Object Details
user
Levine, Ben
Description (Brief)
Green-covered boxing album created with the intention of documenting the reults of amateur boxing in America, with pages for news-clippings, photos, and tables to document statistics, including: who fought, where, when, and the result. Photographs of boxers inside. This belonged to the donor's father, Ben Levine. Levine was a participant in the development of amateur sports competition from 1902 as a boy of 13 when he went to work for James Sullivan, President of the Amateur Athletic Union until his retirement from the A.A.U. in 1968. Levine's primary contribution was to Amateur boxing, which he first promoted prior to 1920. He staged the first Golden Gloves and was the Assistant Manager of the U.S. Boxing teams at the 1924 and 1928 Olympic Games and an international jurist in boxing at the Olympics in 1932.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Bertram Levine
Date made
1931
ID Number
1991.0049.22
catalog number
1991.0049.22
accession number
1991.0049
Object Name
album, boxing
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
green (overall color)
black (overall color)
white (overall color)
Measurements
overall: 9 1/2 in x 12 1/2 in; 24.13 cm x 31.75 cm
place made
United States: New York, New York City
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Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
Data Source
National Museum of American History
web subject
Sports
name of sport
Boxing
level of sport
Amateur
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1072598