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Ralph Renick Collection, 1934-1991, Date acquired: 00/00/1998, bulk 1955-1991

 

Summary

Creator:
Renick, Ralph A. (Ralph A. Renick)
Extent:
23.00 boxes
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

The Collection of Ralph Renick includes correspondence, trip reports, programs, invitations, newspapers, bills, photographs, clippings, handbook, certificates, directories, passports, speeches, notebooks, maps, tapes. This collection contains materials regarding the life and career of Ralph Renick. Subjects covered by the collection include Los Angeles, China, D-Day, England, Florida Broadcast Pioneers, Florida International University, France, Governor Bob Graham, Greater Miami Jewish Federation, gun control, Israel, Italy, Miami Press Club, Russia, Orient Express, Salvation Army, Secom Foundation, Statue of Liberty, Tallahassee, University of Florida, University of Miami, University of South Florida, World Media Association, Challenger, Miami, Key Club, Tom Brokaw, CBS, NBC, faculty, Dallas, viewer attitudes research, television history, television news, Volkswagen, Pennsylvania State University, Hispanic journalism, Mercy Hospital, riots, Jacksonville, Florida Senate, senior citizens, Iran oil platform, Key West, prayer, Sierra Club, Dean Junior College commencement, Florida Motion Picture and TV Association, hurricanes broadcast, map of Miami, Astronauts Memorial Foundation, journalism education in Central America, governor campaign materials, lottery, Margate, Florida, soldiers, Carnival Cruise Lines, Sons of the American Revolution, John F. Kennedy, map of the USSR, United Cerebral Palsy of Miami, Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon, Papanicolauo Cancer Research Institute, Boy Scouts, and Gerald Ford.

Biographical / historical:

Ralph Renick, born August 9th 1928, was the face of channel 4, being WTVJ's first and longest running news anchor. Officially retiring in 1990, a year before his death in 1991 as a result of complications that came from hepatitis and liver disease. With his death, came the end of an era of television, giving his longstanding history within the field.

Acquisition information:

Family

Donation

Arrangement:

This collection was kept in the order in which it was received, when it was originally donated by the family.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Astronauts-United States.
Cancer-Research.
Challenger (Spacecraft)
Commencement ceremonies-Florida.
Gun Control
Hispanic American journalists-Florida.
Hospitals-Florida.
Hurricanes-Florida.
Journalism, Educational-Central America.
Journalism-Florida-Miami-Societies, etc.
Older people-Florida.
Orient Express (Express train)
Petroleum-Iran.
Political campaigns-Florida.
Prayer.
Riots.
Soldiers.
Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.)
Television-Florida-History.
Television broadcasting of news-Florida.
Television news anchors-Florida-Correspondence.
Television news anchors-Florida-Photographs.
Television viewers-Florida-Research.
Volkswagen automobiles.
World War, 1939-1945-Campaigns-France-Normandy.
Bills
Certificates
Correspondence
Directories
Handbook
Invitations
Maps
Newspaper Clippings
Newspaper
Notebooks
Passports
Photographs
Programs
Speeches
Tapes
Trip reports
Names:
Boy Scouts of America.
Carnival Cruise Lines.
Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.
Florida Dept. of the Lottery.
Florida International University-Faculty.
Greater Miami Jewish Federation.
Motion Picture Association of America.
National Broadcasting Company, Inc.
Pennsylvania State University.
Salvation Army.
Sierra Club.
Sons of the American Revolution.
United Cerebral Palsy Association of Miami.
University of Florida.
University of Miami.
University of South Florida.
World Media Association.
Brokaw, Tom, 1940-
Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006-Photographs.
Graham, Bob, 1936-
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963-Photographs.
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994-Photographs.
Reagan, Ronald, 1911-2004-Photographs.
Renick, Ralph-Correspondence.
Renick, Ralph-Photographs.
Places:
Broward.
China-Description and Travel.
Dallas (Tex.)-Description and Travel.
Duval.
England-Description and Travel.
France-Description and Travel.
Israel-Description and Travel.
Italy-Description and Travel.
Jacksonville (Fla.)-History.
Key West (Fla.)-History
Leon.
Los Angeles(Calif._Description and Travel.
Margate (Fla.)-History.
Miami (Fla.)-History-Maps.
Miami-Dade.
Monroe.
Russia-Description and Travel.
Soviet Union-Description and Travel-Maps
Tallahassee (Fla.)-Description and Travel.

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research

Terms of access:

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Location of this collection:
Florida International University
11200 SW 8th Street
Miami
FL
33199
USA