Antonio Pereira collection, 1915-1988, Date acquired: 00/00/1995
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Pereira, Antonio, -1988
- Extent:
- 4 Linear Feet
- 6 boxes
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
Antonio Pereira collection, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.
Background
- Scope and content:
Consists of materials related to Antonio Pereira's activities as a professional wrestler and his work with the Boy Scouts of America and the West Tampa Boys Club. Includes correspondence, reports, news clippings, awards, trophies, and photographs. Also includes a key to the city of Tampa, presented by Mayor Nick Nuccio in 1967.
- Biographical / historical:
Antonio Pereira was a Spanish national who immigrated to the United States through Cuba. Shortly after World War I, he toured as a professional wrestler with Ringling Brothers Circus. In 1926, Pereira settled in West Tampa, where he founded both the West Tampa Boys Club and Boy Scout Troop 38. He died in 1988.
Sanchez, Arsenio M. "Revisiting the Historical Markers of West Tampa." Sunland Tribune 26 (2000): 89-95.
- Acquisition information:
Norma Busciglio, Reinaldo Pereira, and Roberto Pereira
Donation
- Arrangement:
Collection organized by subject
- Accruals:
Additional material donated in 1996.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Terms of access:
None. The contents of this collection may be subject to copyright. Visit the United States Copyright Office's website http://www.copyright.gov/ for more information.
- Preferred citation:
Antonio Pereira collection, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.
- Location of this collection:
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The University of South Florida, Tampa Campus4202 East Fowler Ave. LIB122TampaFL33620-5400USA
