Donors: Multiple donors
From his early days as a student-athlete to later becoming a world renowned activist-scholar, Harry Edwards’ life and work demonstrate that sport is a window to society, revealing a broad range of social and political concerns that affect us all. Located in SJSU’s Special Collections & Archives, the Dr. Harry Edwards Collection includes historic photos, autographed books, Olympic Project for Human Rights memorabilia, and correspondence from such luminaries as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and President Barack Obama. “San José State was ground zero in the movement that changed not just American perceptions, but the world’s perceptions of the significance and importance of sport and modern culture,” says Edwards, ’64 Social Science