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[Clipping: El Feniz Cafe's Founder, Miguel Martinez, 65, Dies]

Description: Newspaper clipping of Miguel Martinez, the founder of El Fenix Cafe. The article features a brief story about about Miguel Martinez and his accomplishments before his death at the age of 65. Clipping is from the Dallas Morning News.
Date: February 22, 1956
Creator: The Dallas Morning News

[Clipping: Today's Talk]

Description: Newspaper clipping including an article written by George Matthew Adams which discusses doing different things aside from your everyday routine.
Date: [1951..]
Creator: George Matthew Adams

[Clipping: Today's Talk]

Description: Newspaper clipping including an article written by George Matthew Adams which discusses his quiet, relaxing time spent in Weskawenaak.
Date: [1952..]
Creator: George Matthew Adams

The Esquire Girl by Al Moore "Skiing is Believing"

Description: Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. The first image is the January spread for The Esquire Girl. Painted by Al Moore, this Esquire girl is a blonde wearing a light blue sweater paired with verses and chorus on skiing and mountain metaphors. The following page is a "There was a Man" painting done by Warren Baumgartner of American folk hero and solider "Old Wolf" Putnam [ Israel Putnam] [1718-1790].
Date: January 1950
Creator: Moore, Al & Baumgartner, Warren

The Esquire Girl by Al Moore "The Bewitching Hour"

Description: Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women, descriptive text, and paintings. On the first page is a spread of an Al Moore painting of blonde masked Esquire Girl themed to Halloween. On the verso side is a painting by Fred Freeman showing the historic rescue of the sailors on the U.S Squalus submarine in 1939 off the coast of Maine.
Date: October 1950
Creator: Moore, Al & Freeman, Fred

The Esquire Girl by Al Moore "Flippancy"

Description: A spread from Esquire magazine featuring an auburn Esquire girl cast as a "queen of hearts" character playing with a deck of cards and a magician's hat. On the following page is a western painting of Daniel Boone coming to the rescue of an American soldier by Ken Riley for the July 1950 edition of Esquire Magazine.
Date: July 1950
Creator: Moore, Al & Riley, Ken

The Esquire Girl by Al Moore "Green is for go"

Description: A spread from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women, descriptive text, and paintings. The first image is a spread of an Al Moore Esquire girl paired with a rhyming verse on the color green. The second page is a "There was a Man" painting by Gustav Rehberger depicting the folk hero "Wild Bill" Hickok done for the May edition of Esquire Magazine in 1950.
Date: May 1950
Creator: Moore, Al & Rehberger, Gustav

The Esquire Girl by Al Moore "Printers Devil"

Description: Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. The first image is an Al Moore Esquire girl spread. The "Printers Devil" depicts a blonde woman on the phone wearing sleeping shorts paired with a verse using type and font metaphors. The next image is a painting depicting famous American thoroughbred racehorse Dark Secret winning the 1934 Jockey Club Gold Cup. "One of greatest finishes in the history of sports" refer to in the last 16th of a mile, Dark Secret stu… more
Date: 1951
Creator: Moore, Al & Von Schmidt, Harold

The Esquire Girl: Painting by Al Moore "Medium- Rare"

Description: Page from Esquire magazine featuring illustrations of women and descriptive text. On the first page, a landscape spread, by Al Moore, of a blonde woman lounging on her stomach in a blue striped two-piece bathing suit. She has with her a radio, sunglasses, cigarettes, and matches. The page is stamped with the location the magazine was purchased as a Russell's Men's Department. The facing page is a muted-tone machismo bull and matador painting done by Ben Stahl.
Date: June 1950
Creator: Moore, Al

[Clipping: Thinking Out Loud]

Description: Clipping of Lynn Landrum's poem entitled, "Thinking Out Loud," featured on the Dallas Morning News. Landrum's poem exudes the message that racial segregation should be abolished and how every man should have an equal chance at life. She supports a hopeful life for everyone in society, rather than being in one with hate.
Date: January 24, 1955
Creator: Landrum, Lynn

[Clipping: Hamilton Park After One Year of Operation]

Description: Clipping of an article written by J.W. Rice on The Call. Rice talks about the housing shortage in Hamilton Park and its effects after being operated by the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association, with the report being issued by Jerome K. Crossman. The motivation was to build more houses in Hamilton Park, and how the incentive by the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association was a success.
Date: February 11, 1955
Creator: Rice, J.W.

[Clipping: Dr. Rippy Opposes Haste to Integrate]

Description: Clipping of an article by Robert Miller, entitled, "Dr, Rippy Opposes Haste to Integrate." Miller writes about the meeting that was sponsored by the Texas Commission on Race Relations and the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association about the integration in school systems. Dr. Edwin Rippy opposes integration and voices his personal opinions on how he is against the integration of schools during this time and believes that an objective view should be portrayed for this situation.
Date: [1950..1970]
Creator: Miller, Robert

[Clipping: 2 Groups Set Talks on Desegregation]

Description: Clipping of an article entitled, "2 Groups Set Talks On Desegregation," discussing the matters of desegregation during the meeting with the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association and the Texas Commission on race Relations. The president of the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association speaks about how the desegregation of schools is voluntary and not motivated by emotion. Other men, such as Dr. Edwin Rippy, Dr. Frederick Routh, and Thomas Sutherland all had a say during the meeting.
Date: [1950..1970]

[Clipping: Dr. Rippy To Speak on Integration]

Description: Clipping of an article entitled "Dr. Rippy To Speak on Integration," Dr. Rippy, the president of the Dallas School Board, states his opinions on the topic on the integration of schools during the meeting that was sponsored by the Texas Commission of Race Relations and the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association. Other people who were present at the meeting include Dr. Frederick Routh, Dr. Jerome Crossman, Mrs. James Crate, John E. Mitchell Jr., Mayor R.L. Thornton, and others. The main motive … more
Date: [1950..1970]

[Clipping: Hamilton Park Homes Prove Popular with Dallas Negroes]

Description: Clipping of an article about how the newly built homes at Hamilton Park are popular within the Black population in Dallas. The construction of the new homes was funded by the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association. All of the houses have been sold, excluding the two model homes; this plan, found by Jerome Crossman, solved the housing shortage in Hamilton Park, and the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association plans to make eighty more homes.
Date: February 12, 1955

[Clipping: Dallas Interracial Corporation Notes Progress of Hamilton Park]

Description: Clipping of an article from The Star Post stating how the Dallas Interracial Corporation is noting the progress of Hamilton Park. One hundred and thirty homes are either fully built or being built in Hamilton Park, which was funded by the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Corporation. The efforts of the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Corporation solved the housing shortage in Hamilton Park, but they also seek to end housing shortages in other predominantly black areas.
Date: February 5, 1955

[Clipping: Notes Progress Of Hamilton Subdivision]

Description: Clipping of an article from the Dallas Express regarding the development of the Hamilton subdivision. The article explains how the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association is a non-profit organization and mentioning President Jerome Crossman and other notable Dallas leaders. The Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association had funded to build one hundred and thirty homes, which solved the housing shortage in Hamilton Park and their plans to fix the housing shortage in other black neighborhoods.
Date: February 5, 1955

[Clipping: Dallas Interracial Corporation Notes Progress of Hamilton Park Project]

Description: Clipping of an article from The Call mentioning the progress on the Hamilton Park project in Dallas. The Dallas Citizens' Interracial Corporation has funded the project to aid the housing shortage in Hamilton Park. They have built one hundred and thirty houses, and also plan to build eighty more; their motive is not only to fix the housing shortage in Hamilton Park but also other areas that are going through similar situations as well.
Date: February 4, 1955

[Clipping: City Okays $140,000 For Sewer Line]

Description: Clipping of an article from the Dallas Times Herald, Dallas about how the city approves for a sewer line for $140,000. Dallas councilmen have decided to invest in the sewer line in order to serve the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Corporation Hamilton Park Addition Project. The $140,000 will be refunded back to the corporation due to a contract, while the original contract stated that the corporation would be the one to finance the sewer line construction.
Date: May 11, 1954

[Clipping: Interracial Group Elects Crossman]

Description: Clipping of an article on the Dallas Times Herald regarding the election of officials during a meeting for the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association. Jerome Crossman was reelected as president due to his high contribution to the Hamilton Park housing project. Vice-presidents, M.J. Norell, John E. Mitchell, and R.L Thornton along with secretary and assistant secretary, Vincent L. Rohloff and Ben H. Wooten, respectively, were elected during the meeting as well.
Date: October 24, 1954

[Clipping: Rites Dedicate Housing Area]

Description: Clipping of an article from the Dallas Morning News regarding the houses that were built in Hamilton Park. Mayor R.L. Thornton Jr., along with prominent Black leaders and citizens joined together to celebrate the new houses that aim to end the housing shortage. The mayor is optimistic that Hamilton Park's new homes will create a city that will serve everyone and create a balanced environment in Dallas.
Date: May 3, 1954

[Clipping: New 173-Acre Housing Area Dedicated Sunday]

Description: Clipping of an article from the Dallas Star Post regarding the new 173-acre housing area in Hamilton Park. The mayor of Dallas, prominent Black leaders, and members of the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association were at Hamilton Park to conduct the formal opening ceremony for the new houses that were built of the housing shortage. The plan is progressing successfully, as fifty of the six hundred homes have been built with seventy percent already being sold.
Date: May 8, 1954

[Clipping: Dream Comes True For Happy Couple]

Description: Clipping of an article from the Dallas Morning News about a couple residing in one of the newly built homes in Hamilton Park. The couple is excited to be moving into their new home as they hoped to have a home of their own. A formal opening ceremony of the development of Hamilton Park is planned to be held to thank the contributions of the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association that built an improved community in black neighborhoods that were dealing with housing shortages.
Date: May 2, 1954
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