Highlights include:
247 items from the new J. Erik Jonsson Papers digital collection, including correspondence relating to the dedication of the Callier Hearing and Speech Center, manuscripts of several speeches relating to civic improvements for Dallas, and various photographs and slides from the construction and opening of DFW Airport. The physical collection is held by the DeGolyer Library. Jonsson served as the mayor of Dallas from 1964 to 1971, and worked to improve the image and morale of the city in the wake of the Kennedy assassination. He was a key leader in the development of the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, serving as chairman of the project from 1968 to 1976. Jonsson proposed a pioneering urban goal-setting program, Goals for Dallas, in 1964, for which he went on to serve as chairman of the board (1965-1976) and chairman emeritus (1976-92). Jonsson received numerous honors and awards during his life, including ten honorary doctorates between 1959 and 1973. Jonsson died on September 1, 1995, in Dallas.
15 items from the George W. Cook Dallas/Texas Image Collection as part of the TexTreasures FY2016 grant program, sponsored by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission and funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Images include Dallas buildings, ca. 1902-1905, such as the Dallas Courthouse, Grand Windsor Hotel, Texas Moline Plow Company, Columbian School, Dallas Morning News and Tenison Brothers Saddlery Company.
34 photographic postcards from the Elmer and Diane Powell Collection on Mexico and the Mexican Revolution, including images of Red Lopez, Pancho Villa, and the aftermath of the battle of Cerro Prieto.
14 cartes de visite from Early California Views, ca. 1860s, including images of San Jose, San Francisco, and the New Almaden quicksilver mines.
51 stereographs of the Garden of the Gods, a National Park in Colorado, and the surrounding areas: 46 stereographs are from the Collection of Colorado Photographs and Stereos; 5 stereographs are from the Banks McLaurin, Jr. Stereograph Collection. Included are photographs of the fascinating geologic formations throughout the park, as well as images of nearby Pike’s Peak, Manitou Springs, and tourists enjoying the area and scenery.
5 photographs of locomotives owned and used by the Ford Motor Company in the 1930s and 1940s. Three of these photographs feature locomotives with tenders; the remaining two feature oil electric locomotives that were used at the Rouge River Plant in Detroit, Michigan.