Harold M. and Margaret Osborn Papers (Digital Surrogates and Born Digital Records) | University of Illinois Archives

Title:

Harold M. and Margaret Osborn Papers (Digital Surrogates and Born Digital Records)

Date:

1924-1931, 2024

Access link:

https://digital.library.illinois.edu/collections/7909da60-b89b-0137-6ea6-02d0d7bfd6e4-e

Description:

Harold M. and Margaret Osborn Papers (Digital Surrogates) include photographs and a book of correspondence kept by Margaret (Bordner) Osborn that includes letters from Harold M. Osborn and genealogical information.

Also included is publicity material from the 2024 centennial of Harold Osborn's dual triumph at the 1924 Paris Olympics. Since the 2024 Games were also held in Paris, news organizations from Illinois and beyond covered his story and his family's continued stewardship of his legacy. These items include recordings of a webinar given at the University of Illinois Archives by two of Osborn's daughters, news articles discussing the collection and Harold Osborn, and recorded news reports about Harold Osborn and his family's trip to the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Administrative access to preservation, nearline, and access files are available to archives staff at https://medusa.library.illinois.edu/collections/1470

Phys. Desc:

Electronic materials have a size of 946 MB. Formats include TIFF, PDF, JPEG, and MP4.

ID:

7909da60-b89b-0137-6ea6-02d0d7bfd6e4-e

Repository:

University of Illinois Archives

Found in:

26/20/77 Harold M. and Margaret Osborn Papers, 1917-2024

Creators:

Osborn, Harold M. (1899-1975)
Osborn, Margaret E. (1906-2003)

Subjects:

Letter Writing
Olympics
Track and Field

Rights:

Copyright of these records is not owned by the University of Illinois and they are provided for personal use only. Any other use of these records is strictly prohibited without the express permission of the copyright holder. Please contact us for mor information.

Languages:

English