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Guide to The Billie Jean King Collection
1901-2019 (bulk, 1940-2019)
MS 3147
Descriptive Summary
| Creator:
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King, Billie Jean |
| Title: |
Billie Jean King collection |
| Dates [inclusive]: |
1901-2019 (bulk, 1940-2019) |
| Abstract: |
Billie Jean Moffitt King is a tennis legend, holding 39 Grand Slam titles, and a champion
for equality. King made advances for women's rights to equitable pay and recognition
through her advocacy and participation as one of the Original 9, on the Virginia Slims
Tour, with the founding of the Women's Tennis Association, the founding of the Women's
Sports Foundation, co-creating womenSports magazine, and co-founding of World TeamTennis,
a mixed-gender professional tennis league. King is also widely known for her 1973
victory over Bobby Riggs in the "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match.
The Billie Jean King collection includes documents, scrapbooks, publications, photographs,
memorabilia, and artifacts generated and collected by Billie Jean King throughout
her life and career as an athlete, an advocate for equality, and as a public figure.
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| Quantity: |
80 Linear feet in 42 record cartons, 2 document boxes, 21 flat boxes, 1 oversize long box, and one
oversize folder
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| Language: |
The documents in the collection are in English. |
| Call Phrase: |
MS 3147 |
