SPORTSTAC "Some Good Reasons for Sponsoring an African Sports Competition" (Promovision), kit re: ECOWAS Games of 1983; Amateur Basketball Association, USA to Carmina Calzonetti, St. Johns University 15 December 1982, re tour by Angolan national basketball team; Carmina Calzonetti to R Lapchick 22 July 1983 re: Angolan visit; Daniel Simpson, Director, Office of Southern African Affairs, US Dept. of State to Angolan Ambassador 18 June 1983 re: Angolan visit; Daniel Simpson, Director, Office of Southern African Affairs, US Dept. of State to Carmina Calzonetti, 12 June 1983 re: Angolan visit; R Lapchick to E Reddy, UN, n.d., re: West Indian cricket tour of South Africa; Carmina Calzonetti curriculum vitae Cecile R Foster, Unity Broadcasting Network to Abraham Ordia, Supreme Council of Sport in Africa, 9 December 1982 Pat, Unity Broadcasting Network to R. Lapchick, 29 Sept. 1983 SPORTSTAC (international sports contact consultants) 1983 project summary, and Proposed relationship with Promovision and ECOWAS Games, 27 Oct. 1982 J.V. Gbeho, Ambassador of Ghana to John Dommisse, ACCESS, 13 December 1982 re: Advisory Commission and UN sports sanctions register, 1982-1983
Scope and Contents
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: 1982-1983
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