Abstract Dr. Harry Edwards is a scholar and activist. He organized the Olympic Project for Human Rights, whose most well-known demonstration was the Black Power salute by OHPR members and Olympic medalists John Carlos and Tommie Smith. Additionally, Edwards created the study of the sociology of sport while completing his graduate work at Cornell University, where he completed his PhD in 1970. He went on to teach at the University of California, Berkeley and to advise multiple professional sports...

Content Description Collection contains Herbert Putnam's running cleats (MU-4649), track suit (MU-4647, MU-4648) from the 1912 Olympics, Cornell Athletics track shirt and shorts (MU-4645, MU-4646), Gargoyle Society charm (MU-4651) (all in box 3); loose pamphlets and photographs from the 1912 Olympics, and two photograph albums. One album contains photographs largely of Cornell University campus, dorm rooms, and various sports (namely baseball and track and field.) The other album contains many photographs of...