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Martin, Robert Sidney was born on August 13, 1949 in Houston, Texas, United States. Son of Sidney A. and Elizabeth Ann Martin.
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Two of the TSHA's most enduring titles examine how the land has been perceived and drawn by mapmakers. The beautiful revised Maps of Texas and the Southwest, 1513-1900, by James C. Martin and Robert Sidney Martin, features more than sixty-five maps, seventeen in full color. Contours of Discovery, by the same authors, is a handsome collection of twenty-two historic maps, eighteen in a large, full-color format designed for display or framing. A sixty-six-page illustrated guide accompanies the collection of maps.
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Andrew Carnegie was the foremost supporter of public library construction to the point that Carnegie Library became a cliche, synonymous with the public library, especially in small towns. Yet some communities that asked for Carnegie's funds to build a library later took public action to decline the funds. Because he was viewed as a robber baron, it has been assumed that these refusals were motivated by a desire not to take tainted money. This work documents that this was rarely the case. Indeed, there were many reasons for opposition to the Carnegie library grants. In some cases, local authorities remained unconvinced of the need for a public library. Some communities were under legal or financial restrictions that prevented them from taxing themselves in support of the library. In some, there was simply opposition to increasing the tax burden; in others the opposition focused on the perception that Carnegie was building memorials to himself. Experienced historians were commissioned to conduct thorough studies of regional clusters. The authors made the broadest possible use of primary sources, including public archives, manuscript collections, local newspaper accounts, and the records of the Carnegie Corporation in the Library of Congress. Of particular relevance were the files of the Carnegie Library Correspondence, documenting most of the history of first, Andrew Carnegie's--and later, the Carnegie Corporation's--program to fund library construction programs.
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For more than a century the Texas State Historical Association has been preserving, studying, and publishing the Texas past. The TSHA's books reflect that great breadth and diversity, with titles on maps and exploration, women and politics, military history, and biographies. There is a TSHA book for nearly every interest in Texas. Two of the TSHA's most enduring titles combine stunning visual beauty and first-rate history. Maps of Texas and the Southwest, 1513-1900, by James C. Martin and Robert Sidney Martin, is a handsome book with more than sixty-five maps, seventeen in full color.
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Martin, Robert Sidney was born on August 13, 1949 in Houston, Texas, United States. Son of Sidney A. and Elizabeth Ann Martin.
Bachelor, Rice University, 1971. Master of Library Science, University North Texas, 1979. Doctor of Philosophy, University North Carolina, 1988.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Dominican University, 2006.
Library. associate University Texas, Austin, 1972-1976, library Arlington, 1977-1980. Debt claims adjustor United States General Accounting Office, Washington, 1977. Instructor School Library and Information Science University Wisconsin, Madison, 1984.
Associate dean Libraries Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1985-1995. Director, library Texas State Library. and Archives Commission, Austin, 1995—1999. Professor, interim director School Library and Information Studies, Texas Women's University, 1999—2001, Lillian Bradshaw endowed chair, since 2005.
Director The Institute Museum & Library Services, Washington, 2001—2005.
( Andrew Carnegie was the foremost supporter of public li...)
(For more than a century the Texas State Historical Associ...)
(Two of the TSHA's most enduring titles examine how the la...)
Executive board Urban Libraries Council, since 2006. Board directors Institute Learning Innovation, since 2006. Member National Council Humanities, since 2006, United States National Commission United Nations Educational, since 2004, executive committee, since 2005.
Fellow Society of America Archivists. Member American Library Association (councilor 1998-1901), National Association Government Archivists and Records Administrators (member executive board since 1996), Texas Map Society (vice president 1996-1900), Book Club Texas (vice president 1996-1900).