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Overview of the Collection

Scope and Contents

Arrangement

Index Terms

Separated Material

Administrative Information

Description of Series

City Auditor Series, 1989-1998

City Council Series, 1869-1974

City Engineer Series, 1874-1973

Travis County Series, 1868-1940

City Manager Series, 1884-1998

Office of the City Clerk Series, 1862-1993

Urban Transportation Series, 1969-1987

Board of Public Works Series, 1892-1895

Water, Light and Power Commission Series, 1903-1908

Audio Series

Photography Series

Austin History Center

Austin (Tex.). Office of the City Clerk Records


Overview of the Collection

Creator: Austin (Tex.). Office of the City Clerk
Title: Austin (Tex.). Office of the City Clerk Records
Dates: 1860-1998
Abstract: Records collected by the Office of the City Clerk of a variety of Austin City governmental entities.
Identification: AR.2001.014
Quantity: 21 linear feet
Language: The records are in English.
Repository: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library 810 Guadalupe PO BOX 2287 Austin, TX 78768

Creator Sketch

The Austin City Council formally authorized The Office of City Clerk (OCC) on June 23, 1876. The City Clerk is traditionally associated with municipal elections and supporting the City Council by recording and preparing Council meeting minutes and registering citizen speakers, but also serves additional functions for the City of Austin. The OCC is the official depository of official records including ordinances, resolutions, deeds, easements, liens, bonds, contracts with the city, and records of the City Council. It retains and distributes official Council documents, prepares citizen recognitions, registers lobbyists, provides the city approval portion of the State Alcoholic Beverage Permit process, and coordinates appointments to City boards and commissions. The OCC manages documents for all City Departments, consulting and training City departments on records management systems, policies, standards, and guidelines as well as inventorying, transferring, storing, retrieving, and retaining records from City departments according to State law.

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Scope and Contents

The Austin City Clerk Records (1860-1998) contains 21 linear feet of materials of civic and historic interest in multiple formats including printed and handwritten materials, letters, correspondence, legal and financial documents, and schematics. The bulk of the collection is comprised of printed materials (approximately 15 linear feet) with a significant number of records pertaining to the Austin Dam/Lower Colorado River Authority (1901-1957; 1.6 linear feet) and Urban Transportation (1981-1987; 2.8 linear feet). Much of the material found in this collection came from other city departments and gathered by the City Clerk's Office either prior to or in the early stages of the City of Austin's current records management policies and procedures.

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Arrangement

The Collection is arranged into 11 series:


  • City Auditor Series
  • City Council Series
  • City Engineer Series
  • Travis County Series
  • City Manager Series
  • City Clerk Series
  • Urban Transportation Series
  • Board of Public Works Series
  • Water, Light and Power Commission Series
  • Audio Series
  • Photograph Series

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Index Terms

This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
City of Austin, City Auditor
City of Austin, City Council
City of Austin, City Engineer
City of Austin, City Manager
City of Austin, Parks and Recreation
City of Austin, Urban Transportation Department
Persons:
Whitman, Charles
Pickle, J. J.
Garza, Jose
Porter, William Sydney (O. Henry)
Organizations:
African-American Capital City Chamber of Commerce
Austin Museum of Art
Austin Childcare Council
Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce
Austin Community College
Austin Convention Bureau
Austin Independent School District (AISD)
Capital Area Planning Council
Citizen's Advisory Committee for Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA)
Colorado River Improvement Association
Downtown Revitalization Task Force
Downtown Urban Design Task Force
Franklin Roosevelt Memorial Foundation
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Hispanic Contractor's Association de Tejas
Hispanic Network
Humane Society
Indigent Healthcare Taskforce
Jaycees (JCC)
Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA)
Mexican-American Chamber of Commerce of Travis County
Strategic Voices
Texas Asian Chamber of Commerce
Texas Historical Commission
Town Lake Advisory Council
Town Lake Task Force
War Production Board
Places:
Austin (Tex.)
Bergstrom Air Force Base
East Austin Youth Center
Robert Mueller Airport
Subjects:
Austin (Tex.). City Clerk's Office.
Austin Dam
Titles:
City of Austin, City Attorney

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Separated Material

Numerous books, including many reports on the creation of the Tom Miller Dam, were transferred to the General Collection and cataloged. Thirteen maps were transferred to the Maps Collection.

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Administrative Information

Custodial History

This collection arrived through 3 donations (3/21/2001, 10/9/2006 and 4/7/2008) from the Office of the City Clerk. These records were found by city staff when clearing out storage areas.

Preferred Citation

Austin (Tex.). Office of the City Clerk Records (AR.2001.014). Austin History Center, Austin Public Library, Texas.

Acquisition Information

Donor #: DO/1990/083 – Donation Date: 2001-09-26.

Processing Information

Initial Inventory and Preliminary Processing: Sarah Jacobson, Teresa Taylor, & Adrienne Tramel, September 2006. Final Processing and Finding Aid By Karen Spern, October 31, 2007. Finding Aid edited and 2008 donation added by Mike Miller, June 15, 2008; November 9, 2012.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

City Auditor Series, 1989-1998

This series includes internal and external auditor's reports, Humane Society/Animal Control records, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and other printed material relating to the Office of the Auditor.
Box Folder
1 1 Audit and Finance Committee Meeting Minutes (7 items), 1998-04-28
2 Audit Report – Federally Qualified Health Center (1 item), 1997-09
3 Audit Report – New Airport Project Construction – Contract Closeout Process (1 item), 1997-09
4 Audit Report – Austin Child Care Council (1 item), 1998-07-01
5 Austin Museum of Art – O’Keeffe Exhibit Brochures (8 items), 1998
6 Austin Public Library Foundation Annual Report (3 items), 1998-02-10
7 City Manager & ABIA Update Report (1 item), 1998
8 Customer Assistance Forms (CAF) (11 items), 1997-1998
9 City of Austin Drainage Utility Master Plan (1 item), 1997-10-24
10 External Quality Control Review of the Office of the City of Auditor City of Austin 1994-1997 (1 item), 1997-10-23
11 Humane Society/Animal Control Misc. Records and Correspondence (33 items), 1989-1992
12 Humane Society/Animal Control Audit and Financial Records (42 items), 1989-1992
13 Humane Society/Animal Control Contract and Institutional Documents (10 items), 1990-1992

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City Council Series, 1869-1974

The bulk of this series consists of the City Council Meeting Minutes and Ordinance books. These are also available online through the City Clerk's website at: http://www.cityofaustin.org/edims/search.cfm. This series also includes legal documents, letters, telegrams, newspapers clippings, and the agendas of City Council meetings. Two items of note are a resolution proclaiming John F. Kennedy Day, November 21, 1963, and a proclamation for a Day of Mourning for John F. Kennedy, November 23, 1963.
Location
Oversized Volumes City Council Meeting Minutes, 1869-1944
These records are available online through the City of Austin's website.
City of Austin Ordinance Books, 1871-1944
These records are available online through the City of Austin's website.
Location
Microfilm Room City Council Meeting Minutes (microfilm), 1944-2004; 2008
These records are available online through the City of Austin's website.
City of Austin Ordinances (microfilm), 1902-2004; 2008-2009
These records are available online through the City of Austin's website.
City of Austin Resolutions (microfilm), 1940-2004; 2008-2009
These records are available online through the City of Austin's website.
Box Folder
2 1 Independent Auditor’s Report: City of Austin, Texas report to the City Manager and Audit Committee (1 item), 1997-09-30
2 Independent Auditor’s Report: City of Austin, Employees’ Retirement System Financial Statements with Supplementary Information (3 items), 1996-1997
3 Independent Auditor’s Report: Letter on Internal Control and Accounting Practices (1 item), 1997-09-30
4 Information Management and Technology Commission Final Report (1 item), 1998-07
5 Investment Policy Changes Summary – City of Austin (1 item), 1997-06
6 Lower Colorado River Authority – FY 1997 Annual Report (1 item), 1997
7 “Our House” Television Program Correspondence (1 item), 1997-11-25
8 Office of City Auditor – Miscellaneous Correspondence (17 items), 1997-1998
9 Office of City Auditor – Budget Changes Notes (2 items), 1998-1999
10 Office of City Auditor – Projects Completed (2 items), 1997-1998
11 Parks and Recreation Department Annual Report (1 item), 1996-1997
12 Report of the Indigent Healthcare Task-Force (1 item), 1997-12
13 Town Lake Advisory Group – Guiding Principles (1 item), 1998-07-31
14 Vision Village Project – Correspondence (2 items), 1998-09-02
15 Year 2000 (Y2K) Preliminary Findings Report (1 item), 1998-09-02
16 Mercado Project: Other Markets (Travis County Farmers Market; Austin Country Flea & Market) (4 items)
17 El Mercado/East End Market – RFQ Preparation (15 items), 1990-1991
18 Mercado Consultant Interviews (15 items), 1991
Box Folder
3 1 Contract Painting Pavilion of Barton Springs Bathing Resort Report (1 item), 1933-03-16
2 Clippings File (14 items), 1970-1979
3 City Council Meeting Agendas (2 items), 1966-11-17; 1966-11-22
4 City Council Meeting Agendas (5 items), 1966-12-01; 1966-12-08; 1966-12-15; 1966-12-22; 1966-12-29
5 City Council Meetings – Miscellaneous (4 items), 1973, 1974, 1977
6 Councilman C. F. Alford Written Proxy for Special Election for May 7, 1946 on 14 Proposition Authorization of Bonds (2 items), 1946-04-16
7 Environment Report – City Clerk’s Office (1 item), 1973-07-01
8 Historical Membership & Qualifications of City Council and Mayors List (1 item), 1900-1975
9 Miscellaneous Correspondence (2 items), 1910, 1916
10 Ordinance – Rates for the Consumption of Water, Light, Power in City of Austin (1 item), 1909
11 Ordinance – Authorizing the Construction …Authorizing City Manager to Make Application to the US Government for Loans (1 item), 1933
12 Proclamation – Austin Real Estate Board Asking City Council to review Tax Structure (1 item), 1964
13 Proclamation – President John Fitzgerald Kennedy Day (1 item), 1963-11-23
14 Proclamation – Day of Mourning for John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1 item), 1963-11-23

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City Engineer Series, 1874-1973

This series focuses on zoning and development. There is correspondence and diagrams devoted to a parcel of land along 19th and East Avenue divided among the Dawson subdivision and the Forster, Ludlow and Leo subdivisions and their abutment with a cemetery. There is a signed original Historical Commission Ordinance and miscellaneous Zoning change documents for Block 129 bounded by 10th/11th and Rio Grande/Nueces in 1946.
Box Folder
3 15 Correspondence (1874-1909), 19th Street and East Avenue Development Project Notes (1909), Cemetery (8 items)
16 Resolution – Texas Historical Commission & Historic Zoning Ordinance (1 item), 1973-10-26
17 Zoning Change Request – Block 129 10th & 11th at Rio Grande and Nueces (6 items), 1946

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Travis County Series, 1868-1940

This series is primarily original 19th and 20th century warranty deeds by many of the leading Austin families like the Pease, Duval, and Former Mayor Thomas William Ward. There are a number of Sanitary Sewer Easements and a modern photocopy of a Deed of Land for a park given by the Pease Family.
Box Folder
3 18 Travis County/Williamson County/City of Austin Deeds (21 items), 1868-1899
19 Travis County/City of Austin Deeds (22 items), 1901-1915, 1940
20 Miscellaneous Receipts (2 items), 1894, 1911
21 Easements – Sanitary Sewer (5 items), 1918, 1930
22 Easements and Abstract of Judgments (19 items), 1909-1936
23 Park Deed of Land – Pease Family (1 item)

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City Manager Series, 1884-1998

This series includes three sub-series: Austin Dam, Records of the City Manager, and General Correspondence. The Austin Dam sub-series (1901-1957) includes records relating to the Dam Contract. The Correspondence sub-series had two main date ranges: (1937- 1966) and (1993-1998). Generally the later period contains legal documents and correspondence between the Council and the Major. This also includes City Council meeting minutes (1937-1938), correspondence (1966), letters (1942-1945), and reports (1917-1952). The City Manager sub-series contains records from 1997-1998 including a citywide development review.
Austin Dam sub-series
Box Folder
4 1 Act of Legislature Creating Lower Colorado River Authority , 1934
2 Lower Colorado River Authority/City of Austin Arbitration Records (42 items), 1937-1943
3 Lower Colorado River Authority/City of Austin Arbitration Records (30 items), 1937-1943
4 Lower Colorado River Authority/City of Austin Arbitration Records (10 items), 1937-1938
5 Austin Plant – Summary of Accounts Year Ending (1 item), 1940-1945
6 Citizen’s Advisory Committee for Lower Colorado River Authority Records (12 items)
7 Colorado River Improvement Association Minutes – Dam Committee (11 items), 1937-1939
8 Correspondence (25 items), 1911-1913
9 Correspondence (32 items), 1914-1915
10 Correspondence (26 items), 1916-1919
Box Folder
5 1 Correspondence (23 items), 1922-1932
2 Correspondence (30 items), 1933-1936
3 Correspondence (59 items), 1937
4 Correspondence (62 items), 1938
5 Correspondence (45 items), 1938-1939
6 Correspondence (69 items), 1940-1957
7 Depreciation Allowable Reports (5 items), 1946-1950
Box Folder
6 1 Diagram – Stage of Water at Dam (1 item), 1898-01-01 - 1900-01-31
2 Diagram – Pumps at Austin Dam (1 item), 1913-02-19
3 Diagram – Austin Dam Discharge Plotter (1 item), 1910-1924
4 Financial Documents (6 items), 1933-1937
5 Franchise Agreement (6 items), 1931-11-26
6 Inspector’s Reports on Rebuilding (100 items), 1913-1915
7 Legal Documents – LCRA TPL Agreement-Data (1 item), 1939-09-14
8 Legal Documents – Dam Contract – [(2) 1938 Printed Editions, Signed Draft of 1938 document, photocopy of “Signed Draft”, (2) Incomplete copies missing Article XIV) (6 items), 1938
Box Folder
7 1 Legal Documents – Resolutions (15 items), 1937
2 Legal Documents – Ordinances, Resolutions, Deeds (20 items), 1911, 1932-1957, 1980
3 Legal Documents – Report on Changes on Contractual Design (1 item), 1901-06
4 Report – Austin Dam Analysis of Design (1 item), 1917
5 Report – Changes of Contractual Design , 1916-06
6 Report – "Notes on Water and Light History" Minute Book Entries (1 item), 1884-1992
7 Report – "Water Supply Development and Water Works Improvements for Austin, Tex."(1 item), 1922-12
8 Report – "A Report Upon the Austin Dam and Its Completion" (1 item), 1925-05
9 Report – "Report: Franchise Resolution" (1 item)
10 Specifications for the Construction of a Retaining Wall, Stair Landings, and Rail on the Bank of the Austin Dam , c. 1916
11 War Production Board & CRA Miscellaneous (1 item), 1941-1943
Correspondence Sub-series
Box Folder
8 1 Correspondence – General (26 items), 1937-1938
2 Correspondence – General - Ration Board (20 items), 1942-1945
3 Correspondence – General (3 items), 1951-1952
4 Correspondence – External (45 items), 1966
5 Correspondence – External (47 items), 1966
6 Correspondence – External (37 items), 1966
7 Correspondence – General (43 items), 1966-01
8 Correspondence – General (33 items), 1966-02
Box Folder
9 1 Correspondence – General (27 items), 1966-06
2 Correspondence – General (59 items), 1966-07, 1966-08
3 Correspondence – Internal – Mayor/Council (35 items), 1966
4 Correspondence – Internal – Mayor/Council (57 items), 1966-10, 1966-11
5 Correspondence – Internal – Mayor/Council (61 items), 1966-10, 1966-11
6 Correspondence – Internal (45 items), 1966-11, 1966-12
Box Folder
10 1 Correspondence – Internal – Mayor/Council (40 items), 1993-10 - 1994-03
2 Correspondence – Internal – Mayor/Council (50 items), 1994-04
3 Correspondence – Internal Legal (36 items), 1994-05, 1994-06
4 Correspondence – Internal Legal (27 items), 1994-07 - 1997-09
Box Folder
11 1 Correspondence – Internal Legal (22 items), 1994-10 - 1994-12
2 Correspondence – Internal Legal (27 items), 1995-01 - 1995-09
3 Correspondence – Internal – Mayor/Council (12 items), 1995-10 - 1996-09
4 Correspondence – Internal – Mayor/Council (4 items), 1996-10 - 1997-03
5 Correspondence – Internal – Mayor/Council (12 items), 1997-03 - 1998-02
Box Folder
12 1 Correspondence – External (23 items), 1997-11 - 1997-12
2 Correspondence – External (26 items), 1998-01 - 1998-03
3 Correspondence – External (15 items), 1998-04
4 Correspondence – External (35 items), 1998-06 - 1998-07
5 Correspondence – External (9 items), 1998-08 - 1998-09
Records of the City Manager Sub-Series
Box Folder
13 1 8600 Research Blvd Drainage Pipe Easement (1 item)
2 African-American Capital City Chamber of Commerce – Press Release (1 item)
3 AFSCME Correspondence (4 items), 1997-1998
4 Austin Independent School District (AISD) Correspondence (5 items), 1998
5 Austin Community College Correspondence (4 items), 1998
6 Barton Springs / Salamander – Correspondence (2 items), 1998
7 Capital Area Planning Council – CAPCO Correspondence (2 items), 1998
8 Customer Assistance Forms (CAF) – Drainage (27 items), 1998-01 - 1998-06
9 Customer Assistance Forms (CAF) – City Owned Property (2 Items), 1997-07-21
10 Customer Assistance Forms (CAF) – Drainage Utility (27 items), 1997-09 - 1997-12
Box Folder
14 1 Customer Assistance Forms (CAF) (23 items), 1998-07 - 1998-09
2 Development Review 1A Reports and Correspondence (15 items), 1997-08 - 1997-09
3 Development Review 1B Reports and Correspondence (24 items), 1997-10 - 1997-11
4 Development Review 1C Reports and Correspondence (37 items), 1997-12 - 1998-04
Box Folder
15 1 Development Review 2A Reports and Correspondence (20 items), 1998-04 - 1998-05
2 Development Review 2B Reports and Correspondence (30 items), 1998-06 - 1998-09
3 Development Review 3A Reports and Correspondence (24 items), 1998-01 - 1998-02
4 Development Review 3B Reports and Correspondence (31 items), 1998-03 - 1998-09
Box Folder
16 1 Drainage Fee-Religious Organization Exemptions Correspondence (2 items), 1997-1998
2 East Austin Youth Center Grant Proposal (1 item), 1998
3 Great Austin Chamber of Commerce – Reports and Correspondence (4 items), 1997-1998
4 Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Correspondence (4 items), 1998
5 Hispanic Contractors Association de Tejas Correspondence (1 item), 1998
6 Hispanic Network Correspondence (3 items), 1998
7 Lower Colorado River Authority Annual Report (1 item), 1997
8 Mental Health and Mental Retardation Annual Report (1 item), 1997
9 National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials Correspondence (2 items), 1998
10 Neal Spelce Austin Letter (Newsletter) – Volume 19-Issues 24-38, 40-49 and Volume 20-Issues 1,3-5,7,9,10-17,19-24 (44 items)
11 Regency Village Zoning Correspondence – C#14-97-0079 (2 items), 1997-1998
12 School Districts Agreement for Watershed Correspondence (3 items), 1997-1998
13 South Mo-Pac Projects Summary (1 item), 1998
14 Southern Union Gas Franchise Agreement (1 item), 1989-05
15 Texas Asian Chamber of Commerce Correspondence (1 item), 1998
16 Waller Creek Drainage/Tunnel Project Correspondence and Reports (5 items), 1997-1998
17 Watershed – Miscellaneous Correspondence and Reports (11 items), 1997-1998
18 Zoning Ordinance (1 item), 1931

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Office of the City Clerk Series, 1862-1993

Although the Austin City Clerk (1860-1998) contains a large number of records, these records represent selected materials from various city offices and projects and do not represent the total number of City Clerk records for this time period. In addition to these gaps in the records, the City Clerk's office used different organizational methods for records pertaining to a city office or a city project. For example, records from the City Council office are found within the City Council series or within a city project such as the Bergstrom Air Force Base or the Robert Mueller Airport subseries. As the original order of these records reflects the intent of the City Clerk office and provides a consistent arrangement for the city project records, this order is largely preserved in the current arrangement. As a result, records emanating from a city office may be found among several different series or subseries. The Austin City Clerk contains the majority of materials in the Austin City Clerk collection.
Box Folder
17 1 H.B. No. 32. Amended Act of the Charter of the City of Austin - Signed and Sealed by Texas Secretary of State John G. Tod (1 item), 1901-10-10
2 H.B. No. 347. Act to Incorporate the City of Austin - Signed and Sealed by Texas Secretary of State John G. Tod (1 item), 1901-04-30
3 S.B. No. 223. Act to Incorporate the City of Austin - Signed and Sealed by Texas Secretary of State D. H. Hardy (1 item), 1899-04-01
4 S.B. No. 74 Act to Incorporate the City of Austin - Signed and Sealed by Acting Texas Secretary of State Jno H. Cullom (1 item), 1897-05-25
5 Act to Incorporate the City of Austin – undated – unsigned (1 item)
6 H.B. No. 636. Act to Incorporate the City of Austin - Signed and Sealed by Texas Secretary of State Geo. W. Smith (1 item), 1891-04-27
Box Folder
18 1 Austin Convention Bureau Printed Material (3 items), 1980-1981
2 Austin Public Schools Tax Reports and Correspondence (16 items), 1947 - 1948
3 AISD Govalle School Reports and Correspondence (4 items), 1946 - 1947
4 AISD Pecan Street School Petition (5 items), 1948
5 AISD Account Ledgers (2 items), 1920, 1931, 1987
6 Austin Tomorrow Presentation Invitations (1 item), 1975
7 Barton Springs Mill Proposal by Walter E. Long (1 item), 1964
8 Bergstrom Air Force Base (9 items), 1942 - 1957
9 Estate Decree of Morris R. Boerner Legal Documents (claim against City of Austin) (5 items), c. 1935
10 Capital Area Planning Council – Health Advisory Committee Partnership for Health Progress Report (1 item), 1974
11 Country Club Correspondence (11 items), 1946 - 1949
12 City Clerk Hand Written Notes (1 item)
13 Historical Fact Sheets (8 items)
14 Human Resources Petition to Change City Worker’s Hours (1 item), 1949
15 Jaycee Stadium Proposal (10 items), c. 1950
16 Municipal Flag: Special Meeting of City Council (3 items), 1919, 1963, 1973
17 O. Henry Memorial Newspaper Clipping (1 item), 1956
18 Organizational Health Executive Overview (11 items), 1998-05-06
19 Pickle, Congressman J.J., Congressional Record of Speech (2 items), 1965
20 Points of Interest Pamphlets (8 items), c. 1965
Box Folder
19 1 Record of Mayor’s Office and Board of Alderman. Photocopy of Original Ledger (1 item), 1852-11-15 - 1869-10-04
2 Record of Mayor’s Office and Board of Alderman - Original Ledger (1 item), 1852-11-15 - 1869-10-04
Box Folder
20 1 Revised Civil and Criminal Ordinances of the City of Austin, Adopted May 17, 1886. Includes newspaper clipped, copy of “First City Officials of the City of Austin Elected January 13, 1840…”, Handwritten Notes, Inscribed Presented to the City of Austin by Oscar Berkstram Austin, Texas 1946 MAY NOT BE PHOTOCOPIED (1 item)
Box Folder
21 1 Strategic Choices Luncheon Background Papers (3 items), 1993-08
2 Strategic Choices Luncheon Background Papers (5 items), 1993-08
3 Strategic Choices Luncheon Printed Presentation Slides (6 items), 1993-08
4 Strategic Choices Luncheon Annexation Future Draft Report (2 items), 1993-08
Box Folder
22 1 Tables of Requisition (2 items), 1952
2 Receiving Sheets (3 items), 1952
3 Robert Mueller Airport Legal Documents and Deeds (copies) (38 items), 1931 - 1965
4 Roosevelt, Franklin Memorial Foundation Creation Request (2 items), 1947
5 South Treaty Oak Zoning Change (1 item), 1986
6 SOS Newspaper Clippings (21 items), 1992
7 South Texas Nuclear Project Brown and Root Baseline Cost and Schedule (4 items), 1974, 1979, 1984
8 Texas Public Service Company (4 items), 1935
9 Zilker Proposition (11 items), 1931 - 1935
10 Whitman, Charles – Telegrams, Correspondence (4 items), 1966

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Urban Transportation Series, 1969-1987

The Urban Transportation Department series contains a significant body of materials in a variety of forms including printed material, handwritten notes, slides, Polaroid, and schematics. Materials include legal correspondence (1982), memoranda and agendas (1984), reports (1970--1987) and a variety of other printed and handwritten material. Street schematics are also included. Well documented are the 1st/3rd Street Alternative Alignments Analysis (1981-1984) and the Downtown Urban Design Task Force (1985-1986) and other projects relating to the development of transportation systems (1969-1987), roadways (1981-1985), and other urban development (1984 - 1987). Examples include the development of Riverside Drive (1983-1985), Parmer Lane (1984-1985), the Lakeline Development Project (1986), and Capitol Metro (1985-1986).
Box Folder
23 1 Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) Town Lake Corridor (2 items), 1980 - 1987
2 Capital Metro Agreement (3 items), 1985 - 1986
3 Civic Center Study Interim Report (1 item), 1985-04-30
4 Collision Computer Generated Reports (75 items), 1989 - 1990
5 Core Area Transit and Parking Coordinating Study Notes, Diagrams (3 items), 1986
6 Curb Design Standards and Plans (7 items), 1969 - 1970
7 Downtown Gateway Access Study Correspondence and Report (21 items), 1985
Box Folder
24 1 CBD Parking Management Study – Contract (2 items), 1984
2 CBD Parking Management Study – Correspondence (16 items), 1985 - 1986
3 CBD Parking Management Study – Correspondence (17 items), 1984
4 CBD Parking Management Study – Handwritten Notes (4 items), 1984 - 1986
5 CBD Parking Management Study – Miscellaneous Notes (10 items), 1984 - 1986
6 CBD Parking Management Study – Proposal (1 item), 1984 - 1985
7 CBD Parking Management Study – Parking – Management Study (1 item), 1984
8 CBD Parking Management Study – Schematics (4 items), 1985
Box Folder
25 1 Downtown East/West Arterial Study CIP Project 627810 (5 items), 1985
2 Downtown Revitalization Task Force Interim Report (1 item), 1978
3 Downtown Urban Design Task Force Committee Minutes & Correspondence (26 items), 1984 - 1986
4 Downtown Urban Design Task Force – Austin Volume Count Computer Generated Reports (6 items), 1986
5 Dual Turn Research for CBD (5 items), 1981
6 East Riverside Drive/IH-35 to Newning Project CIP Project 73/62-03 (9 items), 1985
Box Folder
26 1 First & Third Alternative – CIP 85/62-12 – Correspondence and Reports (35 items), 1985
2 First & Third Alternative – Correspondence (16 items), 1984
3 First & Third Alternative – Executive Summary Report and Plans (5 items), 1984
4 First & Third Alternative – Executive Summary – Alignments Analysis Report and Plans (6 items), 1984
5 First & Third Alternative – Executive Summary – Alignments Analysis Notes (19 items), 1984
6 First & Third Alternative – Roadway Plans (6 items), 1984
Box Folder
27 1 Greyhound Bus Terminal Parking Notes (1 item), 1984
2 Hidden Valley Correspondence (1 item), 1984
3 Lakeline Development – Reports, Maps (3 items), 1986
4 Lakeline Development – Legal (4 items), 1986
5 Legal Correspondence – Subpoenas (18 items), 1982 - 1986
6 McNeil Road and F.M. 2222 Usage (1 item), 1984
7 MOKAN (15 items), 1985 - 1987
8 MOKAN – Reports, Legal, Minutes, Printed Matter (7 items), 1984 - 1986
9 North Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 5 Agreement Concerning Creation & Operation Correspondence (6 items), 1985
10 North Municipal Office Complex Project Plans (7 items), 1985
11 Neighborhood Traffic Management Minutes (2 items), 1985
Box Folder
28 1 Parking Meters Report (1 item), 1985
2 Parmer Lane (F.M. 734) Extension Report and Correspondence (19 items), 1984 -1985
3 Parkway Development Guidelines (1 item), 1980s
4 Petition for Creation of Northwest Travis county Road District No. 3 – Golden Triangle Parts A-B (7 items), 1986
5 Petition for Creation of Northwest Travis county Road District No. 3 – Golden Triangle Parts C-F (7 items), 1986
6 Public Works and Transportation – Traffic Signage and Patterns Report (14 items), 1990 - 1991
7 Riverside Drive to Newning to IH35 CIP Project #73/62-03 (16 items), 1982 - 1985
Box Folder
29 1 T-Model Austin Downtown Gateway Access Study (10 items), 1986-06-03
2 Town Lake Comprehensive Plan (1 item), 1985
3 Town Lake Task Force Membership Records and Correspondence (12 items), 1985
4 Transportation Plan for Austin Metropolitan Area (2 items), 1986
5 Travis Country Street Design Standard (4 items), 1984 - 1987
6 UT Shuttle (1 item), 1986 - 1987

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Board of Public Works Series, 1892-1895

Location
Oversized Volumes Meeting Minutes, August 1, 1892 - July 1, 1895

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Water, Light and Power Commission Series, 1903-1908

Location
Oversized Volumes Meeting Minutes, April 6, 1903 - June 16, 1908

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Audio Series

Box Folder
30 City Council Minutes – Recorded on Audograph Electronic Soundwriter FL – May 3, 1956 – October 3, 1957 (Audio DB Numbers 3090-3193) (103 items)
Box Folder
31 City Council Minutes - Recorded on Audograph Electronic Soundwriter FL - November 7, 1957 - July 21, 1958 (Audio DB Numbers 3194-3273) undated disks included (79 Items)
Box Folder
32 City Council Minutes – Recorded on Audograph Electronic Soundwriter FL – September 5, 1957, October 6, 1955 – March 27, 1956 (Audio DB Numbers 3274-3326) undated disks included (55 items)
Box Folder
31 Joint City of Austin/Travis County Subcommittee - 5 120 minute audiocassettes of meetings, March 3, 2003 - June 16, 2004

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Photography Series

Box Folder
33 1 1st & 3rd Street – Presentation – 35MM Color Slides (124 items), 1980s
2 Chamber of Commerce – Press Kits Photographs of Austin Landmarks (Spanish and English Labels) – Black and White Prints – Various Sizes (14 items), 1970s
3 Humane Society – Condition Assessments – 35MM Color Negatives and 3 x 5 Color Prints (14 items), 1988 - 1992
4 Jaycees – Stamped Neal Douglas Collection – 8 x 10 Black and White Prints (2 items), c. 1950s
5 LEAPS Class 1994-1995 Habitat for Humanities Project – 35MM Color Slides (35 items), 1995
6 MOKAN – Calcasieu Buildings Site – Color Polaroid (14 items)
7 Renco Supply Catalog Product Shots – Austin Intersections - Color Polaroid (6 items), 1985-10-27
8 City Council Swearing In Ceremony, June 2003
9 City Council Swearing In Ceremonies (CDs), 2003-2009

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