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Jack Lovelock Papers

2018

This collection, created and collated by the athlete and doctor, relates to his sporting life (including the 1936 Olympic Games) and sports medicine.

The papers of Jack (John Edward) Lovelock (1910-1949) include diaries, albums, photographs, newspaper clippings, periodical articles and other published materials. The collection is unique, irreplaceable, singular, discrete, and represents the personal context in which Lovelock chose to document his life and sporting achievements.

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Photograph of Jack Lovelock winning the three mile Kinnaird Cup race. Lovelock, John Edward (Jack), 1910-1949: Papers. Ref: MSX-2258-034

Photograph showing Jack Lovelock being embraced by Luigi Beccali after a race. Lovelock, John Edward (Jack), 1910-1949: Papers. Ref: MSX-2248-063

Photograph of Jack Lovelock having his heartrate broadcast on the BBC National and Empire programme. Lovelock, John Edward (Jack), 1910-1949: Papers. Ref: MSX-2263-009

First page of Jack Lovelock’s journal entry describing the race in which he broke the world mile record. Lovelock, John Edward (Jack), 1910-1949: Papers. Ref: MSX-2247-018

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington

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Audrey Waugh, Research Librarian from Alexander Turnbull Library, talk about the Papers