Oddities, Rarities and Treasures
The University Archives and Special Collections at the Foley Center Library at Gonzaga University has a new exhibit called "Oddities, Rarities and Treasures from the Foley Vault." Some of the collectibles come from Asia and some are hundreds of years old.
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A 1949 photo of Gonzaga boxing legend Carl Maxey and his coach, Joey August, is on display with Maxey’s 1950 boxing shoes. Maxey was a law student and went undefeated in college for two years. His record was a perfect 32-0. In 1950, Maxey and his Gonzaga teammates won the school’s first NCAA title by co-winning the National Collegiate Boxing championship. Maxey was graduated from law school in 1951 and became Spokane’s first prominent African-American attorney.
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A WWII era M38A2 100 pound practice bomb given to Bing Crosby’s bother, Larry Crosby, a sheet music cover art mistake of a Middle Eastern woman instead of a Hawaiian, an exorcism manual from 1697, and a football from a Gonzaga University/Texas Tech game in 1939 are on display at the “Oddities, Rarities, and Treasures from the Foley Vault” exhibit at the Foley Center Library.
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Special collections librarian Stephanie Plowman stands with “Oddities, Rarities, and Treasures from the Foley Vault” display at The University Archives and Special Collections at the Foley Center Library at Gonzaga University
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A 1921 baseball signed by Babe Ruth and his teammates is part of the “Oddities, Rarities and Treasures from the Foley Vault” at Gonzaga University’s Foley Center Library.
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The University Archives and Special Collection at the Foley Center Library at Gonzaga University is home to Psalter, the Book of Psalms with commentary from 1475. It was commissioned and used by St. Bruno, Bishop of Wuezburg, Germany.
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Gonzaga Univeristy President Bernard Coughlin’s Presidential Medallion from 1974 was worn as part of his academic attire at commencement and convocations. It is on display at the Foley Center Library’s “Oddities, Rarities and Treasures from the Foley Vault” exhibit.
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Original installments of Charles Dickens “The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby” from 1838-39 are on display at Gonzaga University’s “Oddities, Rarities and Treasures” exhibit at the Foley Center Library
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Bing Crosby’s hat from the movie “Road to Hong Kong” is displayed at the Gonzaga University Foley Library Center’s “Oddities, Rarities and Treasures of the Foley Vault.” The 1962 movie starred Crosby, Bob Hope, Joan Collins and a cameo by Dorothy Lamour and was the last of the seven-film Road to….series. An eighth film was planned, but Crosby died in 1977 before it could be made.
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