The collection is composed of the clippings files, photographs, correspondence files, artifacts, and newspapers produced and used by the business office and reporters of the Fort Worth News-Tribune. It is housed in 146 boxes totaling 69 linear ft.; in addition there are eleven bound volumes, and two artifacts. The materials are organized in the same series in which they were received. Materials are in alphabetical order by name of person or subject within each series. The newspapers consist of bound and unbound issues housed in chronological order.

There are five series in the collection. Series I is the clippings files, 1970-1989. The clippings were removed from labeled legal-sized envelopes to acid-free folders. There is a box by box summary and an alphabetical index to the clippings in the container list. The clippings contain stories about Fort Worth and Tarrant County residents, businesses, government bodies, and subjects as retained by the newspaper.

Series II are photographs of people and Series III are photographs of subjects, 1970-1989. The photographs were in a file cabinet that was transferred to Special Collections. All photographs and negatives were placed into acid-free folders. The photographs are primarily black and white, 8″ × 10″, glossy prints, but include some color prints, prints 5″ × 7″ and smaller, snapshots, and Polaroid prints. There are a smaller number of negatives that are or had been attached to the verso of the prints, but many have separated from their original prints and have been sleeved for protection. These negatives remain with the prints as they were received. There is a box by box summary and an alphabetical index to all persons, groups, and subjects in the photograph series in the container list.

The photographs appeared in the News-Tribune or were taken or collected by the newspaper staff. The people series are photographs primarily of local individuals, but they include some corporate groups, nationally prominent figures in the entertainment business and politics. The subject prints depict buildings, events, fashion, theatre and musical groups, street scenes, and other scenes and happenings in and around Fort Worth and Tarrant County. There is an occasional odd photo of an event in another city, state, or country.

In Series IV are selected correspondence files used by the staff, 1981-1989. The files consist of correspondence, reports, notes, news releases, photographs, and printed materials. They are arranged alphabetically by the original titles. See the container list for the titles.

In Series V are newspapers, both bound and individual issues, organized in two subseries, and thereunder arranged chronologically. The bound issues date from August 27, 1970, to May 25, 1973, then there is a gap until January 1980. The remaining bound issues date to December 1984. The unbound issues fill in many of the gaps and range from August 27, 1970 to March 17, 1989. It is nearly a complete set; however, the researcher should be aware that there are several gaps and some missing issues. Consult the container list for a box by box list detailing the titles and range of dates for the newspapers in the collection.

Series VI consists of two artifacts; a yellow News-Tribune newspaper street rack and a News-Tribune sign insert.