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should give consideration to the development of the Church after 1936 and up to 1950. Dr. Castaneda, on having spent many years in writing the first six volumes of the series, which to him had been a labor of love, and under- taken at the cost of much sacrifice, requested the Commission to choose another historiographer to write volume seven, the final volume of the series. Accepting his proposal with much reluctance, another historiog- rapher was sought. The choice fell on the Reverend Raymond J. Clancy, C.S.C., of Notre Dame University, who came well recommended as a former student of Dr. Guilday at the Catholic University, Washington. Father Clancy began assembling the material for the final volume in July 1943, but ill-health prevented him from continuing the work. He therefore tendered his resignation in 1946. Consequently Dr. Castaneda was induced to write volume seven also, which appears under the title: "Growth of the Church." The Knights of Columbus can always be happy in the fact that the entire series of seven volumes are written by the scholarly and noted author. Many well-merited honors have come to Dr. Castaneda in recognition of his authorship of Om· Catholic Heritage in Texas, and of other notable books relating to Texas history, such as The illexioan Side of the Texas Rtr.1oltttion, Early Texas Albmn 1vit/1. Notes; A Report on tire Spanisli Arc/1-ives of San Antonio; La Historia de tados los Colegios de la Ci11aad de i1fexico de Felix Osores; La Vida de San Felipe de Jesus del P. Pic/1ardo. He was named a Knight of' the Holy Sepulchre upon the recommendation of the Texas hierarchy. From the Spanish Government he received the much-coveted distinction of membership in the Order of Isabella the Catholic. Other distinctions include Phi Beta Kappa; Fellow, Texas Historical Association; President ( 1940) American Catholic His- torical Association; Corresponding member lnstitut Historique et Her- aldique de France; Sociedad Mexicana de Ciencias Antonio Alzate; His- panic Society of America; Texas Institute of Letters; and the Serra Award of the Americas. The first four volumes of Ottr Catltolic Heritage series appeared under the editorship of Father Foik. His accomplishment attracted much atten- tion among historians, not only of the State, but among the members of learned societies here and abroad. Texas, his adopted State, honored him with an appointment to membership on the AdYisory Board of Texas historians for the Texas Centennial Commission of Control. As a member of this Commission his advice was sought in marking, with imposing
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