Finding Aid for International, National, and State Tournaments and Competitions File, 1949-2001 | University of Illinois Archives

By Laura Grigg

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Collection Overview

Title: International, National, and State Tournaments and Competitions File, 1949-2001

ID: 16/6/4

Extent: 10.0 cubic feet

Arrangement: Alphabetical.

Date Acquired: 05/20/2008

Subjects: Athletic Publicity, Intercollegiate Athletics, Paralympics/World Wheelchair Games, Photographs, Wheelchair Athletics, Wheel Chair Basketball

Formats/Genres: Announcements, Financial Records, Papers

Languages: English, French, German, Hebrew

Scope and Contents of the Materials

International, National, and State Tournaments and Competitions File (1949-2001) includes correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, scorebooks, statistics, programs, brochures, schedules, forms and applications, directories, newspaper clippings, press releases, newsletters, photographs, contracts, publications, and financial records concerning athletic tournaments and competitions for athletes with disabilities. These tournament records contain information regarding officials, records, results, tournament administration, coaching, publicity, registration, athlete/team biographies, the cancellation of the VII World Wheelchair Games (1984) in Champaign, fund raising, advertising, victory banquets, ticket sales, and expenses. Major competitions include the Cerebral Palsy Games (1977-83), the Indiana Invitational Games (1960-65), the Intercollegiate Wheelchair Games (1968-71), the National Intercollegiate Wheelchair Basketball Tournament (1977-2001), the Central States Wheelchair Athletic Association Regional Wheelchair Games or the Little Egypt Games (1975-83), the National Wheelchair Basketball Tournament (1949-95), the National Women's Wheelchair Basketball Tournament (1976-2000), the Pan-American Games (1967-75), the Paralympics/International Stoke Mandeville Games (1962-96), the Prairie State Games (1985-93), the Wirtz Wheelchair Basketball Tournament (1984-95), and the Zonta International Invitational Women's Wheelchair Basketball Tournament (1985-93). Major correspondents include Timothy J. Nugent, Saul Welger, Stan Labanowich, Kenneth S. Clarke, Bradley N. Hedrick, Benjamin H. Lipton, Robert Szyman, Steve Truels, and Frank M. Brasile.

Subject/Index Terms

Athletic Publicity
Intercollegiate Athletics
Paralympics/World Wheelchair Games
Photographs
Wheelchair Athletics
Wheel Chair Basketball

Box and Folder Listing

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[Box 2],
[Box 3],
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Box 3

Sub-Series 9: National Wheelchair Athletic Association (NWAA) Regional Games

Folder 1: CSWAA Games - Swimming, 1981
Folder 2: CSWAA Games - Table Tennis, 1981
Folder 3: CSWAA Games - Track, 1981
Folder 4: CSWAA Games - Volunteers, 1981
Folder 5: CSWAA Games - Weightlifting, 1981
Folder 6: CSWAA Games, 1982
Folder 7: CSWAA Games, 1983
Folder 8: Davenport/Arrowhead/Quad Cities Wheelchair Games, 1969, 1971
Folder 9: Davenport/Arrowhead/Quad Cities Wheelchair Games, 1972
Folder 10: Davenport/Arrowhead/Quad Cities Wheelchair Games, 1973
Folder 11: Davenport/Arrowhead/Quad Cities Wheelchair Games, 1974
Folder 12: East Tennessee Wheelchair Games - Johnson City, 1989
Folder 13: Michigan Wheelchair Games, 1965
Folder 14: Michigan Wheelchair Games, 1966-68
Folder 15: Michigan Wheelchair Games, 1969-73
Folder 16: Michigan Wheelchair Games, 1978-81
Folder 17: New England Wheelchair Games, 1978
Folder 18: North Central Wheelchair Games - Marshall, MN, 1978-79
Folder 19: North Central Qualifying Competitions, 1981, 1983
Folder 20: Ohio Wheelchair Games, 1971-76
Folder 21: Ohio Wheelchair Games, 1978
Folder 22: Ohio Wheelchair Games, 1980
Folder 23: Ohio Wheelchair Games, 1982
Folder 24: Ohio Wheelchair Games, 1983
Folder 25: Ohio Wheelchair Games, 1990
Folder 26: Pennsylvania Wheelchair Games, 1968-70
Folder 27: Pennsylvania Wheelchair Games, 1971
Folder 28: Pennsylvania Wheelchair Games, 1972-73
Folder 29: Pennsylvania Wheelchair Games, 1974
Folder 30: Pennsylvania Wheelchair Games, 1976-77
Folder 31: Pennsylvania Wheelchair Games, 1978
Folder 32: Pennsylvania Wheelchair Games, 1979
Folder 33: Rocky Mountain Wheelchair Games, 1978, 1981
Folder 34: Southern States Regional Wheelchair Games, 1981-82
Folder 35: Toledo Wheelchair Games, 1973-74

Sub-Series 10: National Wheelchair Basketball Tournament (NWBT)

Folder 36: 1949
Folder 37: Official Scorebook, 1949
Folder 38: 1950
Folder 39: Official Scorebook, 1950
Folder 40: 1951
Folder 41: Official Scorebook and Statistics, 1951
Folder 42: 1952
Folder 43: Official Scorebook and Statistics, 1952
Folder 44: 1953
Folder 45: Official Scorebook, Statistics, and Ballots, 1953
Folder 46: 1954
Folder 47: Official Scorebook and Statistics, 1954
Folder 48: 1955
Folder 49: Official Scorebook and Statistics, 1955
Folder 50: 1956
Folder 51: Official Scorebook and Statistics, 1956

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[Box 2],
[Box 3],
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[Box 5],
[Box 6],
[Box 7],
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[Box 9],
[Box 10],
[All]