Documentation Following Althea Gibson's Progress and Achievements in the World of Tennis

Original Title

Documentation Following Althea Gibson's Progress and Achievements in the World of Tennis

Devised Title

Documentation Following Althea Gibson's Progress and Achievements in the World of Tennis

Date

1950--1953

1956--1958

1976--1981

Creator

George W. Gore See all items with this value

Althea Gibson See all items with this value

A. S. "Jake" Gaither See all items with this value

J. R. E. Lee, Jr. See all items with this value

Contributor

George W. Gore

Description

This collection gives astounding insight into the origins of Althea Gibson, the first Black person to win a Grand Slam event and play at Wimbledon. As an alum of Florida A&M, these letters show FAMU’s full support of Gibson through sponsorship of trips to competitions, Gibson’s return of that love, and her balancing her role as a student-athlete.

Primary Subject

1900-1999 See all items with this value

Sports and Athletics See all items with this value

HBCU institutional history See all items with this value

Economics See all items with this value

Location

Tallahassee

Leon County

Florida

United States of America

Type

Textual document

Medium

Paper

Ink

Format

PDF

HBCU Identifier

AR_0007_001_005_B11_F03-F10

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.FAMU.0266

Rights

All rights reserved. The use of any part of these objects and photographs transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, or stored in a retrieval system without the prior written consent of MEBA is an infringement of the copyright law.

Contributing Institution

Florida A&M University

Source

History of FAMU Collection

Collection

President George W. Gore See all items with this value

Language

English