Lester Muir Papers

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Collection Overview

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ID: 41/20/213

Primary Creator: Muir, Lester

Extent: 0.3 cubic feet

Arrangement: Alphabetical

Date Acquired: 09/04/2009. More info below under Accruals.

Subjects: Anatomy, Athletic Coaching, Basketball, Botany, Exercises, Football, Homecoming, Physical Education, Swimming, Track and Field

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Papers of Lester Muir (1907-1989) (Athletic Coaching/Kinesiology, 1931), include reminiscences and correspondence written by his former students, photographs (including two of 1960 Olympic medalist Willie May) a notebook concerning and lesson plans for physical education courses and basketball coaching in Blue Island, Illinois, course outlines and notes from anatomy, basketball, botany, football (taught by Coach Robert Zuppke, physical education, swimming, and track & field tumbling courses at the University of Illinois.

Also includes a pledge notebook from the Kappa Zeta Rho fraternity, homecoming football programs, other fraternity publications, and a biography of Muir.

The course outlines and notes are a remarkable example of Depression-era coursework from the University of Illinois.

Subject/Index Terms

Anatomy
Athletic Coaching
Basketball
Botany
Exercises
Football
Homecoming
Physical Education
Swimming
Track and Field

Administrative Information

Repository: University of Illinois Archives

Accruals: 2012; 4/12/2016

Acquisition Source: 2016 accrual, Joanne Haymaker

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URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/uasfa/4120213.pdf

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