Ben F. Stroder Collection

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Summary: Donor was a vice-president of First National Bank of Fort Worth. He and his wife, Nelda Stroder, donated the following items relating to the bank.

View the Ben F. Stroder image gallery of photographs.

Advertisements

  • Television schedule showing times of First of Fort Worth commercials, July 4-July 31, 1973
  • Screencaps with script of First of Fort Worth commercials, circa 1973
  • "You're one of a kind," brochure advertising for First National Bank of Fort Worth, undated
Artifacts
  • Attache bag with First of Fort Worth logo, undated
  • Money pouches from the Burnett Plaza Building, undated
  • Porcelain plate with image of 1910 First National Bank of Fort Worth Building at W. 7th and Houston, circa 1911
  • Porcelain plate with image of First National Bank of Fort Worth Building at W. 7th and Houston, circa 1910-1920
  • Safe deposit box key containers with First of Fort Worth logo
  • Tie pins with First of Fort Worth logos, undated
  • Set of ten and twelve highball glasses, First National Bank of Fort Worth, undated
  • Perpetual wall calendar with logo of First National Bank of Fort Worth, undated
  • Grape jelly jar with Merry Christmas label, compliments of First National Bank of Fort Worth, undated
  • Cubic desk calendar with First of Fort Worth logo, undated
  • Money pouch containing First National Bank of Fort Worth office supplies, undated

First National Bank of Fort Worth, ca. 1960s 

Pictured: First National Bank of Fort Worth, ca. 1960s

Newspaper Clippings

  • "FW's reputed first black millionaire," Fort Worth Star-Telegram, February 12, 1984
  • "Remembering 'Gooseneck Bill,'" Fort Worth Star-Telegram, February 12, 1984
  • "Legacy of early black banker recalled," Fort Worth Star-Telegram, December 11, 1999
  • "Early Days in Texas," Fort Worth Star-Telegram, undated
Photographs
  • Bank officers and employees in lobby of First National Bank of Fort Worth, November 3, 1920
  • First National Bank of Fort Worth bowling team, American Bowling Congress, Fort Worth, 1957
  • Christmas tree in lobby of First National Bank of Fort Worth, December 20, 1957
  • Vice-presidents at First National Bank of Fort Worth, February 5, 1963
  • Walter Wallerick, Kenneth O'Dowd, and Paul Hamilton, February 5, 1963
  • Presentation of a watch, by J. Lee Johnson, Jr., to Champ Clark, with Kenneth O'Dowd, undated

Postcards

  • First National Bank Building at Burnett Plaza, circa 1961
  • First National Bank from Burnett Park, circa 1961
  • Noguchi sculpture titled the "Energy Symbol," circa 1961
  • "The Arid Garden," with three granite pieces by Noguchi sculpture, circa 1961
  • "The Arid Garden," with red yucca in bloom, circa 1961
Programs and Invitations
  • Funeral program for William Madison McDonald, July 9, 1950
  • Invitation to the restoration of the Bob R. Simpson Building, November 5, 2005

Publications

  • First Edition, First National Bank of Fort Worth, 1976-1983
  • First Edition, InterFirst Bank, 1983-1987
  • First Edition, First Republic Bank, 1987
  • First United News, 1974-1975
  • FUBI Forum, First United Bancorporation, Inc., 1976-1983
  • The Landmark, First National Bank of Fort Worth, 1965-1974
  • A Bank and a Shoul of Time, First National Bank of Fort Worth, 1961
  • Banking Briefs You Should Read, First National Bank of Fort Worth, 1961
  • First Impressions, First National Bank of Fort Worth employee handbook, February 13, 1962
  • Business Builders Club, First National Bank of Fort Worth, circa 1970
  • The First: The Story of Fort Worth's Oldest National Bank, by Paul Mason, April 20, 1977
  • Briefing, Volume 3, Number 3, Third Quarter, 1983
  • First National Bank of Fort Worth Retirees Association Directory, February 1999
Reports
  • First of Fort Worth, Annual Reports, 1979, 1981, 1982
  • First of Fort Worth, Report to Employees, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983
Scrapbook
  • First National Bank of Fort Worth binder containing postcards, photographs, Christmas cards, and newspaper clippings related to the bank, circa 1950-1970