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Schomburg Center Scrapbooks : Louis, Joe.

Title
Schomburg Center Scrapbooks : Louis, Joe.
Publication
1934-1951.

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v. 15Mixed materialRestricted use Sc MG 958 (Louis, Joe) v. 15Offsite
v. 14Mixed materialRestricted use Sc MG 958 (Louis, Joe) v. 14Offsite
v. 13Mixed materialRestricted use Sc MG 958 (Louis, Joe) v. 13Offsite
v. 12Mixed materialRestricted use Sc MG 958 (Louis, Joe) v. 12Offsite
v. 11Mixed materialRestricted use Sc MG 958 (Louis, Joe) v. 11Offsite
v. 10Mixed materialRestricted use Sc MG 958 (Louis, Joe) v. 10Offsite
v. 9Mixed materialRestricted use Sc MG 958 (Louis, Joe) v. 9Offsite
v. 8Mixed materialRestricted use Sc MG 958 (Louis, Joe) v. 8Offsite
v. 7Mixed materialRestricted use Sc MG 958 (Louis, Joe) v. 7Offsite
v. 6Mixed materialRestricted use Sc MG 958 (Louis, Joe) v. 6Offsite
v. 5Mixed materialRestricted use Sc MG 958 (Louis, Joe) v. 5Offsite
v. 4Mixed materialRestricted use Sc MG 958 (Louis, Joe) v. 4Offsite
v. 3Mixed materialRestricted use Sc MG 958 (Louis, Joe) v. 3Offsite
v. 2Mixed materialRestricted use Sc MG 958 (Louis, Joe) v. 2Offsite
r. 10: v. 5, Little Rock, Arkansas-Public Schools- v. 1-15, Joe LouisMixed materialUse in library Sc Micro R-707 r. 10: v. 5, Little Rock, Arkansas-Public Schools- v. 1-15, Joe LouisSchomburg Center - Research & Reference
v. 1Mixed materialRestricted use Sc MG 958 (Louis, Joe) v. 1Offsite

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Description
15 volumes (50; 49; 48; 51; 51; 50; 50; 52; 50; 50; 51; 50; 51; 52; 51 leaves) : illustrations; 31 cm
Summary
  • These scrapbooks (1934-1951) are about boxer Joe Louis and contain clippings from a variety of both African American and mainstream newspapers. The scrapbooks cover Louis' career in detail, focusing primarily on upcoming boxing matches, the outcome of matches, and profiles of Louis. Opponents faced by Louis include Max Schmeling, Jack Sharkey, Max Baer, Arturo Godoy, Tony Galento, Billy Conn, and Lou Nova. There is also coverage of his life before his boxing career, personal life, physical condition, earnings, enrollment in the United States Army, and participation in bouts to support several defense funds during World War II.
  • Publications include African American newspapers The Afro American (Baltimore), Boston Guardian, Chicago Defender, Louisiana Weekly, New York Age, New York Amsterdam News, Norfolk Journal and Guide, Philadelphia Tribune, Pittsburgh Courier, St. Louis Argus, and Washington Tribune, as well as the New York Post and New York Times. Not all clippings include date and source information.
Donor/Sponsor
Home to Harlem Project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Uniform Title
  • Afro-American (Baltimore, Md. : National ed.)
  • Chicago defender.
  • New York age (New York, N.Y. : 1887)
  • Pittsburgh courier.
Alternative Title
  • Louis, Joe
  • Boston guardian
  • Louisiana weekly
  • New York Amsterdam news
  • Norfolk journal and guide
  • Philadelphia tribune
  • St. Louis argus
  • Washington tribune
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Clippings (information artifacts)
  • Scrapbooks.
Note
  • Compiled and bound by the New York Public Library.
  • The staff who assembled the scrapbooks noted their initials alongside the articles they clipped. The staff responsible for these volume are AMC, A McD, AVR, BB, CMN, EJ, EMN, EW, GG, JC, JP, MN, MPT, MS, MW, RS, VK, and WA.
  • Initials EJ likely belong to E. Johnson and MS likely belong to M. Starke, both of whom clipped periodicals at the 135th St. New York Public Library branch. Initials VK likely belong to Vincent Kerr, Assistant Research Worker, RS likely belong to Ruby Scott, Clerk-Typist, and MN likely belong to Marie Neal, Library Clerk, assigned to the 135th St. branch through the Works Progress Administration.
Access (note)
  • Researchers are restricted to the microfilm copy in: Sc Micro R-707 r. 10
Cite As (note)
  • Schomburg Center Scrapbooks, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library
Terms of Use (note)
  • Permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication
Biography (note)
  • The Schomburg Center Scrapbooks are a collection of 296 volumes assembled by library staff between the 1920s and 1960s, to supplement the collection of black history resources that would later form the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. The staff were strategic in their clipping, choosing to highlight black voices and topics of particular interest to the African American community. The scrapbooks are organized by topic and consist primarily of newspaper clippings, unless otherwise noted.
Provenance (note)
  • The Schomburg scrapbooks may have grown out of the clipping file, when librarian Catherine Latimer assigned WPA workers to clip African American and mainstream newspapers and assemble them into scrapbooks. Two or three scrapbooks on Marcus Garvey went missing around 1960.
Call Number
Sc MG 958 (Louis, Joe)
OCLC
1098035227
Title
Schomburg Center Scrapbooks : Louis, Joe.
Production
1934-1951.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Restricted Access
Researchers are restricted to the microfilm copy in: Sc Micro R-707 r. 10
Cite As:
Schomburg Center Scrapbooks, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library
Terms Of Use
Permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication
Biography
The Schomburg Center Scrapbooks are a collection of 296 volumes assembled by library staff between the 1920s and 1960s, to supplement the collection of black history resources that would later form the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. The staff were strategic in their clipping, choosing to highlight black voices and topics of particular interest to the African American community. The scrapbooks are organized by topic and consist primarily of newspaper clippings, unless otherwise noted.
Provenance
The Schomburg scrapbooks may have grown out of the clipping file, when librarian Catherine Latimer assigned WPA workers to clip African American and mainstream newspapers and assemble them into scrapbooks. Two or three scrapbooks on Marcus Garvey went missing around 1960.
Spine Title
Louis, Joe
Added Title
Afro-American (Baltimore, Md. : National ed.)
Chicago defender.
New York age (New York, N.Y. : 1887)
Pittsburgh courier.
Boston guardian
Louisiana weekly
New York Amsterdam news
Norfolk journal and guide
Philadelphia tribune
St. Louis argus
Washington tribune
Research Call Number
Sc MG 958 (Louis, Joe)
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