TEXAS SUPREME COURT HISTORICAL SOCIETY

tsl-50022.html#series5) and the Texas Supreme Court (http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/tslac/20169/tsl-20169.html#series2) provide information about indexes that can be used to locate the appropriate case number.Once a researcher knows the case number, then one can find correct box number. Because case files arestored off site and there is a potential for information to be excepted from public disclosure in these records,researchers should contact TSLAC in advance to ensure access to materials.Discover MoreUnderstanding the past depends upon our ability to preserve and reexamine these records of the past.TSLAC holdings provide insights into the women’s suffrage movement as told by the people who supportedit. They also offer historical context on the barriers the movement overcame. The historical records TSLACmaintains show how women’s suffrage in Texas was part of a larger national movement. As noted earlier, someof the materials described in this article are currently displayed as part of the larger Texans’ Struggle for Freedomand Equality exhibition.The online companion can be found at https://www.tsl.texas.gov/struggles-exhibit.html. Another onlineexhibit, “Votes for Women,” available at https://www.tsl.texas.gov/exhibits/suffrage/index.html, provides asummary of movement from beginnings with biographical information on early women leaders. Other TSLACholdings on the women’s suffrage movement can be found through other tools. Researchers interested in primarysources can discover series of interest by searching TARO, the Texas Archival Resources Online (https://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/browse/browse_tslac1.html). Other TSLAC holdings on women’s suffrage can be discoveredby searching the online catalog (www.tsl.texas.gov/catalog). In addition to the resources previously discussed,searching the online catalog can lead researchers to state agency publications as well as secondary sources.TSLAC is located next to the State Capitol at 1201 Brazos Street and is open Monday through Fridayfrom 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. TSLAC is also open the second Saturday of each month from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For moreinformation, contact the TSLAC reference staff at 512-463-5455 or visit our website at www.tsl.texas.govANNA M. REZNIK is an Archivist I at the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. She isa member of the institution’s exhibits committee and assists in selecting and researching itemsfor exhibition.Return to Journal Index72