Richardson History Collection

Preserving the heritage of the community is an important role of the public library. The Richardson History Collection is the repository for items unique to the history of Richardson. Included in the collection are:

• Historical photographs of people and places
• Family histories
• Richardson and Dallas newspapers
• Richardson history books
• Clipping files
• Scrapbooks
• Slides
• Richardson high school year books
• Maps
• City of Richardson budgets and annual reports

The collection is housed in the Reference Department in the basement of the library.

Do you have Richardson history items to donate? Please call (972) 744-4355 to have the items evaluated by the Local History Librarian.