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Archie F. House collection [DIGITAL CONTENT]
No full textThis collection contains correspondence and other documents, as well as a small number of photographs and memorabilia, related to the life of Archie F. House of Little Rock, Ark
Archie Green (interview)
No full textThis interview is included in the American Folklore Society Oral History Project held at the Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. This item is two interviews with Archie Green conducted by David A. Taylor of the American Folklife Center. Archie Green discusses his family history, his parents' immigration from the Ukraine to Canada and then to Los Angeles; his education at the University of California, Berkeley; his work as a surveyor for the CCC; his work as a shipwright, and his brief tenure as a labor union official during World War II. He enlisted in the Navy, was assigned to a ship repair unit, served in a drydock in San Diego and in Albany, California, then in the eastern Philippines and China, coming home in 1946. He discusses folk music and folksongs, the folk music revival, Young Democrats, the working classes, advocacy for vernacular culture, and his activities lobbying for the passage of the Congressional act that established the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. This collection consists of 4 sound cassettes : analog, stereo. Recorded Dec. 15-16, 2003 at Archie Green's home in San Francisco, Calif. Biography/History note: Archie Green was a folklorist and activist, born June 29, 1917 in Winnipeg, Ontario; died March 22, 2009 in California. He received the Library of Congress Living Legend Award on August 16, 2007
Archie! (April 16, 1978)
No full text“Archie!” is an article written by Jim Regan for the April 16, 1978 issue of The Sunday Republican. This article describes the baseball career of Archie Allen (March 18, 1913 – November 1, 2006), from his start playing at Pittsfield High School to his distinguished coaching career at Springfield College (1948-1978). He is one of the best-known coaches in Springfield College history and was selected to the Springfield College Athletic hall of Fame’s first class in 1972. Archie was the head coach for three of the four times in its baseball history that Springfield College reached the College World Series
Archie Allen
No full textThis is a portrait of Archie P. Allen (March 18, 1913 – November 1, 2006), who coached baseball at Springfield College.Archie Allen coached baseball at Springfield College from 1948 to 1978. He is one of the best-known coaches in the college's history and was selected to the Springfield College Athletic Hall of Fame’s first class in 1972. Archie was the head coach for three of the four times that the school’s baseball team reached the College World Series. He coached the US Pan American team, was president of the College Baseball Coaches Association, and was commissioner of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Allen also published four books on baseball strategy
Oral History Interview with Archie Kellems, October 1, 2019
No full textThe National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Archie Kellems. Kellems joioned the navy in December 1941 after the attack on Pearl Harbor. After some training and being shipped to Hawaii, Kellems contracted the measels and was hospitalized for a while. When he was released, he was assigned to USS O'Brien (DD-415). He was aboard the O'Brien when she was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine along with USS Wasp (CV-7). He was rescued and then later assigned to USS Fullam (DD-474) in March 1943. In march 1945, he joined USS Niagara (APA-87) in time to take some troops to Okinawa. After the war ended, Kellems was discharged in early 1946, but was back i nthe Navy within six months. He made a career of hte Navy
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[News Clip: Old Archie]
No full textVideo footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about Boxer Archie Moore, who will referee a boxing match
Archie Asbridge
No full textEarly summer 59. Archie writes: This is a photo of myself, photographer long forgotten, taken about three miles north of the Resolute Bay station where there was some decent summer grazing for the muskox
Archie Allen Family
No full textThis is a formal portrait of Archie Allen and his family sitting on a coach. Their dog is lying at their feet.Archie P. Allen (March 18, 1913 – November 1, 2006) coached baseball at Springfield College from 1948 to 1978. He is one of the best-known coaches in the college's history and was selected to the Springfield College Athletic Hall of Fame’s first class in 1972. Archie was the head coach for three of the four times that the school’s baseball team reached the College World Series. He coached the US Pan American team, was president of the College Baseball Coaches Association, and was commissioner of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Allen also published four books on baseball strategy
Archie Allen excerpts from letters brochure draft
No full textThis document is the draft of the April 15, 1978 brochure titled "Archie Allen The Coach's Coach." The title on this document is Excerpts From Letters... The document is a draft and there are various quotes about Archie Allen from players, colleagues, and friends taped and glued onto this page.Archie Allen coached baseball at Springfield College from 1948 to 1978. He is one of the best-known coaches in the college's history and was selected to the Springfield College Athletic Hall of Fame’s first class in 1972. Archie was the head coach for three of the four times that the school’s baseball team reached the College World Series. He coached the US Pan American team, was president of the College Baseball Coaches Association, and was commissioner of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Allen also published four books on baseball strategy
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