1950s College Football Game Programs Collection

Collection

Identifier: FBC_612

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Scope and Contents

This collection consists of nearly 6,000 college football game programs and scorecards from the decade of the 1950s (1950-1959). 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, and some from Canada, 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. Scorecards typically include little information beyond team rosters. This collection excludes programs from bowl games and all-star charity games.

Dates

Creation: 1950-1959

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.

Biographical / Historical

Scorecards and programs for football games were first printed in the late nineteenth century for fans to keep track of the game and for teams to publicize their games and their players. Scorecards included space for fans to keep score, and many scorecards featured pre-printed lineups. Through the years, scorecards became more substantial and sometimes evolved into the multi-page published game programs that were common during the twentieth century.

Full Extent

29.26 Cubic Feet (133 flat boxes (letter))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

Programs are arranged alphabetically by issuing (home) school, and then chronologically. Schools are alphabetized by their familiar, shorthand names (i.e., Army, Michigan, UCLA); full (current) names as of 2010 and locations follow in parentheses.