Rafael Osuna realia and ephemera, bulk 1950s-1960s

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Summary

Creators:
Osuna, Rafael, 1938-1969
Abstract:
This collection consists of realia and ephemera related to Rafael Osuna, the Mexican tennis player and Olympian.
Extent:
2.083 Linear Feet 1 box
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Rafael Osuna realia and ephemera, Collection no. 5187, University Archives, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of realia and ephemera related to Rafael Osuna (1938-1969), the Mexican tennis player. It includes posters, correspondence enlarged as posters, and a book container. Osuna attended the University of Southern California and competed in the 1968 Olympic Games for the Mexico team.

Biographical / historical:

Rafael Osuna (1938-1969) was a Mexican tennis player and Olympian. He also attended the University of Southern California on a full scholarship. Osuna's wins include a singles victory at the U.S. Open Championships in 1963, winning the 1960 and 1963 Wimbledon Doubles championships, the 1962 U.S. Open Championships doubles, and for leading Mexico to its only Davis Cup Final round appearance in 1962. He is the only Mexican to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, in 1979.

Processing information:

This collection is unprocessed.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Rafael Osuna realia and ephemera, Collection no. 5187, University Archives, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Location of this collection:
Doheny Memorial Library, Room 209
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189, US
Contact:
(213) 740-2587
specol@usc.edu
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