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 34: Book Notes and Sources

Box 351

Folder 11: Miscellaneous Notes, 1934-65: folder 1 of 2
Folder 12: Miscellaneous Notes, 1934-65: folder 2 of 2
Folder 13: Miscellaneous Notes, 1934-65: folder 3 of 3

Box 352

Folder 1: Articles, 1952, 1966-68
Folder 2: Speeches and Articles, 1946, 1955, 1961-70
Folder 3: Book Notes, Miscellaneous, 1942-43, 1953, 1961-62
Folder 4: Book Notes, Miscellaneous, 1956-70
Folder 5: Book Notes, Miscellaneous, 1970
Folder 6: Book Notes and clippings "to be sorted", 1956, 1967-70
Folder 7: Book Chapters, use for, 1970
Folder 8: Quotations, Book notes on Amateurism, 1969
Folder 9: Memoranda for Book, 1970-71
Folder 10: "Items for Insertion" Notes, 1971
Folder 11: Manuscript Notes, 1971-72
Folder 12: El Sol de Mexico article and interviews, 1968
Folder 13: "Meet the Olympians" Outline, ca. 1958-61

Box 353

Folder 1: Heroes, notes

Folder 2: Klein, Hans, Press Chief, Olympic Organizing Committee, editorial correspondence for The Challenge, Munich, 1971-72

Folder 3: Neutrality and World War II Clippings, 1936-41

Folder 4: Olympic and Autobiographical Book notes

Folder 5: Olympic Notes, 1943, 1949, 1956-57, 1969-70

Folder 6: Olympic Notes, reprints and statements, 1917-69

folder 1 of 2

Folder 7: Olympic Notes, reprints and statements, 1917-69

folder 2 of 2

Folder 8: Olympic notes, letters and interviews, 1970-71

Item 1: Olympic notes, Pedro Ramirez Vazquez, April 13, 1970
Item 2: Olympic notes, Hugh Randall, April 30, 1970
Item 3: Olympic notes, Juan Hernandez Petit, June 17, 1970

Folder 9: Olympics Games notes, manuscripts, clippings, statements, 1948-59

Folder 10: Olympic Games movement, 1935, 1943, 1953, 1958

Folder 11: Olympic Sports, book notes and correspondence, 1939, 1956, 1963, 1966-67

Folder 12: Physical Education and condition clippings, 1942-56

Folder 13: Russia clippings, 1955-56

Folder 14: Speech, draft of, June 9 & 11, 1971

Folder 15: Sport in USA notes

Folder 16: Sport philosophy quotations, 1948-61

Box 354

Folder 1: Sports manuscripts and notes, 1948-70

Folder 2: Sports notes and clippings for books, 1964-66

Sub-Series 1: The Olympic Story by Avery Brundage (autobiographical manuscript)

Sub-Series 34.1.1: Manuscript

Folder 3: Chapter 1, 1912, 1971-72
Folder 4: Chapter 2, Amateur Code, 1971-72
Folder 5: Chapter 3, 1896, 1971-72
Folder 6: Chapter 4, 1900, 1904, 1908, 1971-72
Folder 7: Chapter 5, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1971-72
Folder 8: Chapter 6, IOC, 1971-72
Folder 9: Chapter 7, 1932, 1971-72
Folder 10: Chapter 8, 1936, 1971-72
Folder 11: Chapter 9, 1948, 1971-72
Folder 12: Chapter 10, 1952, 1971-72
Folder 13: Chapter 11, 1956, 1971-72
Folder 14: Chapter 12, 1960, 1971-72
Folder 15: Chapter 13, 1964, 1971-72
Folder 16: Chapter 14, Winter Games, 1971-72
Folder 17: Chapter 15, 1968, 1971-72
Folder 18: Chapter 16, Conclusion, 1971-72

Sub-Series 34.1.2: Manuscript With Notes

Folder 19: Chapter 1, 1912, 1971-72
Folder 20: Chapter 2, Amateur Code, 1971-72
Folder 21: Chapter 3, 1896, 1971-72
Folder 22: Chapter 4, 1900, 1904, 1908, 1971-72
Folder 23: Chapter 5, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1971-72
Folder 24: Chapter 6, IOC, 1971-72
Folder 25: Chapter 7, 1932, 1971-72
Folder 26: Chapter 8, 1936, 1971-72
Folder 27: Chapter 9, 1948, 1971-72
Folder 28: Chapter 10, 1952, 1971-72
Folder 29: Chapter 11, 1956, 1971-72
Folder 30: Chapter 12, 1960, 1971-72
Folder 31: Chapter 13, 1964, 1971-72
Folder 32: Chapter 16, Conclusion, 1971-72

Folder 33: Manuscript, Mss draft, Introduction, Chapters 1-6, 1969-71

Sub-Series 34.1.3: Manuscript, Extra Copies

Folder 34: Introduction, 1971
Folder 35: Introduction, notes
Folder 36: 1912 Olympics, notes
Folder 37: Amateurism, Chapter 2, 1971-72
Folder 38: Amateurism, Chapter 7, 1969-70
Folder 39: Amateurism, Chapter 8, 1970-71

Box 355

Sub-Series 1: The Olympic Story by Avery Brundage

Sub-Series 34.1.3: Manuscript, Extra Copies

Folder 1: Amateurism, Notes folder 1 of 2, 1951-68
Folder 2: Amateurism, Notes folder 2 of 2, 1951-68

Sub-Series 34.1.4: Manuscript and Notes

Folder 3: 1896, Olympics Revival, Mss and Notes, Chapters 2 and 3, 1967
Folder 4: 1900, 1904, 1908 Olympics, Chapter 3, 1969
Folder 5: 1920, 1924, 1928 Olympics, Chapter 5, 1967
Folder 6: IOC Mss, Chapter 4, January 16, 1972
Folder 7: IOC, Book, Notes, Letters and Memos, 1966-69
Folder 8: IOC Notes, Chapter 4, 1969
Folder 9: 1936 Olympics, Chapter 8, 1969-70
Folder 10: 1948 Olympics, Chapter 9, 1970
Folder 11: 1952 Olympics, Chapter 9, 1967-70
Folder 12: 1960 Olympics, Chapter 12, extra copy, June 5, 1971
Folder 13: 1960 Olympics, Chapter 12, 1969-70
Folder 14: 1964 Olympics, Chapter 15, 1970-71
Folder 15: 1964 Olympics, Japan, Chapter 8, 1939-40, 1970-72
Folder 16: Winter Olympics, 1924-76, 1969-72
Folder 17: 1968 Olympics, Mexico, Chapter 14, 1970
Folder 18: 1968 Olympics, Mexico, Chapter 1, 1971

Box 356

Sub-Series 1: The Olympic Story by Avery Brundage

Sub-Series 34.1.4: Manuscript and Notes

Folder 1: Conclusion, 1971-72
Folder 2: Conclusion, 1970-71
Folder 3: Conclusion, General Notes, 1969-72
Folder 4: Chapter Manuscripts, extra copies, 1971-72

Box 454

Folder 8: Manuscript of Pax Olympia – The International Sports Movement as a Medium for the Furtherance of World Peace by Ernst Jokyl and E. Esser, 1963: Part 1 of 3. This information is replicated in Series 44: Series Additions, 2023.
Folder 9: Manuscript of Pax Olympia – The International Sports Movement as a Medium for the Furtherance of World Peace by Ernst Jokyl and E. Esser, 1963: Part 2 of 3. This information is replicated in Series 44: Series Additions, 2023.
Folder 10: Manuscript of Pax Olympia – The International Sports Movement as a Medium for the Furtherance of World Peace by Ernst Jokyl and E. Esser, 1963: Part 3 of 3. This information is replicated in Series 44: Series Additions, 2023.