Overview
| Repository | Office of the City Secretary Dallas Municipal Archives 1500 Marilla Street, 5D South Dallas, Texas 75201 |
| Creator | City of Dallas Sports Commission
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| Title | City of Dallas Sports Commission
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| Dates | 1965-1971
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| Quantity | 6 linear inches |
| Abstract | Correspondence, memoranda, and manuscript notes
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| Identification | 1997-008 |
| Language | Records are in English |
Scope and Content
The Sports Commission was created by the Dallas City Council through City of Dallas Ordinance 11128 in July, 1969. The commission was charged with coordinating the activities of local athletic clubs in various sports "with a view in mind of strengthening and enhancing the total Dallas amateur and professional sports program," and to act as an advisory board to the Dallas City Council on all matters relating to sports activities. The commission was also directed to assist in planning and maintaining a broad sports program for Dallas youth through the Park and Recreation Department. While not explicitly stated, a goal of the commission was to facilitate the construction of a major sports facility for the City of Dallas.
The first chair of the commission was Field Scovell (1907-1992), "Mr. Cotton Bowl" and a major leader of the Dallas sporting community. For nearly four decades, Scovell served as the Cotton Bowl's Chairman of Team Selection. The Cotton Bowl Classic's championship award is named the Field Scovell Trophy.
Collection consists of manuscript notes from the earliest meetings of the Dallas Sports Commission and correspondence and memoranda of the commission from 1965 through 1971.
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
City of Dallas Sports Commission, 1965-1971 (Box <x>, Folder <y>), Dallas Municipal Archives
Related Material
None
Index Terms
Dallas -- Texas -- History
Sports -- Texas -- Dallas
Container List
| 1 | 1 | Sports Commission meeting notes, August 9, 1965 |
| | 2 | Correspondence, 1965 |
| | 3 | Correspondence, 1966 |
| | 4 | Correspondence, 1967 |
| | 5 | Correspondence, 1968 |
| | 6 | Correspondence, 1969 |
| | 7 | Correspondence, 1970 |
| | 8 | Correspondence, 1971 |
| | 9 | Resolutions, 1966 |
| | 10 | Athletic proposal, South Dallas Coordinating Council, undated |
| | 11 | All Sports Association, 1966. |
| | 12 | Automobile decals for Dallas Sports Commission chairs, 1969-1971 |