Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Allen Sangree


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The result was keep. John254 18:19, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

Allen Sangree

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Tagged as an nnbio, but it very clearly includes assertions of notability and is not a speedy. Nevertheless, those claims look marginal at best, and AfD is here for that very job... Splash - tk 21:09, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Weak keep Seems largely forgotten today; there are almost as many Google book hits for "Allen Sangree" as regular Google hits. However, his work was reviewed in the New York Times, which suggests he was somewhat important in the early 1900s. I'll bet this article could be expanded with a little effort and access to the right resources. Zagalejo 21:33, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I will try to fill in some of the information as I can dig it up. BTW - I am an "interested party" in this topic - Allen Sangree was a great-great uncle of mine.  My reasoning for adding the page is: he was a journalist for the New York Evening World around the time that Joesph Pulitzer was running it, he covered the Boer War in South Africa specifically following General Christaan De Wet and it appears that he was critical of the British in his writing, he was a sports writer who covered baseball and has been referenced in several books covering baseball, and it appears that he somehow got involved with trying to dig up dirt on one of the founders of the American Federation of Labor, Samuel Gompers .  So far I have been just uncovering references. And finally yes I understand the article is a bit weak right now, but I believe that I might be able to at least fill out some of his history with proper references. CheyenneWills 23:11, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I have started to add some more information that will hopefully address the concerns. My biggest problem at the moment is tht I do not have access to some of the original articles (either on paper or in digital formats) I have been relying on google books to obtain what information that I can. I should hopefully be able to supply some personal information (such as where and when he was born, when he died, etc.) once I have talked with some of my relatives CheyenneWills 07:55, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep At present, a fairly well referenced and carefully researched article. DGG (talk) 21:30, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
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