Scope and Contents This collection consists chiefly of programs and other printed material related to touring African American exhibition comedy basketball teams that focused on showmanship, theatrics, and entertainment. The programs range from the 1950s through the 1980s and typically contain pictures, statistics, and biographies about players, coaches, and other team personnel in addition to team histories, other stories, and advertisements. Teams represented in the collection include the Harlem Clowns, the...

Scope and Contents This collection consists chiefly of printed and graphic materials related to the Harlem Globetrotters professional basketball team, including programs, yearbooks, promotional material, and publicity photos. The programs document games between the Globetrotters and various professional basketball teams. The earliest program is from 1941 and the latest program is from 1969. The collection also includes programs from the World Series of Basketball, an annual series of games during the 1950s and...