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4 finding aid(s) found containing the word(s) Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972.
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.
Arthur Mann papers, 1901-1969
1,800 items. 13 containers plus 2 oversize. 6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Sportswriter, baseball executive, and author. Correspondence, drafts of books and articles, notes, memoranda, newspaper clippings, and printed matter relating primarily to Mann's biography of Branch Rickey and to Rickey's contributions to professional baseball.
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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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Branch Rickey papers, 1890-1969
29,400 items. 87 containers. 34.4 linear feet. 2 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Major league baseball manager and executive. Correspondence, family papers, speeches and writings, memoranda, scouting and other reports, notes, subject files, scrapbooks, photographs, and other papers, chiefly from 1936 to 1965, documenting Branch Rickey's career.