Guide to the Harry Edwards Papers MSS-2016-03-19
2017 Finding Aid was authored by Alexandra Lynch. Accruals to the collection were processed by Eilene Lueck in 2022.
SJSU Special Collections & Archives
Summer 2017, Summer 2022.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
San José State University
One Washington Square
San José, CA 95192-0028
special.collections@sjsu.edu
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
SJSU Special Collections & Archives
Title: Harry Edwards Papers
Identifier/Call Number: MSS-2016-03-19
Physical Description:
18 boxes
(24.7 linear feet)
Physical Description:
1 flat file drawers
(14 oversize folders)
Date (inclusive): 1960-2023
Abstract: The Harry Edwards Papers contain items created and collected by Dr. Edwards throughout the course of his more than fifty-year
career as a sociologist, scholar, and activist. Through these objects he documents historic moments in the Civil Rights movement,
his involvement in professional sports, and academic achievements. Materials in this collection consist of photographs, documents,
textiles, magazines, books, manuscripts, news articles, posters and flyers, journals, framed items, and buttons related to
Dr. Harry Edwards. The bulk of the content was created in 1967-2002.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in seven series based on record type and subject: Series I. Books, Manuscripts, and Speeches,
1965-2023; Series II. Articles, Journals, Magazines, and Newspapers, 1963-2018; Series III. Correspondence, 1967-2013; Series
IV. Publicity and Outreach Materials, 1965-2018; Series V. Personal Papers, 1960-1968; Series VI. Photographs and Illustrations,1967-2014;
Series VII. Artifacts, Memorabilia, and Textiles, 1962-2019.
Biographical Information
Harry Edwards was born on November 22, 1942, in St. Louis, Mo., and raised in East St. Louis, Illinois, the second of eight
children. A capable athlete and a gifted student in high school, Edwards relocated to California in 1960 with an athletics
scholarship to Fresno City College. He then transferred to San Jose State College, where he graduated in 1964 with a B.A.
degree in sociology. Edwards continued his studies, earning his M.A. in 1966 and his Ph.D. in 1970 in sociology from Cornell
University. In 2016, he received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from San Jose State University. Edwards has written
numerous articles and books on the sociology of sports and diversity. He later contributed to establishing the Institute for
the Study of Sport, Society and Social Change(ISSSSC) which focused on athlete activism and the influence of sport in effecting
positive social change at San José State University in 2017.
Edwards' interest in the intersection of race, sports and society began when he was a student-athlete. During his time at
San Jose State College, he became the captain of the basketball team and a record-setting discus thrower on the track and
field team. Due to his presence as a Black athlete in a predominately white school, he experienced and witnessed significant
racial discrimination resulted in his becoming active in protests and demonstrations against racism in the late 1960s. After
receiving his M.A., Edwards left Cornell University to become a visiting professor at San Jose State College. In 1967, along
with then sociology graduate student Kenneth Noel, Edwards created the United Black Students for Action. This organization
would define a culture of activism within the college against institutional racism through rallies, protests, and events.
With the United Black Students for Action, Edwards championed reforms on behalf of Black students within San Jose State College
and on a larger scale. This political movement culminated in the creation of the Olympic Project for Human Rights in 1967.
Initially calling for Black athletes to boycott the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, the project resulted in the famous Black Power
salute on the Olympic podium by San Jose State track and field athletes, Tommie Smith and John Carlos.
After finishing his Ph.D. in sociology, Edwards served as a full professor at the University of California at Berkeley from
1970 to 2000., where he continued to study and develop his research into the intersection of race, sports, and society. He
served as a guest lecturer at many other universities around the country, even after he retired from U.C. Berkeley.
Edwards also worked as a consultant for three major professional sports teams and organizations. Starting in 1985, Edwards
first worked with the San Francisco 49ers to develop player-oriented programs that were later formally integrated into NFL
standard practices in 1992. Additionally, with 49ers coach Bill Walsh, Edwards created the Minority Coaches' Internship Program
to increase the number of full-time minority coaches within the NFL through vocational off-season training. In 1987, the
Office of the Commissioner of Major League Baseball hired him to help with efforts to increase front office representation
of minorities and women in baseball. From 1987 to 1995, Edwards worked with the Golden State Warriors, where he continued
his work in developing a positive and sustainable work environment for players. Through these organizations, Edwards was able
to formalize methods of assessing and reducing workplace discrimination, as well as uplift minorities and women within professional
sports.
In addition to his work in education and professional sports, Edwards supported community services, consulting with the San
Francisco County Jail at San Bruno and San Quentin State Prison as an inmate counselor. In 2000, he was appointed as the city
of Oakland's Director of Parks and Recreation, intending to reorganize the infrastructure to create inclusive spaces for young
people throughout the city.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Copyright has not been assigned to the San Jose State University Library Special Collections & Archives. All requests for
permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Special Collections. Permission
for publication is given on behalf of the Special Collections & Archives 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 reader. Copyright restrictions
also apply to digital reproductions of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational
purposes.
Preferred Citation
Harry Edwards Papers, MSS-2016-03-19, San José State University, Special Collections & Archives.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Alexandra Lynch, 2017. Accruals processed by Kate Steffens, 2018. Accruals processsed by Eilene Lueck,
2022. Accural added by Eilene Lueck, 2023.
Related Materials
San José State University Institute for the Study of Sport, Society and Social Change Records, MSS-2017-01-24
San Jose Sate College "Speed City" Collection, MSS-2016-04-25
Scope and Contents
The Harry Edwards Papers, 1960-2023 (bulk 1967-1985), documents Dr. Harry Edwards' career as a sociologist, scholar, and activist,
beginning in the late 1960s. Composed of correspondence, promotional materials, artifacts, newspaper clippings, publications,
and manuscripts, the collection depicts the many phases of Edwards' career. This work includes his involvement in the civil
rights movement, his role as a tenured professor at UC Berkeley, his consultation work with professional sports organizations,
and his appearances as a guest lecturer at several universities and programs. The majority of the materials concern the civil
rights activities spearheaded by Harry Edwards and the United Black Students for Action in 1967. To protest the racial discrimination
and segregation of Black athletes within the professional sports industry, Edwards created the Olympic Project for Human Rights,
along with many other Black athletes and students. This project culminated in the protest at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics,
where SJSC athletes, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, raised their fists in a Black Power salute at the podium. Further efforts
by Edwards to mitigate and end racial discrimination were through his consulting work throughout the 1980s and 1990s with
professional sports organizations, including the San Francisco 49ers, the Office of the Commissioner of Major League Baseball,
and the Golden State Warriors.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
San Jose State College -- Sports
African American athletes
College sports
Professional sports
Civil Rights Movement
Civil rights -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area
Olympic Games (19th : 1968 : Mexico City, Mexico)
Social movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Edwards, Harry, 1942-
Series I. Books, Manuscripts, and Speeches
1965-2023
Arrangement
This series was organized alphabetically by author, then title.
Scope and Contents
This series consists of articles, speeches and manuscripts by or about Harry Edwards and his interests. Subseries 1. Books
include works authored by Harry Edwards and book related paraphernalia, such as book jackets. Subseries 2. Manuscripts cover
a range of drafts and unpublished material written by or are likely attributed to Harry Edwards. These manuscripts include
book drafts, articles, transcripts, poetry, and prospectuses. Subseries 3. Speeches included were presented by Harry Edwards
or related to minority representation in media and sports.
Subseries 1. Books
1965-1971
Box 1, Folder 2
Edwards, Harry.
The Black Muslim Family: A Comparative Study
1966
Box 1, Folder 3
Spargo, Edward (editor).
Selections from the Black College Reading Skills
1970
Subseries 2. Manuscripts
1970-2019
Box 1, Folder 4
Aggression and Violence in Sport
1984
Box 1, Folder 5
Black Students (1 of 2)
c. 1970
Box 1, Folder 6
Black Students (2 of 2)
c.1970
Box 1, Folder 7
The Crisis of the Black Male in America: Taking Responsibility
undated
Box 1, Folder 8
"Fair Game!" Public Broadcasting System transcript
1987
Box 1, Folder 9
Mirrored Images: Blacks and Whites in American Sports
undated
Box 1, Folder 10
Paradigm Shift: Partnering in Elevating the Status, Circumstances and Outcomes of Women and Girls
2015
Box 1, Folder 12
Playoff and Payoffs: The African American Athlete as an Institutional Resource
undated
Box 1, Folder 13
PowerPoint Presentation Printouts
undated
Box 1, Folder 14
Pox and Wreck handwritten draft (1 of 3)
2002
Box 1, Folder 15
Pox and Wreck handwritten draft (2 of 3)
2002
Box 1, Folder 16
Pox and Wreck handwritten draft (3 of 3)
2002
Box 1, Folder 17
Pox and Wreck typed draft with Office of Parks and Recreation correspondence
2002-2003
Box 1, Folder 18
Pox and Wreck and
Parks and Recreation comparative material
2019
Box 1, Folder 19
Prospectuses
c. 1968-1969
Box 1, Folder 20
Protest poetry drafts
undated
Box 1, Folder 21
The Reel Pox and Wreck research materials (1 of 2)
2000-2002
Box 1, Folder 22
The Reel Pox and Wreck research materials (2 of 2)
2000-2002
Box 1, Folder 23
The Reel Pox and Wreck script
2002
Box 1, Folder 24
The Role of Expectations in the Education of the Black Student
c. 1986
Box 1, Folder 25
Sports Tragic Drug Connection: Where do we go from here?
undated
Subseries 3. Speeches
1969-2023
Box 1, Folder 26
Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem. HBO Premiere speech
c. 2015
Box 1, Folder 27
Downs, Hugh.
The Impact of Media on Today's Social Transitions
1969
Box 1, Folder 28
Edwards, Harry.
Bill Walsh: In Celebration of a Life Well Lived
2007
Box 1, Folder 29
Edwards, Harry. Black Athletes
1984-1999
Box 1, Folder 30
Edwards, Harry.
Challenges of Diversity on the Eve of the Twenty-First Century and accompanying material
1996
Box 1, Folder 31
Edwards, Harry. Commencement Addresses
1982-2016
Box 1, Folder 39
Edwards, Harry. Dr. Harry Edwards in Person speech
2023
Box 1, Folder 32
Edwards, Harry.
The Sociology of Sport
1998
Series II. Articles, Journals, Magazines, and Newspapers
1963-2018
1967-1985
Arrangement
This series is organized into three subseries based on format. Subseries 1. Articles is arranged alphabetically by author.
Subseries 2. Journals and Magazines is arranged alphabetically by title. Subseries 3. Newspaper clippings is arranged chronologically.
Scope and contents
This series includes article excerpts, academic journals, magazines, and newspaper clippings relating to events within the
civil rights movement, Harry Edwards' career, professional sports, and political activism. The 1968 Mexico City Olympics is
featured heavily throughout the series and the bulk of the material was created from 1967-1969.
Subseries 1. Articles
1969-2012
Box 1, Folder 33
Burroughs, Margaret. Publications on Paul Robeson
1983
Box 1, Folder 34
Edwards, Harry. Journal excerpts
c. 1976, 1982
Box 1, Folder 35
Multiple authors. Black athletes and sports
1969-2012
Box 1, Folder 36
Multiple authors. Civil rights
1987-2002
Box 1, Folder 37
Multiple authors. Publications on Harry Edwards
1984-1987
Box 1, Folder 38
Multiple authors. Olympics
1973-2009
Subseries 2. Journals and Magazines
1964-2018
Box 2, Folder 1
American Legacy:
The Magazine of African-American History & Culture
Spring 2008
Box 2, Folder 2
Black Guard, No. 2
November 15, 1967
Box 2, Folder 3
Black Politics: A Journal of Liberation, Vol.1 No. 2-5
1968
Box 2, Folder 4
The Black Scholar
1971-1979
Box 2, Folder 5
Black Sports, Vol. 9 No. 5
November 1976
Box 2, Folder 6
Black Thoughts Journal, Vol. 10
1979
Box 2, Folder 7
City Pride Magazine
August 2018
Box 2, Folder 8
Civil Rights Journal
Full 1998
Box 2, Folder 9
The College Board Review
Spring 1984
Box 2, Folder 10
Colorlines, Vol. 3 No. 1
Spring 2000
Box 2, Folder 12
The Crisis: A Record of the Darker Races, Vol. 90 No. 5
May 1983
Box 2, Folder 13
Didattica del movimento: fondata da Eugenio Enrile
September/December 1983
Box 2, Folder 14
The Graduate: A Handbook for Leaving Schools
1973
Box 2, Folder 15
Harper's Magazine
September 1985
Box 3
Here & Now, Vol. 4 No. 3
November 1984
Box 2, Folder 16
I am EStL: The Magazine
March/April 2016
Box 2, Folder 17
Image: The Magazine of Northern California
November 3, 1985
Box 2, Folder 19
Intellectual Digest
October 1973
Box 2, Folder 20
Jet, Vol. 72 No. 14
June 29, 1987
Box 2, Folder 21
Journal for the Study of Sports and Athletes in Education, Vol. 3 No. 2
Summer 2009
Box 2, Folder 22
Journal of Sport and Social Issues, Vol. 7 No. 1
Winter/Spring 1983
Box 3
Look, Vol. 32 No. 16
August 6, 1968
Box 2, Folder 24
The Nation, Vol. 205 No. 15
November 6, 1967
Box 2, Folder 25
National Forum: The Phi Kappa Phi Journal, Vol. 62 No.
1
Winter 1982
Box 2, Folder 26
New West, Vol. 2 No. 2
January 17, 1977
Box 3
The New York Times Magazine
1968
Box 2, Folder 29
People Weekly
April 10, 1978
Box 2, Folder 30
Playboy, Vol. 35 No. 8
August 1988
Box 2, Folder 31
Players, Vol. 22 No. 3
August 1995
Box 2, Folder 32
Psychology Today, Vol. 7 No. 6
November 1973
Box 2, Folder 33
Ramparts, Vol. 6 No. 2
September 1967
Box 3
The Saturday Evening Post
March 9, 1968
Box 2, Folder 34
Skeptic: The Magazine of Great Debates, No. 21
September/October 1977
Box 2, Folder 36
Sports & Athletes
October 1982
Box 2, Folder 37
Sports Illustrated
1967-1968
Box 2, Folder 38
Sports Illustrated
1968-2018
Box 2, Folder 39
Sports Illustrated: Mexico 68 The Problem Olympics
September 30, 1968
drawer 02-15, Folder 1
Sports Illustrated: Mexico 68 The Problem Olympics. Mounted copy of front and back covers.
September 30, 1968
Box 2, Folder 41
TIME
2016
Scope and Contents
Signed by Colin Kaepernick
Box 2, Folder 42
Track & Field News, Vol. 20 No. 10
November 1967
Box 2, Folder 43
True, The Man's Magazine
April 1968
Box 2, Folder 44
Washington Square
Spring/Summer 2016
Box 3
West Magazine
August 2, 1987
Subseries 3. Newspaper clippings
1963-2018
Series III. Correspondence
1967-2013
Arrangement
This series is organized chronologically. Oversized correspondence is listed seperately.
Scope and Contents
This series includes letters with a number of persons, institutions, and publishers with whom Dr. Edwards corresponded over
the years. Notable names include tennis champion Arthur Ashe, Olympian John Carlos, Congressman Adam C. Powell, former U.S.
President Barack Obama, Forty-Niners coach Bill Walsh, San Jose State College president Robert Clark, and football coach
Gerry Faust. Some correspondence has accompanying material, such as a copy of Harry Edwards' FBI profile, photographs, newspaper
clippings, and envelopes.
Box 9
Framed: Former U.S. President Barack Obama and Harry Edwards on Super Bowl XXIX ring
1994
Box 10
Framed: Former U.S. Representative Adam Clayton Powell Jr. and Harry Edwards
1967
Series IV. Publicity and Outreach Materials
1965-2018
Arrangement
This series is divided into five subseries based on subject. All subseries are organized alphabetically by title.
Scope and Contents
This series comprises promotional materials divided into five subseries by subject matter. Subseries 1. Civil Rights and Protest
consists of documents, buttons, flyers, pamphlets, and ephemera by organizations and individuals in support or against the
political activity during the civil rights movement in the late 1960s to early 1980s. Subseries 2. Conferences, Events, and
Programs includes posters, booklets, flyers, programs, and audio cassettes from events Harry Edwards guest lectured at, was
featured in, or attended. Subseries 3. Exhibitions consist of poster boards and posters used in San José State University
exhibitions, including the 2018 educational equity series, 2012 Legacy Week, and the 2016/2018 "Power of Protest" exhibitions.
Sub-series 4. Press Releases consist primarily of press releases by the organizations with vested interest in the civil rights
movement and the protest at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. Subseries 5. Sports and Athletics contains posters, schedules,
booklets, and questionnaires published by the Olympics, the San Francisco 49ers, and the Golden State Warriors.
Subseries 1. Civil Rights and Protest
1967-1983
Box 5, Folder 30
Associated Student Governments of the United States of America Constitution
c. 1965
drawer 02-15, Folder 9
Black American and Africa United Boycott poster. Reproduction
undated
Box 5, Folder 31
Black Panther Party for Self Defense Black Paper
January 31, 1968
Box 5, Folder 32
Button: Love Returns
1968
Box 5, Folder 33
Buttons: Olympic Project for Human Rights
1968
Box 5, Folder 34
Buttons: Paul Robeson
1968, 1983
Box 5, Folder 35
Dick Gregory business card
undated
Box 5, Folder 36
Draft card protest flyer
c. 1969-1970
Box 5, Folder 37
H. Rap Brown brief and poster
1967-1968
Box 5, Folder 38
Importance of Demanding Huey P. Newton Be Set Free booklet
c. 1969
Box 5, Folder 39
Memo book, International Ladies Garment Workers Union
undated
Box 5, folder 40
Requiem or Resurrections: The Crisis Confronting Blacks in Higher Education
c. 1975
drawer 02-15, Folder 10
Rip Off The Big Game, People's Athlete Committee poster
c. 1967-1968
Box 5, Folder 41
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) Calendar
1968
Box 5, Folder 42
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) fact sheet
1968
Box 5, Folder 43
The Thunderbolt, "Abolish the King Holiday" pamphlet
c. 1986-1989
Box 5, Folder 44
United Black Students for Action demands
1967
Subseries 2. Conferences, Events, and Programs
1968-2018
Box 8
A "Blueprint" for Educational Achievement poster, framed and signed
c. 2016
Box 5, Folder 45
Black Book National Business and Professional Awards booklet
1983
Box 5, Folder 46
Cassette: Ethics and Athletics Conference
c. 1985
Box 5, Folder 47
Cassette: MLK Scholarship Banquet
1981
Box 5, Folder 48
Conference and guest speaker flyers
1968-1984
Box 5, Folder 49
Conference programs
2010-2018
drawer 02-15, Folder 11
Guest speaker posters
c. 1987-2017
Box 5, Folder 50
Indiana State University Speaker Series Materials
1984
Box 5, Folder 51
Institute for the Study of Sport, Society and Social Change booklet
c. 2017
Box 5, Folder 52
Malcolm X Memorial flyer
1968
Box 5, Folder 53
Tribute to Smokin' Joe Frazier program
2012
Subseries 3. Exhibitions
2012-2018
drawer 02-15, Folder 3
"The Power of Protest" broadsides (1 of 6)
2016
drawer 02-15, Folder 4
"The Power of Protest" broadsides (2 of 6)
2016
drawer 02-15, Folder 5
"The Power of Protest" broadsides (3 of 6)
2016
drawer 02-15, Folder 6
"The Power of Protest" broadsides (4 of 6)
2016
drawer 02-15, Folder 7
"The Power of Protest" broadsides (5 of 6)
2016
drawer 02-15, Folder 8
"The Power of Protest" broadsides (6 of 6)
2016
drawer 02-15, Folder 2
SJSU Legacy Week doublesided foamcore poster
2012
drawer 02-15, Folder 12
"Power of Protest: 1968 Olympics Anniversary Exhibit" (1 of 2)
2018
drawer 02-15, Folder 13
"Power of Protest: 1968 Olympics Anniversary Exhibit" (2 of 2)
2018
drawer 02-15, Folder 14
SJSU Educational Equity poster series
c. 2018
Subseries 4. Press Releases and Bulletins
1967-1968, 1981
Box 5, Folder 54
"Black"! Studies Institute bulletin
Spring 1968
Box 5, Folder 55
Black Panther release on police harassment
1968
Box 5, Folder 56
Bulletins on 1968 Olympic Boycott
c. 1967-1968
Box 5, Folder 57
NAACP Notes newsletter
November 1981
Box 5, Folder 58
Peace and Freedom State Office Release on Black Panthers
April 10, 1968
Box 5, Folder 59
Press Releases on Harry Edwards
c. 1967-1968
Box 5, Folder 60
San Jose State College News Statements
September 1967
Subseries 5. Sports and Athletics
1968-2014
Box 9
Framed:
American Legacy: The 1968 Olympics and the moment that changed everything
c. 2007
Box 5, Folder 61
Golden State Warriors Veterans Camp schedule
1988
Box 11
Journal for Study of Sports and Athletes in Education, framed
2014
Box 5, Folder 62
The Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee: Our First 1,000 Days
1980
Box 5, Folder 64
The Olympic Spirit: Levi's Olympic Children's Art Project Teacher's Guide
1983
Box 5, Folder 66
Olympic Youth Sports Festival
May 1982
Box 5, Folder 67
San Francisco 49ers Bill Walsh correspondence and interview materials
1983-1993
Box 5, Folder 68
San Francisco 49ers interview schedules
2001
Box 5, Folder 69
San Francisco 49ers player profile questionnaires
2001
Box 5, Folder 70
San Francisco 49ers Playing to Win program materials
1982-1987
Series V. Personal Papers
1960-1968
Arrangement
This series is organized alphabetically by title.
Scope and Contents
This series contains personal records on Dr. Harry Edwards. Included are his membership cards for the United Black Students
for Action and the Teachers Association, driver's license, award certificates, and a Report of Separation from San Jose State
College Department of Sociology/Anthropology.
Box 5, Folder 71
Alpha Kappa Delta Certification
May 1964
Box 5, Folder 72
Athletic awards
1960-1964
Box 5, Folder 73
Harry Edwards' membership cards and driver's license
1966-1967
Box 5, Folder 75
Report of Separation for Harry Edwards and San Jose State College, copy
1968
Series VI. Photographs and Illustrations
1967-2014
Arrangement
This series is organized alphabetically by subject.
Scope and Contents
This series contains photographs and illustrations of Dr. Harry Edwards, Sandra Boze Edwards, Bill Walsh, John Carlos, Tommie
Smith, Ronnie Ray Smith, David Smith, Ron Freeman, and Charlie Mays. A majority of the content was produced from 1967-1985,
with earlier photographs involving members and prospective contributors to the Olympic Committee for Human Rights. Also included
are the original images used for his book,
The Revolt of the Black Athlete), as well as the accompanying correspondence from the publisher.
drawer 02-15, Folder 15
Black and white pop art poster
undated
drawer 02-15, Folder 15
Civil rights leaders conference photos
c. 1967, 2014
drawer 02-15, folder 15
David Smith and Harry Edwards
c. 1968
Box 7
Harry Edwards and Bill Walsh
undated
Box 6, Folder 1
Harry Edwards and Bill Walsh
1988
Box 6, Folder 2
Harry Edwards and Sandra Boze Edwards
c. 1968-2018
Box 6, Folder 3
Harry Edwards, demonstrations
c. 1967-1968
Box 6, Folder 4
Harry Edwards, lectures
1982
Box 10
Harry Edwards, pencil drawing
undated
Box 7
Harry Edwards, portrait
undated
Box 6, Folder 5
Harry Edwards, portraits
c.1968-2018
Box 6, Folder 6
Harry Edwards, SJS activism
c. 1967-1968
Box 6, Folder 7
Harry Edwards, SJS Athlete
Box 6, Folder 8
Harry Edwards, TV interviews
c. 1987-1989
Box 6, Folder 10
Ken Noel and Harry Edwards
October 12, 2012
Box 6, Folder 12
Revolt of the Black Athlete illustrations with correspondence
1967-1970
drawer 02-15, Folder 15
Ron Freeman, John Carlos, and Charlie Mays
c. 1968
Box 6, Folder 13
San Francisco 49ers ring ceremony photograph with correspondence
1995
Box 6, Folder 14
San Francisco 49ers stadium
undated
drawer 02-15, Folder 15
Tommie Smith and Ronnie Ray Smith
c. 1968
Series VII. Artifacts, Memorabilia, and Textiles
1962-2019
Arrangement
This series is organized alphabetically by item.
Scope and Contents
This series includes numerous artifacts, memorabilia, and textiles that commemorate or are relevant to Dr. Harry Edwards'
career as scholar-activist. Contained in Subseries 1. Artifacts and Memorabilia are awards, a paperweight, a SJSC discus,
a Super Bowl ticket, and a signed trading card. In Subseries 2. Textiles include Dr. Edwards' SJSC letterman jacket that was
awarded to him for the academic year 1962-1963, a "Jim Brown (from the movie
The Dirty Dozen), 1967)" army jacket, a Negro League Baseball Museum jersey, political t-shirts, commemorative blankets, and an armband.
Subseries 1. Artifacts and Memorabilia
1963-2019
Box 13
Discus. San Jose State College
c. 1963
Box 8
Dr. Harry Edwards Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters placard
2016
Box 6, Folder 15
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar signed trading card
2010
Box 12
Humanitarian Award, Dr. Harry Edwards
September 27, 2019
Box 14
Paul Robeson paperweight
undated
Box 8
San Francisco Chronicle article by Herb Caen, mounted
1977
Box 6, Folder 16
Super Bowl XXIV ticket
1990
Subseries 2. Textiles
1962-2018
Box 15
Associated Students Community Action Center T-shirt
2013
Box 15
Colin Kaepernick T-shirt
undated
Box 15
Dr. Harry Edwards Academic All-American Hall of Fame inductee blanket
2018
Box 15
Harry Edwards blanket
undated
Box 15
"Just stop it!" T-shirt
undated
Box 16
Negro League Baseball Museum jersey
undated
Box 15
San Francisco 49ers letterman
undated
Box 18
San Jose State College letterman blanket
1964
Box 17
San Jose State College letterman jacket
1962-1963
