Sports - Boxing

Scope and Contents 8x10 black and white photograph and photocopy of Kaplan of Louis "Kid" Kaplan in black car, n.d.. Two copies. 8x10 black and white photograph and photocopy of Kaplan of Kaplan and two other men riding horses, probably in Meriden, loved to ride, n.d.. 8x10 black and white photograph and photocopy of Kaplan of Kaplan and other man collecting and drinking maple syrup from trees, n.d.. 4.5x7 black and white photograph and photocopy of Kaplan on a motorboat, 1925. 9.5x7 black and white photograph...

Famous Names There are several autographed headshots in this file, some obscure, but some well known.Some of these names include Milton Berle, Al Jolson, Jimmy Durante, and Laurel & Hardy. Photo List 5x7 black and white photograph of Kaplan with the Connecticut School for Boys “Battle Royal” boxing event, Meriden, 1940. 5x7 black and white photograph of six men in suits, three wearing glasses, one holding a light colored hat, n.d.. 5x7...

Scope and Contents 2.5x4 black and white photograph of four men outside with clothes? towels? on ground, n.d.. 3x4.5 black and white photograph of Kaplan with man rubbing his stomach, n.d.. 3x4.5 black and white photograph of Kaplan on tree lines path, kind of blurry, n.d. 3x4.5 black and white photograph of Kaplan next to a white house posed in a fighting stance, n.d.. 3x4.5 black and white photograph of Kaplan running down path, n.d.. 3x4.5 black and white photograph of Kaplan standing next to white house...

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3.4x5 black and white photograph, 5x7 mounted print, Negative, and two black and white photocopies of signed picture of Sammy Waltz, 1932. Black and white photocopies of "Sammy" Waltz, "Art" McGinley, "Kid" Kaplan, 1950.

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All three brothers were boxers (only family with 3 Jewish brothers who were boxers in the state of CT) All inducted posthumously into the Hall of Fame for Greater Hartford Jewish Athletes and Sports Figures

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One 4x6 color photograph is of Serene Hackel. Rest of photos are of various objects inside her house, pieces of art made by her father, including a ceramic dish with the names of people he fought. January 18, 2012.

Topics discussed in interview: Father's (Johnnie Sheppard) career as a Prize fighter, his immigration to London from Roumania, then later to America via Canada, and his career as a furrier and an artist. Also includes her family history in New York and Connecticut.

Scope and Contents This file covers Louis "Kid" Kaplan's career as a featherwieght boxer as well as his inuction into several halls of fame including the JHSGH Sports Hall of Fame. Kaplan took up fighting in Russia as a boy to defend himself because he was so small and poor (his father was in the junk business and Louis peddled various items), and continuted when his family moved to Meriden, CT when he was 19. His young age led to his nickname "Kid". He became the featherweight champion on January 2, 1925 when...