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Archives 145
Physical Education and Athletics: Director
Records, 1908-1967
Fred Bohler
The records of the Director of Physical Education and Athletics were received by the University Libraries prior to 1970 (WSU 120) and reprocessed between April and June 1984 by Kerry Bartels. A small portion of WSU 120, consisting of personal mater ials relating to the life of J. Fred Bohler and his family, were donated by Bohler in 1957. These materials have been separated from the University records and placed in a manuscript collection located at Cage 502.
Number of containers: 11
Linear feet of shelf space: 11
Approximate number of items: 11,073
ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY
Although there were physical education courses in the curriculum at Washington State College (now Washington State University) as early as 1910 there was no Department of Physical Education until 1915. During this early period athletics and physica l education were geared to provide healthful and corrective exercise for students. The Physical Director, Coach and Trainer taught classes, coached the athletic teams and acted as trainer. The athletic program was controlled by the faculty committee on at hletics and the schedule of athletic events was established by the students and faculty of the Athletic Association. The Physical Director, Coach and Trainer supervised the teams. In 1915 the Department of Physical Education and Athletics was created. The change by the Board of Regents consolidated responsiblity for both the athletic program and physical education in the position of Director of Physical Education and Athletics (the former Physical Director, Coach and Trainer). He was also a member of the Athletic Council and, in fact, functioned as chairman of that body. In 1916 recreation courses were added to the physical education curriculum. The department added instructors and hired a football coach before 1920. The 1920's saw the enactment of legislation that required compulsory physical education in the high schools of many states. This led to the development of a degree program to train students as physical and recreation directors, playground supervisors, and athletic coaches. By 1931 the departm ent offered a Master of Science in Physical Education. In 1944 the Board of Regents elevated the Department of Physical Education to the status of the School of Physical Education. In 1948 the athletic program was placed under the direction of the Board o f Regents and the Athletic Council continued in an advisory capacity.
Fred Bohler is the dominant figure in these records. He was appointed Physical Director, Coach and Trainer in 1908, became Director of Physical Education and Athletics in 1915 and Director of the School of Physical Education in 1944. For all practical purposes Bohler was the guiding influence in physical education, intramural athletics, interscholastic athletics, and intercollegiate athletics between 1908 and his retirement in 1950. The history of physical education and athletics at WSC is largely the history of Bohler's efforts to develop the programs.
ARRANGEMENT AND DESCRIPTION
The records date from 1908-1967 with the bulk dates being 1915-1950. For the most part the records reflect the orientation of J. Fred Bohler, Director of physical Education and Athletics, in that they are predominantly the records of intercollegiat e and intramural activities and not records of the development of curriculum, facilities, and procedures in the Department of Physical Education. William E. Heath in his biography of Bohler [submitted as a masters thesis in 1951] indicated that Bohler delegated much of the responsibility for instruction and curriculum development to qualified faculty and devoted most of his time to athletics. The records are divided into six record series: (1) Athletics, 1909-1949 (2) Correspondence with Servicemen, 1942- 1946 (3) Pacific Coast Intercollegiate Conference, 1912-1937 (4) Physical Education, 1911-1947 (5) Motion Picture Films, 1947-1949 and (6) Score Books, 1908-1967.
The Athletics series consists of correspondence, reports, contest summaries, newspaper clippings, some memorabilia, lists, photographs, programs, and performance records in chronological order by year subdivided alphabetically by sport. Exceptions to this arrangement pattern occur in the gymnastics folder covering 1911-1920, and all sports for the periods 1930-1932 and 1943-1945. Intercollegiate sports included in the series are badminton, baseball, basketball, boxing, fencing, football, golf, handball, lacrosse , riding, skiing, swimming, tennis, track, weightlifting, and wrestling. To a lesser extent the series also includes materials on intramural and interscholastic activities and olympic trials. In several cases, the original folders have been divided into two folders (labeled "a" and "b"), one containing only nespaper clippings, and the other containing the remainder of the folders contents. This is to protect the other documents from the more acidic newsprint.
The correspondence with servicemen represents Bohler's efforts to keep in contact with former students and athletes in the armed forces during the Second World War. Much of the material is noteworthy not only for descriptions of conditions in the European and Pacific Theaters of war and the home front but also because these former students discuss their philosophy and beliefs to some extent. The series contains correspondence, some photographs, and greeting cards and includes numerous examples of military letterheads for the period. The series is subdivided into two subseries. The first subseries consists of two folders of correspondence with servicemen that has no particular filing order within the folder. The second subseries is arranged alphabetical ly by the surname of the correspondent.
The Pacific Coast Intercollegiate Conference series is very important as WSC was an early member of the association and because J. Fred Bohler was the historian for the conference during the 1930's and collected a great deal of the early correspondence , minutes, and rules of the conference during its formative period from the figures instrumental in its formation.
The Physical Education series is a loose association of class notes, annual reports, budgets, functional reports, and administrative reference materials that clearly do not give a complete picture of the function of that department. These records are arranged alphabetically. The motion picture films deal with ski jumping and football. The Score Books record specific athletic performances in baseball, basketball, wrestling, softball and interscholastic track but are primarily baseball and basketball. The Score Books are arranged by sport and whether varsity, freshmen, intramural, interscholastic, or faculty and then chronologically.
Additional records of the Athletic Department are found in Archives 28.
SERIES LIST
BOXES
Series I: Athletics, 1909-1949 1-6
Series II: Correspondence with Servicemen, 1942-1946 6
Correspondence (no arrangement), 1942-1943
Alphabetical Correspondence, 1942-1946
Series III: Pacific Coast Intercollegiate Conference, 1912-1937 6-7
Series IV: Physical Education, 1911-1947 7
Series V: Motion Picture Films, 1947-1949@ 7
Series VI: Score Books, 1908-1967 8-11
CONTAINER LIST
Box Folder Description Items
Series I: Athletics
1909-1910
1 1 Track, 1909-1910 4
1910-1911
2 Track, 1910-1911 1
1911-1920
3 Football, 1911-1912 1
4 Gymnastics, 1911-1920 14
1914-1915
5 Football 8
6 Track 1
1915-1916
7 Newspaper Clippings of 1916 Pasadena Game,
1915-1916 11
1916-1935
8 Athletic Program-General, 1916-1935 18
9 Football, 1916-1917 34
10 Track, 1916-1918 26
1917-1918
11 Football, 1917-1918 22
1918-1919
12 Track, 1918-1919 [contains numerous photographs] 75
1919-1922
13 Football, 1919-1920 30
14 Football, 1919-1920 [contains numerous photographs] 74
15 Track, 1919-1920 [contains numerous photographs] 50
16 Track, 1919-1922 67
1920-1921
17 Football, 1920-1921 19
18 Football, 1920-1921 [contains numerous photographs] 31
19 Football, 1920-1921 [entirely photographs] 22
1921-1922
20 Football, 1921-1922 [contains numerous photographs] 45
21 Wrestling, 1921-1922 10
1922-1923
22 Football [contains 10 photographs] 38
23 Interscholastic Athletics 45
24 Track 19
1923-1924
25 Football 17
26 Football 19
1925-1926
27 Football 16
1926-1927
28 Football 30
1929-1930
29 Football 32
1930-1933
30 Baseball, 1931-1932 3
31 Basketball-Frosh, 1931-1932 5
32 Basketball-Newspaper Clipping, 1932 1
33 Basketball-Varsity, 1930-1932 36
34 Boxing, 1930-1933 125
35 Football-Correspondence and Lists, 1930-1931 37
36 Football-Correspondence and Lists, 1931-1932 63
37 Football-Frosh, 1930-1932 29
Football-Newspaper Clippings, 1930-1931
38 Calfornia Game 9
39 General 16
40 Gonzaga, Montana, and Idaho Games 8
41 Oregon State College Game 7
42 Southern California Game 18
43 Villanova Game 17
44 Washington Game 11
45 Football-Newspaper Clippings, 1931-1932 22
46 Football-Pasadena Game vs. Alabama, 1930-1931 27
47 Golf, 1930-1932 42
48 Handball, ca. 1930 2
49 Intramurals, 1931-1932 44
50 Minor Sports, n.d. 1
51 Olympic Tryouts, 1932 40
52 Swimming, 1932 14
53 Tennis, 1931-1932 14
54 Track, 1931-1932 62
55 Wrestling, 1931-1932 28
1932-1933
56 Basketball-Frosh 4
57 Basketball-Varsity 11
58 Boxing 66
59 Fencing 11
60 Football 29
61 Football-Frosh 4
62 Football-Newspaper Clippings 19
63 Golf 9
64 Intramurals 10
65 Swimming 17
66 Tennis 15
67 Track 44
68 Wrestling 19
1933-1934
69 Baseball 11
70 Basketball 10
71 Boxing 59
72 Boxing-Newspaper Clippings 7
73 Boxing-Pacific Coast Intercollegiate Boxing
Championships 15
74 Football-Frosh 7
75 Football-Newspaper Clippings 13
76 Football-Varsity 33
77 Golf 5
78 Intramural 19
79 LaCrosse 10
80 Swimming 13
81 Tennis 7
82 Track 42
83 Wrestling 21
1934-1935
84 Baseball 3
85 Basketball-Frosh 2
86 Basketball-Varsity 1
87 Boxing 19
88 Fencing 12
89 Football-Frosh 2
90 Football-Newspaper Clippings 19
91 Football-Varsity 14
92 Golf 13
93 Handball 1
94 Intramurals 4
95 LaCrosse 9
96 Riding 11
97 Swimming 37
98 Tennis 26
99 Track 54
100 Wrestling 24
Box Folder Description Items
1935-1936
3 101 Badminton 3
102 Baseball 25
103 Basketball-Frosh 9
104 Basketball-Varsity 13
105 Boxing 37
106 Boxing-Newspaper Clippings 27
107 Golf 23
108 Fencing 24
109 Football-Frosh 5
110 Football-Newspaper Clippings 19
111 Football-Varsity 22
112 Intramurals 4
113 LaCrosse 31
114 Minor Sports 8
115 Riding 20
116 Skiing 8
117 Swimming 57
118 Tennis 19
119 Track 35
120 Wrestling 22
1936-1937
121 Baseball 3
122 Basketball-Frosh 1
123 Basketball-Varsity 11
124 Boxing 188
125 Boxing-Newspaper Clippings 10
126 Boxing-Toomey 45
127 Fencing 17
128 Football 39
129 Football-Frosh 5
130 Football-Newspaper Clippings 23
131 Golf 14
132 Handball 1
133 LaCrosse 11
134 Riding 13
135 Skiing 24
136 Swimming 21
137 Tennis 20
138 Track 35
139 Wrestling 15
1937-1938
140 Badminton 6
141 Baseball 3
142 Basketball-Frosh 1
143 Basketball-Varsity 30
144 Boxing-Newspaper Clippings 7
145 Boxing-Toomey 46
146 Boxing-Wisconsin 26
147 Fencing 52
148 Football-Frosh 23
149 Football-Newspaper Clippings 17
150 Football-Varsity 59
151 Golf 11
152 Handball 11
153 Intramurals 19
154 LaCrosse 11
155 Minor Sports 3
156 Skiing and Skating 64
157 Swimming 30
158 Tennis 24
159 Track 16
160 Wrestling 8
1939-1940
161 Baseball 18
162 Basketball-Frosh 3
163 Basketball-Varsity 19
164 Boxing 72
165 Boxing-Newspaper Clippings 10
166 Boxing-Schedule 38
167 Boxing-Toomey 41
168 Boxing-Wisconsin 18
169 Fencing 23
170 Football-Frosh 27
171 Football-Newspaper Clippings 10
172 Football-Varsity 35
173 Golf 29
Box Folder Description Items
4 174 Skiing and Skating 166
175 Skiing-Forestry Service 41
176 Skiing-Newspaper Clippings 14
177 Skiing-Schedule 27
178 Swimming 35
179 Tennis 26
180 Track 44
181 Wrestling 4
1940-1941
182 Badminton 8
183 Baseball 6
184 Basketball-Championship Games 9
185 Basketball-Frosh 14
186 Basketball-Varsity 47
187 Boxing 70
188 Boxing-Newspaper Clippings 7
189 Boxing-Schedule 31
190 Boxing-Toomey 35
191 Boxing-Wisconsin 14
192 Fencing 4
193 Football-Frosh 26
194 Football-Newspaper Clippings 14
195 Football-Varsity 21
196 Golf 13
197 Intramurals 18
198 Minor Sports 12
199 Riding 11
200 Skiing 158
201 Skiing-Forestry Service 25
202 Skiing-Newspaper Clippings 11
203 Skiing-Schedule 17
204 Swimming 16
205 Tennis 25
206 Track 122
207 Weightlifting 6
208 Wrestling 1
1941-1942
209 Badminton 4
210 Baseball 28
211 Basketball-Frosh 11
212 Basketball-Varsity 43
213 Boxing 71
214 Boxing-Newspaper Clippings 1
215 Boxing-Schedule 43
216 Boxing-Toomey 20
217 Boxing-Wisconsin 19
218 Fencing 22
219 Football-Frosh 11
220 Football-Newspaper Clippings 18
221 Football-Varsity 49
222 Golf 21
223 Intramurals 28
224 Minor Sports 1
225 Skiing 244
226 Skiing-Accounts of Trips 22
227 Skiing-Forestry Service 22
228 Skiing-Minutes of Ski Organizations 12
229 Skiing-Newspaper Clippings 4
230 Skiing-Schedules 7
231 Skiing-Tow 36
232 Swimming 38
233 Tennis 30
234 Track 45
235 Wrestling 8
Box Folder Description Items
1942-1943
5 236 Baseball 8
237 Basketball-Frosh 7
238 Basketball-Varsity 15
239 Boxing 62
240 Boxing-Newspaper Clippings 4
241 Boxing-Toomey 4
242 Boxing-Wisconsin 44
243 Fencing 4
244 Football-Frosh 14
245 Football-Newspaper Clippings 18
246 Football-Varsity 24
247 Golf 15
248 Intramurals 4
249 Minor Sports 27
250 Skiing 98
251 Swimming 36
252 Tennis 14
253 Track 59
254 Weightlifting 15
255 Wrestling 9
1943-1945
256 Baseball, 1943-1945 52
257 Basketball-Varsity, 1943-1945 31
258 Football-Newspaper Clippings, 1944-1945 10
259 Football-Varsity, 1943-1945 50
260 Golf, 1945 8
261 Intramurals, 1943-1944 13
262 Minor Sports, 1944-1945 3
263 Skiing, 1943-1945 100
264 Swimming, 1943-1945 43
265 Tennis, 1944-1945 14
266 Track, 1943-1945 80
1945-1946
267 Baseball 1
268 Basketball 18
269 Basketball-Frosh 9
270 Fencing 11
271 Football-Newspaper Clippings 9
272 Football-Varsity 85
273 Golf 11
274 Intramurals 3
275 Minor Sports 10
276 Riding 11
277 Swimming 48
278 Skiing 153
279 Skiing-Intermountain Ski Tournament 60
280 Tennis 34
281 Track 49
282 Wrestling 2
1946-1947
283 Baseball 50
284 Basketball-Frosh 3
285 Basketball-Varsity 71
286 Boxing 69
287 Boxing-Michigan State 2
288 Boxing-Minnesota 9
289 Boxing-Toomey 32
290 Boxing-Wisconsin 15
291 Fencing 12
292 Football-Frosh 12
293 Football-Newspaper Clippings 17
294 Football-Varsity 45
295 Golf 23
296 Intramurals 2
297 Skiing 55
298 Skiing 160
299 Skiing-Forestry Service 20
300 Skiing-Trip Accounts 6
301 Swimming 47
302 Tennis 28
303 Track 50
304 Track-Interscholastic 5
Box Folder Description Items
1947-1948
6 305 Track-Interscholastic 45
1948-1949
306 Baseball 61
307 Basketball-Frosh 20
308 Basketball-Interscholastic 4
309 Basketball-Varsity 48
310 Boxing 26
311 Boxing-Interscholastic 25
312 Boxing-Minnesota 1
313 Boxing-Toomey 15
314 Boxing-Wisconsin 3
315 Cross Country 17
316 Fencing 26
317 Football-Frosh 14
318 Football-Newspaper Clippings 17
319 Football-Varsity 47
320 Golf 19
321 Gymnastics 5
322 Intramurals 34
323 Skiing 56
324 Skiing 110
325 Skiing-Forestry 36
326 Skiing-Intermountain Ski Tournament 7
327 Skiing-Ski Tow 4
328 Skiing-Varsity 34
329 Swimming 48
330 Tennis 10
331 Track 30
332 Track-Indoor 14
333 Track-Interscholastic 104
334 Weightlifting 5
335 Wrestling 16
1949-1950
336 Football 1
Series II: Correspondence With Servicemen
Correspondence (no arrangement)
337-338 Correspondence, 1942-1943 230
Alphabetical Correspondence
339 A, 1943-1945 40
340 B, 1942-1945 77
341 C, 1942-1945 70
342 D, 1943-1945 15
343 E, 1942-1945 15
344 F, 1943-1946 9
345 G, 1942-1945 24
346 H, 1942-1946 42
347 I, 1944 2
348 J, 1944-1946 16
349 K, 1943-1945 34
350 L, 1942-1945 40
351 M, 1942-1946 25
352 N, 1944-1945 6
353 O, 1945 4
354 P, 1943-1946 18
355 R, 1942-1945 22
356 S, 1942-1946 40
357 T, 1942-1946 32
358 W, 1943-1946 47
Series III: Pacific Coast Intercollegiate Conference
359 Basketball-Minutes of the Basketball Rules
Interpretation Committee, 1927-1929 3
360 Basketball-Minutes of the Northern Division
Meeting, 1929 1
361 California, University of, 1919-1927 65
362 Carpenter, Dean H.V. [WSU faculty representative],
1919-1924 37
363 Circular Letters, 1923-1926 58
364 Circular Letters, Professor May, 1927-1928 48
365 Competitor Lists, 1925 57
366 Competitor List, 1926 1
367 Eligibility, 1925-1928 87
368 History of the Pacific Coast Conference, 1935-1937 34
369 Interpretations, 1919-1926 25
370 Materials For the 1926 Meeting, 1926 12
Box Folder Description Items
7 371 Minutes of the Managers Association, 1920-1928 29
372 Minutes of the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate
Conference, 1919-1927 54
373 National Amateur Athletic Federation of America,
1924-1926 6
374 Northwest Conference, 1923-1925 3
375 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association-Agreements,
1925 2
376 President-Pacific Coast Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference, 1927-1928 4
377 President Calkins and President Dubach, 1922-1924 90
378 President Calkins and President LaPorte, 1923-1926 13
379 President Howe and President Carpenter, 1925-1926 118
380 President LaPorte, 1924 163
381 Rules and Minutes, 1916-1917 1
382 Rules and Minutes, 1916-1918 1
383 Rules and Minutes, 1916-1919 1
384 Rules and Regulations, 1912-1937 33
385 Schedules, 1924-1929 37
386 Track and Field Meets, 1923-1928 14
387 Wrestling-Rules, 1921-1925 5
Series IV: Physical Education
388 Account Books, 1912-1924 2
389 Annual Reports, 1911-1926 12
390 Annual Report of the Director of Required Activities,
1927 1
391 Annual Reports of the Women's Division, 1915-1927 6
392 Athletic Training Course-P.E. S94, ca. 1934-1945 4
393 Basketball Course Materials, ca. 1923 2
394 Basketball Plays and Lecture Notes, n.d. 1
395 Budgets, 1910-1927 31
396 Coaching Summaries-Track and Field, n.d. 2
397 Course Materials, ca. 1908-1934 5
398 Equipment Inventories, 1912-1947 8
399 Facilities, 1926-1947 12
400 First Aid Supplies and Athletic Training, 1936-1938 8
401 Football Conditioning Drills, n.d. 1
402 Football Plays and System Explanation, n.d. 23
403 Hygiene Class Notes (J. Fred Bohler), n.d. 1
404 Malnutrition Lecture, n.d. 1
405 Physical Education-General, ca. 1925 2
406 Physical Education in the Armed Forces, 1940-1943 27
407 Physical Education Enrollment Statistics, 1915-1916 2
408 Physical Training Courses, 1943-1944 2
409 Salaries, 1927-1946 12
Series V: Motion Picture Films
410 Scenes in Connection with Football Trips, 1947 1
411 Jumping Contests, 1949 1
412 Multnomah Stadium-Portland Summer Ski Jump, n.d. 1
Box Folder Description Items
Series VI: Score Books
Baseball
8 413-419 Freshmen, 1928-1941 7
420-449 Varsity, 1911-1942 33
9 450-461 Varsity, 1958-1967 12
Track-Interscholastic
462 Interscholastic Meet, 1908 1
Softball
463-465 1950-1951 3
Wrestling
466 1956 1
Basketball
10 467 Faculty, 1927 1
468-496 Freshmen, 1920-1958 29
497 Interclass, 1922 1
498-500 Interscholastic, 1917-1927 3
501 Intramural, 1926 1
502 Preps, 1915-1916 1
503-509 Varsity, 1908-1913 8
11 510-545 Varsity, 1914-1958 46