Useful Links
Why are Jim Thorpe’s Olympic Records Still Not Recognized?
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-are-jim-thorpes-olympic-records-still-not-recognized-130986336/
Biography
http://www.cmgww.com/sports/thorpe/biography/
https://www.history.com/news/jim-thorpe-sports-native-american-athlete-olympics
Primary Sources
This material includes letters and articles about the success of Jim Thorpe at the Stockholm Olympics. This includes a newspaper article as well as a personal letter of congratulations from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. https://carlisleindian.dickinson.edu/documents/letters-and-articles-concerning-jim-thorpes-olympic-victories Read Documents: https://carlisleindian.dickinson.edu/sites/all/files/docs-documents/NARA_RG75_CCF_b002_f05_71916.pdf Historic newspapers https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-jim-thorpe https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-jim-thorpe/selected-articles |