[Carrollton, Texas Fire Department Patch]

Patch from the Carrollton, Texas fire department. The bell-shaped patch has a white background and red and gold edging. "Carrollton Texas" is written in black inside of a gold banner on the bottom. A red Florian Cross with black borders appears in the upper portion of the patch. "Fire Dept." is written in black inside of a golden banner inside the cross. Below this banner is a golden "fire scramble." Under this is a green circle containing the image of a golden bird head.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mesquite, Texas Fire Department Patch]

Patch from the Mesquite, Texas fire department. The circular patch has a white background and red edging. "Mesquite Fire Department" is written in red around the image of a "fire scramble."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas, Texas Fire Department Patch]

Patch from the Dallas, Texas fire department. The semicircular patch has a dark blue background and yellow edging. "Dallas Fire Dept." is written across the top and bottom of the patch in yellow. A red cross in the center bears the initials "DFD."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Duncanville, Texas Fire Department Patch]

Patch from the Duncanville, Texas fire department. The circular patch has a red background and yellow lettering and edging. "Duncanville Fire Dept." is written along the top and bottom. A "fire scramble" of fire-fighting equipment is located in the center.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Balch Springs, Texas Fire Department Patch]

Patch from the Balch Springs, Texas fire department with a black background and yellow edging. "Balch Springs Fire Department" is written in yellow across the top and bottom of the shield-shaped patch. The red image of a "fire scramble" appears in the center.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas, Texas Fire Department Patch]

Patch from the Dallas, Texas fire department. The semicircular patch has a dark blue background and golden edging. "Dallas Fire Dept." is written along the top and bottom in gold. A red cross with golden borders sits in the center of the patch and bears the letters "DFD."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cedar Hill, Texas Fire Department Patch]

Patch from the Cedar Hill, Texas fire department with a dark blue background and yellow edging. "Cedar Hill Fire Dept" is written in yellow across the top and bottom of the semicircular patch. The red, black, and silver image of a "fire scramble" appears in the center.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Desoto, Texas Fire Department Patch]

Patch from the Desoto, Texas fire department. The triangular patch has a black background and yellow edging. "Desoto Fire Dept." is written along the top and bottom edges. A cross containing a "fire scramble" appears in the center.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[University Park, Texas Fire Department Patch]

Patch from the University Park, Texas fire department. The patch is shaped like a firefighter's cross and has dark blue points, a white center, and golden edging. The left point bears a blue and yellow Star of Life. The right point has the image of a fire helmet on top of an axe and a pike. "University Park Fire Dept." is written in red along the top and bottom edges of the inner circle. A stylized "UP" surrounds a leaf in the center of the circle.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Farmers Branch, Texas Fire Department Patch]

Patch from the Farmers Branch, Texas fire department. The shield-shaped patch has a dark blue background with white edging and lettering. "Farmers Branch Fire Department" is written around the patch on either side of "DF." A blue and green B logo appears at the bottom.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Coppell, Texas Fire Department Patch]

Patch from the Coppell, Texas fire department. The rectangular patch has a white background with red edging. "Coppell Fire Dept." is written in red across the patch. There is a five pointed star inside of a circle above the "o" in Coppell, and a lower image of a slanted pole between two rows of Cs and backwards Cs.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[International Association of Fire Chiefs Patch]

Patch from the International Association of Fire Chiefs. The Texas shaped patch is grey with yellow borders. "1986," "I.A.F.C.," "Dallas, Texas," and "HALE" are written in the center.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dallas, Texas Fire Department Patch]

Patch from the Dallas, Texas fire department. The shield-shaped patch has yellow edging and a blue, white, and red background. The top of the patch is blue with white stars. The middle has "Dallas Fire Department" written in red and blue on a white field. Below this are vertical red and white stripes.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Addison, Texas Fire Department Patch]

Patch from the Addison, Texas fire department. The cross shaped patch has a blue background and yellow edging. "Fire" and "Addison Texas" are written in yellow within the top and bottom points. The left point features a Star of Life, and the right point contains the two axes crossed under a fire helmet. The central image is circular picture of a building among trees.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Flagpole at Cistercian Preparatory School]

Photograph of a school flagpole with raised Texas and United States flags. A building is visible in the background. A handwritten note on the back describes the flagpole's location on the campus.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Construction Site at Cistercian Preparatory School]

Photograph of a construction site at the Cistercian Preparatory School. In the foreground are a bulldozer and a large truck for construction. In the background is a car, construction truck, and building. On the back is a handwritten note that reads "building."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Socrates Sculpture]

Photograph of the Socrates statue at the Cistercian Preparatory school. In the background is a school building. A note on the back of the photograph gives background information on the relation of the artist to the school.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cistercian Preparatory School Sign]

Photograph of a sign outside of the Cistercian Preparatory school. The sign reads "Cistercian Abbey & School." In the foreground are two trees and in the background city buildings are visible. Stickers that read "crop here" are in the top left corner. On the back of the photograph there is a "'91" in the top right corner. In the center is a job sticker that reads "PG 216, PIC 3."
Date: 1991
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gym Building Construction]

Photograph of the construction of the Cistercian Preparatory School's gym building. The building is surrounded by a steel support frame. In the foreground are trees. A tree to the right has a piece of plastic caught in the branches. On the back of the photograph is a handwritten note that states, "Construction of Gym '71-'72 Completed in '72"
Date: 1971~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence between Damien Szodenyi and C.W. Meehan-April 1967] (open access)

[Correspondence between Damien Szodenyi and C.W. Meehan-April 1967]

Correspondence between Damien Szodenyi and C.W. Meehan on including an advertisement for the Cistercian Preparatory School in the Dallas Morning News. There are two copies of the advertisement text which discuss the curriculum and the structure of the school. A contract between Cistercian Preparatory School and the Dallas Morning News to run the advertisement is also enclosed.
Date: 1967
Creator: Szodenyi, Damien
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group in Front of Incomplete Building]

Photograph of a group of men and two boys standing in front of a building. According to accompanying information they are from left to right; Dr. Charles O. Galvin, President, Bryan F. Smith, Chairman of the school's advisory committee, Father Damien, and Dr. E.A. Steinberger, scholarship fund creator. The two boys are unnamed.
Date: [1962..1964]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Statue in an Alcove]

Photograph of a statue in a brick alcove. At the base of the statue are flower bushes. In the background are trees.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Class at Cistercian Preparatory School]

Photograph of elementary-aged school boys seated in folding chairs. The photograph is taken from the side.
Date: 1968
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cistercian Preparatory School Pamphlet] (open access)

[Cistercian Preparatory School Pamphlet]

Pamphlet about the Cistercian Preparatory School, containing information about the history, philosophy, curriculum, admissions policy, and tuition.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History