United States, Georgia, Bibb County, Macon, 32.84069, -83.6324United States, Georgia, Lowndes County, Valdosta, 30.83334, -83.28032Jennings, Joe, boxing manager1927-07-10Letter from boxing manager Joe Jennings to Douglass Theatre manager Ben Stein, dated July 10, 1927, and written on the back of a handbill for Texas Tanner, in which Jennings proposes a boxing match at the Douglass Theatre. Please note that Jennings addresses Stein as Stern and may have misidentified Luke Stein as Ben Stern. In the letter, Jennings proposes that a boxing match be held at the Douglass Theatre. He tells Stein that he saw his brother Ben Stein [sic] in Valdosta, Georgia, and that during their conversation, Stein had proposed a boxing deal to him for which Jennings would provide the advertising and expenses for his fighters. Jennings offers Stein different terms and asks for a contract if Stein will agree to them. The handbill features a photograph of Texas Tanner and lists fighters that Tanner has met and would like to meet.Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the Digital Library of Georgia in 2005, as part of Georgia HomePLACE. This project is supported with federal LSTA funds administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Georgia Public Library Service, a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.image/jpegtext/htmldbr001http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Manuscript held by the Middle Georgia Archives, Washington Memorial Library, Charles Henry Douglass, Jr. business records, 1906-1967, box 19, folder 156, document 4.African American boxers--Georgia--MaconBoxing--Georgia--MaconBoxing managers--GeorgiaBoxing matches--Georgia--MaconBoxers--GeorgiaEntertainment events--Georgia--MaconSports promoters--FloridaProfessional sports contracts--Georgia--MaconArenas--Georgia--MaconStein, BenTanner, TexasDouglass Theatre (Macon, Ga.)Letter: Jacksonville, Florida to Ben Stern [i.e., Stein], Macon, Georgia, 1927 July 10Text