Dallas County Probate Case 1753 1/2: McConnell, Walter et al (Minors) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1753 1/2: McConnell, Walter et al (Minors)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of McConnell, Walter et al, minors, E.S. Lauderdale (Executor or Guardian).
Date: 1887
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Ordinance proposal draft] (open access)

[Ordinance proposal draft]

Ordinance proposal draft dated March 24, 1989 that amends several sections of Chapter 20A and one section from Chapter 31-3 to include AIDS as a legally protected handicap.
Date: March 24, 1989
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[DGA vs. Parkland Court Document] (open access)

[DGA vs. Parkland Court Document]

First page of a court document related to Civil Action No. CA 3-88-1394-H, the case of Dallas Gay Alliance (DGA) vs. Dallas County (Parkland) Hospital and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. Plaintiffs included Ronald Dickson Woodroof, PWAs (People With AIDS), and members of the Dallas Gay Alliance
Date: July 5, 1988
Creator: United States. District Court (Texas : Northern District)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Affidavit of Mica England (open access)

Affidavit of Mica England

Mica England's affidavit from the anti-discrimination lawsuit she filed against the Dallas Police Department, England vs. The City of Dallas, Mack Vines, and the State of Texas.
Date: January 3, 1991
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appellants' Brief: Mica England vs. The City of Dallas and Mack Vines, Chief of Police (open access)

Appellants' Brief: Mica England vs. The City of Dallas and Mack Vines, Chief of Police

Appellants' brief from the anti-discrimination lawsuit, England vs. The City of Dallas, Mack Vines, and the State of Texas.
Date: June 23, 1992
Creator: Hopkins, Craig
System: The UNT Digital Library
Order and Final Judgment: Mica England, Plantiff v. The State of Texas, The City of Dallas, and Mack Vines, Chief of Police of the City of Dallas, Defendants (open access)

Order and Final Judgment: Mica England, Plantiff v. The State of Texas, The City of Dallas, and Mack Vines, Chief of Police of the City of Dallas, Defendants

Final order and judgment in England v. The City of Dallas, Mack Vines, and the State of Texas.
Date: February 8, 1992
Creator: Fuller, Lawrence
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Contract for Stained Glass Panels] (open access)

[Contract for Stained Glass Panels]

Final, signed contract between the Societe d'Exportation d'Arte Religieux (SEAR) in France and the Thanks-Giving Square Foundation in Dallas for SEAR to provide stained glass panels and components to be used in the Square's chapel. A number of the contract points have been edited or stricken, with initials from both parties.
Date: October 24, 1975
Creator: Societe d'Exportation d'Arte Religieux
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 3677: Subpoena for Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company] (open access)

[Cause No. 3677: Subpoena for Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company]

Subpoena issued by the Dallas County sheriff's office requiring the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company to appear in court to answer the complaint of W. O. Rainwater.
Date: March 29, 1938
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transfer of Land from M. E. Sayles and B. H. Bassett, Jr. to C. B. Hosea] (open access)

[Transfer of Land from M. E. Sayles and B. H. Bassett, Jr. to C. B. Hosea]

Document certifying the sale and transfer of land in Lee County from Mary E. Sayles and Benjamin H. Bassett, Jr. to a Mr. C. B. Hosea. "Copy deed" is handwritten on the back of the page and the document is unsigned.
Date: April 2, 1900
Creator: Sayles, Mary E. & Bassett, Benjamin H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transfer of Land from Sayles and Bassett to Arthur Swayne] (open access)

[Transfer of Land from Sayles and Bassett to Arthur Swayne]

Notarized document affirming the sale of land from Mary E. Sayles and B. H. Bassett to Arthur Swayne and affirming the transfer of Swayne's debts originally owed to Bassett and Sayles over to A. B. Green. Part of the document signed by B. H. Bassett is torn away.
Date: April 1898
Creator: Bassett, Benjamin H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Distribution of Funds from Hattie M. Sayles and Henry Sayles, February 2, 1915] (open access)

[Distribution of Funds from Hattie M. Sayles and Henry Sayles, February 2, 1915]

Document in which Henry Sayles and Hattie M. Sayles distribute an amount of $7866.97 amidst their children and relatives, declaring Henry Sayles Jr. to be in charge of the funds.
Date: February 2, 1915
Creator: Sayles, Henry & Sayles, Harriet McAlpine (Hattie)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Estate Transfer from Benjamin H. Bassett to Mrs. M. E. Sayles] (open access)

[Estate Transfer from Benjamin H. Bassett to Mrs. M. E. Sayles]

Document in which Benjamin H. Basset is transferring the estate rights of his deceased father, B. H. Bassett unto Mrs. M. E. Sayles, based on a a previously made land deed between the deceased Bassett and the deceased John Sayles. A handwritten notarization and certification of filing are both attached to the document.
Date: June 12, 1901
Creator: Bassett, Benjamin H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Land Transfer from Mary E. Sayles to Harriett Harris] (open access)

[Land Transfer from Mary E. Sayles to Harriett Harris]

Un-notarized draft of a deed transfer written by Mary E. Sayles in which she grants two lots of land to her daughter, Harriett Harris. A few corrections in red ink are handwritten on the page.
Date: June 20, 1913
Creator: Sayles, Mary E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of Transfer of Land from Sayles and Bassett to Arthur Swayne] (open access)

[Draft of Transfer of Land from Sayles and Bassett to Arthur Swayne]

Document affirming the sale of land from Mary E. Sayles and B. H. Bassett to Arthur Swayne and affirming the transfer of Swayne's debts originally owed to Bassett and Sayles over to A. P. Green.
Date: April 1898
Creator: Bassett, Benjamin H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 3677: Documents Issued by the Justice of the Peace] (open access)

[Cause No. 3677: Documents Issued by the Justice of the Peace]

Documents in cause no. 3677, W. O. Rainwater vs. Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, issued by the Justice of the Peace of Precinct 1 in Jones County, Texas. The documents include a subpoena issued by the Dallas County sheriff's office requiring the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company to appear in court, an order overruling the defendant's plea of privilege, and the court's ruling in favor of the plaintiff.
Date: {1929-03-29, 1929-05-21}
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cause Number E. 4010-J. Jury Trial: Volume 1, March 1964 (open access)

Cause Number E. 4010-J. Jury Trial: Volume 1, March 1964

First volume of court transcription documenting the trial in the case of Texas v. Jack Ruby. The proceedings include examination of several witnesses, submissions of evidence, and statements by the attorneys on March 4, 1964. Index to witnesses, exhibits, and other information is at the start of the document.
Date: March 1964
Creator: Muleady, James J. & Stinebaugh, Shirley M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cause Number E. 4010-J. Jury Trial: Volume 4, March 1964 (open access)

Cause Number E. 4010-J. Jury Trial: Volume 4, March 1964

Fourth volume of court transcription documenting the trial in the case of Texas v. Jack Ruby. The proceedings include examination of several witnesses, submissions of evidence, and statements by the attorneys on March 9, 1964. Index to witnesses and exhibits is at the start of the document.
Date: March 1964
Creator: Muleady, James J. & Stinebaugh, Shirley M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cause Number E. 4010-J. Sanity Hearing, June 1966 (open access)

Cause Number E. 4010-J. Sanity Hearing, June 1966

Court transcription for a sanity hearing in the case of Texas v. Jack Ruby. The proceedings include examination of several witnesses, submissions of evidence, and statements by the attorneys. Index to witnesses and exhibits is at the start of the document; certifications of the transcript are at the end of the document, signed by the court reporter, the assistant district attorney, and the judge.
Date: June 21, 1966
Creator: Kinsey, E. B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cause Number E. 4010-J. Examination of Prospective Jurors: Volume 7, February 1964 (open access)

Cause Number E. 4010-J. Examination of Prospective Jurors: Volume 7, February 1964

Seventh volume of court transcription documenting voir dire proceedings in the case of Texas v. Jack Ruby to choose a jury. The hearing includes examination of several potential jurors and statements by the attorneys on February 26, 1964. Index to prospective jurors is at the start of the document.
Date: February 1964
Creator: Muleady, James J. & Stinebaugh, Shirley M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cause Number E. 4010-J. Jury Trial: Volume 7, March 1964 (open access)

Cause Number E. 4010-J. Jury Trial: Volume 7, March 1964

Seventh volume of court transcription documenting the trial in the case of Texas v. Jack Ruby. The proceedings include examination of several witnesses, submissions of evidence, and statements by the attorneys on March 12, 1964. Index to witnesses, exhibits, and other information is at the start of the document.
Date: March 1964
Creator: Muleady, James J. & Stinebaugh, Shirley M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cause Number E. 4010-J. Examination of Prospective Jurors: Volume 1, February 1964 (open access)

Cause Number E. 4010-J. Examination of Prospective Jurors: Volume 1, February 1964

First volume of court transcription documenting voir dire proceedings in the case of Texas v. Jack Ruby to choose a jury. The hearing includes examination of several potential jurors and statements by the attorneys February 17-18, 1964. Index to prospective jurors and other information is at the start of the document.
Date: February 1964
Creator: Muleady, James J. & Stinebaugh, Shirley M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Writ of Habeas Corpus Number 1193. Bail Hearing [Part 2], January 1964 (open access)

Writ of Habeas Corpus Number 1193. Bail Hearing [Part 2], January 1964

Court transcription documenting the continuation of a bail hearing for Jack Ruby, including the examination of several witnesses and statements by the attorneys January 20-21, 1964. Index to witnesses and exhibits is at the start of the document.
Date: January 1964
Creator: Muleady, James J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cause Number E. 4010-J. Examination of Prospective Jurors: Volume 4, February 1964 (open access)

Cause Number E. 4010-J. Examination of Prospective Jurors: Volume 4, February 1964

Fourth volume of court transcription documenting voir dire proceedings in the case of Texas v. Jack Ruby to choose a jury. The hearing includes examination of several potential jurors and statements by the attorneys February 21-22, 1964. Index to prospective jurors and oexhibits is at the start of the document.
Date: February 1964
Creator: Muleady, James J. & Stinebaugh, Shirley M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cause Number 39,613. Per Curiam Opinion (open access)

Cause Number 39,613. Per Curiam Opinion

Statement made by Judge Louis T. Holland documenting his decision regarding a habeas corpus proceeding. Holland's opinion indicates that a sanity hearing will be impaneled for Jack Ruby immediately, ahead of hearings related to Ruby's appeal (Cause No. 37,900).
Date: May 18, 1966
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History