Melanie Alexander Collection

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General View of Business Section, Fort Worth early 1920s

General View of Business Section, Fort Worth, postcard, 1920s

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Melanie Alexander was born in Fort Worth, Texas, where her parents Charles and Betty Alexander moved from Oklahoma, so that her father could attend Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Her parents are longtime members of First Baptist Church of Benbrook. Melanie was mostly raised overseas, but attended Fort Worth's Paschal High School for one year. She worked for Tarrant County in the Information Technology Department from 1997 through 2018. She has long held an interest in history and genealogy, and started her personal collection by purchasing two post cards at an antique sale at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in 2012.

SCOPE AND CONTENTS

The collection contains materials related to a variety of topics in Tarrant County history. Many of the items are associated with Melanie Alexander’s personal involvement in the Benbrook community and the Fairmount National Historic District. The materials include publications, postcards, images, books, and ephemera dated 1873 to 2016. 

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Materials in this collection consist of the following:

Books

  • Fort Worth: A Sesquicentennial Celebration by Michael Pellecchia; featuring the photography of Truitt Rogers; produced in cooperation with the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, 1999

Digital Files

  • Information and photographs documenting the renovation of the house at 1405 Fairmont (the Portwood home), Fort Worth, 2014
  • Image of a military aircraft: “Lockheed P-38L ‘Lightning,’ 1939-1944”

Ephemera

  • Leonard’s Department Store commemorative plastic cup, "You can find it at Leonard's - more merchandise for less money - park and ride the M & O Subway FREE"

Postcards

  •  "Tarrant County Court House, Fort Worth, Texas"
  •  "General View of Business Section, Fort Worth," 1920s

Posters

  • “Fort Worth 150 Celebration,” June 1999

Programs

  • Fairmount Tour of Historic Homes, 2015, 2016

Publications

  • Texas Monthly Magazine, Volume 24 Issue 12, December 1996, feature story: "The Killer Cadets: Teenage lovers David Graham and Diane Zamora had everything to live for, But first, Adrianne Jones had to die," by Skip Hollandsworth
  • Denison Daily News, June 15, 1873
  • Denison Daily News, April 5, 1874
  • Benbrook News
    • July 5, 2012
    • June 27, 2013
    • June-August and October-December 2014
    • January-February 2015
  • 60 Years, 1954-2014, published by the First Baptist Church of Benbrook for their 60th anniversary 
  • Fairmount National Historic District newsletter, Vol. 30, Issue 1, February 2011
  • Connections, newsletter published by The Women’s Center, Fall 2008
  • Fire Safety coloring and activity book, published by the Fort Worth Fire Department, 2006
  • Paschal High School Alumni Directory, 2002