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Richard and Gloria Davis Photo
Rafael Tourinho Machado DE Almeida
Photograph of Richard and Gloria Davis, captioned, "Manuscript Collection #287 was generously donated by the Davis family. It has many items about George Sweatt and baseball in Humboldt that were used to create this exhibit. PSU Special Collections and Archives thanks the Davis family for their donation."
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ROTC Student, Book
Rafael Tourinho Machado DE Almeida
An ROTC student holds a book signed by author Phil Dixon at the 2025 Gene DeGruson Lecture.
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Sandwiches
Rafael Tourinho Machado DE Almeida
Photograph of the sandwiches and fruit available at the 2025 Gene DeGruson Lecture.
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Sara, Curator & Archivist
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Photograph of Sara DeCaro, curator and archivist at Pittsburg State, with a tray of chocolate covered strawberries at the 2025 Gene DeGruson Lecture. She and her student workers wear matching Kansas City Monarch baseball tees. In the background, Phil Dixon, speaker, is in the middle of his presentation.
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SMTN Flag
Rafael Tourinho Machado DE Almeida
Rectangular red and yellow wool pennant flag for State Manual Training Normal, Pittsburg. Exact year unknown, circa 1906-1922.
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SMTN Flags
Rafael Tourinho Machado DE Almeida
Two pennant flages from State Manual Training Normal, Pittsburg. The top flag is rectangular and dark red with a yellow border and "SMTN" lettering sewn on top. The bottom flag is triangular, also a dark red with yellow "SMTN" lettering surrounded by sunflower petals.
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"Spurts from an Interrupted Pen"
Rafael Tourinho Machado DE Almeida
Photograph of a Big Blue Book and article clipping on display. The Blue Book, Spurts from an Interrupted Pen, is a series of essays written by Marcet Haldeman-Julius in 1927. One of these essays, "Negroes in Kansas Colleges," recounts the time a Missouri track team refused to compete against Pittsburg due to George Sweatt, a black man, being on the team. Her essay was written a few years after this occurred and her version varies slightly from Garfield Weede's, the coach at the time of the incident. The framed clipping is from the essay.
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Student Workers
Rafael Tourinho Machado DE Almeida
Photograph of the student workers at Phil Dixon's lecture. They helped do the research, create the exhibit, and set up the space for the lecture. They wear matching Kansas City Monarchs baseball tees. Photograph taken during the 2025 Gene DeGruson Lecture.
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Timeline
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Timeline of George Sweatt's life from 1893 to 1983 on display in Special Collections. The "line" is a baseball bat with dates and event information surrounding it.
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Track Cleats
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Black track cleats from Lowe and Campbell Athletic Goods, Kansas City, Missouri, c. 1920s. The leather shoes are on display in Special Collections to represent George Sweatt's participation in the sport while at Pittsburg State University, in which he set new records and lettered.
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World War I Case, Manuals
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Three manuals or scans of which on display in the WWI case in Special Collections.
Concrete on the Farm, 1922, Atlas Portland Cement Company
Manual of Permanent Farm Construction, c. 1920, Ash Grove Cement Company
"Icehouse," a section from Manual of Permanent Farm Construction
Right before being drafted into World War I, George worked at various cement plants in Kansas and Illinois.
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World War I Case, Photographs
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Photographs and newspaper clipping on display in the World War I case in Special Collections. From left to right are a photograph of George Sweatt and other men drafted into WWI, George Sweatt and friends, and a newspaper clipping that details the contents of a letter George wrote to a Mrs. Horace Smith on behalf of him and the other drafted soldiers.
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WWI Case
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Photograph of the World War I display case in Special Collections. Contains images of George Sweatt, friends, his draft card, a newspaper clipping, and cement plant manuals.
Photos taken during the Gene DeGruson Lecture, The Kansas City Monarchs & America's National Pastime, given by Phil S. Dixon. He is a baseball historian and co-owner of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City. This Gene DeGruson Lecture, an annual series, took place on October 16, 2025.
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