Overview of the Collection |
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| Repository: |
Dallas Municipal Archives |
| Creator: | City of Dallas Park and Recreation Department |
| Title: | Park and Recreation - Brochures and Publications |
| Dates: | 1977-1999 |
| Quantity: | 2 linear inches |
| Abstract: | Brochures and publications of the City of Dallas Park and Recreation Department, 1977-1999 |
| Identification: | 91-101 |
| Language: | Records are in English |
The collection consists of reports, brochures and publications by the City of Dallas Park and Recreation Department concerning various facilities and services of the Park Department from 1977 to 1999.
The City of Dallas Park and Recreation Department provides leisure, recreational and cultural activities for the citizens of Dallas and the general public and maintains more than 21,000 park acres including 4,400 surface acres of water at 17 park sites, 17,196 acres of greenbelt/park land, and 61.6 miles of jogging and bike trails at 24 locations. There are over 400 individual parks, including recreational facilities such as community centers, swimming pools, athletic fields, and a metropolitan zoo. The Park and Recreation Department is governed by an administrative Park Board created by City Charter amendment in 1905.
Index Terms |
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| Dallas -- Texas -- History | ||
| Parks -- Texas -- Dallas | ||
| Box | Folder | Title, Date |
| 1 | 1 | Annual Report, 1977-1978 |
| 2 | Park and Recreation Board-Fair Park Dallas Annual Report, 1993 | |
| 3 | Park and Recreation Board-Fair Park Dallas Annual Report, 1998 | |
| 4 | Park and Recreation Board-Fair Park Dallas Annual Report, 1999 | |
| 5 | Old City Park brochures and newspapers, undated | |
| 6 | Dallas Zoo brochures, undated | |
| 7 | Promoting Dallas Pools, 1987-1988 | |
| 8 | Brochures promoting Dallas Parks, 1988-1989 | |
| 9 | Senior Citizens Active in Life brochures and Senior Citizen Craft Fair, 1986 | |
| 10 | Community Services, 1985 | |
| 11 | Facilities, 1987-88 | |
| 12 | Summer Camp brochures, undated | |
| 13 | Bath House Cultural Center, 1985 | |
| 14 | DeGolyer Estate, 1978-1980 and undated | |
| 15 | Flowers, 1977 and undated | |
| 16 | Bachman Recreation Center brochure, 1980 | |
| 17 | City of Dallas Park System Map, July 1977 |