Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Guide to the Benjamin Levine Collection of Amateur Boxing Ephemera, 1902-1963

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0435
Creators:
Levine, Benjamin, 1888-1978 (promoter)
Levine, Bertram
Dates:
1902-1963
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.5 Cubic feet
1 box
Repository:
A collection of amateur boxing ephemera collected by Bertram Levine.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Collection consists of newsclippings, photographs, event programs, correspondence, and a poster documenting the development of amateur boxing in the United States.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Benjamin Levine was born in New York City on November 3, 1888. He was of Jewish origin, his ancestors coming from Germany and Lithuania. In 1902, at the age of 13 he went to work for James E. Sullivan, President of the Metropolitan Amateur Athletic Union in New York. Beginning in 1911, he was a participant in and a witness to the development of amateur sports competition handling and promoting boxers. He staged the first Golden Gloves in 1927 and for many years thereafter. He was the assistant manager of the U.S. boxing teams at the 1924 and 1928 Olympic games. He was an international jurist in boxing at the 1932 Olympics. He worked as an official for the Amateur Athletic Union until he retired in 1963 and served as a consultant until his death in 1978.

Administration

Author
Stacy Y. Coates
Separated Materials
Medals and other artifacts housed in the Division of Home and Community Life (now Division of Cultural and Community Life).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated by Benjamin Levine's son Bertram Levine on February 7, 1991.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Stacy Y. Coates, 1995

Using the Collection

Preferred Citation
Benjamin Levine Collection of Amateur Boxing Ephemera, 1902-1963, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Programs -- Sports Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Posters Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Clippings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographic prints Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs -- 20th century Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Boxing -- Tournaments -- United States Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Boxing Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Olympics Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Golden Gloves Tournament Title Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Amateur Athletic Union Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Olympic Games (9th : 1928 : Amsterdam, Netherlands) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sullivan, James E. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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