DeForest, Jimmy (James Royal), 1868-1932
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1868-01 - 1932-10-11
Occupations
Places
- New York (N.Y.) (Place of Birth)
- Long Branch (N.J.) (Place of Death)
- United States (Associated Country)
Languages Used
- English
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Jimmy DeForest Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSSP_10000
Content Description
This collection contains manuscript material documenting boxing trainer Jimmy DeForest. The collection includes letters received by DeForest (mostly from 1926), personal effects like an address book, two date books, and business cards, and photographs related to his career in boxing and to his family. Several letters from Los Angeles-based boxing trainer Larney Lichtenstein in 1926 discuss the boxing scene, upcoming fights, and various boxers. Formats include letters, ephemera, and...
Dates:
c. 1890-1926