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Collection
Barbara Valavanes Papers
Title
Barbara Valavanes Papers
Object ID
MG0509
Date Range
1922-1956
Note: The Barbara Valavanes Papers contain programs from boxing and football events, an advertisement for dancing at Rocky Springs Park, and correspondence to Barbara Valavanes. Creator: Valavanes, Barbara, d. 2016. Conditions for Access: No restrictions. Conditions Governing Reproductions: Collection
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Barbara Valavanes Papers
Title
Barbara Valavanes Papers
Description
The Barbara Valavanes Papers contain programs from boxing and football events, an advertisement for dancing at Rocky Springs Park, and correspondence to Barbara Valavanes.
Date Range
1922-1956
Year Range From
1922
Year Range To
1956
Date of Accumulation
1940-1955
Creator
Valavanes, Barbara, d. 2016
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 11
People
Bass, Benjamin Baruch J. "Benny"
Brenner, Len
Campanis, Albert Sebastian
Campanis, Basiliki Georgiades "Bessie"
Dussinger, Paul P. "Battling Willard"
Hedland, Rhody Wilford
Reynolds, Leo
Ross, Harry "Kid"
Ruth, George Herman "Babe"
Schiff, Sammy
Stoy, Charles William "Rosey"
Sullivan, Marty
Valavanes, Barbara
Villamore, Derrico
Wright, O. S.
Subjects
Boxers (Sports)
Boxing
Boxing matches
Ephemera
Football
Letters
Programs (Publications)
Search Terms
Boxers (Sports)
Boxing matches
Brooklyn Dodgers
Contracts
Correspondence
Danceland
Ephemera
Finding aids
Football
Fulton Opera House
Harrisburg Eagles
Lancaster Presidents
Lancaster Red Roses
Letters
Manuscript groups
Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission
Programs
Roamers, The
Stumpf Field
Extent
1 box, 1 folder, .10 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0509
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Barbara Valavanes Papers (MG0509), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@LancasterHistory.org.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2006.MG0509
Other Numbers
MG-509
Classification
MG0509
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Added to database 12 March 2022.
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Collection
Jule Ritchey Collection
Title
Jule Ritchey Collection
Object ID
MG0913
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Collection
Jule Ritchey Collection
Title
Jule Ritchey Collection
Description
This collection contains ephemera related to Julius J. "Jule" Ritchey of Lancaster and his career as a middleweight boxer.
Admin/Biographical History
Julius J. "Jule" Ritchey was born in 1895 in Lancaster's Cabbage Hill neighborhood. During his career as a middleweight boxer, he fought 75 bouts, won 65 of them and had 4 KOs. He fought alongside local contemporaries Leo Houck, Rosey Stoy, and Tim Droney. He trained in various places around the world, including Havana, Cuba. Ritchey later worked from Armstrong until he retired in 1960. He died 9 January 1983 in Lancaster.
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 19
People
Ritchey, Julius J. "Jule"
Austin, Richard L.
Passmore, E. Pusey
Wilson, Billy
Wright, K. O.
Droney, Tim
Franklin, Willie
Houck, Leo
Adams, Billy
Greiner, Johnny
Britt, Monte
Ferguson, Danny
Brown, Madison
Berger, Billy
Taylor, Buck
Donan, Tommy
Putt, Allen
Black, Bill
Rieker, Charles A.
Hensel, Harry H.
Subjects
Boxing
Search Terms
Finding aids
Manuscript groups
Boxing
Pugilism
Sports
Liberty Loans
Banks
Lancaster Athletic Club
Eighth Ward Theater
Cabbage Hill
Eighth Ward Baseball Team
Prince Street Hall
Washington Bar and Café
Restaurants
Menus
Rieker Star Brewery
Extent
1 folder
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0913
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
MG0063 Johnny Hauck Collection
Johnny Hauck Photograph Collection
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Jule Ritchey Collection (MG0913), Box #, Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org. Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Accession Number
Unknown.MG0913
Other Numbers
MG-913
Other Number
MG-913
Classification
MG0913
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Transferred from Boxing Information File, 13 May 2003. Transferred from Document Collection, Box 32, Folder 9, Items 1-7, 13 April 2022.
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World's famous pugilists box at the Fulton Opera House

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Author
Hauck, Johnny.
Date of Publication
1975
world-famous boxers appeared on that historic stage also. I hope my story will add that missing part to the history of the Fulton Opera House. One such pugilist was Joseph Choynski, a most remarkable man, indeed. Boxing was outlawed in many states which caused promoters to stage fights in places where
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Responsibility
by Johnny Hauck.
Author
Hauck, Johnny.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1975
Physical Description
[142]-149 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 79, no. 3
Subjects
Choynski, Joseph.
Jeffries, James.
Fulton Opera House.
Boxing - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 79, number 3 (1975), p. 142-149Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.79
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