This study of 19th-century local government examines the role of local government officials and the social origins of this growing bureaucracy. As the predecessor of the London County Council, the Metropolitan Board of Works was an important body and its officials formed a large and significant professional group, not hitherto studied in such depth.

The Kerrville Daily Times began in late 1925 as the Kerrville Mountain View Times, and after a number of slight name changes over the years, is published now under its current title. This is the master index to the obituaries which appeared in the Kerrvil

This volume contains a wealth of information gleaned from two Kerr County, Texas courts. The first section, devoted to 216th Court records, spans 1856 through 1985. The second portion of the book covers Kerr County Family Court records from 1985 through 1