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In the summer of 2014, Collins generously donated his priceless collection of Alamo and Texana artifacts to the Texas General Land Office, guardian of the Alamo on behalf of the people of Texas.Collins built the collection over several decades, purchasing some items and even discovering some others just steps away from the Alamo itself.
the Texas General Land Office announced that the pop star has agreed to donate his collection, which is thought to be worth tens of millions of dollars, to the state. For free. All of it. That includes hundreds of documents, ranging from a letter Stephen F. Austin wrote from a Mexican prison in January 1834 and Sam Houston’s original 1835 land grant for property in East Texas to the signed receipt for thirty beeves that William Travis brought into the Alamo on the day the siege began, plus artifacts like uniforms and Brown Bess muskets that belonged to Mexican soldiers, a sword belt believed to have been worn by Travis when he died atop the northern wall, and a shot pouch that Crockett is thought to have given a Mexican soldier just before he was executed.
I like to include this information in threads about Phil Collins.http://www.thealamo.org/visit/exhibits/collins/index.htmlhttp://www.texasmonthly.com/the-culture/phil-collins-donates-his-expansive-alamo-memorabilia-collection-to-the-general-land-office/
Say what you want about his music, but Texans owe Collins a dept of gratitude.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkADj0TPrJA
Guessing Phil felt an "Invisible Touch" or was in a "Land of Confusion" when he became a "Carpet Crawler".