BOXING ENDOWMENT
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Donations
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International Institute for Sport
and Olympic History
Library and Museum
The IISOH is seeking $1 million (one million Dollars)
from a benefactor in order to establish
an endowment for the sport of
BOXING
This is a unique naming opportunity for a benefactor to have a perpetual identification with the sport of BOXING.
The donor may name the endowment in honor of -- or in memory of -- a family member or friend, teacher, coach -- or anyone who has been a significant force in their life.
The name of the endowment would be permanent --
subject to the approval of the IISOH Board of Directors.
The endowment is permanently funded because the entire one million Dollar donation
is placed into a trust fund where the principal is never used.
These funds are then invested by the Institute so that only the quarterly earned interest is used
for the development of the BOXING collections in both the Library and Museum.
The fund will grow over the years as additional donations are added through additional fund-raising events and public donations.
CASH DONATIONS:
Cash donations IN ANY AMOUNT are always welcome and are added to the endowment with the donor receiving recognition for their support in a variety of ways. All donors are recognized in the publications and/or website of the Institute. Donations over $250 are recognized with an engraved brick (paver) to be placed in the cafe patio area or walkways through the sculpture gardens. Larger donations are recognized with engraved marble, granice or bronze plaques that will be mounted on interior or exterior walls designated by the Board of Directors as "walls of honor." As a non-profit, educational corporation -- the donation is tax deductable, of course.
NON-CASH DONATIONS:
The Library and Museum eagerly accept donations of material that are within the scope of its collections. Collectors are encouraged to send us books, monographs, theses & dissertations, magazine and subscription collections for the library, as well as medals, pins, torches, posters, artwork and collectables for the Museum.
LIBRARY donations:
- Material in ANY language, including but not limited to English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portugese, Flemish, Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian, Latin, Greek, Russian, Ukrainian, Serbo-Croatian, Hebrew, Arabic, Japanese, Chinese, Farsi, Sanskrit and dozens of others.
The scope of the collection is international and comprehensive.
- Books
- Monographs
- Theses & Dissertations
- Bound and unbound serials (magazines, journals, etc)
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- Newspapers (hard copies or microfilm)
- Juvenile literature
- Dictionaries
- Encyclopedias
- Reference books
- Manuscripts
- Archives of organizations
- Original letters of correspondance
- Maps
- Ephemera (pamphlets, booklets, folders, flyers, tickets, etc).
- Miscellaneous items that do not fit into the above categories
MUSEUM donations:
- Boxing Posters
- Antique Boxing equipment
- Statuary in bronze, resin, plaster, terracotta, etc.
- Paintings, Serigraphs, Drawings, etc.
- Photographs, prints, negatives, glass plates, etc.
- Films, movies, videos, dvd's, especially older films in need of archival preservation
- Music, records, tapes, sheet music
- Graphics, 16th - 19th century lithographs & prints
- Boxing-related medals, awards, trophies
- Boxing commemorative medals, participation medals, badges, etc.
- Boxing pins
- Boxing flags, banners, advertising
- Rowing-related memorabilia
- Philatelic items, stamp collections, illustrated postcards on Boxing
- Numismatic items, coins, exonumia with Boxing themes
- Uniforms, clothing, textiles, fashions
- Physical education, recreation and play equipment related to Boxing
- Games, especially antique items
These lists are not comprehensive and are limited only by your imagination!
Boxing is an international sport that dates to the ancient Olympic Games numerous ancient civilizations.
We seek everything, in every language, in order to develop a comprehensive research collection.
Boxing is extremely popular in many nations. It is a sport in the modern Olympic Games and a serious professional sport. Some famous modern boxers include Rocky Marciano, Joe Frazier, Muhammad Ali (formerly known as Cassius Clay), George Foreman, Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson. But the sport of boxing is very old. The ancient Egyptians practiced boxing. It was part of the ancient Olympic Games from 688 BC until the Games were banished by Roman Emperor Theodosius Ist in 393 CE. The ancient Romans practiced a cruel form of boxing with hard metal studs wrapped around their hands with leather thongs -- which can be seen on the statue at the top of this page. The English revived the sport of boxing in the 1600's with the first mention in a newspaper dated 1681. Bare knuckles and brutality were refined with rules by John 'Jack' Broughton, who is considered to be the father of English boxing. He was boxing champion from 1729 until 1750 and introduced some refinement to the sport including a break for the boxers when one was knocked down. In the 1790's Daniel Medoza, another British boxer, introduced refined techniques to the sport which included fancy footwork, sparring and the use of counter punches. In 1867 the Marquis of Queensberry, John Sholto Douglas, introduced The Queensbury Rules which are still used today. These rules included such refinements as three minute rounds, a ban on hugging and wrestling, the famous ten second count, and the use of protective gloves.
With a history dating back to antiquity the sport of Boxing has vast quantities of documentation that the IISOH would like to acquire. Please join us in development of this collection. Send a donation in cash or non-cash form. When we build a facility -- please visit often.
For additional subject areas click here to view the SUBJECT LIST.
The IISOH is a Pennsylvania non-profit, Educational, Literary and Research corporation
organized under section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code.
The IISOH is devoted to the subject areas of
History of Sport - Physical Education - Recreation - Dance - Sport in Art - Olympic Games
Donations are tax deductable
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