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Aston was affiliated with the Texas Folklore Society based in [[Nacogdoches]], the National Popular Culture Society, and the Southwest Council of Latin American Studies, the latter from 1973 until his death. He was also active in the West Texas Historical Association, having served as its secretary-treasurer (1972–1998), associate ''Year Book'' editor (1976–1998), executive director (1992–1998), and life director (1999 until his death).
Aston was affiliated with the Texas Folklore Society based in [[Nacogdoches]], the National Popular Culture Society, and the Southwest Council of Latin American Studies, the latter from 1973 until his death. He was also active in the West Texas Historical Association, having served as its secretary-treasurer (1972–1998), associate ''Year Book'' editor (1976–1998), executive director (1992–1998), and life director (1999 until his death).
In 1998, as Aston left the position of WTHA executive director, the association relocated from Hardin-Simmons to Texas Tech and became an integral part of the Southwest Collection.<ref name=hsu>{{cite web|url=http://www.hsutx.edu/news%20details.aspx?Channel=%2FChannels%2FContent+Channel&WorkflowItemID=555663dc-220b-4151-8736-b876167d0c3a|title=Former Faculty Member, Historian had Great Impact on the Hardin-Simmons Campus: Dr. B W Aston dies after long illness|publisher=hsutx.edu|accessdate=April 3, 2010}}</ref>
In 1998, as Aston left the position of WTHA executive director, the association relocated from Hardin-Simmons to Texas Tech and became an integral part of the Southwest Collection.<ref name=hsu>{{cite web|url=http://www.hsutx.edu/news%20details.aspx?Channel=%2FChannels%2FContent+Channel&WorkflowItemID=555663dc-220b-4151-8736-b876167d0c3a|title=Former Faculty Member, Historian had Great Impact on the Hardin-Simmons Campus: Dr. B W Aston dies after long illness|publisher=hsutx.edu|accessdate=April 3, 2010; no longer on-line}}</ref>
His dissertation at Texas Tech is entitled ''The Public Career of Don Jose Ives Limantou,'' the story of the Mexican politician José Yves Limantour, who lived from 1854 to 1935.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://etd.lib.ttu.edu/theses/available/etd-04282009-31295001162121/unrestricted/31295001162121.pdf|title=''The Public Career of Don Jose Ives Limantour''|date=1972|publisher=etd.lib.ttu.edu|accessdate=April 3, 2010; no longer on-line}}</ref>
His dissertation at Texas Tech is entitled ''The Public Career of Don Jose Ives Limantou,'' the story of the Mexican politician José Yves Limantour, who lived from 1854 to 1935.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://etd.lib.ttu.edu/theses/available/etd-04282009-31295001162121/unrestricted/31295001162121.pdf|title=''The Public Career of Don Jose Ives Limantour''|date=1972|publisher=etd.lib.ttu.edu|accessdate=April 3, 2010; no longer on-line}}</ref>