The William J. Bardin Family Papers document the Bardin Family and the history of Arlington, Texas, through manuscripts, photographs, and related material collected by William J. Bardin. Photographs, ca. 1880s-1920s, depict families and schools in Tarrant County communities, namely Arlington, Fish Creek, Johnson Station, Keller, Rendon, and Sublett. Correspondence, photographs, and newspaper clippings document the life of Bardin’s mother, Beatrice Bardin, an early Tarrant County school teacher. Also included are abstracts and a Southern Arlington Land Use planning map, 1971, which describe Bardin Family land; a photocopy of an unpublished history of the Witness Tree, a Tarrant County landmark; photographs and newspaper clippings about Arlington Downs Racetrack as well as a blue print of the track, 1936, drawn by Harry B. Friedman of Fort Worth. Printed items include broadsides, maps, issues of Texas Highways, Horsemen's Journal, the Fort Worth News-Tribune, and the Arlington Journal.
Finding aid available here. Materials provided by Special Collections and Archives at the University of Texas at Arlington.
Finding aid available here. Materials provided by Special Collections and Archives at the University of Texas at Arlington.
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