Mary DeSaussure Sobers collection
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Abstract
The Mary DeSaussure Sobers collection contains materials concerning Sobers's track career. Materials include correspondence, programs, publications, newspaper clippings, and photographs. Also included are three of Sobers's track medals from 1945.
Biographical / Historical
Mary DeSaussure Sobers, a track runner from the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant, became the first African American female to run in a sanctioned track meet when she participated in the Olympic Carnival, sponsored by the New York City Department of Parks, in 1945. She went on to have a successful track career and later became a coach and adviser to the Queens Trailblazers Track Club.
Scope and Contents
The Mary DeSaussure Sobers collection contains materials concerning Sobers's track career. Materials include correspondence, programs, publications, newspaper clippings, and photographs. Also included are three of Sobers's track medals from 1945.
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Open to users without restriction.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Mary DeSaussure Sobers collection, 2005.053, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Historical Society.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mary DeSaussure Sobers, 2005.
Other Finding Aids
An earlier version of this finding aid, containing a complete container list, is available in paper form at the Brooklyn Historical Society. Please consult library staff for more information.
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