Dallas The Movie Collection
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The George W. Cook Dallas/Texas Image Collection ("Cook Collection") is an important addition to SMU's DeGolyer Library and is a wonderful resource for research in Dallas and Texas history. A native Dallasite, George W. Cook (1949-2012) was a life-long collector with a focus on Dallas and Texas primary sources. He had a special interest in photographs, postcards, advertising souvenirs, trade cards, badges, family collections, documents, art, postal history, and three-dimensional objects such as signs, regional porcelain and glass, and architectural ornaments. He was also fascinated by the State Fair of Texas, the 1936 Texas Centennial, and the history of aviation.
Manuscripts and Documents: Contained within this series are letters by Robert Gaston, a Confederate soldier; letters and a certificate from the papers of Anson Jones, the last president of the Republic of Texas; documents relating to the Peters Colony, which was formed by a grant made in 1841 by the Republic of Texas to William S. Peters and his associates; and documents from the State Fair of Texas from 1886 and 1888.
Portraits: Included among the portraits are 13 cased images of the family of noted businessman and inventor John Milton Oram, who constructed and installed the first telephone in Dallas, making it one of the first cities in the country where a telephone was operated as a useful method of communication. Also of note is a cased photograph of Junius (June) Peak (1845-1934), Confederate veteran, Dallas city marshal and Texas Ranger.
Stereographs: The stereoviews primarily show street life in Dallas ca. 1870s-1919, particularly along Main Street and Elm Street. Also depicted are the Exposition Building in Fair Park, ca. 1906; the Fourth Dallas Courthouse, ca. 1871-1875; and the Second Annual Folly's Reign Parade, 1877. In addition to the Dallas stereoviews, several cards show scenes of Galveston after the 1900 Hurricane, as well as President McKinley arriving by train at Del Rio, Texas, ca. 1901.
Postcards: Hundreds of printed and real photographic postcards showing various buildings and scenes throughout Dallas, including the Dallas Morning News buildings, the Jefferson Hotel, the Magnolia Building, St. Paul's Sanitarium, and the Exposition Building in Fair Park, which would eventually become part of Centennial Hall in 1936. This series also contains postcards of dozens of Texas cities and towns, including the state Capitol, Fort Worth, Galveston, and more.
Location Photographs: Includes images of Dallas and Fort Worth locations, events, and people. Examples include a group photograph of the 1961 Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers, photographs of the Centennial Exposition at the State Fair of Texas, and aerial images of downtown Dallas taken in 1985, and the Commerce Street Bridge during the 1908 Flood of the Trinity River. Also included are images of day-to-day life in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, pictures of grocery stores and other local buildings such as the Dallas Courthouse, and construction photographs, including images of the construction of Central Expressway in 1948. Another group of 4 large panoramic photographs shows the early stages of construction of the Dallas-Oak Cliff Viaduct from the Dallas side of the bridge in 1911.
Ephemera: Includes matchbook covers, postal covers, tickets, trade cards, and other objects. Many of the matchbook covers feature Dallas area businesses and restaurants. Other items include brochures advertising the Texas Centennial Exposition in 1936, tickets to various Texas State Fairs, and trade cards, including an advertisement for the Texas and Pacific Railway.
Items in SMU Libraries Digital Collections are digitized following the nCDS Digitization Guidelines and Procedures. Digital collections are created under the guidelines of the Digital Collections Workflow and Metadata Guidelines, or through specialized metadata profiles tailored for the collection.
Copyright usage terms vary throughout the collection. Each item contains information about usage terms. If SMU does not have the right to publish the item on the Internet, only the item's metadata will be available and the digitized object will be available on a restricted access basis. Such items may only be viewed on campus. When items are available for use, please cite DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University. A high-quality version of these files may be obtained for a fee by contacting dego...@smu.edu.
With a collection spanning the history of Dallas and the entire state of Texas; our mission is to collect, preserve, and exhibit the heritage of Dallas and Texas to educate and inspire present and future generations. The G.B. Dealey Library actively collects materials documenting the history of Dallas, Dallas County and Texas. It maintains a large collection of photographs, documents, artifacts, books, and periodicals, providing access to historical research information through our archives.
This policy applies to reproducing manuscript, print, graphic, and photographic materials. All reproductions are performed by DHS staff. All requests for scanning or photocopying must be approved by a staff member. Requests may be denied if the item is too fragile or too large to be scanned or photocopied with available equipment, or if the size of the request will place an unreasonable strain on available staff resources. All digital reproductions, photographic reproductions, and large reproduction orders must be paid for in advance.
Copyright Notice: The individual requesting reproductions expressly assumes the responsibility for compliance with all pertinent provisions of the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. ss101 et seq. The patron further agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Dallas Historical Society and its staff in connection with any disputes arising from the Copyright Act, over the reproduction of material at the request of the patron.
The Archives Collection at the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum contains approximately 20,000 items, a portion of which has been digitized and is available through our searchable online database, Past Perfect Web Edition. Click this link to access the collection, and always be in touch with the Archivist at arch...@dhhrm.org with your research questions.
The History of Aviation Archives is the official repository for Civil Air Transport (CAT) and Air America. The archives have considerable material about the operations of both airlines. The collection also includes a memorial commemorating the personnel who gave their lives while serving with CAT and Air America. Additional information on the CAT Association and the Air America Association can be found here along with a guide to the collections.
The History of Aviation Archives has material on the history of LTV/Chance Vought from its origins to the 1980s. LTV/Chance Vought played an important part in the development of the aerospace industry in Texas. The History of Aviation Archives has a small online exhibit of historic LTV/Chance Vought photographs.
The General Aviation Collection covers all aspects of aviation not included in one of the major collections. It holds several hundred individual collections ranging from aviation pioneer Ormer Locklear to Davis Airlines, a Texas air carrier.
World War I materials located in the History of Aviation Archives range from squadron lists and combat reports to pictures of pilots and their aircraft. The collection is primarily composed of the collections of Ed Ferko and George H. Williams, Jr., but several other smaller collections are present as well.
The Air-Log is the newsletter of The History of Aviation Archives. Published quarterly, the Air-Log provides news about developments at the HAC and previews of upcoming lectures and programs. The current issue, as well as all back issues of the Air-Log are available in .pdf format for download.
he George W. Jalonick III and Dorothy Cockrell Jalonick Memorial Distinguished Lecture Series was established to inform and enlighten the public about the history of flight by bringing aviation notables to the Dallas community. Dorothy and George Jalonick III were special friends of The University of Texas at Dallas and the History of Aviation Collection (HAC). The series was endowed in their memory by the late George W. Jalonick IV and friends of the Jalonick family.
Funds from this diocesan second collection for Central America goes to support our efforts in the Diocese of Trujillo for ongoing catechesis and education, which includes the use of Catholic Radio to
reach those living in more remote areas, as well as the building up of schools that also help the local economy. Funds are also given for medical missions to both Honduras and Nicaragua, and support our
mission trip efforts in the area. Through the generosity of our diocese, we are able to continue to support them pastorally, financially, and spiritually
For over 50 years, the Collection for the Church in Latin America has been an expression of the solidarity of the Church in the United States with the Church in Latin America and the Caribbean. The Collection for the Church in Latin America was able to help fund training for 65 pastoral ministers for some of these communities. Because of your support, these new leaders continue to reach out and serve the rural areas, ensuring all feel included in our family of faith.
This collection provides funding for Catholic Relief Services, the USCCB Offices of International Justice and Peace, Migration and Refugee Services, and Pastoral Care for Migrants and Refugees, relief work of the Holy Father, and the Catholic Legal Immigration Network.
Pontifical Collection. Collect funds for support of the Holy Places, but above all for those pastoral, charitable, educational and social works which the Church supports in the Holy Land for the welfare of their Christian brethren and of the local communities.
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