This a collection of materials such as newspaper clippings, booklets, pictures, pamphlets, and other literature currently held at the Downtown Library.
Here is the list of materials available.
Accidents
Airports
- Regional
- DFW International
Amusement Parks
- Hawaii Kai – Sea Life Park
- Seven Seas
- Six Flags Corp.
- Six Flags – Hurricane Harbor
- Six Flags Over Texas
- Wet ‘N Wild
Arlington Population (population size/growth)
Arlington – Backward Glimpses (newspaper series of old photos)
Arlington Early History
- General history
- Timelines
- Arlington Journal – History series
Arlington Early History
- Arlington History 1800s
- 1900s
- 1910s
- 1920s
- 1930s
- 1940s
- 1950s
Arlington Recent History
- 1960s
- 1970s
- 1980s
- 1990s
- 2000s
Arts & Theatre – Arlington
- Arlington Museum of Art
- Artists
- Grandee, Joe (local artist)
- Ballet Arlington
- Antique Sewing Machine Museum
- Theatre Arlington
- Misc. – arts
Business & Industry
- Clippings 1950s
- 1960s
- 1970s
- 1980s
- General Motors
- Great Southwest Corp.
- Vandergriff Auto Dealerships
Cemeteries I
- Cemetery articles
- Arlington Cemetery – gravesite listing
- Tarrant County & surrounding area
- Grand Prairie Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery & Family history
- Gibbins Home & Cemetery
- Moore Funeral Home
- Tomlin Cemetery
- Cemeteries – Northside School
Cemeteries II
- Berachah Home & Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
- P.A. Watson Cemetery
Chamber of Commerce
Churches I
- First Baptist Church
- First Christian Church
- First United Methodist Church
- Mount Olive Baptist
- Tate Springs Baptist Church
Churches II
- Baptist churches – misc.
- West Fork United Presbyterian –Grand Prairie, TX
- Lonesome Dove Baptist – Grapevine, TX
- Misc. clippings
- Catholic churches – misc.
- Church of Christ – misc.
- Methodist churches – misc.
- Presbyterian churches – misc.
Charities
City Council I – Misc.
City Council – Bonds & Decisions
City Council – members
- Groves, Ken
- Holman, Dixon
- Lynn, Dottie
- Malec, Dick
- Snider, Bill
- Snider, Carolyn
City Elections
City Development
City Hall
City Employees
- City managers
- Campbell, George (former city manager)
- Misc.
Civic Organizations
- Misc.
- Arlington Band
- Arlington Boy’s Club
- Arlington Historical Society
- Arlington Night Shelter
- Arlington Youth Orchestra/ Symphony
- Boy Scouts
- Cancer Society
- United Fund
- YMCA Foundation
Clubs
- Kiwanis
- Jaycees
- Lions
- Rotary
- Seretoma
- Women’s clubs
- Misc.
Community Development
- Initiative Movement
- Arlington Community Center
- 1965 Community Development Survey
- Public Programs/ Services
Convention Center
Crime & Criminals
- Julie Fuller murder
- Murders of Christine Vu & Wendie Prescott
Doctors
- Doctors
- Misc.
- Dr. Zack Bobo
Ethnic Groups
- African-American
- Hispanic
- Vietnamese
- Mosier Valley
- Native Americans
- Misc.
Festivals & Celebrations
- Arlington Centennial
- Festivals – 1990s
- Festivals – 2000s
Fire Department
Fires
- Fires – 1990s
- Fires – 2000s
Fielder Museum
Historical Buildings
Historical Homes
- Misc.
- Cooper House
- Fielder House
- Ralph Mann Home
Historical – Indians of Arlington
- Misc.
- Indian Papers – Treaty of Bird’s Fort
- Indian Heritage in Arlington
- Battle of Village Creek
Historical Sites I
- Bird’s Fort
- Cross Timbers
- Goodwin Cabin – Grand Prairie, TX
- Heritage Trail
- Hanging Tree
- The Hill
- Johnson Station
- Marion Loyd Homestead – Mansfield, TX
- Jopling-MeLear Log Cabin
Historical Sites II
- Marrow Bone Spring
- Mineral Well
- Village Creek
- P.A. Watson Log Cabin
- Screaming Bridge
- Top of the Hill Terrace – Casino
- Witness Tree
Hospitals
- Arlington Memorial (including bound scrapbook of clippings)
- CPC Millwood Psychiatric
- HCA Medical Center
Johnson Creek
- Johnson Creek history
- Johnson Creek Project
Lakes – Arlington area
- Joe Pool Lake
- Lake Arlington
- Lake Calloway/ Lake Erie (Handley Power Plant)
Libraries
- “Origin and Development of the Public Library System in Arlington”
- Misc. – libraries
- Friends of the Library
- Central Library
- East Arlingtong Branch Library (formerly Southeast)
- Lake Arlington Branch Library (formerly Southwest)
- Northeast Branch Library
- Woodland West Branch Library
- Southeast Branch Library
Maps – misc.
Masonic & Eastern Star Homes
Mayors
- Misc.
- Greene, Richard
- Odom, Elzie
- Patterson, Harold
- Stovall, S.J.
Newspapers
- Arlington newspapers history
- Citizen Journal – 100 year history
- Star Telegram
Parks Department
- Parks – 1950s to 1980s
- Parks – 1990s
- Parks – 2000s
- Randol Mill
- River Legacy
- Caelum Moor
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Sports Center
- Meadowbrook Park
Police Department
- Misc.
- New police building
Post Office
Proclamations & Special Events
Public Figures
- Misc.
- The Johnsons – Glen, Mid & Solon
- Ayres, Joe
- Joyner, Arista
- Nichols, Dora
Race Track – Arlington Downs
Residents A – G
Residents H – R
- Including:
- Solon B. Johnson – Ina Russel: Letters of Correspondence 1886-1889
- Johnson, Middleton Tate & Family history
- Mebus, Jerry
Residents S – Z
- Including:
- Wright, C.H. (Punch)
- Waggoner, W.T.
- Anniversaries
- New Arrivals
Railways & Interurban
- Railroad
- Interurban & railways
- Railtran
Rivers
Schools – Charter
Schools – Private
Schools – Public School System
- Johnson Station Schools
- “Panorama of the Arlington Public School System” (1955)
Schools – Elementary
- Elementary schools
- Elementary school teachers
Schools – Junior High
Schools – High School
- Arlington H.S.
- Sam Houston H.S.
- Arlington H.S. – history & reunions
- Bowie H.S.
- Lamar H.S.
- Martin H.S.
- Seguin H.S.
- Venture School
Senior Citizens
Sister City Program
Smithsonian
Streets of Arlington
Tarrant County
- Tarrant Co. misc.
- Arlington Subcourthouse
- Fort Worth history
- Dalworthington Gardens
- Pantego, TX
- Watsonville, TX
Texas Rangers Baseball I
- 1970s – 1980s clippings
- Ballpark in Arlington (pre 1994)
Texas Rangers Baseball II
- 1990s clippings
- All-Star Game 1995
- Nolan Ryan
Texas Rangers Baseball III
- Misc.
- Arlington Stadium
- Ballpark in Arlington (post 1994)
Texas Sesquincentennial
Transportation
Urban Renewal
Universities & Colleges
- Arlington Baptist College
- Arlington State College
- Bauder Fashion College/ Bryan Institute
- Carlisle Military Academy
- Tarrant County Junior College (TCJC)
Universities & Colleges – UTA
- UTA Centennial
- Backward Glimpses
- UTA – Robertson Colony
- UTA clippings: 1960s – 1970s
- UTA clippings: 1980s
- UTA clippings: 1990s
Vandergriff
- Hooker Vandergriff & Family
- Tom Vandergriff 1950s – 1960s
- Tom Vandergriff 1971 – 1975
- Tom Vandergriff 1976 – 1979
- Tom Vandergriff 1980s – 1990s
Weather
Wedding Anniversaries
