I think a lot of these items came from the de la Pena family. He was there and his diary said Crockett surrendered. That diary has pretty much been discredited.
The article said Collins turned the artifacts over to the Land Commissioner. The Alamo is owned and operated by the Daughters of the Texas Revolution. At least is was the last time I was there. And I’ve been there at least 10 times and would love to go another ten times. It simply fascinates me. Of course, it could be that my wife is a descendent of the heroes who died there.
In 2011, the Texas Legislature granted authority over the Alamo to the Texas General Land Office.
The GLO signed an agreement to keep the DRT in charge of the daily operation of the Alamo. A
private, non-profit, The Alamo Endowment, was created at the direction of the GLO to assist with
large-scale fundraising at the old mission.
http://www.thealamo.org/history/index.html