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Dallas Municipal Archives
1500 Marilla St.
L2DN
Dallas, Texas 75201
Phone: (214) 670-3738

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Al Lipscomb Papers, 1959- 2011

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Collection 2019-003

	Office of the City Secretary Dallas Municipal Archives 1500 Marilla Street, 5D South Dallas, Texas 75201
Creator	City of Dallas
Title	Al Lipscomb Papers
Dates	1959 - 2011
Quantity	2.09 linear feet
Abstract	Papers of Al Lipscomb, documenting his political career in Dallas, Texas.
Identification	2019-013
Language	Records are in English

Scope and Content

The collection consists of the correspondence, personal papers, published materials, photographic prints, and ephemera primarily documenting the political campaigns and council records of Al Lipscomb, Dallas City Councilmember.

Albert Louis “Al” Lipscomb (1925 – 2011) was a seven-term Dallas City Council member and a longtime advocate for civil rights. He was the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit in the 1970s that successfully challenged Dallas’ system of electing every council member citywide, forcing the city to change to a mostly single-member district system. He won eight council elections beginning in 1984 and was one of the longest-serving council members in Dallas history at 14 years, with the record being 16 years. Lipscomb was a mentor to many activists and politicians in Dallas. He served as mayor pro tem 1991-1993.

Lipscomb was convicted of federal bribery charges in 2000, stemming from a bribery charge involving payments from a taxi cab company owner. The conviction was overturned on appeal in 2002. In 2015, the city of Dallas renamed part of Grand Avenue to Al Lipscomb Way. The Texas State Fair Classic annual football game between Prairie View A&M University and Grambling State University was named after him from 1990 until 2000. Lipscomb died in 2011 and is buried in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery.

Organization

The papers are organized in four main series - correspondence and personal papers; certificates, awards and photographic materials; ephemera; and published materials. The correspondence series includes constituent correspodence both to and from Lipscomb, and Dallas City Council correspondence and memoranda both to and from Lipscomb.

Access

Permission to publish, reproduce, distribute, or use by any and all other current or future 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

Al Lipscomb Papers, 1970-2003 (Box <x>, Folder <y>), Dallas Municipal Archives

Related Materials

MA 2018.21 Al and Lovie Lipscomb Collection, Dallas History & Archives Division, Dallas Public Library

Index Terms

Lipscomb, Albert Louis, 1925-2011
Dallas -- Texas -- History
Dallas (Tex.). City Council

Container List

Box	Folder	Title, Date
		Correspondence and personal papers
1	1	Personal correspondence and papers, 1959 - 1999 and undated (1)
	2	Personal correspondence and papers, 1959 - 1999 and undated (2)
	3	Legal papers, 1996-1997 and undated
	4	Gun control research and notes, 1991-2003 and undated
	5	Texas Ethics Commission, 2001
	6	Dallas City Council campaign finance, 1999
	7	Dallas Mayor Laura Miller Recall, 2000-2003 and undated
	8	Constitutent correspondence, 1986 - 2009 and undated (1)
	9	Constitutent correspondence, 1986 - 2009 and undated (2)
2	1	Constitutent correspondence, 1986 - 2009 and undated (3)
	2	Constitutent correspondence, 1986 - 2009 and undated (4)
	3	Constitutent correspondence, 1986 - 2009 and undated (5)
	4	Constitutent correspondence, 1986 - 2009 and undated (6)
3	1	Dallas City Council correspondence and memoranda, 1984-2000 and undated (1)
	2	Dallas City Council correspondence and memoranda, 1984-2000 and undated (2)
	3	Dallas City Council correspondence and memoranda, 1984-2000 and undated (3)
	4	Dallas City Council correspondence and memoranda, 1984-2000 and undated (4)
	5	Dallas City Council correspondence and memoranda, 1984-2000 and undated (5)
		Certificates, awards, and photographic materials
4	1	Certificates, awards, and recognitions, 1984-2011
	2	Photographs, 1969-1993 and undated
	3	Photographs - Mayor W.C. Connor family, undated
		Ephemera
	4	Lipscomb campaign ephemera, 1969-2005 and undated
	5	Ephemera, 1969-2005
	6	Ephemera - bumper stickers, undated
	7	Ephemera - President William J. Clinton presidential inauguration invitation and ephemera, 1993
5	1	Ephemera - button and pin collection, 1970-2009 and undated (1)
	2	Ephemera - button and pin collection, 1970-2009 and undated (2)
	3	Ephemera - button and pin collection, 1970-2009 and undated (3)
	4	Ephemera - button and pin collection, 1970-2009 and undated (4)
		Published materials
6	1	Al Lipscomb oral history transcript, 2003
	2	Newspaper clippings, 1968-2005 and undated
	3	Publications - State Fair Classic programs, 1990-1998
	4	Publications, 1987-2000 (1)
	5	Publications, 1987-2000 (2)