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​Overview

Scope and Content

Collection consists of awards and plaques received by Annette Strauss, former Mayor of the City of Dallas. Collection also contains photographs and media coverage of former Mayor Strauss. 

Annette Greenfield Strauss (1924-1998) was born in Houston, Texas, and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1944.  She moved to New York City where she received master's degrees in sociology and psychology from Columbia University.  Strauss married Theodore Strauss, Sr. in 1946 then moved to Dallas in 1947.  Strauss was elected to the Dallas City Council in 1983, becoming deputy mayor pro tem and then mayor pro tem in 1984.  In 1987, Strauss ran for mayor of Dallas and won with 56 percent of the vote.  While Adlene Harrison served as mayor to fill a vacated term, Strauss was the first elected female mayor of Dallas. 

After her single term as mayor, Strauss continued fundraising work until her death in 1998.  Many things have been named for Annette Strauss, including the Annette G. Strauss Humanitarian Award, the Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Participation at the University of Texas at Austin, and the Annette Strauss Artists' Square, an open-air performing arts space in downtown Dallas.

The collection is housed in oversized containers.

Organization

The collection has no dedicated arrangement.

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

Mayor Annette Strauss Plaques and Awards, 1985-1991 (Box #, Folder #), Dallas Municipal Archives

Related Material

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Index Terms

Dallas -- Texas -- History
Dallas (Tex.) -- Mayors
Strauss, Annette

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