Clerk of the House