Bill Gallo of the Daily News, a sports cartoonist and columnist, is old enough to have been a Marine in WWII, is a boxing fan, and is in contact with old boxers and boxing fans. He might take an interest in the project. On the other hand, I have written him on I think 2 occasions regarding topics I thought he might take an interest in, and have gotten no reply. His email address is [log in to unmask] The Amsterdam News might be willing to publish a letter about the project. George A. Thompson Author of A Documentary History of "The African Theatre", Northwestern Univ. Pr., 1998. ----- Original Message ----- From: Steve Turtell <[log in to unmask]> Date: Monday, March 17, 2003 2:28 pm Subject: Re: Max Schmeling docuemntary > Someone at the Schomberg may know some scholars who have studied > Joe Louis > and he should also just make cold calls to. There's a wonderful > man named > Gerald Early who's written about boxing and he may have some info: > > Early, Gerald > [Gerald Early received his B.A. from the University of > Pennsylvania in 1974, > and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1980 and 1982. > He teaches > at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, where he is the > Merle Kling > Professor of Modern Letters and Director of the African and Afro- > AmericanStudies Program. > > Early's publications include Tuxedo Junction: Essays on American > Culture(1990), My Soul's High Song (editor, 1991), The Selected > Writings of Countee > Cullen (editor, 1991), The Culture of Bruising: Essays on Literature, > Prizefighting, and Modern American Culture (1991) > > Also, at Princeton, Joyce Carol Oates (of all people) is a huge > boxing fan > and she may be a contact for others. Finally, why not just make > some cold > calls varoius gyms where the boxers train around NYC? Gleason's in > Brooklyn(where Mike Tyson used to train) may have a few old guys > around who know > people who remember the Louis fights. And try getting in touch with > promoters, like Don King--if you can't get hold of him try the law > firm that > represents him: SIdley & Austin (at least they did in the 1980's). > > I hope all this isn't numbingly obvious. > > Best, > > > BM__MailAutoSigSteve Turtell > > Director of Public Programs > > New-York Historical Society > > Two West 77th Street > > New YOrk, NY 10024 > > 212.873.3400 ext. 233 > > 212.595.5447 fax > > [log in to unmask] > > > > This month at N-YHS > > March 2, 11:30, Feiffer for Families > > March 5, 6:30, Feiffer on Feiffer > > March 19, 6:30, Distinguished Speaker: Prof. Simon Schama > > March 25: "Enterprising Women" exhibition opens > > > > For more info on all N-YHS programs: (212) 873-3400 or > www.nyhistory.org > > > >