Michael Neary Scrapbook, 1958-2008

Summary

Creator:
Neary, Michael, 1938-2017.
Abstract:
Michael Neary's scrapbook about the 1959 Syracuse University football team
Extent:
0.25 linear foot
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Michael Neary Scrapbook,

Background

Scope and content:

The Michael Neary Scrapbook spans from 1959 to 2008, but a majority of the memorabilia and photographs are from 2008 with only a few of the items being from the late 1950s. The focus of the scrapbook is on the celebration and premiere of the movie The Express: The Story of Ernie Davis, a dramatization of the life of Ernie Davis who was the first Black student athlete to win the Heisman Trophy. Both Neary and Davis were members of the historic 1959 team and Neary attended the premiere of the movie in Syracuse, New York. There are several programs, ticket stubs, parking passes, and photographs from the premiere on September 12, 2008 and from the tailgate that unveiled the Ernie Davis statue on September 13, 2008 which is on Syracuse University's campus. There are cards and programs from 1959 that Neary included from the special events he attended as a member of the football team that year. At the end of the scrapbook there are a few photographs from the late 1950s that are unidentified.

Biographical / historical:

Michael Neary (1938-2017) was a student and football player at Syracuse University from 1956-1960. He was on the championship 1959 football team with Ernie Davis, led by Coach Ben Schwartzwalder. After graduating from Syracuse University, Neary was a science teacher for 32 years at Lindenhurst High School in Lindenhurst, New York.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Joseph Dallao in 2019.
Processing information:

The scrapbook pages were removed from their binding and the contents were rehoused in acid free folders and put in an archival box.

Arrangement:

The contents remain in their original order.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Please note that the collection is housed off-site, and advance notice is required to allow time to have the materials brought to the Reading Room on campus.

Terms of access:

Written permission must be obtained from the Syracuse University Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

Preferred citation:

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Michael Neary Scrapbook,

Location of this collection:
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
Bird Library, Room 600
Syracuse, NY 13244, United States
Link to repository site
Contact:
315.443.2697
scrc@syr.edu