The Archives of the Texas General Land Office was established in 1837, begun by the Land Office’s first commissioner, John P. Borden, whose first order of business was to gather and consolidate land records that were held by many disparate entities and individuals. Its collection consists of land grant records and maps dating to the 18th century that detail the passage of Texas public lands to private ownership. The GLO Archives is home to more than 35.5 million documents and 80,000 maps, dating back to the year 1720.
