John Davis - Office of Cultural Affairs Collection

Overview of the Collection

Scope and Contents

Index Terms

Administrative Information

Detailed Description of the Collection

Office of Cultural Affairs

National Society of Fund Raising Executives, Dallas Chapter

Contract Work done by John Davis

John Davis - Office of Cultural Affairs Collection


Overview of the Collection
Accession No.:	MA06-10
Repository:	Texas/Dallas History & Archives, Dallas Public Library1515 Young St Dallas, TX 75201
Creator:	City of Dallas, Office of Cultural Affairs
Title:	John Davis - Office of Cultural Affairs Collection
Dates:	1981-1987
Quantity:	1.25 cubic feet
Language:	The records are in English.

Scope and Contents

The Office of Cultural Affairs, once part of the city's Park and Recreation Department, was created as a means of strengthening and nurturing the arts in Dallas through providing technical assistance programs and grants. The Cultural Arts Program, and its predecessor, the City Arts Program, awarded grants to local arts programs that met certain requirements. Other programs offered by the Cultural Affairs Office were the Technical Assistance Program and the Minority Arts Incentives Program. The Office of Cultural Affairs sought to support and build partnerships with artistic groups and organizations in Dallas through training and grants.

This collection consists of materials kept by John Davis during his tenure as head of the technical assistance program at the Office of Cultural Affairs. Also contained in this collection is his participation in the National Society of Fundraising Executives - Dallas Chapter, as well as some contract work for the city of San Antonio and Greater Dallas Community of Churches. The collection offers an in depth look at the state of the arts in Dallas during the mid eighties. Many artistic organizations in Dallas applied to and participated in programs and grants offered by the office. Materials kept on these organizations by John Davis include a variety of information - budget, staffing, organizational information, programming, policies and procedures. Also kept is Cultural Affairs administrative and programming reports, including grants awarded, correspondence, and official policy. The John Davis Cultural Affairs Collection comes from a time when the city wanted to take a more active part in the promotion of arts in Dallas. This organization was used by the City of Dallas to direct and coordinate a cultural policy that benifits the city and recognize the arts as an important compenent to quality of life for its citizens.

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Index Terms

This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Persons:

Davis, John

Organizations:

City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs

National Society of Fund Raising Executives - Dallas Chapter

Family Names:

Davis

Places:

Dallas (Tex.)

Titles:

John Davis Office of Cultural Affairs Collection

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Office of Cultural Affairs
	Administrative
1	1	LWFW inc. Management Consultants report to the Dallas Park and Recreation Board, February 12, 1981
	2	Memorandum calling for the creation of an City cultural policy, February 28, 1984
	3	Cultural Policy and Program. Approved by City Council. December 11, 1985
	4	Minority Special Projects Coordinator and Minority Arts Incentive Program, 1986-1987
	5	Executive Performance Plan, 1987
	6	Calendars, 1987
	7	Mailing List (Publicity)
	8	Fact Sheet and Policy Statements
	Cultural Affairs Programs
1	9	Definition of selected words and terms used in Dallas City Arts Program Grant
	10	City Arts Program PR Workshop Evaluation, June, 1985
	11	Final Report - Grants in Aid Program - Dallas City Arts Program, June 1981
	12	Final Report - Dallas City Arts Program, 1982
	13	Technical Assistance Program
	14	Technical Assistance Program - Board Development
	15	Mid Sized Institution Program Guidelines, January 16, 1986
	16	Creative Design Workshop, 1986
	17	Minority Arts Incentive Program, 1986-1987
	18	Action Plan Hispanic Arts, May 15, 1987
	19	Cultural Projects Program, 1985-1986
	20	Cultural Projects Program, 1986-1987
	21	Cultural Projects Program, 1987-1988
	22	Major Cultural Institutions - Comparative Analysis
	23	Cultural and Historical Resource Committee - Legislative Advising Committee
	24	Cultural Diversity Plan, 1987
	25	Dallas Women's Foundation
	26	Study of the State Arts Agencies... November 1986
	27	Texas Commission on the Arts
	28	Texas Foundations (list)
	29	Communities Foundation of Texas
	30	Cultural Affairs Submission to U.S. Conference of Mayors City Livability Awards
	31	Davis' Grant Program Class
	32	Bath House Cultural Center
	Artistic Groups and Programs
1	33	The Afro-American Players Inc.
	34	Callier Theatre of the Deaf
	35	Children's Arts and Ideas Foundation
	36	Community Arts Foundation of Texas
	37	Dallas Arts District
	38	Dallas Ballet
	39	Dallas Black Dance Theatre
	40	Dallas Boys Choir
	41	Dallas Children's Theater
	42	Dallas Civic Garden Center
	43	Dallas Classic Guitar Society
	44	Dallas Contemporary American Theatre
	45	Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture
	46	Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture
	47	Dallas Opera
	48	Dallas Puppet Theater
	49	Dallas Symphony Association
	50	Dallas Theater Center
	51	Dallas Woman's Caucus for the Arts
	52	Dancers Unlimited
	53	International Theatrical Arts Society
	54	Junior Black Academy
	55	Junior Black Academy
	56	Junior Black Academy of Arts and Letters
	57	Little Feathers Production
	58	Museum of African American History
	59	New Art Theatre
	60	Plano Chamber Orchestra
	61	Science Place
	62	Shakespeare Festival of Dallas
	63	Southwest Celtic Music Association
	64	Stage 1
	65	Theatre Three
	66	Turtle Creek Center for the Arts
	67	Turtle Creek Choral
	68	USA Film Festival
	69	Voice of Change
	Correspondence
2	1	Davis Correspondence 1985
	2	Davis Correspondence 1987
	3	Correspondence and Memos, 1985
	4	Correspondence and Memos, 1986
	5	Symposium on Cultural Diversity, 1986
	6	City Survey on the Arts, 1986
	Newspaper Clippings
2	7	Newspaper Clippings
	8	Article written by Davis - Here is what you can do...


National Society of Fund Raising Executives, Dallas Chapter
2	9	Budget and Agenda
	10	Board Meetings
	11	Board Meetings
	12	Career Development Seminar, 1986
	13	National Philanthropy Day, 1986
	14	Fund Raising Institute
	15	Dallas Chapter newsletters


Contract Work done by John Davis
2	16	San Antonio - Contract
	17	San Antonio - Policies and Procedures
	18	San Antonio - Funding Information
	19	San Antonio - Report to Arts and Cultural Advisory Committee October 1986
	20	San Antonio - Agenda Responses
	21	San Antonio - Articles
	22	Greater Dallas Community of Churches - Job Description
	23	Greater Dallas Community of Churches - Phonathon
	24	Greater Dallas Community of Churches - Development Program 1986
	25	University of Dallas Fund Report 1984-1985

TABLE OF CONTENTS

John Davis - Office of Cultural Affairs Collection

Overview of the Collection

Scope and Contents

Index Terms

Persons:

Organizations:

Family Names:

Places:

Titles:

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Processing Information

Detailed Description of the Collection