1940s College Football Game Programs Collection

This collection consists of about 4,000 college football game programs from the decade of the 1940s (1940-1949). The collection emphasizes prominent major college football teams, but hundreds of different four-year colleges (and military teams) from all parts of the United States are represented. Holdings for schools from the West and Pacific Coast are particularly strong. 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 schools, and advertisements. The programs tend to become longer and more substantial through the years. This collection excludes programs from bowl games and all-star charity games.