Abstract

A group of more than 30 real-photo postcards, many inscribed, preserved by English boxing trainer Alec Goodman. Most relate to world welterweight champion Ted "Kid" Lewis, whom Goodman trained.

Content Description One volume of photocopied clippings, photographs, and other material relating to the boxing career of Tommy Loughran.A copied note at the beginning of the volume reads: "Thomas P. Loughran, 1634 Ritner Street, Phila. Pa. This book contains the clippings and results of all my boxing bouts and exhibitions except the first years of my career in which I did not bother with any clippings. My career started on December 9, 1919 at the Auditorium A.A. in Phila. at Sixth and...

Scope and Contents This collection consists of 22 photographs by Larry Fink from his boxing series, The gelatin silver print photographs document several levels of the sport of boxing from 1990 through 1993. Many images capture aspiring boxers and their handlers at local and regional boxing gyms in the Philadelphia area like Champs Gym and the Blue Horizon Gym. Two photographs document the heavyweight championship boxing match between Mike Tyson and Donovan “Razor” Ruddock in Las Vegas in March 1991. One...

Content Description A scrapbook of newspaper clippings about the murder of middleweight boxing champion Stanley Ketchel in Conway, Missouri, on October 15, 1910. Most clippings are annotated to indicate the source and date. The newspaper clippings derive from a large number of different American newspapers. The clippings range in date from October 15, 1910 to October 20, 1910, which was the date of Ketchel's funeral. Gilt lettering on the spine reads "Death / Stanley Ketchel / Clippings / Vol. 1 / 1910 /...