Unit Title:
Texas Rangers World Series Collection
Accumulation:
2023
Created:
2023
Creator:
Various
Physical Description:
5916.88 MB (303 digital files)
Language:
English
Biography or History:
The Texas Rangers began playing as the Washington Senators in 1961. In 1972, team ownership moved the Senators from Washington, D.C. to Arlington, Texas and renamed the team the Texas Rangers. After being in Arlington for over 50 years, in 2023 the Rangers won their first World Series, defeating the Tampa Bay Rays, the Baltimore Orioles, the Houston Astros, and the Arizona Diamondbacks to reach the pinnacle of the baseball world. Over the course of October 2023, Arlington and the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex played host to numerous playoff games, watch parties, community gatherings, and a victory parade attended by an estimated 700,000 people.
Custodial History:
Material was gifted to UTA Special Collections between November 2023 and March 2024. Donors include Kelly Dill, Evan Spencer, LeeAnne Rogers, Jason Rogers, Nephtaly Rivera, William Whittington, Seth Skocelas, Marla Eovaldi, Cindy Bradfield, Brett Patterson, Matthew Estrada, Michael Spracklen, Brent Weatherall, Ynigo Villanueva, John Sohel, Felipe Laureano, Chandler Jackson, Cole Perrine, Dr. Jennifer Cowley, and Dorinda Burton.
Acquisition Information:
Gifts, 2023 and 2024.
Scope and Content:
This collection consists of digital photographs and videos documenting the experience of Rangers fans and the Arlington community during the Texas Rangers’ 2023 World Series run and the celebrations that followed.
Appraisal Information:
Duplicates and near duplicate images were weeded from the collection.
Accruals:
Further accruals are expected.
Arrangement:
This collection is arranged into 4 series: I. American League Division Series; II. American League Championship Series; III. World Series; IV. Victory Celebrations. Materials are arragned by donor's last name within each series.
Conditions Governing Access:
Open for research.
Conditions Governing Use:
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ If used, please attribute using one of the citations provided. Contact UTA Libraries Special Collections for information regarding publication, reproduction, and use of materials in the Digital Archive.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements:
Born-digital materials held by UTA Libraries Special Collections must be accessed online through the UTA Digital Archive.
Other Finding Aid:
The collection finding aid can be found on ArchivesSpace: https://archives.library.uta.edu/repositories/2/resources/1096
Location of Originals:
UTA Libraries, Special Collections
Alternative Form Available:
none
Related Material:
none
Bibliography:
none
Other Descriptive Data:
Preferred Citation: Texas Rangers World Series Collection, DA6, UTA Libraries Digital Archive: link to digital file, Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Libraries.
Processing Information:
This collection was processed and finding aid written by Kathryn Slover in 2024.
