Jim Brown papers

Descriptive Summary

Title: Jim Brown papers
Dates: 1949-2003
Creator: Brown, Jim, d. 2010
Size: 1.5 linear ft. (1 flat box)
Language: Material is in English unless otherwise noted.

Scope and Content

Correspondence, newspaper clippings, award certificates and other papers relating to the life and career of Jim Brown, DuSable High School teacher and coach of football, baseball, and basketball teams circa 1950-1980. Brown graduated from George Williams College in 1949; coached the DuSable team to the 1954 Illinois state basketball tournament (later featured in an NCAA exhibition); and was inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame. Many telegrams to Brown in March 1954 comment on the tournament. The DuSable Panthers were the first African American boys basketball team with an African American coach to compete in the state finals and the first Chicago team to compete in the finals. Also included in the collection are copies of programs for the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame: 1973, 1974, 1975.

Conditions for Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

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Preferred Citation

A common citation for archives is as follows: Item, Folder number and/or title, Box number, Collection title, ID number, Repository name, location.

Custodial History

Gift of Jim Brown (2004.0070).

Related Material

Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include the "Coach Jim Brown of DuSable High School collection of visual materials" (2004.0070). Chicago History Museum artifacts collection holds related items.

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