A Conversation with J. P. Bryan and Chris Cookson
J. P. Bryan has spent a lifetime amassing the finest privately
held collection of Texana and materials related to the
settlement of the western United States. For decades, he has
generously shared his collection, which was housed at his
office, and recently took the major step of opening the Bryan
Museum in Galveston as a permanent home. It is housed
in the fully restored Galveston Orphans Home — a historic
collection in a historic building. I had the privilege of visiting
with J. P. Bryan recently to discuss his personal history, as well
as the tremendous resource he has developed.
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