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Guide to the Max Baer recordings
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Description
The Max Bear recordings document Baer's recorded life, including his boxing career, interviews, guest appearances, radio programs, and family.
Background
Boxer and entertainer Max Baer was born Maximilian Adelbert Baer on February 11, 1908, in Omaha, Nebraska. The Baer family moved to Northern California in 1922, settling in Livermore in 1926, with Baer eventually moving to Sacramento, where he lived for nearly 30 years until his death in 1959.
Extent
5.33 linear feet (4 boxes: 1 carton, 1 manuscript box, 1 newspaper box, and 1 oversized box)
Restrictions
All requests to publish or quote from collections held by the Center for Sacramento History (CSH) must be submitted in writing to csh@cityofsacramento.org. Permission for publication is given on behalf of CSH as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the patron. No permission is necessary to publish or quote from public records.
Availability
The collection is open for research use.