Best of Dallas Award!
The Texas/Dallas History & Archives Division was just selected by the Dallas Observer as the city's Best Local History Source. We are very excited to receive this mention! Take a look at the write-up here.
Who we are
The collection of materials at the Texas/Dallas History & Archives Division is one of the largest of its kind in the nation. Our holdings span many aspects of the diverse history of not only Dallas and the surrounding area, but the entire state of Texas.
The Texas/Dallas History & Archives Division collects, preserves, and makes available to patrons information in text, graphic, audio, and video formats.
Please note that because of the many unique and fragile resources in the Texas/Dallas collection, no items circulate outside the Library.
The Texas/Dallas History & Archives Division is part of the Special Collections department, which also houses the Fine Books Division.
Renaming Dallas Steets
In response to the recent discussions among Dallasites and the Dallas City Council about renaming local roadways, the staff of the Texas/Dallas History Division have compiled a little information about some of the streets under discussion, as well as the events and persons for which they were named.
Current rotating exhibits
New manuscript collection finding guides
- Dyer, Hal, Collection (Added June 11, 2008)
- Dallas German Ladies Aid Society (Added June 19, 2008)
- Wade, Florrie, Dallas Area Research Collection (Added June 25, 2008)
- Santerre and Cretien Families La Reunion Collection (Added June 30, 2008)
- Kennedy, John F., Assassination Collection (Added July 15, 2008)
- Rosenfield, John, Collection (MS 3) (Added July 21, 2008)
- Kucera, Henry, Collection (Added July 23, 2008)
- Knights of Pythias Collection (Added July 30, 2008)
- Scruggs, Stuart, Residence Architectural Renderings (September 26, 2008)
- San Jacinto Oil, Refining and Tank Car Company (October 1, 2008)
Featured items
- We recently added a new feature that we are excited about . . . an online database of our maps that can be searched and browsed! You may access the search page directly from here, or go to the Maps page from the navigation links at left and access the search page from there. We have included a convenient email link at the foot of the search and browse pages if you would like to let us know what you think of the new feature. Please note that the Murphy and Bolanz maps are not part of this database. That is a separate collection and will remain accessible through its own page.
- Can you help us identify old photographs? Every month we will be adding new images to our unidentified photographs page. Also, see what other patrons have identified.