College sports -- United States -- History

Scope and Contents SERIES ONE comprises files, arranged by sport, for the years 1909-1923. It also contains at least some additional files for each sport through 1929. The division of documents by sport is by no means perfect; likewise, sometimes letters are filed by the name of the correspondent, other times by the name of the school, and other times by subject. The files are quite sparse for the period ca. 1919-1923. SERIES TWO comprises one alphabetic run of files for the period 1924-1929,...

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The LeBaron Russell Briggs College Athletics Papers comprises eight folders of speeches and typescripts written by LeBaron Russell Briggs about college athletics. The collection primarily focuses on the ethics of good sportsmanship, the role of coaching, athletics at Harvard University, and the role of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Notably, some drafts contain annotations and edits. Formats include drafts and final copies of speeches.

Scope and Content Research files from his years as a graduate student at Berkeley, concerning Arthur Koestler and the Spanish Civil War, including his dissertation; files concerning his work as a professor at Indiana University, including course files, the dossier assembled in support of his review for promotion to full professor, and course evaluations; files from his time as a sports writer, including printed material, clippings, and manuscripts concerning soccer; files representing his academic...

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A collection of women's college basketball team media guides from more than 200 individual colleges and universities. Most date from the 1990s and early 2000s.