Scope and Contents
Collection of British, American and French prints depicting boxers and boxing scenes, as well as political cartoons depicting opponents boxing. Includes portraits of Daniel Mendoza and Belasco, Jewish boxers. Captions below prints of boxers include statistical information.
Dates
- 1789-[ca. 1875]
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Boxing Prints Collection is the physical property of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Prints transferred from Arts of the Book, Sterling Memorial Library, 1997.
Arrangement
Prints arranged alphabetically by publisher.
Extent
1.75 Linear Feet ((40 prints in 1 box) ; 56.1 x 38.8 cm.)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
Collection of British, American and French prints depicting boxers and boxing scenes, as well as political cartoons depicting opponents boxing. Includes portraits of Daniel Mendoza and Belasco, Jewish boxers. Captions below prints of boxers include statistical information.
- Title
- Guide to the Boxing Prints Collection
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- by Diana Smith
- Date
- September 1998
- Description rules
- Beinecke Manuscript Unit Archival Processing Manual
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository
Location
121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Opening Hours
Access Information
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