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Davis Spencer Papers on Princeton's 150-Pound Crew Team

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Call Number:
AC345
Repository:
Princeton University Library: University Archives
Extent:
2 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); (Collection Title), Box and Folder Number; Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
Date:
1947-1948 (inclusive)
Creator:
Spencer, Davis
Form:
Scrapbooks, Photographs., and Correspondence.
Abstract:
Davis Spencer (1924-2005), a member of the Class of 1945, rowed on Princeton's freshman and varsity crews, and coached the 150-pound crew team that won the Royal Henley Regatta in 1948. The papers document Princeton's varsity 150-pound crew team as competitors and victors of the 1948 Royal Henley Regatta.

Spencer, Davis

Davis Spencer (1924-2005), a member of the Class of 1945, rowed on Princeton's freshman and varsity crews, and coached the 150-pound crew team that won the Royal Henley Regatta in 1948. The papers document Princeton's varsity 150-pound crew team as competitors and victors of the 1948 Royal Henley Regatta.

The papers document Princeton's varsity 150-pound crew team as competitors and victors of the 1948 Royal Henley Regatta. The papers contain a scrapbook, photographs, correspondence, telegrams, press releases and other materials. Topics documented include fundraising efforts, trip expenses, the journey abroad, crew team members, and the Princeton University community's response to the victory.

Gift of Susan Spencer Cramer in November 2008 [AR.2008.149].

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Publisher
University Archives
Finding Aid Date
2009
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Scope and Contents

Series 1: November 2008 Accession, 1947-1978 documents Princeton's varsity 150-pound crew team as competitors and victors of the 1948 Royal Henley Regatta. The papers contain a scrapbook, photographs, correspondence, telegrams, press releases and other materials. Topics documented include fundraising efforts, trip expenses, the journey abroad, crew team members, and the Princeton University community's response to the victory.

Arrangement

The original order of the materials has been maintained.

Physical Description

2 boxes

Photographs, Correspondence, Telegrams, Press Releases, and Other Materials, 1947-1948. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Scrapbook, 1947-1948. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

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