Series V. Awards and recognition, 1956-2019, inclusive
Extent
4.5 Linear feet in 1 carton and 2 flat boxes
Scope and Contents
Series V contains certificates, awards, and documents of recognition presented to BJK throughout her life, including in the course of her tennis career and beyond. Document types include awarded certificates, related event programs, and letters of recognition. Each award file may include only the certificate itself or only related documents. Award types include official tennis ranking certificates, honorary degrees, and commemorative proclamations, reflecting BJK's varied achievements and prominence of BJK's influence.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
United States National Parks Eighth Annual Junior Tennis Championships, 1956 July 30-August 5, inclusive
Offsite-Box: 23, Folder: 54 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
United States Lawn Tennis Association ranking certificates, 1959-1966, inclusive
Offsite-Box: 23, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Long Beach Century Club Sports Night Awards, 1963-1968, 1989, inclusive
Offsite-Box: 23, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
City of Long Beach resolutions, 1966-1973, inclusive
Offsite-Box: 23, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Alhambra, CA Tribute to BJK, 1966 September 18
Offsite-Box: 23, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
All-Sports Almanac Athletes of the Year, 1967, inclusive
Offsite-Box: 23, Folder: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Associated Press Athlete of the Year, 1967, inclusive
Offsite-Box: 23, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
California Legislature Resolutions, 1968, 1987, inclusive
Offsite-Box: 26, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
BJK Tennis Center Long Beach, 1968, inclusive
Offsite-Box: 23, Folder: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Billie Jean Moffitt King Day, 1968 September 13
Offsite-Box: 23, Folder: 25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
City of Manhattan Beach Resolution of Commendation, 1968 November 23, inclusive
Offsite-Box: 25, Folder: 2, item: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Conference on Physical Fitness and Sports appointment, 1970 September 25, inclusive
Offsite-Box: 60, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents
Certificate signed by President Richard Nixon.
Sports Illustrated Sportswoman of the Year, 1972
Offsite-Box: 25, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Commonwealth of Massachusetts BJK Day, 1983 March 19
Offsite-Box: 25, Folder: 2, Item: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee certificate, 1984
Offsite-Box: 25, Folder: 2, Item: 2 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)
Women's International Center Living Legacy Award, 1984 March 1
Offsite-Box: 23, Folder: 26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Honorary Citizen of Tucson, Arizona, 1984 November 7
Offsite-Box: 23, Folder: 27 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Cal State L.A. Athletic Hall of Fame, 1985-1987, inclusive
Offsite-Box: 23, Folder: 28 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Tennis Magazine's The Best in Tennis, 1987 November, inclusive
Offsite-Box: 23, Folder: 29 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
BJK Commemorative stamp, 1988
Offsite-Box: 23, Folder: 30 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
DC Certificate of Appreciation, 1988 May 19
Offsite-Box: 25, Folder: 2, Item: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
City of Long Beach California Proclamation for Hall of Fame induction, 1989 February 1, inclusive
Offsite-Box: 25, Folder: 2, item: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Gary, Indiana Proclamation and Honorary Citizen certificate, 1990 May 22
Offsite-Box: 23, Folder: 31 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
The National Women's Hall of Fame induction certificate, 1990 August 26, inclusive
Offsite-Box: 64, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
City of Schenectady, N.Y. BJK Week, 1995 July 15
Offsite-Box: 25, Folder: 2, Item: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Cal State L.A. Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, 1997 June 14
Offsite-Box: 23, Folder: 32 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Hobart and William Smith College Elizabeth Blackwell Award, 1998 May 15
Offsite-Box: 23, Folder: 33 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
United States Professional Tennis Association 25th Anniversary of Battle of the Sexes, 1998 September 20
Offsite-Box: 26, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Trinity College Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, 1998 November 6
Offsite-Box: 23, Folder: 34 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Tennis Week Great American Writing Awards, 1998 November 19
Offsite-Box: 25, Folder: 2, Item: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
University of Pennsylvania Honorary Doctor of Laws, 1999 May 17
Offsite-Box: 23, Folder: 35 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
University of Pennsylvania Honorary Doctor of Laws [oversized], 1999, inclusive
Offsite-Box: 61, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Cal State L.A. BJK Sports Endowed Scholarship, 2002 May 29
Offsite-Box: 23, Folder: 36 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Cedar Crest College Honorary Doctor of Public Service (1 of 2 folders), 2002 October 24
Offsite-Box: 23, Folder: 37 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Cedar Crest College Honorary Doctor of Public Service (2 of 2 folders), 2002 October 24
Offsite-Box: 25, Folder: 2, item: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Dartmouth Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters (1 of 2 folders), 2003 June 8
Offsite-Box: 23, Folder: 38 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Dartmouth Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters (2 of 2 folders), 2003 June 8
Offsite-Box: 26, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Women's Sports Foundation Appreciation Resolution, 2003 July 22, inclusive
Offsite-Box: 60, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Congressional Record proceedings in honor of BJK, 2004 April
Offsite-Box: 25, Folder: 2, Item: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
United States Professional Tennis Association, 2006-2011, inclusive
Offsite-Box: 23, Folder: 39 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Huntington, N.Y. Special Proclamation to Ilana Kloss, 2006 April 30
Offsite-Box: 25, Folder: 3, Item: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
USTA BJK National Tennis Center, 2006 August, inclusive
Offsite-Box: 23, Folder: 40 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
US House of Representatives Certificate of Special Recognition, 2006 September 28
Offsite-Box: 23, Folder: 41 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
USTA/ Middle States Tennis Hall of Fame, 2006 October 20
Offsite-Box: 23, Folder: 42 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
California Hall of Fame, 2006 December
Offsite-Box: 23, Folder: 43 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
City of San Diego, CA BJK Day, 2007 August 18
Offsite-Box: 25, Folder: 3, Item: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Peabody Awards, 2007 June 4
Offsite-Box: 25, Folder: 3, Item: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents
Program for the 66th Annual Peabody Awards Presentation Luncheon, at which the HBO Sports documentary Billie Jean King: Portrait of a Pioneer received a Peabody Award.
US House of Representatives Certificate of Special Recognition, 2007 October 6
Offsite-Box: 23, Folder: 44 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
New York Stock Exchange closing bell, 2008 May 6
Offsite-Box: 23, Folder: 45 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Boston University Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters (2 of 3 folders), 2008 May 18
Offsite-Box: 23, Folder: 46-47 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Boston University Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters (1 of 3 folders), 2008 May 18
Offsite-Box: 25, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Barnard College Medal of Distinction, 2008 May 20
Offsite-Box: 23, Folder: 48 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Presidential Medal of Freedom, 2009 August 12, inclusive
Offsite-Box: 40, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents
Contains certificate.
City of Baton Rouge Honorary Mayor-President, 2009 December 8
Offsite-Box: 25, Folder: 5, Item: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents
Honorary certificates for BJK and Sir Elton John.
Fed Cup Award of Excellence, 2010
Offsite-Box: 26, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Presidential Proclamation of LGBT Pride Month, 2010 June, inclusive
Offsite-Box: 25, Folder: 5, Item: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Mill Valley, CA BJK Day, 2010 October 2
Offsite-Box: 23, Folder: 49 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
University of Vermont Honorary Doctor of Letters, 2011 May 22
Offsite-Box: 25, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Southern California Tennis Association Hall of Fame, 2011 August 5
Offsite-Box: 23, Folder: 50 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
NY Women's Agenda Eleanor Guggenheimer Lifetime Achievement Award, 2011 December 6
Offsite-Box: 23, Folder: 51 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
State of Pennsylvania certificate of recognition, 2013 April 10
Offsite-Box: 23, Folder: 52 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
City of Philadelphia, PA John Binswanger Park Champion, 2013 May 16
Offsite-Box: 25, Folder: 7, Item: 1-2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Williams College Honorary Doctor of Laws, 2013 June 2
Offsite-Box: 23, Folder: 53 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
City of New York BJK Day Proclamation, 2013 September 20
Offsite-Box: 26, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Presidential Proclamation of National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, 2014-2015, inclusive
Offsite-Box: 25, Folder: 7, Item: 3-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Drexel University Doctor of Humane Letters, 2015 June 12
Offsite-Box: 24, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Streb Lab for Action Mechanics Action Maverick Award, 2018 May 1
Offsite-Box: 24, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Scope and Contents
Award presented to BJK and Ilana Kloss.
NYC Pride Grand Marshal, 2018 June, inclusive
Offsite-Box: 24, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
LPAC Champion of Change Award, 2018 June 20
Offsite-Box: 24, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
National Museum of American History Great Americans, 2018 September 25
Offsite-Box: 24, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
ESPN Sports Humanitarian Awards, 2019
Offsite-Box: 24, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Professional Tennis Registry certificate, undated, inclusive
Offsite-Box: 24, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Honorary Paratrooper certificate, undated, inclusive
Offsite-Box: 24, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation, undated, inclusive
Offsite-Box: 25, Folder: 8, Item: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
TEDMED, undated, inclusive
Offsite-Box: 25, Folder: 8, Item: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Olympic Committee Women and Sport Achievement Diploma, undated, inclusive
Offsite-Box: 25, Folder: 8, Item: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
United States Tennis Association, undated, inclusive
Offsite-Box: 26, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)