Duane Gage Collection

Above: Duane Gage, 1970

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Duane Gage served both as Chair of the Tarrant County Historical Commission and as an instructor of History at Tarrant County College - Northeast Campus during the 1970s and 1980s. Duane Gage was a strong proponent of Community Archives, initiating the Heritage Room Archives on the campus where he taught, as well as helping to found the Tarrant County Archives. His contributions are far more than the items listed below in that he played a significant role in bringing in collections that were designated as part of the Tarrant County Historical Commission Collection. 

SCOPE AND CONTENTS

The Duane Gage Collection contains books, bulletins, clippings, correspondence, documents, mixed materials student projects, photographs and copy photographs, publications, and slides and copy slides dating from the late 1870s through the early 1990s. Other materials collected by, created by, or related to Duane Gage can also be found in the Tarrant County Historical Commission Collection due to his role in the organization.

View the Duane Gage Image Gallery.

Books

• Texas Public Buildings of the Nineteenth Century by Willard B. Robinson, Photographs by Todd Webb. Published by the University of Texas Press, Austin and London, for the Amon Carter Museum of Western Art, 1975
• Local History Collections: A Manual for Librarians by Enid T. Thompson, 1978
• Texas Homes of the Nineteenth Century by Drury Blakeley Alexander. Photographs by Todd Webb. Published by the University of Texas Press, 1979, for the Amon Carter Museum of Western Art, 1979
• Gone from Texas, Our Lost Architectural Heritage by Willard B. Robinson. Published by Texas A&M University Press, 1981. Centennial series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University, No. 9, 1981

Northeast Tarrant County Community

• Local newspaper clippings from 1970s and 1980s
• Church bulletins from Northeast Tarrant County
  • First Baptist Church of Hurst, Messenger, May 1988 - May 1989
  • Birdville Church of Christ, Birdville Newsletter, April 1987 - May 1989
  • Christian Temple, Christian Temple News, May 1988 - May 1989
  • First Baptist Church of Colleyville, May 1988 - May 1989
  • St. Andrew Evangelical Lutheran Church, Fishnet, February 1987 - May 1989
  • St. Michael Catholic Community, May 1988 - May 1989

Photographs

• Thirteen monochromatic copy prints, 8 by 10 inches, related to Arlington's early history. Copied from J. W. Dunlop, now part of J. W. Dunlop Photograph Collection housed at University of Texas at Arlington Special Collections. 
  1. Zack and Jane Melear, married December 15, 1878
  2. Lillian and Sally Melear, daughters of Zack and Jane Melear, undated
  3. Lillian, Frank and Julian Melear, children of Zack and Jane Melear, undated
  4. Melear Home, Johnson Station, circa 1890
  5. Johnson Station School, frame building, undated
  6. Johnson Station School, possibly 1897
  7. Johnson Station School, brick building, possibly 1910
  8. Lewis C. and Zachery Taylor Melear, undated
  9. Zachery Melear and unidentified young man, undated
  10. Lillian and Sally Melear, undated
  11. Annual homecoming service, old Presbyterian Church at  Johnson  Station, undated
  12. Mary Frances Swafford married H. G. Rice, constable in Arlington, September 30, 1886
  13. Six young men on a porch: Mac Beard, Harry Swaim, Frank Melear, Vaughn McMurry, Tyler Short, and Julian Melear, circa 1903
• Houses, people, schoolhouses, and students, (15) monochromatic copy prints, late 1880s; undated
• Carol Roark, Dee Barker, Duane Gage, and Lon Burnam preparing to hang historical photographs throughout the newly restored 1895 courthouse, monochromatic photograph,  by Byrd Williams IV, November 26, 1983
• Event held in a cemetery, possibly Greenwood Cemetery, black and white photographs, by Peter Feresten, 1970s or 1980s
• Images from the Tarrant County Courthouse, black and white photographs, by Peter Feresten, 1970s or 1980s

Slides

• Downtown Fort Worth buildings, scenes, and other structures, (20) monochromatic copy slides, by Duane Gage, circa 1980
• Downtown Fort Worth buildings, scenes, and other structures, (35) color copy slides, by Duane Gage, 1980-1981
• Downtown Fort Worth buildings, scenes, and other structures, (100) color slides, by Duane Gage, 1981-1982
• New Trinity Cemetery in Haltom City, (40) color slides, by Duane Gage, circa 1985
• Development in North Richland Hills, (19) color slides, by Duane Gage, 1980s

Publications

• Fort Worth High School Student, Volume 3 Number 7, December 23, 1925
• Anchor Metals, Inc. booklet, 1980s
• Community History and the Community College: Utilizing Personal, Family, and Local History in the U.S. History Survey Course, by Susanne Starling, 1981

Accessibility Notice: Due to the age and complexity of the original materials, these linked PDFs are made up of scanned images. If you need assistance accessing the content in one of the documents, please contact the Archives at 817-884-3272 or archives@tarrantcountytx.gov.        

• Follow the link to view  Fort Worth High School Student, Volume 3, Number 7, published December 23, 1923.  This was the official publication for eight Fort Worth High Schools: North Side, Polytechnic, Riverside, Arlington Heights, Central, Fort Worth Vocational, Diamond Hill, and Fort Worth Junior High.

Bound selections from The Newberry Papers in Family and Community History

• Ethnocultural Studies and Local History, A Preliminary Overview, by Paul Kleppner, November 1976
• Teaching Community History Guides to Readings in Colonial Studies, Family History, Multimedia, and Oral History, by Willia Baum, Kirk Jeffery, Stephen Schoenherr, Daniel Scott Smith, January 1977
• Material Culture as a Resource in Local History: A Bibliography, by Patrick H. Butler, III, January 1977
• State History: A Look at an Old Field, by John Alexander Williams, January 1977
• Teaching Community History Guides to Readings in Women's and Ethnic History, Regional and County History, by Patricia Bell Scott, Barbara Hillyer Davis, Rudolph J. Vecoli, Robert Stevens, James E. Fogerty, January 1978
• Folklore and History: The Tangled Relationship, by Charles W. Joyner, January 1978
• Internships in History: An Argument and Example, by Miles L. Bradbury, January 1978
• Social Structure in State and Local History, by Mark Friedberger and Janice Reiff Webster, January 1978
• Historical Preservation Projects, by Walter B. Edgar and Julie Roy Jeffrey, January 1978
• New Approaches in Teaching Local History, by W. Wayne Smith, Steve Schoenherr, Judy Wellman, January 1978
• Modernization and Community History, by Richard Jensen, January 1978

Mixed Materials Student Projects

The Mixed Materials Student Projects are photographic essays completed by Duane Gage’s Tarrant County College - Northeast Campus History students. The approximately (290) projects date from 1977 to 1989, with the bulk of the dates in the 1980s. While not all the information may be accurate or the photographs of the best quality, these projects are significant because they document businesses, organizations, and structures that may not longer exist, and areas that have since been made unrecognizable by development.

Attractions and entertainment, buildings and sites, businesses, cemeteries, churches, government, hospitals, hotels, houses, lakes, and parks in the following communities:

Aviation topics: Air Bases, Airlines, Airports, Aviators, and Industry.

Development - commercial and residential areas: Arlington, Bedford, Fort Worth, Haltom-Richland Area, Mid-Cities, and North Richland Hills.

Education topics: Azle, Arlington, Birdville, Fort Worth, Independent School Districts, Colleges and Universities, and Seminaries.

Roads, Streets, and Highways topics:

Biographical topics associated with the following people and families:

Other Texas cities and counties: