The Dallas Historical Society is an organization dedicated to the
history of Dallas
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Texas
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USA
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). It was organized on March 31, 1922, by citizens who wished to encourage historical inquiry. In 1938, the Society assumed the management of the
Hall of State
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Fair Park
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at the request of the City of Dallas. The Historical Society operates with a full and part-time staff of ten and an annual
operating budget The operating budget contains the revenue and expenditure generated from the daily business functions of the company; see .
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of approximately
US$
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1,000,000. The Historical Society owns the only known copy of
General Order No.3, which enforced the liberation of all slaves in Texas.
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External links
Dallas Historical Society
History of Dallas
Organizations based in Dallas
Historical societies in Texas
1922 establishments in Texas
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