Jesse Owens collection ca. 1920-1987. ca. 75 cubic ft.

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Jesse Owens collection ca. 1920-1987. ca. 75 cubic ft.

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The processed portion of the collection includes photographs (1920s to 1980s), correspondence (1972-1980) and numerous trophies, medals, and other awards and artifacts. Of special interest are the diary that Owens kept during the Olympics of 1936 and four medals awarded during those games. (The original medals were lost years ago and were replaced by the German government.) Also included in the collection is material from the dedication of the Jesse Owens Recreation Centers at OSU and videotaped interviews with Coach Snyder and Jesse.

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Owens, Jesse, 1913-1980

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James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens (born September 12, 1913, Oakville, Alabama – died March 31, 1980, Tucson, Arizona) was an American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games. Owens specialized in the sprints and the long jump and was recognized in his lifetime as "perhaps the greatest and most famous athlete in track and field history". He set three world records and tied another, all in less than an hour, at the 1935 Big Ten track meet in Ann Arbor, Michigan—a ...