John Dommisse John Dommisse (ACCESS Secretary) to Netherlands Ambassador to the UN 3 December 1979 re Dutch exclusion of South Africa from Paraplegic Olympics; John Dommisse (ACCESS Secretary) to UK Ambassador to the UN 19 June 1979 re: remarks of Prince Philip on South Africa; UK Mission to the UN to John Dommisse (ACCESS) 16 October 1979 re: remarks of Prince Philip on South Africa; UK Foreign Office to John Dommisse, 4 July 1980 re: British Lions rugby tour; John Dommisse, ACCESS to UK Foreign Office 14 July 1980 re: rugby tour; John Dommisse (ACCESS Secretary) to Cyrus Vance, Secretary of State 7 April 1980 re: US recognition of Transkei, and reply of Country Officer 8 May 1980, attaching Dept of State Background Notes: South Africa June 1977 and Remarks of Richard Moose, Assistant Sec of State ... April 30,1980; John Dommisse to Glenn Hauser 23 June 1980 re: Transkei; John Dommisse to NASWA re: Transkei 7 March 1980; John Dommisse (ACCESS Secretary) to R. Lapchick (ACCESS Chairperson) 14 May 1980, with handwritten annotation of 15 May re: Zimbabwe rugby; John Dommisse and R. Lapchick (ACCESS) mailgram to Zimbabwe Ministry of Sport 15 May 1980 re: scuttling of Zimbabwe leg of British Lions rugby tour; John Dommisse (ACCESS) to Teurai Nhongo, Zimbabwe Ministry of Sport 22 May 1980 re: Zimbabwe leg of British Lions rugby tour; John Dommisse (ACCESS) to Teurai Nhongo, Zimbabwe Ministry of Sport 5 November 1980 re: sports boycott; John [Dommisse] to Rich [Lapchick] 2/4 [1979?] re Dennis Brutus; John Dommisse, ACCESS, to Prime Minister Michael Manley 7 March 1980 re: West Indies cricket tour [fax]; John Dommisse, ACCESS, to Bill Davis, United Church, Toronto, 7 December 1979 re: sale of Falconbridge shares [fax]; John Dommisse, ACCESS, to International Golf Association, 6 December 1979 re: 1980 World Cup Golf; R. Lapchick, ACCESS, handwritten letter to Dennis [Brutus], 19 February 1980 re: sports boycotts, with annotated replies by Brutus in margins; R. Lapchick, ACCESS, form letter to ACCESS members, 20 February 1980 re: sports boycotts in 1980, with annotated replies by Dennis Brutus in margins; Gray Grouse, South Africa Task Force, circular of 28 January 1980; R. Lapchick, "The Grand 'Ole Racists: South Africa Invades Opryland" ms, n.d., 6 leaves, annotated; John Dommisse, "Apartheid and US", ms, 29 May 1978, ca. 10 leaves; annotated; John Dommisse, ACCESS to Peter Wood, Duke University, attaching ms., 19 February 1979, ca. 10 leaves; "Review of International Broadcasting" July 1980; ACCESS mailgram to Colombian Golf Team, 1 October 1980 re: Pinehurst; ACCESS mailgram to New Zealand Golf Team, 1 October 1980, re: Pinehurst; ACCESS circular 23 July 1980, re: Pinehurst protests; M.N. Father, South African Council on Sports to John Dommisse, ACCESS, 14 July 1980 re Commonwealth Games (copy, with handwritten note to R. Lapchick); John Dommisse, ACCESS, to M.N. Father, South African Council on Sports, 27 February 1981, re SACOS Congress 1981; John Dommisse, ACCESS, to Ambassador Andrew young 13 August 1980 re: campaign against inclusion of South African golf team in Eisenhower trophy; John Dommisse to Glenn Hauser, editor, Review of International Broadcasting 25 August 1980; John Dommisse, ACCESS, to Jamaica UN Ambassador 26 February 1981, re: English cricket tour of Jamaica; John Dommisse, ACCESS, to Guyana UN Ambassador 26 February 1981, re: Guyana stands on apartheid and English cricket tour; John Dommisse, ACCESS, to James Frey, editor, Journal of Sport Social Issues, 25 February 1981, re: U.S. Olympic boycott; Press clippings, 1978-1981
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: approximately 1969-1991
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