Overview of the Collection |
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| Repository: |
Dallas Municipal Archives |
| Creator: | Dallas Park and Recreation Department |
| Title: | City of Dallas Parks |
| Dates: |
1889 -1995 |
| Quantity: | 2.5 linear feet |
| Abstract: | Documentation of the acquisition, planning and design, maintenance, and history of City of Dallas parks and park facilities between 1889 and 1995 |
| Identification: | 91 -112 |
| Language: | Records are in English |
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.
Collection consists of real estate abstracts and
deeds, correspondence, memoranda, plans and studies, photographs, and
printed materials documenting the acquisition, planning and design,
maintenance, and history of City of Dallas parks and park facilities
between 1889 and 1995. Collection focuses largely on the purchase of
Kiest, Stevens, Walford, Exall, Randall, andTrinity Play Parks.
Collection contains the Dallas City Charter amendment creating the
Dallas Park Board in 1906. Kiest materials include the original
donation for Kiest Park signed by Edwin J. Kiest in 1934 and park
naming instructions in honor of his wife, Elizabeth Patterson Kiest.
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Index Terms |
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| Dallas -- Texas -- History | ||
| Parks -- Texas -- History | ||
| Park facilities -- Texas -- History | ||
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| Box: | Folder |
Title, Date | ||||||||||
| 1 | Park Board and Kiest Park: |
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| 1 | Establishment of the Park Board, charter amendment section 62A, 1906 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Land donation for Kiest Park by Edwin J. Kiest, 1930 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Land donation for Kiest Park by Edwin J. Kiest, 1933 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Land donation for Kiest Park by Edwin J. Kiest, 1934 (includes name designation for Elizabeth Patterson Kiest) | |||||||||||
| 5 | Warranty deed to Edwin J. Kiest - Simmons survey, land adjacent to Kiest Park, 1934 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Deed of trust, David A. Hughes, et. al. to C. J. Stewart trustee, benefit of C. L. Maillot, 1924 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Extension agreement, David A. Hughes and J. Huey Hughes to C. L. Maillot, 1928 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Title abstract, Hamilton McDowell survey, 1914 | |||||||||||
| 9 | Title abstract, McDowell survey, 1920 | |||||||||||
| 10 | Title abstract, Simmons and McDowell surveys, 1930 | |||||||||||
| 11 | Title abstract, Simmons survey, 1889 | |||||||||||
| 12 | Title abstract, Simmons survey, 1907 | |||||||||||
| 13 | Title abstract, Simmons survey, 1913 | |||||||||||
| 14 | Title abstract, Simmons survey, 1923 | |||||||||||
| 15 | Title abstract, Simmons survey, 1925 | |||||||||||
| 16 | Title abstract, Simmons survey, 1934 | |||||||||||
| 17 | Original pocket folder, undated (not in box) | |||||||||||
| 2 | Stevens, Kessler, Walford, and Exall Parks: | |||||||||||
| 1 | Stevens Park, American Trust Company property liens, 1928 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Stevens Park, deed, 1923 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Stevens Park additional trust, 1925 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Stevens Park, title abstracts, 1925 and 1927 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Stevens Park, American Trust Company, Inc. deeds and releases, 1923 and 1927 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Stevens Park, title abstract, first installment of Kessler Park, 1924 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Stevens Park, title abstract, William Myers survey, 1925 -1927 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Stevens Park, warranty deed, Annie L. Stevens, 1928 | |||||||||||
| 9 | Original pocket folder (not in box) | |||||||||||
| 10 | Walford Park, title abstract, 1905 | |||||||||||
| 11 | Walford Park, title abstract, 1930 | |||||||||||
| 12 | Walford Park, letter concerning title abstract, 1930 | |||||||||||
| 13 | Walford Park, trustee deeds, 1926 | |||||||||||
| 14 | Walford Park, donation of property, 1930 | |||||||||||
| 15 | Exall Park, Contract J. F. Thomas and Son and land transfer, 1915 | |||||||||||
| 16 | Exall Park - Dallas German Ladies Aid Society Land transaction with City of Dallas, 1914 | |||||||||||
| 17 | Original pocket folder for Walford and Stevens Parks | |||||||||||
| 3 | Trinity Play Park (Fretz Park) and Randall Park: | |||||||||||
| 1 | Title abstract, Cotton Mills property, Trinity Play Park (Fretz Park), 1908 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Title abstract, Cotton Mills addition, resolution by stockholders of Dallas Cotton Mills, 1910 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Original envelope, undated | |||||||||||
| 4 | Original pocket folder for Exall Park and Trinity Play Park, undated | |||||||||||
| 5 | Randall Park, title abstract,1894 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Randall Park, part of Robert Moore Survey, 1896 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Randall Park, part of Robert Moore Survey, 1900 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Randall Park, part of Robert Moore Survey, 1907 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Park and Recreation Department: | |||||||||||
| 1 | Memo regarding inventory of park files, 1963 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Park and Recreation Department information booklet, 1974 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Dallas Zoological Society pamphlets, undated | |||||||||||
| 4 | Keystone Award for the Restoration of the Majestic Theatre, 1983 | |||||||||||
| 5 | "Naturally Speaking", Dallas Natural Science Association newsletter, 1979 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Plan for development of Elgin B. Robertson Park, 1968 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Plan for the cooperative recreational development of Lake Ray Hubbard, 1976 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Certificates of adjudication and permits for Lake Ray Hubbard, 1959-1985 | |||||||||||
| 9 | Dallas Park Opportunities pamphlet, 1977 | |||||||||||
| 10 | Juanita Jewel Craft Park and Recreation Center dedication, 1974 | |||||||||||
| 11 | Dallas Park and Recreation Department facility information brochure, 1970 | |||||||||||
| 12 | Old City Park brochures and report, 1974, 1976 | |||||||||||
| 13 | "D-PARD-Mental News", Dallas Park and Recreation Department employee newsletter, 1983 -1986 | |||||||||||
| 14 | Invitation to Historic Preservation League first annual cemetery picnic in Pioneer Park Cemetery, 1986 | |||||||||||
| 15 | Dallas Park and Recreation Department, "The Winter Outlook", 1977 | |||||||||||
| 16 | Dallas Museum of Natural History nature guides for L. B. Houston Park and Elm Fork Nature Area, undated | |||||||||||
| 17 | Samuel Farm brochure, 1991 | |||||||||||
| 18 | Seniors Active in Life (SAIL) brochure, 1985 - 86 | |||||||||||
| 19 | Dallas Zoo Report, published by the Dallas Zoological Society, special edition Fall/Winter 1985 | |||||||||||
| 20 | Dallas Park and Recreation Department recreation manual, 1959 | |||||||||||
| 21 | Dallas Park and Recreation Department recreation manual, 1962 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Park and Recreation Department: | |||||||||||
| 1 | Dallas Park and Recreation Department golf manual, 1976 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Dallas Park and Recreation Department golf manual, 1976 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Dallas Park and Recreation Department golf manual, 1971 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Dallas Park and Recreation Department golf manual, 1967 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Dallas Park and Recreation Department swimming pool manual, 1969 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Park improvements report, fiscal year 1972 - 1973 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Dallas Park and Recreation Department Management Study, Volume I, 1991 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Dallas Park and Recreation Department Management Study, Volume II, 1991 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Senior Citizen Needs Assessment: | |||||||||||
| 1 | Dallas Senior Citizen Needs Assessment survey report, 1985, copy 1 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Dallas Senior Citizen Needs Assessment survey report, 1985, copy 2 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Photographs (relocated to collection 03-002, Dallas Park Department Photographs) | |||||||||||
| 8 | Oversized Items: | |||||||||||
| 1 | Dallas Zoo master plan, 1981 | |||||||||||
| 9 | Stevens Park and Property Acquisition: | |||||||||||
| 1 | King Property - Turtle Creek, undated |
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| 2 | King Property, 1915, 1928-1930 |
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| 3 | Stevens Park, title abstract, 11 acres - Meyers Survey (Merrifield property), 1922 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Stevens Park, title abstract, A. McCracken property, 1919 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Stevens Park, title abstract, part of Anson McCracken survey, 1925 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Title abstract, part of A. McCracken survey, 1922 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Stevens Park, title abstract, 25 1/4 acres out of Wm. Myers Survey, 1924 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Stevens Park, warranty deeds, Mrs. R.S. Stemmons, Southwestern Land & Loan Company, 1928 |
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| 9 | Stevens Park, title abstracts, Wm. Myers survey, 1926-1927 | |||||||||||
| 10 | Stevens Park, title abstracts, Anson McCracken Survey, 1927 | |||||||||||
| 11 | Stevens Park, title abstract, part of Anson McCracken survey, 1891 | |||||||||||
| 12 | Stevens Park, title abstracts, A. McCracken survey, 1922 | |||||||||||
| 13 | Property acquisitions and improvements, 1939-1958 | |||||||||||
| 10 | Park and Recreation Department: | |||||||||||
| 1 | Thank you letters from Dallas businesspersons for complimentary passes to Dallas municipal golf courses and swimming pools, 1968 (?) | |||||||||||
| 2 | Lee Park curfew, 1971 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Summary of parks in North Dallas area, 1971 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Land management, 1972 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Appraisal reports of proposed park site - City Park, 1978 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Appraisal reports of proposed park site - City Park, 1978 | |||||||||||
| 7 | East Dallas - Washington Park Recreation Center, 1979 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Park Services ten year performance plan (1979-80 through 1989-90), 1979 | |||||||||||
| 9 | Long range physical development plan for parks and recreational facilities, Phase I - Philosophy and standards, c. 1979-80 | |||||||||||
| 10 | Handwritten 3x5 cards on park lands, undated | |||||||||||
| 11 | Administration affiliation manual - graduate interns, 1983 | |||||||||||
| 12 | Dallas Park and Recreation Department delayering plan, 1995 | |||||||||||
| 11 | Park and Recreation Department: | |||||||||||
| 1 | Park insurance coverage, 1966-1972 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Harry S. Moss Park, 1972 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Specifications for recreation center at Harry Stone Memorial Park (formerly Materhorn Park), 1956 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Park lighting specifications for Dallas parks, 1973 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Specifications and contract documents for landscaping at Oak Cliff Portal Park, 1974 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Environmental impact study of the Elm Fork region of the Trinity River, 1972 | |||||||||||
| Unboxed Oversized Items: | ||||||||||||
| Framed Frank Rodgers photograph, Trinity Play Park, c. 1925 | ||||||||||||
| Various posters (relocated to collection 95-020, Posters - Events or Other Publicity) | ||||||||||||