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Housing Assistance Plan for the City of Dallas

Description: From Introduction: "Briefly, the Housing Assistance Plan describes how the City [of Dallas] proposes to meet the housing needs of its lower income residents, what type of housing units--new, existing, or rehabilitated--can be utilized for this purpose, and where such units can be located" (p. 1). It includes assessments of community needs with goals and recommendations.
Date: February 1975
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Department of Housing and Urban Rehabilitation.
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Envelope Addressed to Mrs. Chambers]

Description: Envelope from the Portales National Bank in New Mexico, addressed to Mrs. J. S. Chambers in Dallas. Several notes are handwritten across the front of the envelope: "New Mexico land"; "This is land my Granddaddy homesteaded, land was sold in 1947, but part of mineral rights were retained"; "Important Mineral lease"; "This is recorded in Elida, New Mexico --> Info given to Abstract office in June of 1991 giving my address, Betty Jean Johnson."
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of J. K. Johnson

[Texas Registration Certificate for a 1935 Chevy Truck]

Description: Texas registration certificate for a 1935 Chevrolet truck owned by Alex “Tex” Bradford. The registration certificate features additional information featuring the old license number, the new license number the engine number, the total weight, the total carrying capacity, and the total gross weight.
Date: March 18, 1937
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

Report on Coordination for Community Improvement

Description: Report documenting the findings of a Dallas Action Committee for Community Improvement subcommittee regarding revitalization efforts in other cities and how they inform similar programs in Dallas. In particular, it outlines a recommendations including the formation of The Greater Dallas Coordination Commission for Community Improvement as a way to coordinate across different sectors.
Date: September 1964
Creator: Dallas Action Committee for Community Improvement. Coordination Subcommittee.
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

Community Improvement Study, Phase 1: A Preliminary Survey of the City of Dallas

Description: Report analyzing data from the 1960 census to provide recommendations about areas in Dallas that are stable and healthy, versus those that showed signs of deterioration and might require additional evaluation and improvements to housing and infrastructure.
Date: June 18, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Department of City Planning.
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

West Dallas Urban Area Survey

Description: Report documenting the findings of a survey in the West Dallas Urban Area to determine what steps should be taken for improvement: "This survey of the West Dallas Urban Area was undertaken primarily to make an inventory o existing housing and other structures, and of existing utilities and public facilities, or the lack of them, in order that problems could be appraised and a program developed for the area's renewal" (p. 1).
Date: January 1959
Creator: De Leuw, Cather & Company
Location: None
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

Rules of Practice of the United States Patent Office

Description: Booklet outlining the rules related to the grant of U.S. patents for inventions, including explanations of the relevant regulations and forms. This edition includes the text published in 1892, with preceding text for updates and revisions through October 1895. There are a number of handwritten notes and markings in this copy. Index starts on page 95.
Date: October 15, 1895
Creator: United States. Patent Office.
Partner: Private Collection of J. K. Johnson

[Texas Registration Certificate for a 1935 Chevy Truck]

Description: Texas registration certificate for a 1935 Chevrolet truck owned by Alex “Tex” Bradford. The registration certificate features additional information featuring the old license number, the new license number the engine number, the total weight, the total carrying capacity, and the total gross weight.
Date: September 1, 1938
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran
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