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Samuel W. Beyer letter to Chester L. Brewer regarding Trice's death, October 10, 1923 Item Info
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- Title:
- Samuel W. Beyer letter to Chester L. Brewer regarding Trice's death, October 10, 1923
- Creator (Person):
- Beyer, Samuel W.
- Date Created:
- 1923-10-10
- Time Period:
- 1920s
- Description:
- Letter from Samuel W. Beyer, a dean at Iowa State College and the school's so-called "godfather" of athletics, informing Chester L. Brewer, athletic director at the University of Missouri, of the death of Jack Trice, the first African American football player for Iowa State. Beyer acknowledges the racial segregation agreement among teams in several states and claims that Iowa State did not plan to have Trice play in the upcoming game against Missouri. Beyer also states that he has enclosed a copy of a letter, known as Trice's "last letter," written the night before the game that caused Trice's fatal injuries.
- Subject (Topic):
- Football Racism in sports
- Subject (Person):
- Trice, Jack, 1902-1923 Brewer, Chester L., 1875-1953 Beyer, Samuel W.
- Subject (Organization):
- Iowa State College University of Missouri--Columbia
- Location:
- Missouri
- Language:
- eng
- Source:
- Jack Trice papers
- Call Number:
- RS 21/07/023
- Finding Aid Permalink:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w97r5z
- Contributing Institution:
- Iowa State University. Special Collections and University Archives
- Publisher:
- Iowa State University. Library
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Genre:
- correspondence
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Digital Collection Title:
- Jack Trice collection
- Digital Collection Permalink:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9n872z9b
- Identifier:
- jacktrice34
- Filename:
- 21-07-023_trice_01-24-02.jpg
- Item Permalink:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9wd0h
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Samuel W. Beyer letter to Chester L. Brewer regarding Trice's death, October 10, 1923", Jack Trice Collection, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
- Reference Link:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9wd0h
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