[Dallas Park Board Minutes, Book 15] (open access)

[Dallas Park Board Minutes, Book 15]

Minutes for the Dallas Park Board containing a record of the group's discussions, decisions, and other business.
Date: 1968/1971
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Park and Recreation Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Dallas Park Board Minutes, Book 14] (open access)

[Dallas Park Board Minutes, Book 14]

Minutes for the Dallas Park Board containing a record of the group's discussions, decisions, and other business.
Date: 1963/1968
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Park and Recreation Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Dallas Park Board Minutes, Book 12] (open access)

[Dallas Park Board Minutes, Book 12]

Minutes for the Dallas Park Board containing a record of the group's discussions, decisions, and other business.
Date: 1953/1958
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Park Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Dallas Park Board Minutes, Book 13] (open access)

[Dallas Park Board Minutes, Book 13]

Minutes for the Dallas Park Board containing a record of the group's discussions, decisions, and other business.
Date: 1958/1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Park Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Dallas Park Board Minutes, Book 16] (open access)

[Dallas Park Board Minutes, Book 16]

Minutes for the Dallas Park and Recreation Board containing a record of the group's discussions, decisions, and other business.
Date: 1971/1973
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Park and Recreation Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Dallas Park Board Minutes, Book 9] (open access)

[Dallas Park Board Minutes, Book 9]

Minutes for the Dallas Park Board containing a record of the group's discussions, decisions, and other business.
Date: 1936/1938
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Park Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Dallas Park Board Minutes, Book 11] (open access)

[Dallas Park Board Minutes, Book 11]

Minutes for the Dallas Park Board containing a record of the group's discussions, decisions, and other business. Indexes start after page 600.
Date: 1946/1953
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Park Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Missed Phone Call Message to Major Wood] (open access)

[Missed Phone Call Message to Major Wood]

Phone message given to Major Wood with the box checked to call Mr. Ford.
Date: October 13, 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Irving Near Dallas (open access)

Irving Near Dallas

Advertisement from the Irving Board of Trade, enticing farmers to move to Irving, Texas.
Date: 1908~
Creator: Irving Board of Trade
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Dallas Park Board Minutes, Book 10] (open access)

[Dallas Park Board Minutes, Book 10]

Minutes for the Dallas Park Board containing a record of the group's discussions, decisions, and other business.
Date: 1938/1946
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Park Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Dallas Park Board Minutes, Book 7] (open access)

[Dallas Park Board Minutes, Book 7]

Minutes for the Dallas Park Board containing a record of the group's discussions, decisions, and other business. Also contains indexes.
Date: 1905/1914
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Park Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Dallas City Hall Building Contract] (open access)

[Dallas City Hall Building Contract]

Legal contract describing work by an architectural company (C. D. Hill and Company) to furnish plans to the city of Dallas for a municipal building, to be located on Main Street between Harwood and Commerce streets, and to serve as the Dallas City Hall.
Date: January 22, 1913
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Dallas City Code] (open access)

[Dallas City Code]

Text of laws in the city of Dallas, Texas, including standing rules, revised civil and criminal ordinances, and revised city ordinances. Most of the ordinances were enacted in 1889 with amendments in 1891 and 1893. Index to civil ordinances starts after page 296.
Date: 1893
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Dallas Park Board Minutes, Book 8] (open access)

[Dallas Park Board Minutes, Book 8]

Minutes for the Dallas Park Board containing a record of the group's discussions, decisions, and other business.
Date: 1914/1936
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Park Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

City of Dallas, Texas Water Consumption 1907-1946

Line graph showing the amount of water consumed in billion gallons per year from 1907-1946; the trend of the graph is positive, meaning the city is consuming more and more water per year.
Date: 1946~
Creator: Keuffel & Esser Co.
Object Type: Image
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Dallas City Charter, 1871] (open access)

[Dallas City Charter, 1871]

Original text of the charter to incorporate Dallas as a city of Texas, located in Dallas County. The document has 40 sections outlining the various aspects of governance and the city's relationship to the government of Texas. It was filed April 20, 1871 and officially signed and sealed by the Secretary of State on May 9.
Date: 1871
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Annual Reports, City of Dallas: 1900-1901 (open access)

Annual Reports, City of Dallas: 1900-1901

Report on various aspects of the city of Dallas, Texas describing activities, funding, and other information for fiscal year 1900-1901, including an overall report from the mayor as well as departmental reports from city officials.
Date: 1901
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Charter of the City of Dallas (open access)

Charter of the City of Dallas

Official copy of the text of Senate Bill 316, titled "An act to grant a new charter to the City of Dallas, Dallas County, Texas; repealing all laws or parts of laws in conflict herewith, and declaring an emergency." It includes a certificate of authenticity signed by the Texas Secretary of State.
Date: 1907
Creator: Texas. Legislature.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Master Plan for Dallas, Texas Report 3: Past and Probable Future Population (open access)

A Master Plan for Dallas, Texas Report 3: Past and Probable Future Population

Report providing information about the ongoing city planning for Dallas, Texas that started with the Kessler Plan in 1911. This report includes tables and charts showing Dallas' population history and expected growth up until approximately 1970; the report looks at factors that could effect the distribution of population, where the future growth may occur, etc.
Date: October 1943
Creator: Harland Bartholomew and Associates
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Master Plan for Dallas, Texas, Report 8: Land Use (open access)

A Master Plan for Dallas, Texas, Report 8: Land Use

Report providing information about the ongoing city planning for Dallas, Texas that started with the Kessler Plan in 1911. This report includes tables and charts showing current and future land use as well as current and future zoning districts. According to an "Errata" insert, tables 1, 2, and 3, were made using the "wrong acreage for the Dallas parks...use the revised tables in studying this report."
Date: October 1944
Creator: Harland Bartholomew and Associates
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Your Dallas of Tomorrow: A Master Plan for a Greater Dallas (open access)

Your Dallas of Tomorrow: A Master Plan for a Greater Dallas

Report providing information about the ongoing city planning for Dallas, Texas that started with the Kessler Plan in 1911. It is presented in two parts: the character of the city (background information on the history, geography, economy, employment, zoning, etc.) and the scope of the city plan, which has specific details for a plan to improve land use, water supplies, transportation, recreational facilities, and other aspects of city administration.
Date: September 1943
Creator: Harland Bartholomew and Associates
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Water and Sewage Development Plan Prepared by Dallas City Water Works] (open access)

[Water and Sewage Development Plan Prepared by Dallas City Water Works]

Rough draft of a plan created by Dallas City Waterworks attempting to improve the "water and sanitary sewer utilities serving the Dallas Metropolitan Area." There are charts and graphs throughout the document, including five tables in the back.
Date: February 1945
Creator: Dallas City Waterworks
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History

General Plan for the City of Dallas, Texas: Map Showing General Features of Suggested Improvements in Transportation Facilities Except Street Car Lines

Map displaying proposed changes to railroads and transportation infrastructure (colored green and red) in Dallas, Texas, as part of the Kessler Plan. The main part of Dallas and Oak Cliff are represented, with some streets, railroads, and bodies of water.
Date: 1911~
Creator: Geo. E. Kessler & Co.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

General Plan for a System of Parks and Boulevards for the City of Dallas, Texas.

Map displaying existing and proposed parks and boulevards (colored green) in Dallas, Texas, as part of the Kessler Plan. The main part of Dallas and Oak Cliff are represented, with some streets, railroads, and bodies of water.
Date: 1911~
Creator: Geo. E. Kessler & Co.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History