WOI-TV visuals, 1953-1955, n.d..

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WOI-TV visuals, 1953-1955, n.d..

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This collection consists of visual graphics from the 1950s used for WOI-TV programming. The visuals were all designed by Martha Dloughy Squire, WOI-TV's art director at the time. The visuals include special announcements for new bulletins and programs; promotional spots for WOI television and radio programming; promotional spots for individual Iowa State academic departments; promotional spots for the Iowa State Fair, the Iowa Boys State Basketball Tournament, and the Iowa State VEISHEA and homecoming celebrations; and the television program titles and credits. The visuals were constructed of paper and various media and pasted onto tagboard. They range in size from 6" x 7" up to 14" x 19". Almost all of them have notes written on the back, probably by Squire, describing the visual and what it was used for. Most of them have suffered from water damage resulting in warping.

3.07 linear ft. (2 oversized boxes).

Iowa State University, Parks Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7284372

Iowa State University, Parks Library

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WOI-TV (Ames, Iowa).

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Iowa State University

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On March 22, 1948, Iowa State College (University) sponsored a 90th anniversary celebration in honor of the founding of the college, which occurred on the same date in 1858 when the charter act establishing a state agricultural college became law. The celebration included a symposium, luncheon, departmental open houses, and a dinner. From the description of 90th anniversary collection, 1947-1948. (Iowa State University). WorldCat record id: 54799482 In 1958, Iowa State Colle...

Squire, Martha Dloughy.

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WOI-TV was the first television station owned and operated by an institution of higher learning in the U.S., beginning in February, 1950. At that time, the station was the only one to televise a regular schedule of programming into central Iowa, until 1954. The station was truly unique in that as an educationally owned television station, WOI-TV was also granted a commercial license by the FCC. WOI-TV's pioneering activities in applying television to education helped sti...