Pictured: Bennett L. Smith at the dedication of the historical marker for Barron Field in Everman, July 23, 1976.
Summary: Bennett L. Smith was an attorney in Fort Worth, Texas. He was the founding Chair of the Tarrant County Historical Commission, which evolved from the earlier Historical Survey Committee. Donor authored several books and booklets, including Bethesda and The Last Train, and edited several works, including Tarrant County Bar Memorials 1938-1976.
Books
Booklets
Magazines
Papers and Reports
50 reports titled "Capital and Fiscal Budget Composite Report," completed in 1957-58 by Booz, Allen and Hamilton, management consultants. They had been hired by the City of Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Independent School District, and the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce to collect budget and resource materials from the various municipalities, school districts, and water district; make recommendations for future planning that would be more efficient, productive, and cost efficient. The mission was to explore the possibilities of consolidating many of the same products into a county-wide or Fort Worth-led governing/taxing entity. Not all governing bodies cooperated or sent sufficient data to be useful, but the reports completed give a remarkable view of the economic conditions in the County in the mid-twentieth century.
Volume 1: Introduction with some initial data of the 49 governing units that makes up the reports
Volume 2: City of Fort Worth, 1958
Volume 3: Fort Worth Independent School District, 1958
Volume 4: Tarrant County, 1958
Volume 5: Tarrant County, Preliminary Report, 1957
Volume 6: Benbrook Water and Sewer Authority, 1958
Volume 7: Haltom City Water Authority, 1958
Volume 8: North Tarrant County Municipal Water District, 1958
Volume 9: Benbrook, 1958
Volume 10: Colleyville, 1958
Volume 11: Crowley, 1958
Volume 12: Dalworthington Gardens, 1958
Volume 13: Euless, 1958
Volume 14: Grapevine, 1958
Volume 15: Haltom City, 1958
Volume 16: Hurst, 1958
Volume 17: Keller, 1958
Volume 18: North Richland Hills, 1958
Volume 19: Richland Hills, 1958
Volume 20: River Oaks, 1958
Volume 21: Saginaw, 1958
Volume 22: Saginaw Park, 1958
Volume 23: Westworth Village, 1958
Volume 24: White Settlement, 1958
Volume 25: Arlington Independent School District, 1958
Volume 26: Azle Independent School District, 1958
Volume 27: Bedford Common School District, 1958
Volume 28: Benbrook Common School District, 1958
Volume 29: Birdville Independent School District, 1958
Volume 30: Bludworth Common School District, 1958
Volume 31: Carroll Common School District, 1958
Volume 32: Castleberry Independent School District, 1958
Volume 33: Chapin Common School District, 1958
Volume 34: Crowley Independent School District, 1958
Volume 35: Eagle Mountain Common School District, 1958
Volume 36: Everman Independent School District, 1958
Volume 37: Grapevine Independent School District, 1958
Volume 38: Hurst-Euless Independent School District, 1958
Volume 39: Keller Independent School District, 1958
Volume 40: Kennedale Independent School District, 1958
Volume 41: Little Common School District, 1958
Volume 42: Mansfield Independent School District, 1958
Volume 43: Pleasant Run Common School District, 1958
Volume 44: Rendon Common School District, 1958
Volume 45: Rosen Heights Independent School District, 1958
Volume 46: Saginaw Common School District, 1958
Volume 47: Webb Common School District, 1958
Volume 48: Wheatland Common School District, 1958
Volume 49: John T. White Common School District, 1958
Volume 50: White Settlement Common School District, 1958
"The City Plan for Arlington, Texas, 1952. A Guide for Future Development," The City Planning and Zoning Commission. Freese and Nichols, Consulting Engineers. Robert W. Caldwell, Associate Planner. Paper cover, binding torn.
"City of Fort Worth Texas Municipal Life, 1931-1937." Published by the Bureau of Municipal Research, Fort Worth, August 1937. Paper cover
"A System of Major Streets for Fort Worth, Texas." Bartholomew and Associates St. Louis, MO, October 1, 1927. Machine copy in binder. Many maps
"Texas Electric Service Company: Industrial Market Study." Sales Department, Ebasco Services Incorporated, May 1944
"Factual Information concerning the Fort Worth Area," prepared by the Fort Worth National Bank, Industrial Department, Fort Worth, Texas. 1958, paper cover
"Factual Information concerning the Fort Worth Area," prepared by the Fort Worth National Bank, Industrial Department, Fort Worth, Texas. 1959, paper cover
"Fort Worth Industrial Factbook," prepared by the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce. February 8, 1960. Binder. Soiling on cover
"Services to Business and Industry by the City of Fort Worth." City Manager's Office, City of Fort Worth. February 18, 1966. Paper cover
"The North Fort Worth Story." North Fort Worth Business Association. 1970, Paper cover
A Tale of Two Cities by Fritz Alan Korth. Senior thesis, Princeton University, April 19, 1961. Paper cover
Research Files
Sidney Samuels: includes newspaper articles, letters, resolutions
Bar Memorials: background information and correspondence for publication
50th Anniversary Armistice, November 11, 1968, newspaper articles
Directories
County Telephone Operator 817-884-1111
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