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Author Archives: Texas History Specialist
What was Dallas like for African Americans during Segregation and the Civil Rights movement?
Beginning in the mid-1940s, Dallas newspaper and commercial photographer Marion Butts, Sr. (1924-2002), recorded various facets of African-American community life in Dallas for almost sixty years. The rich collection documents not only segregation and civil rights events, but also the … Continue reading
I’m interested in Dallas history and I would love to hear some of the most knowledgeable experts in the subject speak. Can the library help?
The Texas/Dallas History and Archives department is a proud sponsor and partner of the annual Legacies Dallas History Conference. The 14th Annual Legacies Dallas History Conference is being held on Saturday, January 26, 2013 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. … Continue reading
Exhibit: The Neiman Marcus Christmas Book – His and Her Gifts: the First Twenty Years
The Exhibit: The Texas and Dallas History Collection houses the Neiman Marcus Archive Collection (MA 82.5) covering 1907 to 2002. The collection contains over 320 cubic feet of material, including the NM Christmas Books. Our 2012 Christmas exhibit displays the … Continue reading
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The State Fair is here! What materials does the library have about its history?
This year, the State Fair will run through Oct 21, 2012. If you’re curious about the history of the State Fair and Fair Park in general, The Texas/Dallas History and Archives Division on the 7th floor has numerous resources available. … Continue reading
My great-grandfather died in 1949, probably in Dallas County. Would he have had an obituary; and if so, where would I locate it?
Obituaries were fairly commonplace in daily newspapers by the 1940s. An obit for a person who died in the Dallas area may have appeared in The Dallas Morning News or The Dallas Times Herald ? sometimes both newspapers. The Central … Continue reading
