Haley Memorial Library & Hstry

read moreThe Haley Memorial Library and Research Center works to preserve the history of Texas and the American Southwest. Housed in the Haley Library are thousands of books, original records, art and artifacts that hold forever the key to our heritage. The Library was founded by J. Evetts Haley in 1961 to share the history, traditions and ideals of early Texas and the Southwest. It provides and promotes continuous research on this unique period in American history. Dedicated to the memory of his late wife, Nita Haley, the facility opened its doors in 1976.

read moreJoanie Holt, left and Carolyn Roden, right at the 2016 Annual Art Show and sale with the beautiful flowers they provided for the event. Also shown are two recent acquisitions for the Haley Collection. By Patrick Dearen The search for an event 132 years in the past and for a man dead 87 years demands much of a writer. He must be equal parts journalist, historian, detective, and bloodhound. Above all, he must be determined, for a trail so cold can be so frustrating. Fortunately in the case of. In Memory of Roy D. Cooper John Campbell In Memory of Leslie Fort Covington Barbara and Carl L. Johnson In Memory of Carol Crain Myra Best Glass William Holt Jowel In Memory of Joyce Fields Anderson Ranch and Mike Harrison In Memory of Jean Marie Gratton Barbara and Carl L. Johnson In Memory of Phyllis.