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Bent Nose Row, Joe Maslanka

Mighty Pen Project Anthology & Archive

A young man joins a boxing club and learns some hard lessons about the world.

Articles, stories, and other compositions in this archive were written by participants in the Mighty Pen Project. The program, developed by author David L. Robbins, and in partnership with Virginia Commonwealth University and the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, Virginia, offers veterans and their family members a customized twelve-week writing class, free of charge. The program encourages, supports, and assists participants in sharing their stories and experiences of military experience so both writer and audience may benefit.

Greater New York: The Sports Capital Of Depression Era America, Jeffrey A. Kroessler

Publications and Research

Any history of the Great Depression is incomplete if it neglects sports, and New York City was the unrivaled sports capital of America. From professional baseball to college basketball to boxing, the most important sporting events took place in New York's legendary venues: Yankee Stadium, the Polo Grounds, Madison Square Garden, Forest Hills, and Belmont Park. Sports also mirrored social issues. Joe Louis's boxing matches against white opponents represented more than a simple athletic contest and stimulated racial and ethnic pride, especially in his bouts with Max Schmeling. Long Island University's dominant basketball team boycotted the 1936 Olympic trials to …

Profiles Of Selected Mormon Athletes In Professional Sports, J. Michael Hunter

Faculty Publications

“Profiles of Selected Mormon Athletes in Professional Sports” provides profiles with career highlights of over 200 Mormon athletes in professional sports, including baseball, basketball, bodybuilding, boxing, football, golf, hockey, racing, running, volleyball, and wrestling. This chapter appears in the second volume of Mormons and Popular Culture: The Global Influence of an American Phenomenon (Praeger 2013), a comprehensive treatment of Mormons and popular culture, providing an introduction and wide-ranging overview of the topic.

Interview No. 572, Voices From The Past

Combined Interviews

25 tapes containing recordings of various political, entertainment and religious personalities.

Press Bulletin, Vol. V, No. 14, 1942, Kaz Oka

Japanese American WWII Incarceration Camp newspapers

Poston newspaper covers evacuee trust fund, Nisei soldiers, Community council approval, work pay, Poston Fair events, employment ads, film exhibit, teachers welcomed, pro-rated supplies, letters to Japan, agricultural project, wedding announcements, Poston I Cooperative Congress, birth announcements, plumbing issues, social clubs and activities, social events, health department inspection, volunteers for outside work, government property, housing supplies, donations and sports results.

Press Bulletin, Vol. V, No. 10, 1942, Kaz Oka

Japanese American WWII Incarceration Camp newspapers

Poston newspaper covers Coronation Ball, outside work employment, Poston county fair events, contraband inspection, county fair art exhibit, items donated to community, new express offices, job meetings, construction in Poston III, school clubs and meetings, building inspections, Harvest Ball, teaching vacancies, Diphtheria tests, social club meetings and events, sports matches and results.

Press Bulletin, Vol. V, No. 2, 1942, Margaret Hirashima

Japanese American WWII Incarceration Camp newspapers

October 8, 1942 Poston Relocation Center newspaper. Covers meeting about drawing up a Constitution for Poston relocation center, student leaving for college, Nisei and Issei concerns, farming and landscaping improvements, health cautions, snake awareness, social activities, safety classes, boxing match,baseball and softball game results, Yuma County Fair

Interview No. 582, Joe Louis/Max Schmeling Fights, 1936 And 1938

Combined Interviews

Excerpts for these two championship bouts. (On 7-inch reel only)