Texas Labor History

Acknowledgements

vii Our greatest debt is owed to the contributors to this volume; without their dedication to the cause of the working-class majority of this state and nation, this work would not have been possible. The encouragement, suggestions, and enthusiasm of a number of scholars for this project, including several not among the eighteen authors whose articles are included in this volume, surprised, delighted , and humbled us. Two of our contributors—the Greens—George and Jim, who are related only by their commitment to the cause of those represented in the pages of this work, wisely suggested alternative articles of their own work as well as the work of newer scholars that we should include in order to enhance the volume. We continue to be inspired by the scholarship of, and our friendship with, the practitioners of our art who are represented in these pages. We also owe thanks to the publishers of the articles, particularly to the Southwestern Historical Quarterly from which nine of our selections derived, and the West Texas Historical Association Yearbook, which published two of the articles. We owe an incalculable debt to Mary Lenn Dixon, editor-in-chief of Texas A&M University Press, who offered ongoing enthusiasm, support, and encouragement for the project. Furthermore, the assessment of the outside readers, as well as their support and encouragement for the project, was invaluable. We would be remiss if we failed to acknowledge the support of the many librarians and archivists at a number of university libraries, archives, and publishing houses, too many in number to name individually. Specifically, however, Jim Maroney wishes to acknowledge the yeoman service provided by Ashley Williams at Lee College for her assistance in securing books and articles through interlibrary loan and Lee College librarian Beverly Li for her assistance in locating other library material. Their contributions to this work are greatly appreciated . Cecilia Gutierrez Venable, at the archives of Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, helped in innumerable ways, including garnering article copies, scanning, and reading. Acknowledgments viii Acknowledgments Also, Jim wishes to acknowledge an ongoing debt to his mentor and friend, the late Tom Morgan, who died far too young, and who initially encouraged him to study and to write about labor and working-class history. Jim wishes to acknowledge the love and support of his wife, Kathleen McEntee Maroney, without whom his contribution to this book would not have been possible. Likewise, Bruce recognizes the continual help from his friend and spouse, Pearline Vestal Glasrud. Bruce A. Glasrud James C. Maroney texas labor history ...