tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542179496886535810.post670107666978446336..comments2024-01-25T04:49:24.834-06:00Comments on UHLC Nota Bene: Who Owns the Library? The New Battle of the AlamoUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542179496886535810.post-5181026456975027352015-03-28T18:28:14.988-05:002015-03-28T18:28:14.988-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15521112473755531132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542179496886535810.post-52042900524712411872015-03-28T18:27:47.513-05:002015-03-28T18:27:47.513-05:00The Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library was...The Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library was built with a donation from my grandmother, Sallie Ward Beretta, in memory of her husband, John King Beretta. Her intent is obvious in her dedication on December 2, 1950, that was printed on the program: to give funds to the DRT to build a library that the state of Texas had refused to fund. The library to house all the collections donated to the DRT that would be available for perpetuity. She did not envision a day that the government would intervene a la George Orwell's 1984. I think this entire episode could change the face of philanthropy in the United States. I mean, who would give any money to any charitable organization if the government can step in and take it away? Jackie BerettaJackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15521112473755531132noreply@blogger.com