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 38: Scrapbooks

Page level description

Box 362

Sub-Series 1: Photocopies and Photograph Copies

Folder 1: and Notes for the Siftung Topographies des Terrors Exhibit: Berlin, by Marcus Funck on "National Socialism and Sport: The Olympic Games" 1936
Folder 2: from Scrapbook 1: 7 images, 11 prints. The negative numbers are on the copies only, since Scrapbook 1 was very fragile until reformatted in 2001. This folder should be presented to users who wish to look at material in scrapbook 1.
Folder 3: from Scrapbook 5 (1 print)
Folder 4: from Scrapbook 8A (1 print)
Folder 5: from Scrapbook 9 (1 image, 2 prints)
Folder 6: from Scrapbook 12B (4 images, 5 prints)
Folder 7: from Scrapbook 15 (1 print)
Folder 8: from Scrapbook 18 (4 images, 6 prints)
Folder 9: from Scrapbook 25 (19 images, 23 prints)
Folder 10: from Scrapbook 31, Leipzig, 1956 (20 images, 28 prints)
Folder 11: from Scrapbook 36 (4 images, 6 prints)
Folder 12: from Scrapbook 44 (2 prints)
Folder 13: from Scrapbook 57 (3 images, 6 prints)
Folder 14: from Scrapbook 64 (1 print)
Folder 15: from Scrapbooks 108 and 109, Leni Riefenstahl Photograph Album (4 images, 6 prints)

Box 363

Sub-Series 2: Scrapbook 1 Preservation Photocopies

Item 1: Inventory
Item 2: Items 1.10 - 55.07

Box 364

Sub-Series 2: Scrapbook 1 Preservation Photocopies

Item 1: Items 56.01 - 108.111

Box 365

Sub-Series 2: Scrapbook 1 Preservation Photocopies

Item 1: Items 109.01-A-11

Box 366

Item 1: Scrapbook 10

Box 367

Item 1: Scrapbook 25, 1936: Olympic Games, Berlin

Box 368

Item 1: Scrapbook 18, 1909-25: pp. 1-89, Avery Brundage Participation in Olympics

Box 369

Item 1: Scrapbook 18, 1909-25: pp. 91-170, Avery Brundage Participation in Olympics

Box 370

Item 2: Scrapbook 21, 1934: Visit to Partenkirchen
Item 3: Scrapbook 22, 1953: Visit to Hungary
Item 4: Scrapbook 23, 1927: Field Museum Expidition to Alaska
Item 6: Scrapbook 70, 1929, 1934, 1938-41, 1948-55: Articles by or about Brundage
Item 7: Scrapbook 71, 1951-53: Articles by or about Brundage
Item 8: Scrapbook 77, 1948: Olympic Games, Melbourne

Box 371

Item 1: Scrapbook 17, 1955: Tokyo Visit
Item 2: Scrapbook 24, 1956: Visit to Iran
Item 3-4: Scrapbook 27, 27A, May 1955: Visit to Korea, U.S. 8th Army
Item 5: Scrapbook 29, 1955: Pan-American Games, in Mexico City
Item 6: Scrapbook 34, 1955: Sport

Box 372

Item 1, 2, 3: Scrapbooks 16, 16A, 16B, May 1958: Visit to Tenri, Japan, 54th Session of I.O.C.
Item 4: Scrapbook 28, 1960: Beta Reunion at University of Illinois
Item 5: Scrapbook 30, 1960: Olympic Games, Squaw Valley
Item 6: Scrapbook 36, 1959: Visit to Munich, 55th Session of I.O.C.
Item 7: Scrapbook 38, 1959: Red China's Participation in Olympic Games

Box 373

Item 1: Scrapbook 31, 1956: Deutsches Turn und Sportfeld, Leipzig
Item 2, 3, 4: Scrapbooks 35, 35A, 35B, 1958: Visit to Tokyo, 54th Session of I.O.C.
Item 5: Scrapbook 72, 1954-55: Articles by or about Avery Brundage
Item 6: Scrapbook 73, 1956-58: Articles by or about Avery Brundage
Item 7: Scrapbook 74, 1959: Articles by or about Avery Brundage
Item 8: Scrapbook 79, 1960: Construction of Olympic Sites, Rome

Box 374

Item 1: Scrapbook 39, 1964: Visit to Taiwan
Item 2: Scrapbook 45, June 6-8 1964: Visit to Republic of China
Item 3: Scrapbook 48A, February-March 1967: Visit to Barcelona
Item 4: Scrapbook 50, April 6, 1967: Visit to Athens, Greece, Celebration of Olympic Games
Item 5: Scrapbook 51, May 2-11, 1967: Visit to Tehran, 65th Session of I.O.C.
Item 6: Scrapbook 52, January 1968: Visit to Mexico
Item 7, 8: Scrapbook 54, 54A, June 1968: Visit to Korea
Item 9, 10: Scrapbook 55, 55A, June 1968
Item 11: Scrapbook 75, 1960-66: Articles by or about Brundage

Box 375

Item 1: Scrapbook 53, February 1968: Visit to Grenoble
Item 2: Scrapbook 57, June 1969: Visit to Leipzig
Item 3: Scrapbook 58, September 1970: Visit to Hungary
Item 4: Scrapbook 59, September 1970: Visit to Hungary
Item 5: Scrapbook 61, August 1967: Visit to Mexico
Item 6: Scrapbook 63, Visit to Greece: September 1970
Item 7: Scrapbook 65, 1968: Visit to Mexico
Item 8: Scrapbook 66, 1968-70: Sport
Item 9: Scrapbook 68, September 4, 1968: Reception by the Los Angeles Olympic Committee Honoring Brundage in Munich
Item 10: Scrapbook 78, November 13-17, 1970: Visit to Pakistan

Box 376

Item 1: Scrapbook 20: Visit to Madrid
Item 2: Scrapbook 32: Original Stoke Torch
Item 3: Scrapbook 37: Visit to Madrid
Item 4: Scrapbook 40A: La Pineta, his home in California
Item 5: Scrapbook 41: Visit to Iran
Item 6: Scrapbook 44, 1963: Visit to Baden-Baden, 60th Session of IOC
Item 7: Scrapbook 46, September - October 1964: Visit to Matsue, Japan
Item 8: Scrapbook 60: Lyon, France
Item 9: Scrapbook 64, July 1972: A Tribute to Alfred Hajas, the first Hungarian Olympic Champion
Item 10: Scrapbook 93, May 8-12, 1972: Visit to Mexico

Box 377

Item 1: Scrapbook 85, 1968: Crisis of South Africa's Participation in the Olympic Games in Mexico City
Item 2: Scrapbook 86: South Africa's Readmission: Information, Volume I
Item 3: Scrapbook 87: South Africa's Readmission: Information, Volume II

Box 378

Item 1: Scrapbook 88: South Africa's Readmission: Pro
Item 2: Scrapbook 89: South Africa's Readmission: Against, Volume I
Item 3: Scrapbook 91, 1968: Boycott of U.S.A. Black Athletes of the XIX Summer Olympic Games, Mexico City

Box 379

Item 1: Scrapbook 90: South Africa's Readmission: Against, Volume II
Item 2: Scrapbook 92, 1969-70: South African Controversy
Item 3: Scrapbook 94: XI Winter Olympic Games, Sapporo, Japan: Book I

Box 380

Item 1: Scrapbook 95: XI Winter Olympic Games, Sapporo, Japan: Book II
Item 2: Scrapbook 96: XI Winter Games, Sapporo, Japan: Book III
Item 3: Scrapbook 97: Scranz's Disqualification
Item 4: Scrapbook 98, 1972: Sport

Box 381

Item 1: Scrapbook 99, 1976: Controversy over the Olympic Games Scheduled to be held in Denver
Item 2: Scrapbook 100, 1936, 1947, 1948, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1962, 1964-70: Controversial opinions by or about Brundage
Item 3: Scrapbook 101, 1936, 1947, 1948, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1962, 1964-70: Encomium Clippings on Brundage
Item 4: Scrapbook 102, 1956, 1964-70: Trips, Interviews, and Special Events

Box 382

Item 1: Scrapbook 104, 1900-15: Photograph Album, Family
Item 2: Scrapbook 107, 1963, 1966: Photograph album, European Travel

Box 383

Item 1: Scrapbook 13, 1912-48

Box 384

Item 1: Scrapbook 108, 1936: XI Olympic Games, Leni Reifenstalh. Stored at ARC.
Item 2: Scrapbook 109, 1936: XI Olympic Games, Leni Reifenstalh. Stored at ARC.

Box 385

Item 1: Scrapbook 108 Photocopies, 1936: XI Olympic Games, Leni Reifenstalh
Item 2: Scrapbook 109 Photocopies: XI Olympic Games, Leni Reifenstalh

Box 386

Item 1: Scrapbook 108 and 109, Reference Copy: XI Olympic Games, Leni Reifenstahl

Sub-Series 25: Oversize Scrapbooks

Box 387

Item 1: Scrapbook 3, 1907-72: Honors and Awards

Box 388

Item 1: Scrapbook 3A, 1907-72: Honors and Awards

Box 389

Item 1: Scrapbook 4, 1944-47: Sport

Box 390

Item 1: Scrapbook 5, 1948-51

Box 391

Item 1: Scrapbook 6, 1952-55

Box 392

Item 1: Scrapbook 7, 1956-59

Box 393

Item 1: Scrapbook 8, 1960-63

Box 394

Item 1: Scrapbook 8A, 1960-63

Box 395

Item 1: Scrapbook 9, 1964-67

Box 396

Item 1: Scrapbook 9A, 1964-67

Box 397

Item 1: Scrapbook 10, 1907-61: Business

Box 398

Item 1: Scrapbook 11, 1948-67: Art

Box 399

Item 1: Scrapbook 12, 1916-60

Box 400

Item 1: Scrapbook 12A, 1892-65: Sport

Box 401

Item 1: Scrapbook 12B, 1892-65: Sport

Box 402

Item 1: Scrapbook 12C, 1892-65: Sport

Box 403

Item 1: Scrapbook 13, 1912-48

Box 404

Item 1: Scrapbook 14, 1925-51: Business

Box 405

Item 1: Scrapbook 15, 1908-65: Olympic Diplomas

Box 406

Item 1: Scrapbook 19, September 1957: Sofia, I.O.C.

Box 407

Item 1: Scrapbook 19A, September 1957: Sofia, I.O.C.

Box 408

Item 1: Scrapbook 24A, 1956: Iran

Box 409

Item 1: Scrapbook 24B, 1956: Iran

Box 410

Item 1: Scrapbook 26, 1956: XVI Olympiad, Melbourne

Box 411

Folder 1: Scrapbook 33, 1955: Australia Visit

Box 412

Item 1: Scrapbook 40, 1936, 1964: La Pineta

Box 413

Item 1: Scrapbook 42, 1962: Mexico

Box 414

Item 1: Scrapbook 43, 1938-60, 1936: DeYoung Museum Vote

Box 415

Item 1: Scrapbook 47, October 1964: Olympic Village, Tokyo

Box 416

Item 1: Scrapbook 48, November 1964: Kyoto, Japan

Box 417

Item 1: Scrapbook 49, April 26, 1965: Rome

Box 418

Item 1: Scrapbook 53A, February 21, 1968: Lisbon, Portugal

Box 419

Item 1: Scrapbook 56, March 1969: Ostersund, Sweden

Box 420

Item 1: Scrapbook 62, October 1966: I.O.C. Executive Committee, Santa Barbara, California

Box 421

Item 1: Scrapbook 67, November 15-16, 1970: Pakistan

Box 422

Item 1: Scrapbook 69, 1972: XI Winter Games, Sapporo, Japan

Box 423

Item 1: Scrapbook 80, September 29, 1967: Brundage 80th Birthday

Box 424

Item 1: Scrapbook 81, September 29, 1967: Brundage 80th Birthday

Box 425

Item 1: Scrapbook 82, September 29, 1967: Brundage 80th Birthday

Box 426

Item 1: Scrapbook 83, September 29, 1967: Brundage 80th Birthday

Box 427

Item 1: Scrapbook 84, September 29, 1967: Brundage 80th Birthday

Box 428

Item 1: Scrapbook 103, 1965-66: Avery Brundage Collection

Box 429

Item 1: Scrapbook 105, 1958, 1964, 1968, 1972-74: Japan

Box 430

Item 1: Scrapbook 2, 1938-44: Sport

Box 431

Item 1: Scrapbook 76: Action photographs: IIA Nostra Fotografica dello Sport

Box 461

Item 1: Reunion de la Organizacion Deportiva Centro Americana y Del Caribe, 1965: This information is replicated in Series 44: Series Additions, 2023.
Item 2: Innsbruck, Olympic Bid for the VIII Winter Olympic Games, 1960, c. 1965: Oversized. This information is replicated in Series 44: Series Additions, 2023.