Chris Huiswoud scrapbook

Description data TOP

unitid

{"value"=>"20842", "type"=>"local_mss"}

{"value"=>"Sc MG 661", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"b14625216", "type"=>"local_b"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1922-1940", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1922/1940"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Chris Huiswoud scrapbook"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1 box", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"0.25 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}

repository

{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division</span>"}

langmaterial

{"value"=>"English"}

origination

{"value"=>"Huiswoud, Chris", "type"=>"persname"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>Chris Rudolf Huiswoud was born in Paramaribo, Suriname, and immigrated to the United States with his family. Known as \"Dutch\" Huiswoud, he is credited with being the first official African American basketball referee. Prior to his career as a referee, he served as the captain of the Amasons soccer team, jockeyed for several years, including a season spent at Havre de Gras, and played basketball for St. Christopher and the Incorporator basketball teams of Harlem, New York, where he resided. Huiswoud's brother was the communist activist, Otto Huiswoud, who headed the International Trade Union Committee of Negro Workers in Hamburg, Germany.</p> <p>Huiswoud began his referee career in 1917. In 1922, he was appointed a referee by the Intercollegiate League (which represented various institutions such as Yale, Columbia, and Brown Universities) and was later sanctioned by the Amateur Athletic Union of the United States. James Murray (well known and respected referee of the era) referred to him as an up and coming \"first flight referee.\" Huiswoud refereed the 1925 basketball game between the original New York Celtics, a white champion basketball team, and the Renaissance Five, an African American champion basketball team, at which the Celtics were defeated 37-30. In addition to his referee career, he managed the New York Blue Belts (an African American female champion basketball team) and wrote a sports column (possibly for the <span class=\"title\">Amsterdam News</span>).</p>"}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>This scrapbook consists of clippings, dating ca. 1918-1940, which denote Huiswoud's career as a referee as well as reflect his management of the New York Blue Belts. The clippings are from various newspapers, such as the <span class=\"title\">Amsterdam New</span>s, the <span class=\"title\">Tittler Tattler</span>, and the <span class=\"title\">Liberator</span>. The scrapbook also contains general sports articles and his sports column.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

acqinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Gift of Hermie Huiswoud, 1999.</p>"}

separatedmaterial

{"value"=>"<p>Transferred to the Photographs and Prints Division: photographs.</p>"}

processinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Accessioned by L. J. Sewell, July 1999.</p>"}

revisiondesc

{"value"=>"Finding aid updated by Lauren Stark.", "date"=>"2022 February 3"}

date_start

1922

keydate

1922

date_end

1940

date_inclusive_start

1922

date_inclusive_end

1940

prefercite

{"value"=>"[Item], Chris Huiswoud scrapbook, Sc MG 661, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library"}

abstract

{"value"=>" This scrapbook consists of clippings, dating ca. 1918-1940, which denote Huiswoud's career as a referee as well as reflect his management of the New York Blue Belts. The clippings are from various newspapers, such as the <span class=\"title\">Amsterdam New</span>s, the <span class=\"title\">Tittler Tattler</span>, and the <span class=\"title\">Liberator</span>. The scrapbook also contains general sports articles and his sports column.", "generated"=>true}

Update Collection TOP

Update from EAD XML File

Child components TOP

No child components.