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3 finding aid(s) found containing the word(s) American Committee on Africa.
Jackie Robinson papers, 1934-2012
7,000 items. 17 containers. 6.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Baseball player, civil rights leader, and corporate executive. Correspondence, fan mail, financial and legal records, drafts of speeches and writings, printed matter, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous items relating to Robinson as the first African American to play major league baseball in the twentieth century and to various business and civic activities following his baseball career, including his service as a corporate executive and his participation in the civil rights movement, religious and humanitarian organizations, broadcast and media affairs, and politics.
Gilbert Jonas Company records, 1947-2006
23,550 items. 66 containers plus 1 classified and 2 oversize. 26.4 linear feet. 76 digital files (0.62 MB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Public relations firm founded by Gilbert Jonas specializing in fundraising for nonprofit organizations and civil rights and public interest causes. Direct mail campaign files, financial statements, solicitation letters, reports, correspondence, subject files, memoranda, donor lists, newspaper clippings, and printed matter.
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Jim Bouton papers, 1939-2019
37,000 items. 104 containers plus 38 oversize. 46 linear feet. 5,098 digital files (73.36 GB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Athlete, writer, sportscaster, and businessman. Correspondence, writings, scrapbooks, photographs, clippings, memorabilia, biographical materials, videos, and other paper and digital files relating primarily to Bouton’s book Ball Four and his career as a pitcher in Major League Baseball.
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