Overview
| Repository | Dallas Municipal Archives
Office of the City Secretary
1500 Marilla Street, 5D South
Dallas, Texas 75201 |
| Creator | Town of Preston Hollow, Texas |
| Title | Town of Preston Hollow |
| Dates | 1939-1945 |
| Quantity | 8 linear inches |
| Abstract | Typescript manuscript, electrostatic, printed materials. |
| Identification | 1991-110 |
| Language | Records are in English |
Scope and Contents
Typescript manuscript, electrostatic, printed materials, and one black and white photographic print documenting the government of the Town of Preston Hollow, Dallas County, Texas, and its annexation to the City of Dallas.
The Town of Preston Hollow, Texas, was incorporated November 28th, 1939, under Texas statutes and originally comprised 79.5 acres of land located at the intersection of Preston Road and Northwest Highway. It remained an independent municipality of about 1,700 until the City of Dallas attempted a simultaneous election in April 1945 to annex University Park, Highland Park, and Preston Hollow. While the Park Cities rejected the merger, Preston Hollow voted for unification, which became effective instantly.
The bulk of the collection contains the Town of Preston Hollow’s articles of incorporation, its ordinances and Board of Aldermen minutes, governmental correspondence, and files regarding elections, zoning, and other governmental activities.
Organization
The collection is arranged chronologically.
Access
Permission to publish, reproduce, distribute, or use by any and all other current or future developed methods or procedures must be obtained in writing from the Dallas Municipal Archives. All rights are reserved and retained regardless of current or future development or laws that may apply to fair use standards.
Citation
Town of Preston Hollow, 1939-1945 (Box <x>, Folder <y>), Dallas Municipal Archives.
Related Material
Index Terms
Dallas -- Texas -- History.
Dallas County (Tex.) -- History.
Container List
| 1 | 1 | Incorporation of the Town of Preston Hollow, 1939 |
| | 2 | Ordinances of the Town of Preston Hollow, 1-13 and unnumbered |
| | 3 | Ordinances and Resolutions of the Town of Preston Hollow, unnumbered |
| | 4 | Minutes of the Board of Aldermen of Preston Hollow, 1940 |
| | 5 | Minutes of the Board of Aldermen of Preston Hollow, 1941 |
| | 6 | Minutes of the Board of Aldermen of Preston Hollow, 1942 |
| | 7 | Minutes of the Board of Aldermen of Preston Hollow, 1943 |
| | 8 | Minutes of the Board of Aldermen of Preston Hollow, 1944-1945 |
| | 9 | Correspondence with Town of Preston Hollow, 1940-1945 |
| 2 | 1 | Public Notices, Manuscript and Printed, 1939-1941 |
| | 2 | City Zoning Law Enabling Legislation, 1940 |
| | 3 | Preston Hollow Zoning Ordinance, November 7, 1940 |
| | 4 | Preston Hollow Zoning Map, Ca. 1940 |
| | 5 | Petition Nominations, April 2, 1940 |
| | 6 | Dallas Power and Light, 1940-1944 |
| | 7 | Form Appointing City Attorney, May 1941 |
| | 8 | Warranty Deed Regarding City Hall, November 14, 1941 |
| | 9 | Deputations, 1942-1943 |
| | 10 | Tax Ordinance, 1944 |
| | 11 | Description of Services, 1944 |
| | 12 | Employers Casualty Company, 1944-1945 |
| | 13 | Auditor's Reports, Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 1945 [George H. Bird and Company] |
| | 14 | Elections: Special Election, March 1945 [Consolidation with City of Dallas] |
| | 15 | Elections: Election Materials, April 3, 1945 |
| | 16 | Petition Against Levying of Taxes, undated |
| | 17 | Materials on Housing Standards, undated |
| | 18 | Preston Hollow Police Department: Identification Cards and Printing Block, undated |
| | 19 | Photographic Print [Black and White] Preston Hollow Police Badge #9, undated |
| | 20 | Preston Hollow Oath of Office for Mayor and Aldermen, undated |