Overview
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Repository |
Office of the City Secretary
Dallas Municipal Archives
1500 Marilla Street, 5D South
Dallas, Texas 75201 |
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Creator |
City Secretary’s Office |
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Title |
Official City Songs |
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Dates |
1961, 1970 |
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Quantity |
1/4 linear inch |
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Abstract |
Proposed songs for the City of Dallas. |
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Identification |
1991-003 |
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Language |
Records are in English |
Scope and Content
Several official songs have been proposed for the City of Dallas. This Is My City was composed by Tom Merriman and commissioned and recorded by Dallas radio station KVIL and the Commercial Recording Corporation. It was introduced at the 1961 Texas State Fair as part of the Fair’s Exposition of Music theme.
The collection consists of the lyrics of two songs proposed in October 1961 and the score and lyrics of one song proposed in July 1970 as official or promotional songs for Dallas. The collection also contains photocopies of official actions of the City Council and correspondence from City Secretary Harold G. Shank and Mayor Earle Cabell regarding the songs
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. It is the responsibility of the user to obtain copyright authorization for any images.
Citation
Official City Songs, 1961, 1970 (Box 1, Folder 1), Dallas Municipal Archives
Related Materials
None
Index Terms
Dallas -- Texas -- History
Songs and music
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