Boulard, Garry
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Sammy Davis Jr., collection
Collection
Identifier: 647
Content Description
Sammy Davis Jr. was born on December 8, 1925, in New York City and began his career in entertainment at the age of three in 1928 in vaudeville with the Will Mastin Trio. He was part of the Rat Pack in Hollywood along with actors and singers Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. Davis was a renown singer and dancer who made numerous television appearances and movies such as 1959s “Porgy & Bess” and “Ocean’s Eleven” in 1960. This collection consists of photocopies of new clippings covering Sammy...
Dates:
Other: 1955-1996
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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Sammy Davis Jr., collection
Reverse Freedom Bus Rides collection
Collection
Identifier: 646
Scope and Contents
The Reverse Freedom Bus Rides collection documents the attempt by White Citizens' Councils to win a rhetorical battle over which region of the country could best care for its African American population. The collection consists of photocopies of newspaper articles from The New York Times, The New York Herald-Tribune, New York Amsterdam News, The ...
Dates:
Created: 1962; Other: Date acquired: 04/28/2003