Riley and Betty Parker Clippings Collection, ca. 1880-1912

Parker, Betty

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Riley and Betty Parker were the proprietors of Chaparral Books in Santa Fe. From the guide to the Riley and Betty Parker Clippings Collection, ca. 1880-1912, (New Mexico History Museum. Fray Angélico Chávez History Library.) ...

Andrew, Jim F. (Jim Flynn)

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Parker, Riley

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Riley and Betty Parker were the proprietors of Chaparral Books in Santa Fe. From the guide to the Riley and Betty Parker Clippings Collection, ca. 1880-1912, (New Mexico History Museum. Fray Angélico Chávez History Library.) ...

Johnson, Jack, 1878-1946

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John "Jack" Arthur Johnson (1878-1946), professional boxing's heavyweight champion from 1908 to 1915, began boxing while working as a longshoreman in Galveston, Texas. In 1899 he toured America with other black fighters, and by 1902 he had established himself as a fearsome contender for the heavyweight title. But the racism then prevalent in the boxing business prevented him from realizing quick success with his skills, and Johnson was compelled to devise a vaudeville act to maintain an increasi...