FORT WORTH STAR TELEGRAM SERIES

News photographs, negatives, clippings, and printed materials created by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, chronicling the history of Fort Worth and West Texas. Collection Identifier: AR406 Filter by subject

FORT WORTH STAR TELEGRAM SERIES

1889-1986, bulk 1920s-1970s and Series 8: Index Cards: Texas and New Mexico Oil Fields and World War II Texas Servicemen’s Records, 1941-1970s. 1888-1979 Series 4: Photographs-Early Texas, ca. The collection is arranged in 8 series: Series 1: Photographs-Subjects, ca. and family, some of which show Carter with Will Rogers and Presidents Roosevelt, Truman, and Eisenhower photographs of Lyndon Johnson and his family and John Nance Garner, Franklin D. Of particular note are photographs of Amon G. Photographs of Texas people form the better part of the collection, which are an invaluable source for the history and biography of the region: area businessmen, oil men, cattlemen, cowboys, rodeo stars, the Texas National Guard, sports figures, coaches, teams, soap box derby participants, bands, choral groups, actors, congressmen, families, judges, physicians, soldiers, beauty queens, clergymen, authors, aviators, criminals, socialites, firefighters, teachers, and award-and-prize winners, and many others. Local events, such as the 1936 Fort Worth Centennial celebration, the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show and Rodeo, the circus, social events, local natural disasters and goods manufactured in the area, particularly airplanes, helicopters, and missiles are also included. There are approximately 1,400 town and city views, which include about 500 aerial views including approximately fifty aerial views of the city as well as several thousand photographs of important buildings, railroads, highway projects, dams, parks, airports, military bases, universities, and amusement parks. The photos include views of streets, municipal buildings, commercial buildings, parks, schools, colleges, hospitals, military installations, and special events, such as parades, ceremonies, and natural disasters. Since the newspaper made every effort to chronicle the growth and development of West Texas, its photographs of the many towns and cities in the region are an important part of the collection. The collection consists of approximately 179,500 photographs, ca. Those applicants would be defined as coming from the counties below.News photographs, negatives, clippings, and printed materials created by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, chronicling the history of Fort Worth and West Texas. Applicants who come from the Pineywoods area will be given preference.Applicants must be currently enrolled for a minimum of 12 semester hours, have at least a 2.5 GPA and must be a news editorial major with the intent toward a career in consumer newspapers.Applicants must submit a brief letter from a teacher attesting to the applicant's need.Applicants must submit a written statement of financial need.Appliants must maintain full-time enrollment at UNT, unless they have fewer than twice the number of semester hours required to be full-time remaining in their individual degree program.Applicants must meet minimum entrance and continuing academic performance standards of the School of Journalism. Applicants must be incoming freshmen or community college transfer students from either the defined 42-county geographic region of East Texas (see below), or from Tarrant County.Renewal status is determined by reapplication and student progress on a yearly basis and may be renewed through 4 years if awarded as a freshman or 2 years if awarded as a new transfer student. Tinsley/Fort Worh Star-Telegram Scholarship will be designated as Tinsley Scholars while receiving the scholarship. He worked at the newspaper for more than 40 years. Tinsley was an executive editor for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Tinsley/Fort Worth Star-Telegram Scholarship Scripps Howard Foundation Emerging Journalists Program.Mayborn School of Journalism Diversity Plan.Mayborn School of Journalism Strategic Plan 2022 – 2026.

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