Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection, Series 3: Photographs--Sports:

A Guide

Historical Note

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram was formed by the union of the Fort Worth Star and Fort Worth Telegram. It began with the January 1, 1909 issue. The Fort Worth Star was started on February 1, 1906. The Star purchased the Fort Worth Telegram in 1909.

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Scope and Contents

This is Series 3 of AR406, Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection.

Prints, 8" x 10" or smaller. Black and white photographs of coaches, players, events, and stadiums. The series consists primarily of images of the players and coaches in local high school, college, semi professional, and professional sports with the emphasis on college and semi-professional teams in Fort Worth. Within each sport are the coaches, players, stadiums (if applicable), and events.

Series 3 centers on baseball, especially semi-professional teams, such as the Fort Worth Cats; football, in particular college teams; and golf, primarily the Colonial Country Club scene and the tournaments held there each year. Players, coaches, and teams dominate the series. Other major sports figures depicted include those who participated in basketball, tennis, car racing, horse racing, track, and swimming. Representatives of recreational sports are also included in this series, but only in small numbers. There are a few team photographs, stadiums, and action scenes, but this is a minor part of the collection. Major league figures and action photographs are found primarily in the negatives.

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Restrictions

Access

Open for research.

Literary Rights Statement

Permission to publish, reproduce, distribute, or use by any and all other current or future developed methods or procedures must be obtained in writing from Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Library. All rights are reserved and retained regardless of current or future development or laws that may apply to fair use standards.

Arrangements for reproduction of photographs dated after 1990 must be made directly with the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

Permission must be obtained from the copyright holder to publish, reproduce, distribute, or use by any and all other current or future developed methods or procedures wire service photographs or photographs by other photographers included in the collection. Wire services photographs will not be reproduced without their written permission. For permission to reprint or use Associated Press (AP) or United Press International (UPI) photographs contact them at the following addresses:

• AP/Wide World Photos International Headquarters
• 50 Rockefeller Plaza
• New York, NY 10020
• 212-621-1935
• Fax: 212-621-1955
• e-mail: wideworld@ap.org

• Associated Press Texas Bureau: (972) 991-2100
• United Press International World Headquarters
• 1510 H. Street
• NW Washington, D.C. 20005
• 202-898-8000
• Fax: 202-898-8057
• e-mail: photo@upi.com

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Administrative Information

Provenance

Dr. Charles C. Colley, Director of Special Collections, and Fort Worth lawyer, Jenkins Garrett, were actively involved in bringing the Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection to UT Arlington. The university administration under President Wendell Nedderman and the university libraries director, John A. Hudson, gave their full support. Meetings that culminated in the donation agreement began in 1983, after Colley learned the newspaper was seeking a permanent custodian for their archives. Capitol Cities corporate headquarters and the administrative and editorial/library management staff of the Star-Telegram approved the donation of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s archives to Special Collections in 1983. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram archives donated the collection in increments from late June to October 1984. Subsequent donations of negatives were received in 1989, 1996, and 1999, while Dr. Gerald D. Saxon was Associate Director for Special Collections and Branch Libraries and Sally Gross was Head of Special Collections.

Citation

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection, AR406, Series 3, Box Number, Folder Number, Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Library.

Acquisition

Gift, 1984-ongoing.

Processing Information

Finding aid prepared by the staff of the Special Collections Division, October 1998, and revised March 1999.

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Container List

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