- unitid
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{"value"=>"24463", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"Sc MG 274", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"b13465806", "type"=>"local_b"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1933-2005", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1933/2005"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"American Bridge Association records"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"3 boxes", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"2.42 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}
- repository
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{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division</span>"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"The formation of the American Bridge Association (ABA) in 1932 was due to racial prejudice; a group of African American players in the New York area conceived the idea of a national organization, leading to the ABA's formation at Buckroe Beach, Virginia. The American Bridge Association records (1933-2004) consist principally of printed matter, correspondence of the editor of the \"Bulletin,\" and histories of the organization."}
- langmaterial
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{"value"=>"English"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"American Bridge Association", "type"=>"corpname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>The formation of the American Bridge Association (ABA) in 1932 was due to racial prejudice and the then-common practice of segregation and hence exclusion from membership and competition in the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL). A group of African American players in the New York area conceived of the idea of a national organization to foster and promote duplicate bridge among themselves, leading to the ABA's formation at Buckroe Beach, Virginia. As of 1991, the ABA had 7,000 members and was divided into seven regional and 215 local groups. It sponsors annual tournaments held in the spring and summer as benefits for charitable organizations. Many of the local groups print a newsletter entitled \"ABA Flash\", and a bulletin is published bimonthly. William R. Tatem assumed the responsibilities of editor of the <span class=\"title\">Bulletin</span> in 1939, and developed it into one of the nation's outstanding publications devoted to organized bridge.</p> <p>One of ABA's most influential presidents was Victor R. Daly (1949-1964). His major accomplishment was the eradication of racial discrimination in organized bridge in the United States. In 1950, the ACBL polled its membership on the issue of integration and only 56% of the membership favored a continuation of the policy of racial restrictions. Subsequently, friendly areas like New York, Boston, St. Paul, Los Angeles, and the San Francisco Bay area allowed non-white players to compete in local and regional tournaments, even though they generally were not granted membership in the ACBL. After a series of conferences and extensive negotiations between ABA President Daly and ACBL officials in New York, the ACBL voted to amend its by-laws to permit unrestricted membership in the League on the basis of local option. Although there had been hope that the new by-law would be ratified in July 1954, it was not accepted unanimously by the membership until the ACBL national annual meeting in Montreal in 1967.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The American Bridge Association records (1933-2004) consist principally of printed matter, correspondence of the editor of the <span class=\"title\">Bulletin</span>, and histories of the organization. Included are its constitution and by-laws, a 1938 annual report written by President E. T. Belsaw, a list of life members, and a 1954 handbook of information. William Tatem's correspondence as editor of the <span class=\"title\">Bulletin</span> (1939-1951) discusses many of the internal policies and strained relationships with the American Contact Bridge League. In 1983, he annotated many of the letters.</p> <p>Printed material consists of information pertaining to several of ABA's regional sections (1950-2004), souvenir journals and journals for national tournaments (1933-1995), information about the National Division, and news clippings. A winner's ribbon from the 1947 annual tournament and duplicate bridge boards complete the collection.</p>"}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Gift of the American Bridge Association, 1991.</p>"}
- separatedmaterial
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{"value"=>"<p>Transferred to the Art and Artifacts Division: artifact.</p> <p>Transferred to the Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division: newsletters.</p> <p>Transferred to the Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division: audio and moving image materials. For more information, please contact the division at schomburgaudiovisual@nypl.org or 212-491-2270.</p> <p> Transferred to the Photographs and Prints Division: photographs.</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Accessioned by Janice Quinter, 1991, and Chandra Buie, 1996. Processed as part of the Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.</p>"}
- revisiondesc
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{"value"=>"Finding aid updated by Lauren Stark.", "date"=>"2021 June 24"}
- date_start
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1933
- keydate
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1933
- date_end
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2005
- date_inclusive_start
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1933
- date_inclusive_end
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2005
- extent_statement
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2.42 linear feet (3 boxes)
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"[Item], American Bridge Association records, Sc MG 274, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library"}