Texas Archeological Society Collection

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HISTORICAL NOTE

The Texas Archeological Society was founded in 1928 under the name Texas Archaeological and Paleontological Society. The Society was formed by archeologists Cyrus Ray and E. B. Sayles after they found remnants of Native American tribes while excavating near Abilene. In order to conduct a complete exploration and scientific study of the area, Ray and Sayles asked for help from local business and professional men.

The group held regular meetings to discuss related academic papers, scientific research, local history, and the preservation of artifacts. Over time, they expanded their area of exploration and published their research. In addition to the studies done by the Society, decades of scientific archeological exploration and cultural research of the Americas shows that the Abilene area was inhabited by many Native American nations, including the Lipan Apache, Jumanos, Kickapoo, and Comanche.

The Texas Archeological Society is still active today. Members continue to promote scientific archeological research, preserve and conserve archeological materials and sites, and curate the information these sites yield. 

SCOPE AND CONTENTS

The collection contains member correspondence and newsletters as well as historic resources surveys conducted by AR Consultants, Inc. of sites throughout Tarrant, Parker, and Dallas Counties. The materials are dated 1990 to 2011. 

Materials in this collection consist of the following:

Publications

  • Texas Archeological Society calendar of events, 1998
  • Bulletin of the Texas Archeological and Paleontological Society, Volume 1, September 1929, reprinted 1999
  • Bulletin of the Texas Archeological and Paleontological Society, Volumes 7 and 8, 1935-1936, reprinted 2009
  • Southern Methodist University Dedman College newsletter, Spring 2011
  • American Archeology magazine, Summer 2011
  • Texas Archeology, newsletter published by Texas Archeological Society, Spring 2011, Winter 2011, Spring 2012
  • Texas Archeological Society bookmark

Cultural Resource and Archaeological Surveys

  • Along Heron Drive, Fort Worth, Texas, prepared for City of Fort Worth, March 12, 2001
  • Along Mary’s Creek and Patterson Branch, Parker and Tarrant Counties, prepared for City of Fort Worth, August 16, 2004
  • Along the Kirby Creek Pipeline Route, prepared for Schrickel, Rollin and Associates, Inc., October 21, 2002
  • Along Walnut Creek, Mansfield, Texas, prepared for City of Mansfield, November 1, 2004
  • Arcadia Park North in Tarrant County, Texas, prepared for City of Fort Worth, Texas, July 13, 1997
  • Arcadia Park South in Tarrant County, Texas, prepared for City of Fort Worth, Texas, July 21, 1995
  • Arlington Reuse Waterline Route, prepared for Alan Plummer Associates, Inc., November 17, 2009
  • Beach Street Weir Site in Fort Worth, Texas, prepared for Texas Regional Water District, April 26, 1999
  • Big Bear Creek Interceptor Extension Section II, prepared for Knowlton-English-Flowers, Inc., August 14, 1990
  • Big Bear East Interceptor Sewer Pipeline in Tarrant County, Texas, prepared for Freese and Nichols, Inc., July 14, 2009
  • Big Fossil Creek Greenbelt in Haltom City, Texas, prepared for City of Haltom City, Texas, December 12, 1995
  • Chapel Hill, Tarrant County, Texas, prepared for Huitt-Zollars, Inc., March 5, 2002
  • City of Azle's Central Park in Tarrant and Parker Counties, Texas, prepared for City of Azle, June 7, 2007
  • Crystal Canyon Nature Preserve in Tarrant County, Texas, prepared for City of Arlington, March 8, 2010
  • Deer Creek Estates in Tarrant County, Texas, prepared for Carter and Burgess, Inc., November 15, 2004
  • Deer Valley North Development Site in Fort Worth, Texas, prepared for Carter and Burgess, Inc., October 18, 2005
  • Eastern Parker County and Western Tarrant County, Texas, prepared for Carter and Burgess, Inc., November 3, 2002
  • Emanuel Hebrew Rest Cemetery, Fort Worth, Texas, July 15, 2009
  • Euless Municipal Golf Course and Sports Complex, prepared for City of Euless, Texas, October 2, 1995
  • Far North Fort Worth Community Park, prepared for City of Fort Worth, February 9, 2001
  • Fort Worth C and D Landfill Expansion in Tarrant County, Texas, prepared for Freese and Nichols, Inc., November 4, 2001
  • Fountain Park Development in Euless, Texas, prepared for Alan Plummer Associates, Inc., June 5, 2001
  • From the Tarantula Bridge to White Settlement in Fort Worth, Texas, prepared for City of Fort Worth, December 31, 1997
  • Glade Parks in Euless, Texas, prepared for Mycoskie-McInnis and Associates, Inc., December 18, 2006
  • Haltom City's Whites Branch Park and Trail Extension in Tarrant County, Texas, prepared for Haltom City Parks and Recreation, November 23, 2010
  • Johnson Creek Interceptor Phase I, prepared for Water Utilities City of Arlington, July 28, 1998
  • Johnson Creek Watershed, July 15, 1996
  • Kathryn Rose Memorial Park, prepared for City of Mansfield, Texas, October 15, 1994
  • Kimzey Park in Colleyville, Texas, prepared for Parks and Recreation for City of Colleyville, November 1, 1999
  • Lone Star Development Site in Tarrant Counties, Texas, prepared for Carter and Burgess, Inc., September 16, 2004
  • Marrow Bone Springs Park in Arlington, Texas, prepared for City of Arlington, September 21, 2009
  • Northwest Highway Widening in Grapevine, Texas, prepared for Gutierrez, Smouse, Wilmut and Associates, Inc., August 24, 1994
  • Portion of Proposed Boyd Branch Main and Optional Sewer Pipeline Routes, Tarrant County, Texas, prepared for Trinity River Authority, April 9, 2009
  • Proposed City of Fort Worth Reclaimed Waterline Route, prepared for Alan Plummer Associates, Inc., August 12, 2009
  • Proposed Dove Road Extension in Grapevine, Texas, prepared for Huitt-Zollars, Inc., December 5, 2001
  • Proposed Eagle Mountain Lake Pipeline Route in Fort Worth, Texas, prepared for City of Fort Worth, September 6, 2005
  • Proposed Mansfield Wal-Mart, prepared for Dunaway Associates, Inc., February 7, 1997
  • Proposed Pantego Bible Church Site, prepared for Dunaway Associates, Inc., August 21, 1998
  • Proposed Road Across Village Creek, Fort Worth, Texas, prepared for City of Fort Worth and Deotte, Inc., April 11, 2005
  • Proposed White Settlement Expansion Pipeline Route in Parker and Tarrant Counties, Texas, prepared for Carter and Burgess, Inc., August 1, 2005
  • SH 360 Study Corridor in Dallas and Tarrant Counties, Texas, prepared for Halff Associates, Inc., April 17, 2001
  • Sonora Park in Kennedale, Texas, prepared for MHS Planning and Design, October 20, 2009
  • South Mary's Creek Sewer Pipeline Route in Tarrant County, Texas, prepared for City of Fort Worth, May 21, 2004
  • Southwestern Bell Easement in Benbrook Lake, Texas, prepared for Southwestern Bell Telephone of Texas, October 8, 1996
  • Tarrant County College Downtown Campus Site on the River Bluff and Floodplain, prepared for Gideontoal, July 13, 2006
  • Thornbridge Park in Tarrant County, prepared for City of North Richland Hills, December 8, 1998
  • Trinity Ranch North Golf Course, prepared for Turner Collie and Braden, Inc., June 15, 1998
  • Two Parks at Lake Grapevine, Texas, prepared for City of Grapevine, July 5, 1996
  • Veale Ranch #9 Pipeline Route in Western Tarrant County, Texas, prepared for Carter and Burgess, Inc., November 16, 2004
  • Walsh Ranch Community Park in Tarrant County, Texas, prepared for Dunaway and Associates, Inc., May 29, 2007
  • West Fork Interceptor Segments WF6 and WF14 in Tarrant County, Texas, prepared for Teague, Nall and Perkins, July 9, 2009
  • West Fork Relief Sewer Project, prepared for City of Fort Worth, Texas, May 15, 1995