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Archives 28
Athletic Department
Records, 1894-1976

The records of the Washington State University Athletic Department were deposited in Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections in May 1977 (UA 77-10). The collection was processed in February 1979 by Pat Graham Pidcock.

Number of Containers: 11
Linear Feet of Space: 10.5
Approximate Number of Items: 10,200

Historical data on the Washington State University Athletic Department is available in the following sources:

Additional information on the department may be found in the Papers of John Frederick Bohler, Cage 502 in Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections.

DESCRIPTION AND ARRANGEMENT

Spanning the years 1915 through 1976, the records of the Athletic Department comprise six series. Correspondence (1950-1975), the first and largest series, is arranged alphabetically by subject and correspondent. Subject correspondence deals with coaching applicants, physical facilities, university administration, personnel associations, insurance, alumni, and publicity. Principal correspondents, as designated by folder titles, include Stan Bates, Chuck Brayton, Dale Brown , John Chaplin, Homer Drew, C. Clement French, Marv Harshman, Jud Heathcoate, Roger James, Brad Munn, Ray Nagel, Glen Oman, Rick Sloan, and Glenn Terrell.

The second series contains financial records of the Athletic Department. Data for the years 1928 through 1950 is recorded in seven oversize financial ledgers. Partial records of game receipts, accountants' statements for 1955 through 1966, and departmental budgets 1950 through 1976 are included. The affiliation of Washington State University and the Athletic Department with athletic conferences is evidenced in the third series by minutes, correspondence, and administrative materials of the Athletic Association of Western Universities (1958-1969) and the Pacific 8 Conference (1968-1975). Reports, Correspondence, and committee material concerning the Rose Bowl is also included.

The bulk of the fourth series, National Collegiate Athletic Association, consists of an Extra Events subseries, which includes certification data, committee reports, and correspondence. The remainder of the series includes correspondence, reports, and television committee materials.

Athletic records, series five, consists of managers' reports of athletic performances and an oversize ledger containing Compiled records of baseball, basketball, and football games for the years 1894 through 1951.

The final series is made up of twenty-five black and white photographs and fifty-four reels of super-8 motion picture film depicting a variety of athletic activities.

The folders of each series are arranged alphabetically by subject and correspondent while the original order within each folder has been maintained.


SERIES LIST

Series                                                           Container

SERIES 1: CORRESPONDENCE, 1954-1976                                 1-5
SERIES 2: FINANCE, 1946-1975                                        6-7
SERIES 3: CONFERENCES, 1958-1975                                    7-8
SERIES 4: NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION, 1958-1975       8-9
SERIES 5: ATHLETIC RECORDS, 1894-1951                               9-10
SERIES 6: PHOTOGRAPHS                                               11

CONTAINER LIST

 
BoxFolder  Description # of
Items
 

SERIES 1. CORRESPONDENCE

 
1 1"A" Miscellaneous, 1961-1971.10
2A.A.U. Swim Meet and Pan Am Trials, 1970-1971.10
3Accreditation Report, 1969-1970.15
4Administrative Council, 1971-1972.10
5Advertising: Summers Frost, 1969-1970.20
6Alumni- Varsity, 1967-1968.15
7Annual Replies, 1969-1970.5
8-9Athletic Awards, 1961-1970.27
10Athletic Council, 1958-1971.15
11Athletic Code, 1954-1959.2
12Athletic Office- Stan Bates, 1967-1970.10
13Athletic Scores, 1962.10
14Athletic Trainer Applications, 1960.20
15"B" Miscellaneous, 1971.3
16-17Baseball, 1967-1973.55
18-20Basketball, 1963-1970.75
21Basketball Officiating, 1963-1964.10
22Basketball Scheduling, 1963-1965.35
23-24Bates, Stan, 1965-1968.37
25-26Bohler Gym, 1967-1973.50
27-30Brayton, Chuck, 1971-1975.175
31-32Brown, Dale, 1971-1972.135
33Buck Bailey Scholarship, 1964-1969.15
34"C" Miscellaneous, 1967-1972.15
35-37Chaplin, John, 1973-1975.275
38Clark, Bert, 1967.100
39Coliseum Committee, 1965-1971.35
40College Athletic Managers Association Minutes, 1969-1970.3
41Concessions, 1960-1972.25
42Cougar Club, 1969-1972.30
43Counseling, 1971.3
Coaching Applicants
44    Adams, Sam, 1968.3
45    Campbell, Hugh, 1968.3
46    Dotsch, Rollie, 1968.10
47    Gambold, Bob, 1968.10
48    Hollway, Bob, 1968.10
49    Kemp, Paul, 1968.10
50    Meek, Bill, 1968.10
51    Sweeney, Jim, 1968.15
52    Williams, Jerry, 1968.5
53Coach- Assistant Football, 1968.5
54Coach- Baseball, 1961.3
2 55-56Coach- Football, 1968.40
57Crank Letters, 1970-1973.40
58"D" Miscellaneous.1
59Davis, John, 1967.8
60Draft Regulations, 1965-1967.2
61-62Drew, Homer, 1971-1972.75
63"E" Miscellaneous, 1968-1971.9
64"F" Miscellaneous, 1962-1968.20
65Field House- Roger's Field, 1957-1972.30
66-69Football, 1965-1973.85
70Football Attendance, 1951.1
71Football Tickets, 1963-1966.25
72Football Training Table, 1965-1966.4
73Frei, Robert (Groundskeeper), 1969.2
74French, C. Clement, Pres., 1963-1966.20
75Frosh Sports, 1954-1961.50
76Frosh Summer Letters, 1971-1973.15
77"G" Miscellaneous, 1971.2
78General Correspondence, 1973-1976.30
79Golf, 1967-1971.10
80Graduate Student Association, 1971.12
81Greenwood, Bob, 1971.8
82-83Gymnastics, 1967-1972.21
84Gymnastics Championships, 1972.1
85"H" Miscellaneous, 1968-1972.5
86Hansen, Karl (Accident), 1956-1957.50
87-91Harshman, Marv / Heathcoate, Jud, 1969-1971.475
92High School Wrestling, 1961-1963.50
93Husky Stadium Rental, 1972-1974.10
94"I" Miscellaneous, 1969,1970.4
95Injury Report, 1972.3
96Insurance, 1965-1975.20
97Internal Development Policy, 1970-1971.3
98-99Interscholastic Activities Association, 1968-1972.22
100Investments, 1959-1969.15
101-102James, Roger, 1970-1975.70
3 103Job Applications, 1963-1964.20
104Julia Elinora Henry Scholarship, 1960-1968.8
105"K" Miscellaneous, 1965-1967.3
106"L" Miscellaneous, 1972.1
107"M" Miscellaneous, 1971.2
108-110Medical, 1960-1976.70
111Mel Hein Scholarship, 1970.1
112Minor Capital Outlay, 1971.2
113Modugno Insurance Case, 1967.20
114-116Munn, Brad, 1970-1971.325
117"N" Miscellaneous, 1963.1
118-148Nagel, Ray, 1972-1976.1300
4 149-151National Collegiate Directors of Athletics, 1967-1971.50
152National Football Foundation, 1968-1972.12
153Niemi Memorial Fund, 1969.1
154Nelson, John, 1967.10
155Newsletter, 1970-1971.5
156Northern Life Insurance, 1959-1963.15
157"0" Miscellaneous, 1965-1971.2
158-159Olympic Trials, 1972.12
160-177Oman, Glenn, 1965-1974.475
178Omnibus Bill, 1973-1974.25
179"P" Miscellaneous, 1960-1973.15
180-182Pacific Intercollegiate Officiating Bureau, 1964-1971.65
183Palouse Cougar Baseball, 1972-1973.5
184-185Physical Education Department Information, 1966-1975.50
186-187Planning Committee, 1966-1968.25
188-189Policy Statement, 1963-1971.10
190Programs and Press Books, 1963-1973.15
191Property Investments, 1957-1973.40
192Purchasing, 1960-1973.5
193"R" Miscellaneous, 1969-1972.15
194-200Radio and Television, 1965-1972.110
5 205Raveling, George 1972-1975.75
206-210Recreation Facilities Committee, 1964-1973.50
211Residency, 1971-1972.5
212"S" Miscellaneous, 1967-1972.15
213Safety Information, 1970-1972.10
214Scheduling, 1960-1968.25
215-216Scouting Reports, 1969-1972.25
217-218Senate, 1965-1972.40
219Ski Area, 1950-1960.15
220-221Sloan, Rick, 1973-1975.45
222Sportscasting, 1958-1962.4
223Spokane Cougar Club, 1966-1971.15
224Stadium Builders, 1972.3
225Stadium Committee, 1970-1971.5
226Stadium Fire Insurance, 1970.3
227Stat Sheets, 1969-1971.15
228Surveys and Summaries, 1967-1971.25
229-230Swimming Program, 1967-1973.100
231"T" Miscellaneous, 1964-1971.5
232Tennis, 1963-1972.15
233-234Terrell, Glenn, Pres., 1968,197230
235-236Town and Gown, 1956-1975.90
237-238Track, 1967,1972.60
239Track and Field Federation, 1965,1968.6
240Varsity Summer Letters, 1971-1975.15
241"W" Miscellaneous, 1971-1972.5
242Wilson, Mike, 1971-1975.40
243-244Wrestling, 1971-1973.50
 

SERIES 2. FINANCE

 
6 245Admission Taxes, 1948-1949.2
246-250Accountants Statements, 1956-1966.25
251Annual Review, 1973-1975.8
252-258Budget, 1950-1976.55
259Dames and Faculty Activity Tickets, 1946-1949.10
Financial Reports
260    Baseball, 1950.10
261-262    Basketball, 1947-1950.25
263    Boxing, 1950.7
264-265    Football, 1947-1954.25
266    Other Sports, 1948.12
267    Program Sales, 1949-1950.10
268    Shrine Game, 1949.8
269    Track, 1950.7
Game Finances
270    Idaho, 1948.20
271    Oregon State, 1948.25
272    Rose Bowl, 1946.5
273    Stanford, 1948.30
274    University of Washington, 1950.1
275    Washington, 1948.40
276Graduate Student Fee, 1949-1950.2
277Gray "W" List, 1949.3
278-284Ledgers, 1928-1950. (oversize)7
285Paid-up Accounts, 1950-1951.4
266Season Ticket Questionnaire 1947.75
287Social Security, 1946-1947.5
288State Financial Assistance, 1973-1975.40
289Ticket Sales, 1950-1951.15
7 290Travel Forms and Memoranda, 1957-1970.20
Travel, personnel
291    Blier, Ray, 1962-1963.20
292    Chatfield, Chuck, 1962-1963.4
293    Enos, Rod, 1962-1964.20
294    Gibb, Jess, 1964.5
295    Hampton, Russ, 1962-1963.15
296     Lewis, Dennis, 1966.8
297    Martin, Jerry, 1963-196415
296    Marvin, Joe , 1964-1966.15
299    Okuneff, Jerry, 1962-1963.15
300    Porter, George, 1963.5
301    Smawley, Bob, 1962.3
302    Soule, Roger, 1965-1966.10
303    Sutherland, Jim, 1959-1963.15
304    Sweeney, James, 1963-1966.17
305    Werner, Bruce, 1965.5
 

SERIES 3. CONFERENCES

 
Athletic Association of Western Universities
306-307    Administrative Committee Meeting, 1966-1967.2
308-316    Correspondence, 1967-1969.260
317-335    Meetings, 1962-1967.175
336-337    Special Meetings, 1958-1971.80
Pacific 8 Conference
8 338    Administrative Committee, 1968.5
339-340    Information, 1973-1975.60
341-344    Meeting, 1973-1974.110
345-347    Minutes, 1968.19
Rose Bowl
348-353    Correspondence, 1915-1973.90
354    Reports, 1932-1952.10
355-356    Selection Committee, 1964-1965.15
 

SERIES 4: NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

 
357Baseball Playoffs, 1965.15
358-360Correspondence, 1967-1968.50
Extra Events
361-362    Certification, 1960-1970.140
363-368    Committee, 1967-1968.257
9 369-373    Committee, 1966-1970.250
374-376    Correspondence, 1965-1966.295
377Program, 1967.1
378Questionnaire, 1969.2
379Reports, 1965-1969.25
380Television Committee, 1958-1967.20
 

SERIES 5: ATHLETIC RECORDS

 
381-382Baseball Score Books, 1955-1961.2
383-384Basketball Scores, 1922-1937.50
385Directors and Managers Association, 1947-1948.4
386Golf Score Book, 1959-1960.1
387Managers Reports, 1948-1960.15
Managers Reports by sport
388-399    Baseball, 1933-1957.300
400-407    Basketball, 1932-1950.415
10 408-410     Basketball, 1951-1956.100
411-412    Boxing, 1947-1956.45
413    Fencing, 1947-1951.5
414-427    Football, 1925-1962.250
428-429    Golf, 1947-1958.35
430-431    Gymnastics, 1947-1959.35
432-434    Skiing, 1947-1955.42
435-436    Swimming, 1947-1962.90
437    Tennis, 1950.15
438-439    Track, 1947-1959.45
440    Volleyball, 1947-1948.5
441-442    Wrestling, 1947-1961.26
443-451Managers Reports- Frosh, 1946-1954.215
452-457Minor Sports Managers Reports, 1937-1947.90
458-459Pacific Coast Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, 1947-1948.2
460Sports Ledger, 1894-1951. (oversize)1
461Student Athletic Managers Council, 1930-1948.30
 

SERIES 6. PHOTOGRAPHS

 
11 462-464Black and white prints of athletes and activities, 1926-1956. (oversize)25
465Motion pictures, Super 8, 1964-1970.28
466Motion pictures, Super 8, n.d. (mostly track)26
467Motion picture, 16mm., Debbie Rolph Champion Baton Twirler, ca. 1977.1