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Arthur Ashe's 1987 Day Planner -- The Year Before He Was Diagnosed With AIDS

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Arthur Ashe's 1987 Day Planner -- The Year Before He Was Diagnosed With AIDS

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Auction Date:2013 Feb 06 @ 17:00 (UTC-8 : PST/AKDT)
Location:11901 Santa Monica Blvd. #555, Los Angeles, California, 90025, United States
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Arthur Ashe's 1987 day planner. Journal was consistently used by Ashe all year to remember appointments and record the important events in his busy life, which would end in just 6 years. Ashe's priorities are revealed through his concise, utilitarian entries, which serve as reminders for his various public engagements and events of personal significance to him. Though Ashe had already contracted HIV in a blood transfusion, he was not yet aware of it. He would learn of the condition the next year and kept his diagnosis private until 1992, when he became an activist in the anti-AIDS effort before his 1993 passing. In tennis, Ashe here mentions his commitments to attend the World Tennis Party at the Ritz Carlton, the LTA [Lawn Tennis Association] Ball at Grosvenor House, the ATA [American Tennis Association] celebrity tournament and the USTA [U.S. Tennis Association] board meeting. On his busy social calendar, Ashe writes, ''Notre Dame Negro League Baseball'', ''Sports Emmy / Sheraton Hotel'', ''Celeste Bartos Forum / 'Racism in Sports''' and makes notes regarding a speaking engagement at IBM on ''leadership & dedication''. Media appearances include an HBO PSA, ESPN and ABC. He marks a trip to Japan, mentions a ''Strom Thurmond Letter'' and records his wife's birthday, baby daughter Camera's first birthday and christening. He reminds himself of a court date regarding Camera's adoption and makes a note to ''Pay US Open box bill''. In large letters he records, ''REGINALD WEIR DIED''. Weir paved the way for Ashe's success in tennis as the first
black tennis player to compete in the United States Lawn Tennis Association national championship. Included is a date with Head brand sporting equipment, with whom he produced a line of tennis gear. He takes a week off for ''VACATION'' and keeps track of sporting events across all disciplines, marking the day the World Series starts and a Tyson fight. Notations in Ashe's hand appear on almost every single page of the spiral-bound Day-At-A-Glance book. Features a black faux-leather soft cover measuring 5.75'' x 8.25''. In very good condition, with mild wear. With an LOA from Arthur Ashe's widow.
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