City Secretary Deborah Watkins City Archivist John Slate

Dallas City Hall 1500 Marilla, Room 5D South Dallas, TX 75201 Phone: (214) 670-3738 Fax: (214) 670-5029

The following subject guides or "pathfinders" are provided to direct researchers to frequently requested subject matter found in multiple collections, as well as to suggest research strategies:

Number 1: Resources for Rearching Dallas Neighborhoods

Number 2: Resources for Researching City of Dallas Parks

Number 3: Resources for Researching City of Dallas Governing Bodies

Number 4: Researching Former Mayors of Dallas; A Selected Annotated Guide

Number 5: Bond Elections in Dallas, 1872-2006

Number 6: Resources for Researching Federal Relief Programs in Dallas, 1932 -1939

Number 7: City Planning and Dallas City Government

Number 8: The Trinity River, Water Management, and the City of Dallas

Number 9: Selected Photography Collections

Number 10: African-Americans and Dallas City Government

Dallas Government History Timeline     

Origin of the name "Dallas"

City of Dallas "FIRSTS"

History of City Officials

John F. Kennedy/Dallas Police Department Records
Related to the Assassination of John F. Kennedy

Guide to Collections in the Dallas Municipal Archives (Organized by Department or Function)

Collection Guides/Inventories

City Officials

Mayors
City Managers
City Attorneys
City Auditors
City Secretaries
City Seal