Tarrant County Administration Collection

Artifacts

• Ceremonial ribbon-cutting scissors, Lon Evans Correction Center, September 18, 2012
• Ceremonial ribbon-cutting scissors, Tarrant County Family Law Center, July 22, 2005
• Tarrant County Administration Building, Fifth Floor, sign, undated

Digital Images

• Scans of County Judge portraits on display in the Administration Building. Including the following:
  • George Washington Armstrong; Charles W. Atkinson; Gus Brown; Jesse M. Brown; Roy English; Maynard Bartow Harris; Howard L. Green; Robert Gillis Johnson; Clarence O. Kraft; R. F. Milam; Dave Miller; Mike Moncrief; Emmett Moore; S. D. Shannon; Marvin B. Simpson; Hugh L. Small; John L. Terrell; Tom Vandergriff; Glen Whitley
• Tarrant County Judge Tom J. Vandergriff retirement events, December 2006

Documents

• Certificates of Appreciation presented to Tim Curry, 1997-2007
• Commemoration of the Signing of the Project Partnership Agreement for the Trinity River Vision Central City Project, September 5, 2008
• Proclamation for Law Enforcement Appreciation Day for the creation of a Law Enforcement Memorial Monument, Commissioners Court of Tarrant County, June 21, 1994
• Proclamation for Tom Vandergriff Day, Commissioners Court of Tarrant County, April 21, 1997
• Resolution to name the justice center for Tim Curry, May 5, 2009

Images

• Seven color drawings by William B. Potter of Old Fort Worth, 1990-1994
• Sundance Square Plaza Opening Celebration, 2013

Negatives

• Costume contest, Roll 42397 black and white negatives, 1990s; undated
• Tarrant County Clerk's office event with costumes, Roll 42398 black and white negatives, 1990s; undated
• Tarrant County confinement officers dining room, paintings, and murals, Roll 51567 black and white negatives, 1990s; undated
• People at meeting and conference table, Roll 51568 black and white negatives, 1990s; undated
• Visions of the Future event sign and carpentry work, Roll 53342 black and white negatives, 1990s; undated
• People using microform machines, meetings, and presentations, Roll 66330 black and white negatives, 1990s; undated
• Man in front of bookshelves, meeting, and man with manual dexterity boards, Roll 66331 black and white negatives, 1990s; undated
• People in warehouse with stacks of computer printouts, Roll 87877 black and white negatives, 1990s; undated
• Building exteriors and street scenes, man with bicycle, and people with canned goods and Christmas tree, Roll 87880 black and white negatives, 1900s; undated
• Facilities staff at work and children at Commissioners Court meeting, Roll 9332 black and white negatives, 1990s; undated
• Children at Commissioners Court meeting and outdoor employee event, Roll 9333 black and white negatives, 1990s; undated
• Exterior and interior views of Tarrant County Courthouse, man playing keyboard, and office shelving, Roll 9800 black and white negatives, 1990s; undated
• Man posing with plaque, scaffolding on old Civil Courts Building, and Tarrant County Courthouse exterior and roof views, Roll 9801 black and white negatives, 1990s; undated

Photographs

• Bell Helicopter photographs, requested and sent 1996
• Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of General Motors in Arlington, Texas, undated
• Courthouse photographs, reproduction prints, undated
• Photographs (and negatives) taken on the occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Tarrant County Courthouse, October 10, 1995, at the Commissioners Court meeting held in the 1895 Courthouse in the State Court of Appeals Courtroom. Photographs include the following individuals:
  • Dionne Bagsby, Commissioner; Kim Brimer, Senator; Roy C. Brooks, Commissioner; Jim Duff; Barbara Ferrell, Justice of the Peace Judge; Justice Terrie Livingston; Pete Geren, U.S. Representative; Howard Green, former County Judge; Bob Hampton, Commissioner; Suzanne Henderson, County Clerk; J. D. Johnson, Commissioner; Rev. B. L. McCormick, Baker Chapel; Mike Moncrief; Debbie Schneider, Budget Analyst; Lenora Rolla; Harold L. Valderas, Senior District Judge; Tom Vandergriff, County Judge; Marti Van Ravenswaay, Commissioner; Madeleine Williams; Doyle Willis, Representative; G. K. Maenius
• Portraits of Tarrant County Elected Officials and Administrator, undated
• Tarrant County Prosecutor Council Members, 1982
• Tim Curry portrait on foam board, undated
• Maintenance workers working on an unmarked road, 1990s
• Monuments, plaques, and architectural details of the interior and exterior of the Tarrant County courthouse, 1990s
• Tarrant County Courthouse images used for posters and publications, color negatives, 1990s
• Employee Appreciation Day, 1990s
• Tarrant County employees and commissioners at outreach events: Kick the Can food drive, GED Graduation Gala, youth outreach, golf competition, blood drive, 1990s
• Tarrant County employees at an event with Patriot soldier reenactors and mounted police officers, 1990s
• General Motors Corporation - Arlington Assembly Plant 50th Anniversary, photographs of the original 1954 plant and the enlarged plant of 2004

Slides

Approximately (565) 35mm color slides from 1968 to the 1990s. Scenes and topics include:

Arlington Stadium; Bedford residential street; Charity drives; Construction equipment and work; Employee events including meetings, holidays, and celebrations; Employees in offices and assisting the public; Downtown Fort Worth aerial views, street scenes, and skyline; Freeways, highways, roads, and streets; Maintenance workers; Outdoor spaces, parks, playgrounds, and playing fields; Unidentified presentation slides; Unidentified residential streets; Security personnel; Six Flags Over Texas; Surveying; Tarrant County Commissioners Court meetings; Trinity River; Voting booths.

Buildings include:

Arlington sub-courthouse; Casa Manana; Unidentified courtroom interiors; Old Civil Courts building; Old Criminal Court building; Fort Worth Police Department and Tarrant County Jail; Aerial views of Fort Worth State School (now Tarrant County Resource Connection); Kimbell Art Museum; Lynn W. Ross Juvenile Detention Center; Senior Citizen's Center; Tarrant County Administration Building rendering by Albert S. Komatsu and Associates (now G. K. Maenius Administration Building); Tarrant County Convention Center (now Fort Worth Convention Center); Tarrant County Corrections Center; Interior and exterior of Tarrant County Courthouse; Tarrant County Criminal Court/Criminal Justice building; Tim Curry Criminal Justice Center.

Tarrant County departments include:

Auditor's Office; Commissioners Court; Community Supervision and Corrections; County Clerk; Courts at Law; County Services; Criminal Court; District Attorney; District Clerk; District Judges; Facilities; Fire Marshal; Health Center; Human Services; Information Systems; Juvenile Services; Personnel; Planning; Probate Court; Public Works; Purchasing; Sheriff; Tax; Texas Agricultural (AgriLife) Extension Service; Veteran Services; Welfare.

Tarrant County Commissioners Court, October 10, 1995

Marti Van Ravenswaay, Hon. Tom Vandergriff, Dionne Bagsby, J. D. Johnson, and Bob Hampton

Tarrant County Prosecutor Council Members, 1982

Hon. Tim Curry, Hon. Bill White, Hon. George Rodriguez, Hon. Dick W. "Speedy" Hicks, Hon. Claude J. Kelley, Jr., Hon. Chris Mealy, Hon. Timothy D. Eyssen, Hon. Joe L. Schott, Hon. Howard C. Derrick, and Andy Shuval