[Clipping: Plans Completed for 172-Acre Dallas Negro Housing Project] (open access)

[Clipping: Plans Completed for 172-Acre Dallas Negro Housing Project]

Clipping of an article regarding the completion of the Hamilton Park housing project, which was sponsored by the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association. President of the association, Jerome Crossman, announced that the development was for middle-class Black families that are affected by the housing shortage to build new and improved homes in the subdivisions. The association also plans to construct a 2.5-mile water line along with a 3-mile sanitary sewer line for Hamilton Park as well.
Date: June 7, 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Dallas Negroes As Homeowners] (open access)

[Clipping: Dallas Negroes As Homeowners]

Clipping of an article on the Dallas Morning News regarding the large proportion of Black citizens of Dallas who are homeowners. However, their homes are not in the best areas or in the best conditions, and Black citizens would like an improvement in their living conditions. Due to the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Associations' contribution to improving the housing condition in predominantly Black areas, the city of Dallas is developing to be a fair community for all races.
Date: June 7, 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Negro Home Projects Does Dallas Proud] (open access)

[Clipping: Negro Home Projects Does Dallas Proud]

Clipping of a news article written by Dennis Hoover from the Daily Times Herald praising the Hamilton Park housing project sponsored by the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association. Hoover states how the families in Hamilton Park used to crowd in one house before the new construction of the homes due to the high prices and shortage. Hoover states that the members of the Dallas association have created a historical landmark and should receive lots of credit for ending a detrimental housing crisis.
Date: March 1, 1953
Creator: Hoover, Dennis
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: No Decline In Housing Costs Seen] (open access)

[Clipping: No Decline In Housing Costs Seen]

Clipping of an article regarding how there is no decline to be seen in the housing costs in the newly built homes in Dallas. John M. Dickerman, the executive director of the National Association of Home Builders, stated that due to the advances in building materials, prices in housing increased, excluding lumber. Although building materials and infrastructure have advanced, the aspect that should be considered more closely is that Dallas is quickly developing metropolitan area, which will increase the demand for utilities for the city.
Date: [1950..1970]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Housing for Airport Area Negroes] (open access)

[Clipping: Housing for Airport Area Negroes]

Clipping of an article from the Dallas Morning News regarding how a Black residential area is dealing with a housing shortage due to Love Field extending their land to their area for their airport. Many false accusations of the number of Black people and families who lost their homes and have now become homeless were made. However, this is not the case due to the Dallas Citizens' Association's plan to construct more homes to aid the current housing shortage, which will benefit all Black people in the Dallas area.
Date: January 22, 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Leader Requests Outside Aid In Buying Land for Negro Homes] (open access)

[Clipping: Leader Requests Outside Aid In Buying Land for Negro Homes]

Clipping of an article regarding how the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association will find private industries to finance the land for their housing project to aid the housing crisis for Black people. A meeting was held by various elected officials in Dallas to discuss how many homes should be constructed in order to provide living conditions rather than merely building more homes. Jerome Crossman, the president of the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association concludes that they are several thousand Black families in need of adequate housing and that this should be considered first as finances and income brackets are minor aspects of the project.
Date: [1950..1970]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Group To Act Soon On Negro Problem] (open access)

[Clipping: Group To Act Soon On Negro Problem]

Clipping of an article regarding the plan to fix the housing crisis among Black families, which will be sponsored by the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association. The president of the association, Jerome Crossman, is beginning to take the first step to officially start the project, which is to get a state charter for the association. Crossman also states that the location has not been disclosed to the public and is still under contemplation.
Date: August 9, 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library
[The annual membership meeting of the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association] (open access)

[The annual membership meeting of the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association]

Document of the annual membership meeting of the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association that was called by the president, Jerome Crossman. The meeting discussed the topics regarding the formal opening ceremony of Hamilton Park and the plans to add more homes, which are under construction. The aspect that concluded the meeting was the election of the board of directors for the next three years.
Date: October 22, 1954
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[The Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association's annotated financial record] (open access)

[The Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association's annotated financial record]

Document of a copy of the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association's financial record. There are markings under the costs for the balance of the money the Hoblitzelle Foundation donated for the association's project. The record also states the newly constructed homes and the school in Hamilton Park as well as the remaining land in the area.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[The Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association board of directors meeting] (open access)

[The Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association board of directors meeting]

Document of the summary of the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association's board of directors meeting. The new officers for 1956 were elected, and the meeting was called by the president of the association, Jerome Crossman. Other topics that were addressed at the meeting were the resolved matter of the Hamilton Park loans and that president Crossman would be the one to finance and contract the loans on behalf of the association.
Date: October 24, 1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Negro Development will Be Dedicated] (open access)

[Clipping: Negro Development will Be Dedicated]

Clipping of a newspaper article regarding the upcoming dedication ceremony of the redevelopment of Hamilton Park. The project for the 173-acre subdivision was sponsored by the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association with the motivation to end the housing shortage for Black people in Dallas. Speakers of the dedication ceremony will include Mayor R.L Thornton, Fred F. Florence, Ben H. Wooten, C.B. Bunkley Jr., president of the Dallas Negro Chamber of Commerce, as well as other prominent Dallas citizens.
Date: September 30, 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library