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.
2010 Dallas History Conference: Call for Presentation Proposals
It is time to start thinking about the next Dallas History Conference, which will be held January 30, 2010. The topic for the conference will be "Once Upon a Time in Big D: More Forgotten Stories." For more information about submitting a proposal for a paper, please take a look at the "Call for Proposals."
Current rotating exhibit
Featured items
- Check out our online searchable maps database now with select sheets available online! 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.
New manuscript collection finding guides
- Sanger-Harris Archives (May 8, 2009)
- Forest Avenue High School Collection (May 11, 2009)
- Canterbury Review Club (May 19, 2009)
- Hudson, William B., Collection (May 28, 2009)
- Historic Resources Survey of Dallas, Part II (May 28, 2009)
- Zonta Club of Dallas (May 28, 2009)
- Terrill Family Papers (May 28, 2009)
- Sonnefield, G. W., Collection (May 28, 2009)
- Northaven Book Club Collection (May 28, 2009)
- Gold Star Mothers of Texas (May 28, 2009)
- Hollywood Heights Collection (June 1, 2009)
- Goldblatt, Max, Collection (June 23, 2009)
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.
Texas/Dallas Notifications Email
The Texas/Dallas History & Archives Division periodically sends out emails providing notices of events, new acquisitions, and other items of interest. If you would like to be added to the distribution list, please let us know by sending a message to texas@dallaslibrary.org. You may visit our archive of past issues of the newsletter here.