Number Four: Researching Former Mayors of Dallas A Selected Annotated Guide -------------------------- Dallas Municipal Archives 1500 Marilla Street Suite L2 D North Dallas, Texas 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. City Secretary’s Office 1 City of Dallas 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 Steve Bartlett 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 John Henry Brown 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 Earle Cabell 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 City Secretary’s Office 2 City of Dallas Confederate Veterans ; Collection A60.32/L43.24.75 Freight bill to General Cabell from Houston 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 Missouri 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 City Secretary’s Office 3 City of Dallas 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) Annette Strauss 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 City Secretary’s Office 4 City of Dallas 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 Wes Wise 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