Donation of Boxing Memorabilia by Muhammad Ali to National Museum of History and Technology

Summary

Muhammad Ali, boxer, visits National Museum of History and Technology (NMHT), now known as National Museum of American History, to donate a pair of boxing gloves and robe to the museum's "A Nations of Nations" exhibition.

Subject

• Ali, Muhammad 1942-2016
• Smithsonian Institution Office of Public Affairs
• National Museum of History and Technology

Notes

• Also known as 76-4120-8A.
• Original film available in SIA Acc. 11-009.
• Featured in the "Torch," April 1976: March 17 will be remembered affectionately in the annals' of the Museum of History and Technology as the day Muhammad Ali presented a pair of boxing gloves to the Nation of Nations exhibit and the day the Museum came to a complete standstill for an hour...Staff members caught in the excitement of the moment became groupies searching for a handshake or an autograph. Museum guards who formed a detail around the champ were polite, calm and masterful in their handling of the crowd.

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 02, Folder: April 1976, Image No. 76-4120-08A

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

• 1976
• March 17, 1976

Restrictions & Rights

• No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
• No Copyright - United States

Topic

Special events

Form/Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Local number

SIA RU000371 [76-4120-08A]

Physical description

8 x 10 ;

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