Boxers Scrapbook Collection

Collection

Identifier: BOX_760

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Scope and Contents

This collection consists of 41 scrapbooks about professional boxers. The scrapbooks were compiled by an unknown person and contain almost exclusively articles and photographs clipped from various newspapers and periodicals dating from the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s, although some of the material is retrospective. Sources for the clippings include daily newspapers and boxing periodicals. There are few citations included. Most scrapbooks are devoted to the exploits and career of individual boxers, including many of the notable professional fighters of the first half of the twentieth century. Three scrapbooks at the end of the run are devoted to African-American Fighters, Irish-American Fighters, and Italian-American Fighters. Clippings in the scrapbooks are usually arranged chronologically. Most scrapbooks most measure approximately 10.5 x 7.25 inches, and they average about forty leaves with clippings on both recto and verso.

Formats include scrapbooks and clippings.

Dates

Creation: Majority of material found within c. 1930s - c. 1950s

Conditions Governing Access

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright status for collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.