Papers, 1889-1984.

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Papers, 1889-1984.

Correspondence, clippings, diaries (1909-1917), photos, programs, awards, autobiography, and related material about childhood in Illinois and California; European travel (1911-1912); career as a track man at University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign campus), including participation as a hurdler and sprinter in the Stockholm Olympics (1912); physical training of the U.S. Army's 40th Division in California; and production and promotion of the Cavalcade of Books television program.

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