Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
Title | Jackie Robinson papers, 1934-2012 |
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Inclusive Dates | 1934-2012 |
Bulk Dates | 1947-1987 |
ID No. | MSS84832 |
Creator | Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972 |
Extent | 7,000 items |
Extent | 17 containers |
Extent | 6.6 linear feet |
Language | Collection material in English |
Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms003031 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm2001084832 |
Summary | 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. |