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Fred and John Hawksby were York-based brothers, both of whom enjoyed careers in boxing, with Fred turning professional. This collection includes handbills for boxing matches, posters, newspaper cuttings, photographs, additional documents and personal papers of Fred Hawksby.

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Includes handbills of boxing events, and large format posters for matches. Some of the matches include Fred Hawksby on the bill. Please see file level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this series.

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Bundle of handbills for boxing events, some of which feature Fred Hawksby. Also includes a programme and advertising flyers for a series of charity matches in 1938, where John Hawksby was competing.

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Posters advertising boxing matches between some of the best professional competitors of the period, including Fred Hawksby. Many of the posters are in poor condition.

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Newspaper cuttings relating to the career of Fred Hawksby, includings details of some of his fights.

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Newspaper cuttings relating to the career of Fred Hawksby, includings details of some of his fights. Also includes photocopies of some of the articles.

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Includes one advertising notice for Kid Lawton's School of Genuine Fighters, typescript note of some of Fred Hawksby's fights, and letter to 'Mr Hawksley' from J J Paget, Boxing Promoter, 1938.

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Photographs of Fred Hawksby and his family members. Also includes one photograph (now in two sections) of Sheffield boxer Gus Platts, and one negative of an unidentified football team.

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Includes one photograph of Harry Hawksby, Fred's father.

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Black and white photograph with inscription on the reverse. The inscription is lengthy and notes that Platts was the ex-middleweight champion of Europe. The photograph is now in two sections.

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Includes copy birth certificate of John Hawskby, boxing licence of Fred Hawksby, wages envelope and ticket to an amateur boxing tournament.

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The certificate is in the name of John William Halliday (later John Hawksby), brother of Fred Hawksby. He was born on 3 February 1910.

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The licence is in the name of Fred Hawksby, and includes a photograph. In British Boxing Board of Control cover.

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Empty paper wages envelope in the name of Fred Hawksby.

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The ticket was for an event at the Railway Institute Gymnasium, York.

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