Finding Aid for Avery Brundage Collection, 1908-82 | University of Illinois Archives

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Collection Overview

Title: Avery Brundage Collection, 1908-82

ID: 26/20/37

Primary Creator: Brundage, Avery (1887-1975)

Extent: 152.4 cubic feet

Arrangement: by sub-series and alphabetical or chronological thereunder

Date Acquired: 02/05/1975. More info below under Accruals.

Formats/Genres: Papers

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Collection of Avery Brundage '09 (1887-75), including correspondence, minutes, reports, photographs, clippings, scrapbooks, artifacts, certificates, awards, honors, publications concerning Brundage's service as president of the International Olympic Committee (1952-72), United States Olympic Committee (1929-52) and Amateur Athletic Union (1928-36); national Olympic committees; international sports federations; Olympic games in Australia (1956), England (1948), Finland (1952), Germany (1936, 1972), Italy (1960), Japan (1964) and Mexico (1968); winter Olympic games in Austria (1964), France (1968), Italy (1956), Japan (1972), Norway (1952), Switzerland (1948) and the United States (1960); controversies over the participation of teams from China (1959-66), Germany (1953-65), Korea (1953-68) and South Africa (1963-73); bids for Olympic games (1938-73); international athletic competition; National Collegiate Athletic Association (1952-74); colleges and universities and amateurism. Sports federation and subject files cover basketball, boxing, equestrian sports, fencing, gymnastics, hockey, rowing, sailing, skating, skiing, soccer, swimming, track and field, and wrestling. Correspondence includes J. Lyman Bingham, Asa S. Bushnell, J. Sigfrid Edstram, Daniel J. Ferris, William M. Garland, Gustavus T. Kirby, Otto Mayer, Frederic W. Rubien, Heinz Schobel and James Simms.

Subject/Index Terms

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Amateur Athletic Union],
[Series 2: Amateurism],
[Series 3: Colleges and Universities],
[Series 4: Individuals],
[Series 5: IOC Presidents and Secretariat],
[Series 6: IOC Members],
[Series 7: Bulletin Officiel du Comite International Olympique],
[Series 8: IOC Newsletter],
[Series 9: Circular Letters],
[Series 10: Duplicate Circular Letters],
[Series 11: Circular Letter Responses],
[Series 12: IOC Meetings],
[Series 13: IOC Minutes],
[Series 14: IOC Commissions and Committees],
[Series 15: IOC Subject File],
[Series 16: National Olympic Committees],
[Series 17: Olympic Games],
[Series 18: Olympic Games Bids],
[Series 19: Regional Games],
[Series 20: Sports Federations],
[Series 21: Sports Organizations],
[Series 22: Sports Publications],
[Series 23: United States Olympic Association and Committee],
[Series 24: Personal Materials],
[Series 25: Articles and Speeches],
[Series 26: Publications],
[Series 27: Clippings],
[Series 28: Photographs],
[Series 29: Olympic Games Programs],
[Series 30: Programs for Regional Games],
[Series 31: Sports Programs],
[Series 32: Subject File],
[Series 33: Travel],
[Series 34: Book Notes and Sources],
[Series 35: Important Letters],
[Series 36: Microfilm],
[Series 37: Daguerreotypes and Ambrotypes],
[Series 38: Scrapbooks],
[Series 39: Audiovisual],
[Series 40: Photo Albums],
[Series 41: Certificates and Awards],
[Series 42: Oversize File],
[[information restricted]],
[Series 44: Series Additions, 2023],
[All]

Series 3: Colleges and Universities

Box 15

Folder 9: Arkansas, 1964, 1967
Folder 10: Berea College, 1959-68
Folder 11: Berea College 1970-73
Folder 12: Bowdoin College, 1968-69
Folder 13: Bowdoin College, 1970-71
Folder 14: Brigham Young University 1959
Folder 15: California Berkley 1953-55, 1960, 1962-64, 1970-73
Folder 16: California Riverside 1968
Folder 17: California Santa Barbara, 1951, 1957, 1959, 1965-69

Box 16

Folder 1: California Santa Barbara, 1970
Folder 2: California State Hayward, 1966-67: folder 1 of 2
Folder 3: California State Hayward, 1966-67: folder 2 of 2
Folder 4: California State Hayward Clippings, 1966-67: folder 1 of 2
Folder 5: California State Hayward Clippings, 1966-67: folder 2 of 2
Folder 6: Chicago - 1959, 1969
Folder 7: Chicago - 1970-74
Folder 8: Chicago, Bulletins, Magazines, 1963-69: folder 1 of 2
Folder 9: Chicago, Bulletins, Magazines, 1963-69: folder 2 of 2
Folder 10: Chicago "Record" 1967-69

Box 17

Folder 1: Chicago University Extension Announcements 1962-69
Folder 2: Columbia University 1954, 1960, 1969
Folder 3: Drake University 1953
Folder 4: Farleigh Dickinson University 1960
Folder 5: Florida State University 1967, 1958
Folder 6: George Williams College 1954-60
Folder 7: George Williams College 1961-69
Folder 8: George Williams College 1970-74
Folder 9: George Williams College Bulletins, 1960-69
Folder 10: George Williams College Purpose
Folder 11: George Williams College Role
Folder 12: George Williams College Saga
Folder 13: Glassboro 1964-69, 1972
Folder 14: Illinois 1954-65
Folder 15: Illinois 1966-69
Folder 16: Illinois School of Physical Education 1946-52
Folder 17: Illinois Sports Scandal 1966-68

Box 18

Folder 1: Illinois Sports Scandal Clippings 1966-67
Folder 2: Indiana University 1966-68
Folder 3: State University of Iowa 1960
Folder 4: Ithaca College 1965
Folder 5: Kentucky 1951-52, 1957-63
Folder 6: Layfayette College 1955
Folder 7: Lake Forest College 1962
Folder 8: Maryland 1960, 1962, 1966, 1968
Folder 9: Maryland 1970
Folder 10: Massachusetts 1966-67
Folder 11: Miami University 1957-62
Folder 12: Michigan State University 1953, 1966-68
Folder 13: Minnesota 1938-39
Folder 14: Minnesota 1946-50
Folder 15: New York University 1954-67
Folder 16: Northeastern University 1948
Folder 17: Northwestern University 1948, 1951
Folder 18: Ohio State University, 1955, 1959, 1964, 1968-69
Folder 19: Ohio State University, 1970-71
Folder 20: Oregon State College 1958
Folder 21: University of Pennsylvania 1946-48, 1952-63, 1967-69
Folder 22: Pennsylvania State College 1948
Folder 23: Pennsylvania State University 1966-68
Folder 24: Pennsylvania State University, John A. Lucas 1973-74
Folder 25: Pittsburgh 1969
Folder 26: Presbyterian College 1969
Folder 27: Princeton University, 1931, 1955, 1959, 1969
Folder 28: Purdue 1955, 1968
Folder 29: Queens College 1960
Folder 30: Rutgers University 1955
Folder 31: St. Louis University 1955
Folder 32: San Jose State College 1956
Folder 33: Southern California 1950, 1957
Folder 34: Standford University 1955-57, 1960-63
Folder 35: Syracuse University 1970-71
Folder 36: Texas 1947-48, 1965

Box 19

Folder 1: Utah 1960, 1964
Folder 2: Virginia 1946-50
Folder 3: Washington University ca. 1953, 1956-57
Folder 4: Western Kentucky State College 1956
Folder 5: Western Washington College of Education 1959
Folder 6: Westmont College 1962-64
Folder 7: Wisconsin Madison 1965, 1969
Folder 8: Wisconsin Parkside Kenosha 1971
Folder 9: Wyoming 1970-72
Folder 10: Yale University 1946-69
Folder 11: Yale 1970
Folder 12: Miscellaneous, 1953, 1960-68
Folder 13: Miscellaneous, 1969
Folder 14: Miscellaneous, 1970-73