B. Douglas Harman Collection

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Monochromatic portrait of Sam Boaz in a cowboy hat dated circa 1907-1915

Portrait of Samuel Boaz on a photographic postcard, circa 1907-1915

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

B. Douglas Harman worked as a consultant and antique dealer who has also served as City Manager of Fort Worth (1985-1989), President and CEO of the Fort Worth Convention and Visitors Bureau (1989-2006) and Interim President and CEO of the Arlington Convention and Visitors Bureau (2007-2008). He won numerous awards for leadership and service, including the Bob Bolen Award for Outstanding Board Leadership in 2011 and the Cowtown Legend Award presented by Texas Christian University in 2007.

Harman served on the Tarrant County Historical Commission and numerous heritage-related boards, committees and foundations. One of the committees was the Fort Worth Cultural District Committee that was established to develop the Cultural District. The development was part of a long-term citywide planning project that started in 1981. The committee developed a master plan by 1984 that improved the area while preserving historic landmarks, and educated residents and tourists on the city's cultural assets.  

SCOPE AND CONTENTS

The B. Douglas Harman Collection contains Harman's work on the Fort Worth Cultural District Committee and at Convention and Visitors Bureau as well as his personal research on select local prominent people and the general history of Fort Worth. Research on the people include family papers and photographs of B. B. Paddock, Etta Place, Roy D. Russell, John F. Kennedy, the Boaz family, the Van Zandt family, and the Wiley-Green family. A large part of the collection is made up of photographs, ephemera, documents, and newspaper clippings about Fort Worth development, tourism, hotels, and restaurants. The materials in the collection are dated 1870 to 2013.

Please note, some photographs are restricted or possibly restricted from use under copyright law. 

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Materials in this collection consist of the following:
 
Digital Images
  • 28 images from a photograph album of Pancho Villa and Mexican Revolution battle scenes in Mexico and Cuba between 1914 and 1916

Photographs

  • Aerial and street views: Satellite Emergency Center; Downtown Fort Worth; Downtown Fort Worth skyline; Tarrant County Convention Center; Tarrant County Courthouse; Fort Worth Cultural District; University of North Texas Health Science Center; Amon Carter Memorial Center Complex; Casa Mañana Theatre; Kimbell Art Museum; Fort Worth Art Museum and Scott Theatre; Will Rogers Memorial Complex; Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo; Northside Coliseum; Fort Worth Livestock Exchange 
  • American Sokol Gymnastics Fort Worth, contact sheets, by Lee Angle Photography, Inc., 1980s; undated
  • Baseball or softball game, contact sheets and negatives, 1970-1980s; undated
  • Christian Center school classrooms and activities, contact sheets, 1970-1980s; undated
  • Country Club (unidentified) exterior property and clubhouse, contact sheets and negatives, 1970-1980s; undated
  • Dallas Fort Worth International Airport employees working in air traffic control tower, contact sheets, 1980s; undated
  • Demolition of Greater Fort Worth International Airport at Amon Carter Field terminal building, contact sheets and negatives, circa 1980
  • Downtown Fort Worth Walking Tour, contact sheets and negatives, December 1975
  • Fort Worth Botanic Garden and indoor event, contact sheet and negatives, 1970-1980s; undated
  • Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce events, contact sheet and negatives, 1970-1980s; undated
  • Fort Worth event with President Jimmy Carter, negatives, June 23, 1978
  • Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo images for Fort Worth Magazine, contact sheets and negatives, February 9, 1981
  • Fort Worth Water Gardens, contact sheets and negatives, 1970-1980s; undated
  • Mayfest, contact sheet and negatives, May 1979
  • People inside Pickin' Parlor, contact sheets and negatives, 1970-1980s; undated
  • People working in chemistry laboratory, contact sheet, 1970-1980s; undated
  • Richard O. Dulaney house at 1302 Elizabeth Boulevard interior and exterior, contact sheets, by Lee Angle Photography, Inc., 1970-1980s; undated
  • Sailboat in a marina, color separation copy negatives, 1970-1980s; undated
  • Various negatives and contact sheets showing unidentified people at events and in office spaces, 1970s-1980s; undated

Research on Fort Worth History

  • Ephemera, copies of publications, and newspaper clippings related to general Fort Worth history, 1873-1995; undated
  • Annual reports, publications, and newspaper clippings related to Downtown Fort Worth development, 1973-2002; undated
  • Matchbook covers, publicity material, and newspaper clippings related to Fort Worth hotels and restaurants, 1880-1999; undated
  • Program for Texas Christian University Golden Jubilee Pageant: These Fifty Years, Fort Worth, Texas, 1923
  • Fort Worth Children's Hospital Jewel Charity Ball planner book commemorating the Eleventh Annual Ball, with images of donors, 1964
  • Pamphlets, photographs, and ephemera related to the Ku Klux Klan in Fort Worth, 1918-1958; undated
  • Map: Fort Worth Independent School District: Elementary School District Boundaries, produced by J. Foster Ashburn, circa 1980

Research on People in Tarrant County

  • B. B. Paddock's Knights Templar Order of the Red Cross regalia and luggage trunk, late 1800s-1900
  • Photographs, correspondence, legal documents, and ephemera from the Wiley-Green family, 1876-1948; undated
  • Photographs, correspondence, company records, and land records from the Boaz family and W. J. Boaz Estate / Southern Land Company, 1873-1976
    • Includes records for Woodhaven County Club Estates and Meadowbrook Country Club Estates
  • Photographs, correspondence, and World War II military records from Roy D. Russell (stationed at Clark Field) and his family, circa 1900-1945
  • Van Zandt Cottage historical marker nomination
  • Research and images of Etta Place, along with biographical material on various legendary outlaws, 1986-1997
  • B. Douglas Harman's speeches, articles, and research about John F. Kennedy’s visit to Fort Worth, the 50th anniversary of the visit in 2013, and Fort Worth's John F. Kennedy memorial
    • Includes photograph: Birds eye view of the Hyatt Regency Hotel / Hotel Texas, 2001

Publications 

  • Telephone Directory of Fort Worth, Texas, Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company, Spring 1917
  • Fort Worth street guides and business directories, 1930-1973
  • Woman's Club of Fort Worth first annual with directory, 1923
  • Fort Worth Council of Parents and Teachers annual with directory, 1929-1930
  • Report of the Survey of the Schools of Fort Worth, Texas, Institute of Educational Research Division of Field Studies, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, 1931
  • Central Methodist Church Annual Reference Book, Fort Worth, Texas, 1935
  • Directory of the Ministers of Fort Worth, Texas, 1946
  • Twentieth Anniversary Edition of the Fort Worth Boat Club Directory, 1951
  • Fort Worth magazine, 1948-1993
  • Cultural Facilities in Mixed-Use Development, by Harold R. Snedcof, Urban Land Institute, Washington, D. C., 1985
  • Cultural Districts: The Arts as a Strategy for Revitalizing Our Cities, by Hilary Anne Frost-Kumpf, Americans for the Arts, 1998
  • Always Free: The Story of Roy D. Russell, by Steve Brawner, Steve Brawner Enterprises, Bryant, Arkansas, 2007
  • Charter and Revised Ordinances of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, 1909
  • Traffic Code of the City of Fort Worth, 1930
  • Automobile Owners Hand Book: Traffic Rules and Regulations, City of Fort Worth, by John Lee Wallace, 1942
  • Zoning Ordinance of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, 1953
  • Budget Highlights for the City of Fort Worth, Texas, Fort Worth City Council, 1964-1965
  • City of Fort Worth, Texas Facts and Figures, 1964-1968; 1971