Pen used by Michele A. Roberts to sign NBPA's 2017 agreement with the NBA

Manufactured by

Montblanc, German, founded 1906

Used by

Roberts, Michele A., American, born 1956

Subject of

National Basketball Association, American, founded 1946

National Basketball Players Association, American, founded 1954

Medium

resin and metal and ink

Dimensions

H x W x D: 5/8 × 5 1/2 × 1/2 in. (1.6 × 14 × 1.3 cm)

Type

pens

Classification

Tools and Equipment-Sports and Recreational

Place used

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date

January 19, 2017

Description

This is a Montblanc blue ink ballpoint pen with black body (a) and cap (b), used by Michele A Roberts, Executive Director of the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA), to sign the NBPA's collective bargaining agreement with the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 2017. The cap is detachable and has a silver clip and a silver ring around the base embossed with [MONT BLANC]. Incised in silver onto the side of the cap is a figure of a basketball player with ball. The pen has a silver tip and silver accents at the cap base and end. The pen is stored in black Montblanc box with white interior.

Topic

Basketball

Business

Labor

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of National Basketball Players Association

Object number

2017.22ab

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

William “Bill” Russell Oral History Interview

Created by

Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009

Interview of

Bill Russell, American, born 1934

Interviewed by

Branch, Taylor, American, born 1947

Subject of

University of San Francisco, American, founded 1855

National Basketball Association, American, founded 1946

Boston Celtics, American, founded 1946

Major League Baseball, American, founded 1869

Boston Red Sox, American, founded 1901

Medium

digital

Dimensions

Duration: 03:07:25

Type

video recordings

oral histories

digital media - born digital

Collection title

Civil Rights History Project

Classification

Media Arts-Film and Video

Place collected

Seattle, King County, Washington, United States, North and Central America

Place depicted

Louisiana, United States, North and Central America

Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America

San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America

Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

Date

May 12, 2013

Description

The oral history consists of eleven digital files: 2011.174.88.1a, 2011.174.88.1b, 2011.174.88.1c, 2011.174.88.1d, 2011.174.88.1e, 2011.174.88.1f, 2011.174.88.1g, 2011.174.88.1h, 2011.174.88.1i, 2011.174.88.1j, and 2011.174.88.1k.

Basketball player William "Bill" Russell remembers his childhood in Louisiana and Oakland, California, in the 1940s. After winning two Final Fours with the University of San Francisco, he won an Olympic gold medal and an NBA championship playing for the Boston Celtics, one of thirteen Russell would win, including eight in a row. Russell had a difficult relationship with the sports media in Boston, but a better one with his Celtics teammates. He defends the organization as progressive on racial matters (as opposed to the Red Sox) and describes a post-retirement reconciliation with Boston that resulted in considerable Red Sox support for his mentoring organization and a statue of him, erected in 2013.

LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0088

Topic

Activism

American West

Athletes

Baseball

Basketball

Civil rights

Education

Olympics

Race relations

Social reform

United States--History--1933-1945

United States--History--1945-1953

United States--History--1953-1961

United States--History--1961-1969

United States--History--1969-2001

United States--History--2001-

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Object number

2011.174.88.1a-k

Restrictions & Rights

© Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Los Angeles Lakers uniform worn in NBA Finals by Kobe Bryant

Manufactured by

Adidas AG, German, founded 1948

Worn by

Bryant, Kobe Bean, American, 1978 - 2020

Subject of

Los Angeles Lakers, American, founded 1947

National Basketball Association, American, founded 1946

Medium

cloth , elastic

Dimensions

H x W (Jersey, flat): 40 3/16 × 26 3/4 in. (102 × 68 cm)

H x W (Shorts, flat): 21 1/4 × 18 1/8 in. (54 × 46 cm)

Type

jerseys

athletic shorts

sports uniforms

Classification

Clothing-Historical

Place used

Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America

Date

2008

Description

A basketball uniform, jersey and shorts, worn by Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers for game five of the 2008 NBA Finals. The jersey is white with yellow panels and purple piping and accents. The jersey features appliqué across the front reading [LAKERS / 24] and on the back reading [BRYANT / 24]. The NBA logo is embroidered at the left shoulder. Tags on the jersey at bottom read [SIZE / 54], [CLIMATE], [NBA / AUTHENTICS], [(Lakers logo)], [PLAYER ID / (blank space)], [(Adidas logo)], [LENGTH +4], and [MelGrayGroup / NBA GameWorn / 2007-2008 Season / AM006381]. The shorts are white with yellow side panels and purple accents. The Lakers logo is stitched on the shorts on the left and right flanks and the NBA logo is embroidered at the right hip. Series of tags on the waistband includes [SIZE / 44], [LENGTH +2], and [PLAYER ID / 24], with the [24] handwritten in black marker.

Topic

Athletes

Basketball

Clothing and dress

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kobe Bryant

Object number

2017.12.1-.2

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions