[Letter from Jerome K. Crossman to members of the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association, January 21, 1955]

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Letter from the president of the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association to the members of the association regarding the finances from the Hamilton Park project. He writes to the members about the dedication and opening ceremonies of the newly developed Hamilton Park and how the purchases of the project have been paid. Crossman also notes that they have sold land to the Richardson Independent School District and the development is currently in development, but his plans to build a shopping village have not started construction yet but will be resolved soon. The letter also has an attachment of the financial statement … continued below

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[3] p. ; 28 cm.

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Crossman, Jerome K. January 21, 1955.

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Letter from the president of the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association to the members of the association regarding the finances from the Hamilton Park project. He writes to the members about the dedication and opening ceremonies of the newly developed Hamilton Park and how the purchases of the project have been paid. Crossman also notes that they have sold land to the Richardson Independent School District and the development is currently in development, but his plans to build a shopping village have not started construction yet but will be resolved soon. The letter also has an attachment of the financial statement of their receipts and expenses from all of their projects.

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[3] p. ; 28 cm.

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  • Preferred Citation: Dallas Citizen's Interracial Association Records (AR0099), University of North Texas Special Collections

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Crossman, Jerome K. [Letter from Jerome K. Crossman to members of the Dallas Citizens' Interracial Association, January 21, 1955], letter, January 21, 1955; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1835816/: accessed June 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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