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Brutus/Rugby Dennis Brutus, SART Chicago to SART [1981], handwritten on SART flyer; D Brutus mailgram to Prime Minister Muldoon, New Zealand, 27 June 1981, with handwritten annotation of Brutus to Lapchick re: Tom Newnham; Dennis Brutus, SAN-ROC (Evanston) release re: Springbok Tour, 10 July 1981, (photocopy), with handwritten annotation of Brutus to Lapchick; Dennis Brutus, SAN-ROC (Evanston) to Jesse Jackson re: Springbok Tour, 10 July 1981 (photocopy); DBDC (Dennis Brutus Defense Committee) release 16 June 1981, signed Jan Carew, 1981

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 3

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection includes correspondence and papers of organizations boycotting international sports in South Africa, original diaries of Richard Lipchick and is complemented by Papers of Richard Lapchick at Northeastern University. Aspects of the history of ACCESS are covered in three books by Lapchick: Broken promises: racism in American sports (New York: St. Martin's, 1984); Five minutes to midnight: race and sport in the 1990s (Lanham: Madison Books, 1991); and Smashing barriers: race and sport in the new millennium (Lanham, Md.: Madison Books, 2001, revised edition).

Dates

  • Creation: 1981

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Access

The material is stored offsite in Remote Storage. Please contact Special Collections 3 working days in advance if you wish to use it.

Extent

From the Collection: 1.6 Linear Feet (3 boxes (124 folders)) ; Box 1: 25.5 x 33 x 39 cm Boxes 2-3: 26 x 13 x 32 cm

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections Repository

Contact:
MSU Libraries
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East Lansing MI 48823 USA