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Start Over Collection Jerry West Papers Date range 2013

Digital Files--Audiovisual Material 47.7 Gigabytes digital files on server .2 Linear Feet Part of one 5 in. document case Box 37

This subseries includes still image, video, and other digital files, as well as a hard drive. Included are still image and video files of an interview with Jerry West and Jonathan Coleman regarding their collaboration on West by West; three MP4 files of the Mini DV tapes in Series 8, Audiovisual Material, box 14; and 39 MP4 files of the 37 DVDs in Series 8, Audiovisual Material, box 15; and the hard drive on which the interview files were found. Subjects of the MP4 files include West family events and vacations, West's basketball career in college and in the NBA, and special events West attended. Some of the MP4 content may be copies from TV programs on which West appeared or was referenced. Some of the MP4 content dates back to the 1950s.

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  2. Jerry West Papers
  3. Series 12. Digital Files

Digital Files--Other 30.9 Megabytes digital files on server .2 Linear Feet Part of one 5 inch document case Box 37

This subseries includes PDF files and Microsoft Word files as well as the black USB drive on which they were found (additional files from this USB drive can be found in the Digital Files--Photographs subseries). The digital files pertain to Jerry West and his career; they include biographical and genealogical material, correspondence, news clippings, speeches, and materials related to West by West.

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  2. Jerry West Papers
  3. Series 12. Digital Files

Digital Files--Scrapbook 3.96 Gigabytes digital files on server

This subseries contains 117 TIF files. The files are scans of items from a scrapbook about Jerry West Night, March 19, 1971. Scanned items include photographs, stationery, correspondence, printed material, clippings, and a signed "Testimony of Appreciation" from West's Lakers teammates. Correspondence, which makes up most of the content, includes a telegram and congratulatory letters from fans, other NBA teams, and political figures such as Ronald Reagan. The original content dates from ca. 1970-1973. Additional scrapbooks can be found in Series 10, Scrapbooks.

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  2. Jerry West Papers
  3. Series 12. Digital Files

Jerry West Papers 19.1 Linear Feet 19 feet 1/2 in. (6 document cases, 2 1/2 in. each); (18 document cases, 5 in. each); (4 large flat storage boxes, 4 in. each); (6 large flat storage boxes, 1 1/2 in. each); (1 large flat storage box; 2 in.); (1 large flat storage box; 3 in.); (3 large flat storage boxes, 5 in. each); (4 large flat storage boxes, 3 1/2 in. each); (1 artifact box, 4 1/2 in.); (4 records cartons, 15 in. each) 213 Gigabytes 2617 files, formats primarily include .jpg, .tif, .wav, .wma, .iso, .mp4, .pdf

West, Jerry, 1938-
Papers of basketball icon Jerry West and research papers of author Jonathan Coleman for his collaboration on the autobiography of West. Jerry West, born in Chelyan, West Virginia in 1938, played basketball for West Virginia University (WVU) and rose to fame as a player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) before turning to basketball coaching and management. The collection includes materials that West loaned to Coleman for use in co-authoring the book West by West: My Charmed, Tormented Life, as well as Coleman's book drafts, various materials he collected for background research, interviews he conducted for the book, and his research notes. Formats include correspondence, ephemera, typescript and printed book draft manuscripts, clippings, printed material, photographs, video and audio recordings on various media, artifacts, scrapbooks, and digital files, among other materials. Subjects include West's time at East Bank High School; his college recruitment and basketball career at WVU; his employment with the Lakers; the West by West book; West's career as a basketball coach for the Lakers and manager for the Memphis Grizzlies; his family life; events honoring West; various individuals, including Chick Hearn, Rodney "Hot Rod" Hundley, Ann Dinardi, Jerry's brother David West, and the West and Creasey families; and other subjects. See the Scope and Content Note for more details. For more information on Jerry West, see the Historical Note.
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