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Pre-1970 National Football League (NFL) Game Programs Collection

 Collection
Identifier: FBP_610

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Scope and Contents

This collection consists of about 1,750 National Football League regular season and pre-season exhibition game programs dating from the 1920s until 1969. This collection excludes post-season games and all-star games. Most of the programs are from after 1940 with only about 75 programs for games from before 1940. The programs typically contain pictures, articles, and statistics about the players on the teams. Most programs also include pictures and information about coaches, other team personnel, data about the participating teams, and advertisements. The programs tend to become longer and more substantial through the years.

Formats include programs.

Dates

  • Creation: 1926-1969

Conditions Governing Access

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright status for collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Extent

16.75 Cubic Feet (76 flat boxes (letter))

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Programs are arranged alphabetically by issuing (home) franchise, and then chronologically; franchises are alphabetized by the most recent name used by the organization (within the chronological span of the list). Programs issued by the same franchise under previously used team names are considered predecessors in a chronological sequence, and are grouped accordingly.

General

sys. no. 6701818

Status
Completed
Date
June 2025
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the University of Notre Dame Rare Books & Special Collections Repository

Contact:
102 Hesburgh Library
Notre Dame IN 46556
574-631-0290