Handley Neighborhood Association Collection

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HISTORICAL NOTE

The Handley Neighborhood Association (HNA) was established in 1999 to “preserve, protect, beautify, improve and inform” the Handley area. The HNA represents the area that is bound in the north by Meadowbrook Drive, in the south by Rosedale Street, in the west by Weiler Boulevard, and in the east by Cooks Lane. Since 1999, the HNA established the historic business district, supported local historic preservation efforts, hosted the annual Historic Handley Street Festival and other neighborhood events, and opened a railroad museum with a restored caboose. The community received extensive improvements to their public and residential spaces in 2000 when the HNA won the Model Block grant awarded by the City of Fort Worth. 

SCOPE AND CONTENTS

The Handley Neighborhood Association Collection contains the Association's administrative records, photographs of the neighborhood, newsletters, Paul Kerpoe's personal research on the history of Handley, and other materials related to the neighborhood. The materials are dated 1993 to 2018.  

Materials in this collection consist of the following:

Digital Files

  • Betty Allene Coomer's collection of notes on people and places in Handley's history
  • Community Study: Lancaster and Handley, Leland Consulting Group, 2000
  • Cowtown Inn Demolition Project, March-June 2004
  • Design Proposal for the Caboose Exhibit at the Handley Railroad Museum Park, by Andres Construction, Dallas, Texas, June 11, 2004
  • Handley Neighborhood Model Block grant application and plans for improvement, submitted by Handley Neighborhood Association, 2000-2002
  • Historic Handley photographs used for calendars
  • History of the Handley School System, by David McConnell
  • Model Blocks Blitz Kickoff Celebration event planning documents, hosted by Handley Neighborhood Association's Model Block Steering Committee, 2002
  • Naming of Handley, by Anita Roberts
  • Union Pacific Railroad Company "Operation Lifesaver" national safety program special train ride announcement, October 4, 1999
  • William Ludwig's collection of biographies on: Durayn Roper, Frank Baron, Harry Routt, Morrison Sisters, Norman Young

Documents

  • Handley Neighborhood Association Membership Rosters, 2000, 2001
  • Research on Handley history compiled by Paul Kerpoe, 1975-1985; undated

Ephemera

  • Historic Handley wall calendars, published by the Historic Handley Development Corporation, 2000, 2006

Maps

  • Copies of a historic plat of Handley and recent aerials and maps

Photographs

  • Copies of historic Handley postcard images: Early Days of Handley (circa 1905); Picnic at Lake Erie (circa 1900); Handley Interurban (circa 1900), Students at the Handley School (1910)
  • Second grade class photograph in front of a Handley school, students identified by Helen Routt who is in the photograph, 1920
  • Girl's basketball team standing outside of a high school, players identified by Helen Routt who is in the photograph, 1930
  • Copy of a photograph of Byron LeRoy Phillips and Blanche L. Phillips, 1930s
  • High school and junior high students on an unidentified school campus and in classrooms, 1940s
  • Boys standing in a school field, 1940s
  • Football players in varsity jackets standing outside of a school building, identified as Uel Clanton, Bob Osborn, Bill Burns, 1940s
  • Students and adults eating, 1940s
  • Students gathered around a table reading newspapers, 1940s
  • Eastern Hills High School and Polytechnical High School football teams and players, Fort Worth, Texas, 1940s-1970s
  • Portraits of a man, circa 1960
  • Autographed photograph of W. A. K. O. Kick Boxing World Champion Rudy R. Smedley, 1980s
  • First meeting of the Handley Neighborhood Association, November 23, 1998
  • Demolition of Handley Fire Station 24, March 1999
  • Handley neighborhood breakfast with City of Fort Worth officials, May 1999
  • Handley excursion train and neighborhood festival, October 1999
  • Handley Initiative and Handley Neighborhood Association meeting showing brainstorming groups and idea boards, 1999
  • Two men at a meeting of the Handley Neighborhood Association and Daedalus Corporation, circa 1999
  • Handley Neighborhood Association group gathered for the Great American Cleanup in Handley, circa 1999
  • Handley Neighborhood Association's Model Block Committee officers and events, 2002
  • Handley Neighborhood Association's Model Block Committee photographic survey of a portion of Handley, including the 2900, 3000, 3100, and 6000 Blocks of Church, Halbert, Handley, Haynie, Hunter, Louise, Malcom, and Routt Streets, 2002
  • Tornado damage near downtown Handley, April 17, 2002
  • Handley Neighborhood Association Yard of the Month, with biographies and images of the winners, 2002-2005
  • Demolition of Cowtown Inn, 2005
  • Copies of a photograph of the Handley Neighborhood Association officers, 2012
  • Copies of photographs of O'Reilly Auto Parts, Eckerd Drugs, and an unidentified house in Handley, circa 2012
  • Gas station canopy at 6242 E. Lancaster Avenue, circa 2015
  • Copies of photographs from the dedication of Handley Heights, undated

Publications

  • Greater Meadowbrook Shopping News / Greater Meadowbrook News, Fort Worth, Texas, December 3, 1998-March 21, 2013 (some issues missing)
  • Handley Happenings newsletters, published by Handley Neighborhood Association, 2002-2018
  • Handley Herald, Volume 1 Issue 1, published by Handley Neighborhood Association, September 2006
  • Handley Initiative newsletter and brochure, October 1999
  • Historic Handley newsletter, published by Historic Handley Development Corporation, 2004
  • Neighbors in Handley newsletter, published by Handley Neighborhood Association, 1999-2001
  • Articles about people, businesses, and events in Handley, 2000-2008

Records

  • Handley Neighborhood Association bylaws, articles of incorporation, agendas, minutes, correspondence, committee reports, and rosters, 1993-2015