Number Four: Researching Former Mayors of A Selected Annotated Guide ------Dallas Municipal Archives 1500 Marilla Street Suite L2 D North Dallas, 75201 (214) 670-5270 Onsite Research by Appointment ______

The Dallas Municipal Archives and the City Secretary’s Office possesses numerous collections and resources for studying the actions and activities of the men and women who have served as Mayor of the City of Dallas. The primary source for the official actions of the Mayor is the Dallas City Council’s minutes, along with the ordinances and resolutions passed by the Council.

City Council Minutes, Ordinances and Resolutions; City Secretary’s Files/ Council Action Files

The Dallas City Council’s official records, including minutes of the Dallas City Council from 1866 to the present, are available for research in paper, electronic, and micrographic forms:

• Complete earlier records (1866-1950) and later records (1979-2000) are on microfiche and indexed by subject matter and by ordinance and resolution numbers, and may be viewed at the City Secretary’s Office.

• Minutes, ordinances, and resolutions from the 1950s-1970s are indexed and microfilmed, excluding original action files. Please contact the City Archivist for action file microfilming status.

• Council minutes, agendas, ordinances and resolutions from 1995 to the present are available in electronic form at the City Secretary’s Office website: http://www.ci.dallas.tx.us/cso/ccmin.htm

In addition, many future Mayors of Dallas served elsewhere on the Dallas City Council or on one of the City’s boards or commissions (such as the Dallas Park Board). Council minutes and Council Committee minutes and reports often shed light on the activities and interests of individuals prior to becoming mayor.

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Personal Papers and Related Collections

The Dallas Municipal Archives does not collect the papers of former Mayors of Dallas unless contained within the records of a City of Dallas department . However, a number of institutions in Dallas and elsewhere possess collections ranging from a few documents to entire bodies of papers. Wherever known, a source is indicated. Please contact the respective repository for its hours, location, and policies on access. If you know of the whereabouts of other former mayors’ papers, please contact the City Archivist for future inclusion on this list.

Sawnie R. Aldredge (served 1921-1923) Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Sawnie Aldredge Scrapbooks, 1921-1923

Steve Bartlett (1991-1995) Dallas Municipal Archives, City Secretary’s Office Mayor Plaques and Awards, 1991-1995

Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Steve Bartlett Papers, 1977-1995

John Henry Brown (1885-1887) Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Papers, 1691-1951

Dallas Historical Society Collection A39.25os. Henry E. McCulloch, Brig. General Confederate States Provisional Army; General Order No. 7 proclaiming and defining operation of martial law to all persons within his jurisdiction. Headquarters Tyler, Texas, June 14, 1862, signed by John Henry Brown ; Collection A47.115. Deed, A. H. Shepherd to John Henry Brown

Earle Cabell (1961-1964) DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University papers, 1950-1975, 1961-1973

Texas/Dallas History Collection and Archives, Dallas Public Library Earle Cabell Gifts Collection 1960-1971. Photographs and memorabilia given to Cabell while he was mayor

William L. Cabell “Old Tige” (1874-1876, 1877-1879, 1883-1885) Dallas Historical Society Collection A43.115 Personal papers; cash book; papers as U.S. Marshall; United Confederate Veterans correspondence; note book; death notations in scrapbook with newsclippings and tributes; print of Confederate seal used for New Year's Greetings, various booklets and pamphlets. Much of this collection deals with the United

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Confederate Veterans ; Collection A60.32/L43.24.75 Freight bill to General Cabell from and Texas Central Railroad Company Director ; Collection A36.56 Photostats of letter from Union prison on Johnson Island of W. L. Cabell to wife, 1864 ; Collection A51.95 Letter, Lt. Gen. W. L. Cabell, Dallas, to comrades from letter announcing organization of United Confederate Veterans, 1891; 2 drafts of Cabell's letter to Gen. Wm. E. Mickle, New Orleans, re: inability to attend reunion, 1907; Collection A53.115 Autobiographical documents of Gen. W. L. Cabell with particular reference to his military career; and partial drafts of UCV correspondence and oration ; Collection A39.17 Reminiscences of General W. L. Cabell (manuscript)

Texas/Dallas History Collection and Archives, Dallas Public Library Report Of Gen W L Cabell’s Brigade In Prices Raid In And Kansas In 1864

John M. Crockett (1857-1858, 1859-1861, 1865-1866) Texas State Archives Texas Office of the Governor: Records of Peter Hansbrough Bell, 1849-1853; Texas Office of the Governor: Records of Francis Richard Lubbock, 1861-1904, undated (bulk 1861-1863) contains correspondence of John M. Crockett

The University of Texas at Austin. Center for American History Swante Palm Papers, 1834-1897, Printed materials include inaugural address of Texas Lieutenant Governor John M. Crockett in 1861

Jack Evans (1981-1983) Texas/Dallas History Collection and Archives, Dallas Public Library Jack Evans, an oral history interview, 1981

Robert Folsom (1977-1981) Texas/Dallas History Collection and Archives, Dallas Public Library Robert Folsom Mayoral Papers-016.352 F671YG 1985 1977-1981; 32 cubic feet, Correspondence, brochures, reports, and City of Dallas publications ; Robert S. Folsom, an oral history interview, 1981

John J. Good (1880–1881) University of Texas at Arlington Library, Special Collections John Jay Good Papers, 1854-1861

George W. Guess (1866-1868) Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin George W. Guess Letters, 1861-1865

Adlene Harrison (1976) Texas/Dallas History Collection and Archives, Dallas Public Library Adlene Harrison, an oral history interview, 1981

Stephen J. Hay (1907-1911) Texas/Dallas History Collection and Archives, Dallas Public Library Stephen J. Hay, an oral history interview, 1980

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J. Erik Jonsson (1964-1971) DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University J. Erik Jonsson Collection, 1881-1995 (bulk 1964-1995)

Texas/Dallas History Collection and Archives, Dallas Public Library Erik Jonsson, an oral history interview, 1980

John M. Lane (1866) Texas/Dallas History Collection and Archives, Dallas Public Library A36.66 Crutchfield-Lane Family Materials Letters, manuscripts, photographs, album

Isaac Naylor (1858) Rosenberg Library [Galveston] Special Collections Naylor Family Papers, 1862-1933; 79-0010 Includes manuscript and published genealogies of the Naylor and related family and correspondence on family history

J. Woodall Rodgers (1939-1947) Dallas Historical Society A55.53 “What Does the Future Hold for Dallas? and What Does Dallas Hold for The Future?"; A63.54R "Urban Renewal,"; A65.12R "What Price N.A.T.O.?" "How Can We Improve Our County Government," papers read before the Critic Club, 1953-1958

Wallace Savage (1949-1951) Texas/Dallas History Collection and Archives, Dallas Public Library Wallace Savage, an oral history, 1980

George Sergeant (1935-1937) Texas/Dallas History Collection and Archives, Dallas Public Library George Sergeant, Jr., an oral history interview, 1980

Annette Strauss (1987-1991) Institute for Civic Participation at The University of Texas at Austin Annette Strauss Papers, unknown dates Dallas Municipal Archives, City Secretary’s Office Mayor Annette Strauss Plaques and Awards, 1985-1991

Jimmie R. Temple (1947-1949) Texas/Dallas History Collection and Archives, Dallas Public Library Jim Temple, an oral history interview, 1981 Interview with son of Jimmie Temple

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Thornton, Robert L. (1953-1961) Texas/Dallas History Collection and Archives, Dallas Public Library A90.5 and os V90.6; City of Dallas letters and documents; State Fair of Texas items; photos of R. L. Thornton and Mercantile Bank ; A39.101; Correspondence (15 items) of various men, including R. L. Thornton R. L. Thornton, Jr., an oral history interview, 1980

Traylor, John (1898-1900) Texas/Dallas History Collection and Archives, Dallas Public Library A47.61, Autobiography of John H. Traylor (ms book - carbon of typescript)

Wise, Wes (1971-1976) Texas/Dallas History Collection and Archives, Dallas Public Library Mayoral Papers (MS 2) 1971-1976; 14 cu. ft. 016.352 W813YD1986 Correspondence, press releases, and budget reports form the office of Mayor Wise. Also included are correspondence from citizens of Dallas, and reports from various city departments

Frank W. Wozencraft (1919-1921) Texas/Dallas History Collection and Archives, Dallas Public Library Mrs. Frank W. Wozencraft, an oral history interview, 1980

Visual Materials

Photographs of mayors are available in the following Dallas Municipal Archives collections:

City Photographer Collection, 1950-1990 [Collection 99-003] 5,000 black and white and color photographic negatives and prints documenting people, places, and events concerning Dallas city government. Although all of city government is the focus of this collection, images can include mayors featured in activities and events held at specific sites around Dallas. Note: Photographs prior to 1950 by the City Photographer are located in the Texas/Dallas History & Archives division of the Dallas Public Library.

City of Dallas Mayor Portraits, 1894-2001 [Collection 03-005] Contains images from multiple sources, including images from the Dallas Public Library. Please consult archivist for copyright restrictions and permissions.

Public Information Office Photographs, 1985-1999 [Collection 00-002]

Gittings Portraiture Collection, 1931-1991 [Collection 92-017] Photographic prints of Mayors and City Councilmembers made from negatives belonging to Gittings Portrait Studio.

Dallas City Council Inauguration Photographs, 1981 [Collection 94-044] Dallas City Council Inauguration Photographs, 1983 [Collection 94-043] Dallas City Council Inauguration Photographs, 1985 [Collection 94-042]

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Dallas City Council Inauguration Photographs, 1991 [Collection 94-041] Dallas City Council Inauguration Photographs, 1993 [Collection 94-008] Dallas City Council Inauguration Photographs, 1995 [Collection 95-029] Dallas City Council Inauguration Photographs, 1997 [Collection 97-019] Dallas City Council Inauguration Photographs, 1998 [Collection 02-009] Dallas City Council Inauguration Photographs, 1999 [Collection 00-001] Dallas City Council Inauguration Photographs, 2001 [Collection 03-013] Dallas City Council Inauguration Photographs, 2005 [Collection 06-002]

Dallas City Council Meetings Videotape Collection, 1994-1999 [Collection 01-001] The Dallas City Council’s meetings were videotaped from the early 1980s-2005 but only a handful of examples have been preserved. Meetings are telecast on Time Warner Cable Channel 6B, 16, 66 or 76 (Digital Channel 66/76) in Dallas and replayed several times during the week.

Audio Recordings

Audio of Council meetings was recorded as early as the 1950s although entire meetings were not regularly captured until the 1970s. Meetings from 2005 to the Present are available in digital formats on the City Secretary’s website: http://www.ci.dallas.tx.us/cso/audio.shtml . A project to transfer reel- to-reel recordings from the 1960s – 1980s is in process. Please contact the City Archivist for a complete list of available recordings.

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