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Watt (Tom) television memorabilia
FMST Mss 2  
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  • Title: Tom Watt television memorabilia
    Identifier/Call Number: FMST Mss 2
    Language of Material: English.
    Contributing Institution: UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
    Physical Description: 0.42 Linear Feet (1 document box)
    Creator: Watt, Thompson R. (-1972)
    Date (inclusive): approximately 1955-1965
    Abstract: This collection contains documents, photographs, and ephemera related to the career of TV critic and TV news director Thompson R. Watt (Tom Watt), from 1955 to 1965.
    Physical Location: Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library

    Access Restrictions

    The collection is open for research.

    Use Restrictions

    Property rights to the collection and physical objects belong to the Regents of the University of California acting through the Department of Special Research Collections at the UCSB Library. All applicable literary rights, including copyright to the collection and physical objects, are protected under Chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code and are retained by the creator and the copyright owner, heir(s), or assigns.
    All requests to reproduce, quote from, or otherwise reuse collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special Research Collections at UCSB at special@ucsb.edu. Consent is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California acting through the Department of Special Research Collections at UCSB as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s), or assigns. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or their assigns for permission to publish where the UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of Item], Tom Watt television memorabilia, FMST Mss 2. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

    Acquisition Information

    Gift of Robert Watt, 2023.

    Scope and Content

    This collection covers local television history from early TV critic (Denver Post) and TV news director (KOA-TV, Denver, Colorado) Thompson R. Watt (Tom Watt). Materials include press photographs, correspondence, memorabilia, and clippings.
    Tom Watt ( - 1972) was the photo editor and later the first TV columnist for the Denver Post (1950s). In the 1960s he became the news director at Denver Channel 4 (then KOA).

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Television producers and directors -- Colorado -- Denver -- Archives
    Journalists -- Colorado -- Denver -- Archives
    Photographs
    Promotional materials
    Clippings (information artifacts)
    Christmas cards
    Printed ephemera
    Correspondence
    Watt, Thompson R. (-1972) -- Archives
    KOA-TV (Television station : Denver, Colo.) -- Archives
    Denver post -- Archives