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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 15: IOC Subject File

Box 107

Folder 1: Additions of Sports to Olympic Program, 1969

Sub-Series 1: Administration

Folder 2: Olympic Musuem, 1960, 1966-69
Folder 3: Secretariat Reports, 1969-72
Folder 4: Staff and Membership Lists, Ceremony of Introduction for New Members, 1946, 1950, 1956-57

Folder 5: Amateur Hockey Association and V Winter Games, Letter to Officials about, January 9.1948

Folder 6: Amateurism, 1929-36

Folder 7: Amateurism, 1940-42, 1955-56, 1959-60, 1964-68

Folder 8: American Broadcasting Company, 1969

Folder 9: Arts Committee, 1950-51

Folder 10: Count Bonacossa Trophy, 1954, 1966-67

Folder 11: Broken Time, 1947-61, 1968-69

Folder 12: Broken Time, 1971

Folder 13: Broken Time, Data, Background Material, Correspondence, 1926-30, 1947-48, 1954-57, 1962

Folder 1 of 4

Folder 14: Broken Time, Data, Background Material, Correspondence, 1926-30, 1947-48, 1954-57, 1962

Folder 2 of 4

Box 108

Folder 1: Broken Time, Data, Background Material, Correspondence, 1926-30, 1947-48, 1954-57, 1962: Folder 3 of 4
Folder 2: Broken Time, Data, Background Material, Correspondence, 1926-30, 1947-48, 1954-57, 1962: Folder 4 of 4
Folder 3: President Avery Brundage, 1952-53
Folder 4: Candidates Blank Forms, n.d.
Folder 5: 40th Anniversary Celebration, Lausanne, June 23.1934
Folder 6: 75th Anniversary Celebrations of IOC Argentina, 1969
Folder 7: 75th Anniversary Celebrations of IOC Finland, 1969
Folder 8: 75th Anniversary Celebrations of IOC Poland, 1968-69
Folder 9: 75th Anniversary Celebrations of IOC Switzerland, 1967-69
Folder 10: Champion Award Winners, 1956
Folder 11: Charte de Jeux Olympiques, ect., n.d.
Folder 12: Pierre de Coubertin, 1946-47, 1953-54, 1957-69
Folder 13: Pierre de Coubertin, 1961, 1969-71
Folder 14: Pierre de Coubertin, Data, 1937-64: Folder 1 of 4
Folder 15: Pierre de Coubertin, Data, 1937-64: Folder 2 of 4
Folder 16: Pierre de Coubertin, Data, 1937-64: Folder 3 of 4
Folder 17: Pierre de Coubertin, Data, 1937-64: Folder 4 of 4

Box 109

Folder 1: Pierre de Coubertin, Newspaper Clippings and Photographs, 1957, 1960-66
Folder 2: Pierre de Coubertin, James Sullivan Correspondence, 1906, 1909-10
Folder 3: Pierre de Coubertin, M. de Polignae Statement on Amateurism, ca. 1947
Folder 4: Council of Europe, 1963
Folder 5: Cuba, 1963
Folder 6: Data, 1953, 1956
Folder 7: Diploma of Merit, 1966-1969
Folder 8: Dipping of the United States Flag, 1972
Folder 9: Echanges, Comite International des, 1948-50
Folder 10: Election of President, 1964
Folder 11: Eligibility, 1957, 1961-63
Folder 12: Eligibility in College Sport, 1943, 1960-62, 1967
Folder 13: Esperanto Language, 1972
Folder 14: Estatutos, By-Laws of IOC by Juan Snyder, 1949
Folder 15: European Games, 1960, 1969
Folder 16: Executive Board, 1952-55
Folder 17: Executive Board, 1956-59
Folder 18: Executive Board, 1960-69
Folder 19: Executive Board, 1970
Folder 20: Fearnley Cup, 1957, 1966
Folder 21: 50th Anniversary of Office at Lausanne, Switzerland, April 10.1965

Box 110

Folder 1: Financial, Audit Reports, 1946-57
Folder 2: Financing of Swedish and Swiss Sport, 1953
Folder 3: Flags and Hymns, Question of Discontinuing Use in Victory Ceremonies, 1956, 1963, 1969
Folder 4: Grotius Foundation, The International, 1965-69
Folder 5: Grotius Foundation, The International, 1970
Folder 6: History of the International Olympic Committee, ca. 1955
Folder 7: Information for Cities Which Desire to Stage Olympic Games, 1956-57
Folder 8: Indonesia, 1962-63: folder missing
Folder 9: 1st International Congress of Psychology of Sport, Rome, Italy, April 20-24, 1965
Folder 10: The International Olympic Academy, Olympia, Greece, 1948-62: Folder 1 of 4
Folder 11: The International Olympic Academy, Olympia, Greece, 1948-62: Folder 2 of 4
Folder 12: The International Olympic Academy, Olympia, Greece, 1948-62: Folder 3 of 4
Folder 13: The International Olympic Academy, Olympia, Greece, 1948-62: Folder 4 of 4
Folder 14: The International Olympic Academy, Olympia, Greece, 1963-64: Folder 1 of 3
Folder 15: The International Olympic Academy, Olympia, Greece, 1963-64: Folder 2 of 3
Folder 16: The International Olympic Academy, Olympia, Greece, 1963-64: Folder 3 of 3
Folder 17: The International Olympic Academy, Olympia, Greece, 1965

Box 111

Folder 1: The International Olympic Academy, Olympia, Greece, 1966
Folder 2: The International Olympic Academy, Olympia, Greece, 1967-68
Folder 3: The International Olympic Academy, Olympia, Greece, January - August 1969
Folder 4: The International Olympic Academy, Olympia, Greece, September - December 1969
Folder 5: The International Olympic Academy, Olympia, Greece, January - June 1970
Folder 6: The International Olympic Academy, Olympia, Greece, July - December 1970
Folder 7: The International Olympic Academy, Olympia, Greece, January - June 1971
Folder 8: The International Olympic Academy, Olympia, Greece, July - December 1971
Folder 9: The International Olympic Academy, Olympia, Greece, 1972-73
Folder 10: International Olympic Academy, Olympia, Greece, Maps, Major Transportation Systems, 1972, 1985
Folder 11: International Olympic Academy, Photo Album, 1972

Box 112

Folder 1: International Olympic Academy, Sessions Reports, 1961-70: Folder 1 of 2
Folder 2: International Olympic Academy, Sessions Reports, 1961-70: Folder 2 of 2
Folder 3: Members Representing the U.S. & Olympic Team Competitors, 1896-1937: Folder 1 of 3
Folder 4: Members Representing the U.S. & Olympic Team Competitors, 1896-1937: Folder 2 of 3
Folder 5: Members Representing the U.S. & Olympic Team Competitors, 1896-1937: Folder 3 of 3
Folder 6: Joint Advisory Committee and International Sports Federations, 1952-54
Folder 7: Judging of Events at Olympic Games, 1968
Folder 8: Knox Reeves Advertising, Inc., 1958
Folder 9: Latin America, Study Conditions in, 1950
Folder 10: Letters of Praise on Avery Brundage's Stand on Amateurism, 1971 - February 1972
Folder 11: Letters of Praise on Avery Brundage's Stand on Amateurism, March 1972 - 1974
Folder 12: Maritz, Inc. (Olympic Emblem for Sports Symbol of Excellence), 1965
Folder 13: Member Cards, 1953-54
Folder 14: Mexican Trophy, 1968
Folder 15: The International Olympic Committee and the Modern Olympic Games, 1933
Folder 16: Le Comite International Olympique et les Jeux Olympiques Modernes, 1949
Folder 17: The International Olympic Committee and the Modern Olympic Games, 1950
Folder 18: Modern Olympic Games, 60th Anniversary, Athens, Lausanne, May 9-13, May 22, 1954
Folder 19: NATO (Requests for Visas), 1963-64
Folder 20: Newspaper Clippings, Amateurism, 1963, 1970-74 -folder missing
Folder 21: Newspaper Clippings, French, 1970-74: Folder 1 of 2

Box 113

Folder 1: Newspaper Clippings, French, 1970-74: Folder 2 of 2
Folder 2: Newspaper Clippings, Foreign, 1970-74
Folder 3: Newspaper Clippings, German, 1970-74
Folder 4: Nobel Peace Prize, 1937, 1953, 1965
Folder 5: Olympia, "Handing Over of the Antique Stadium," by Dr. Carl Burckhardt, n.d.
Folder 6: Olympic Articles by Others, 1936-46: Folder 1 of 3
Folder 7: Olympic Articles by Others, 1936-46: Folder 2 of 3
Folder 8: Olympic Articles by Others, 1936-46: Folder 3 of 3
Folder 9: Olympic Awards and Medals (with pamphlet Rules Concerning the attribution of the Olympic Awards), 1953, 1955, 1966-69
Folder 10: Olympic Clothing, 1970-71
Folder 11: Olympic Competitors Entry Form, n.d.
Folder 12: Olympic Cup, 1966-69
Folder 13: Olympic Day in Different Countries, 1953-54, 1966, 1969-70
Folder 14: Olympic Dinner, Philadelphia, November 10.1954
Folder 15: Olympic Emblem, Use of, 1941
Folder 16: Olympic Emblem, Use of, 1942-52
Folder 17: Olympic Emblem, Use of, 1953-54

Box 114

Folder 1: Olympic Emblem, Use of, 1955-57
Folder 2: Olympic Emblem, Use of, 1958
Folder 3: Olympic Emblem, Use of, 1959-60
Folder 4: Olympic Emblem, Use of, 1961-66
Folder 5: Olympic Emblem, Use of, 1967-69
Folder 6: Olympic Emblem, Use of, 1969-72
Folder 7: Olympic Film, "The Games", 1969
Folder 8: Olympic Film, "International Olympic Academy", 1969
Folder 9: Olympic Films, 1970-71
Folder 10: Olympic Films, Photography and Television, 1940, 1950-64
Folder 11: Olympic Films, Photography and Television, 1965-69
Folder 12: Olympic Flame, 1956, 1968-69
Folder 13: Olympic Fund, 1952-55
Folder 14: Olympic Fund, 1956
Folder 15: Olympic Fund, 1957-59

Box 115

Folder 1: Olympic Fund, 1960-68

Sub-Series 2: Olympic Games

Folder 2: Armed Services, 1953-61
Folder 3: Armed Services, 1962-63
Folder 4: Armed Services, 1963-64
Folder 5: Armed Services, 1965-68
Folder 6: Charter, 1948
Folder 7: Committee, 1952
Folder 8: Data, 1950-54, 1960-64
Folder 9: Dipping of the United States Flag, 1960, 1968-69
Folder 10: General, 1955
Folder 11: Hawaii, 1939-40, 1945, 1952-56
Folder 12: Hawaii, 1958-64
Folder 13: History and Meaning of Circle Flag, Motto, 1906, 1936, 1951-60, 1969
Folder 14: Metric System, 1946-47, 1960

Box 116

Sub-Series 2: Olympic Games

Folder 1: Newspaper Clippings, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1963-64
Folder 2: Organization Suggestions for the Improvement of the Olympic Games, May 24.1957
Folder 3: Political Interference, 1968
Folder 4: State Athletes, 1954
Folder 5: Statistics, 1894-1968
Folder 6: United States City Choice, 1948
Folder 7: Victory Ceremony, 1968

Folder 8: Die Olympischen Spiele, Avery Brundage, Pierre de Coubertin, Ernst Curtius, Carl Diem, 1971

folder missing

Folder 9: Olympic Hall of Fame, 1954

Folder 10: Olympic Hymn, 1954-69

Folder 1 of 3

Folder 11: Olympic Hymn, 1954-69

Folder 2 of 3

Folder 12: Olympic Hymn, 1954-69

Folder 3 of 3

Folder 13: Olympic Medals, Emblems, Souvenirs, Buttons, 1931, 1953-61, 1965, 1969

Folder 14: New Olympic Motto, n.d.

Folder 15: "The Olympic Movement and its Influence on Physical Education", 1964

Folder 16: Olympic Movement, Objectives, ca. 1946, 1954, 1959-60, 1968, 1971

Folder 17: Olympic Participation, 1896-1952

Folder 1 of 2

Folder 18: Olympic Participation, 1896-1952

Folder 2 of 2

Folder 19: Olympic Philosophy, 1961

Folder 20: Olympic Rule 25, 1954

Folder 21: Olympic Shoe and Shoe Scandal, 1969

Folder 22: Olympic Solidarity, 1970-74

Folder 23: Olympic Team Sports, n.d.

Folder 24: Olympic Trophy Room, 1962

Folder 25: Olympic Truce, 1968-69

Folder 26: Olympic Youth Camp, Oaxtepec Declaration, 1969

Folder 27: Olympics, "Commercialization of Amateur Sport through Advertising on Equipment", 1969

Folder 28: Olympics, "Fair Play for American Athletes", 1935-36

Folder 29: Olympics, "Technology and Olympic Games", 1969

Folder 30: Organization Chart, 1968

Folder 31: Organization Structure, 1966-73

Folder 32: Philately, 1951-53, 1956, 1959-60, 1963-68

Folder 1 of 2

Box 117

Folder 1: Philately, 1951-53, 1956, 1959-60, 1963-68: Folder 2 of 2
Folder 2: Physical Education and Recreation, 1965-66
Folder 3: Special Committee, "Photography", 1954
Folder 4: Policy, 1928-34
Folder 5: Policy, 1935-39
Folder 6: Premio Internatonale dello Sport Cristoforo Columbo, 1959
Folder 7: Prescriptions Taken for the Olympic Sessions and Meetings' Organization, Avery Brundage and Otto Mayer, nd
Folder 8: President for Term, Letters Supporting Avery Brundage Re-election, 1968-72
Folder 9: Presidential Advisory Council, 1968
Folder 10: Press Articles, 1953
Folder 11: Press Releases, 1945, 1956, 1967-69
Folder 12: Prize for Press During Games, 1960
Folder 13: Protocol, 1952-53, 1956, 1960-61, 1966
Folder 14: Information on Winner's Records in Different Olympic Games up to, 1956
Folder 15: Committee for Reduction of Olympic Games, 1950-51
Folder 16: Reduction of Olympic Program, 1953, 1969
Folder 17: Circular Letters and Data, 1949-54
Folder 18: Circular Letters and Data, 1949-54
Folder 19: Circular Letters and Data, 1949-54
Folder 20: Relays, 1953
Folder 21: Requests for Autographs and Photographs of the President, 1952-65

Box 118

Folder 1: Requests for Autographs and Photographs of the President, 1966-69
Folder 2: Requests for Autographs and Photographs of the President, 1953-68
Folder 3: U.S.S.R. Olympic Committee Proposal for Reorganization of IOC, 1959-61
Folder 4: Reorganization of Chateau de Vidy Office, 1968
Folder 5: Reorganization of Chateau de Vidy Office, 1969
Folder 6: Roster of Members and Honorary Members, 1926-68
Folder 7: Rules, 1948-49: Folder 1 of 2
Folder 8: Rules, 1948-49: Folder 2 of 2
Folder 9: Rules, 1952-1954
Folder 10: Rules and Regulations, Revisions for New Editions, 1954-55
Folder 11: Rules and Regulations, Revisions for New Editions, 1956-57
Folder 12: Rules and Regulations, Revisions for New Editions, 1958-60
Folder 13: Rules and Regulations, Revisions for New Editions, 1960-62: Folder 1 of 2

Box 119

Folder 1: Rules and Regulations, Revisions for New Editions, 1960-62: Folder 2 of 2
Folder 2: Rules and Regulations, Revisions for New Editions, 1962-66: Folder 1 of 2
Folder 3: Rules and Regulations, Revisions for New Editions, 1962-66: Folder 2 of 2
Folder 4: Rules and Regulations, Revisions for New Editions, 1964-67: Folder 1 of 2
Folder 5: Rules and Regulations, Revisions for New Editions, 1964-67, 1974: Folder 2 of 2
Folder 6: Material Used for Original Rule Book and Green Book, nd
Folder 7: Rule Changes, 1932-34
Folder 8: Rule Changes, 1962, 1967-70: Folder 1 of 3
Folder 9: Rule Changes, 1962, 1967-70: Folder 2 of 3
Folder 10: Rule Changes, 1962, 1967-70: Folder 3 of 3
Folder 11: Rules Project, New, 1957-58: Folder 1 of 2
Folder 12: Rules Project, New, 1957-58: Folder 2 of 2

Box 120

Folder 1: Rule 26, 1957, 1962-65, 1969-74: Folder 1 of 2
Folder 2: Rule 26, 1957, 1962-65, 1969-74: Folder 2 of 2
Folder 3: Rule 49, 1970-71
Folder 4: Russia, 1946, 1950-56
Folder 5: Scoring of Points, 1956
Folder 6: Sessions (Requirements of Candidate Cities), nd
Folder 7: Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games, 1939
Folder 8: Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games, 1944, 1948-54, 1957-68
Folder 9: Southern California Finance Committee, 1932-35
Folder 10: Sport Articles and Data, 1936, 1947-53, 1957
Folder 11: Starting Blocks, 1936-38
Folder 12: Taher, Mohammed Trophy, 1957, 1962, 1966-67
Folder 13: Television, 1955-57: Folder 1 of 2
Folder 14: Television, 1955-57: Folder 2 of 2
Folder 15: Television, 1958-66: Folder 1 of 2
Folder 16: Television, 1958-66: Folder 2 of 2
Folder 17: Television and Radio Requirements, 1970
Folder 18: Television Rights, Distribution of, 1968-69

Box 121

Folder 1: Television Rights, Distribution of, 1970-72

Folder 2: Timing, 1932, 1951-53, 1956, 1960, 1965-69

Folder 1 of 3

Folder 3: Timing, 1932, 1951-53, 1956, 1960, 1965-69

Folder 2 of 3

Folder 4: Timing, 1932, 1951-53, 1956, 1960, 1965-69

Folder 3 of 3

Folder 5: Tokyo Trophy, 1967-69

Folder 6: Transportation, 1946-51

Folder 7: Transportation and Housing, 1955-60, 1965

Folder 8: Union Pedagogue Universal, 1925-30

Folder 9: United States in the 1956 Games, 1956

Folder 10: United States Information Agency, 1956

Folder 11: United States Special Letters (Henry Jackson, Everett Dirksen, Otto Kerner, Mark Hatfield, Robert Moses, F. Edward Herbert), 1960-62

Folder 12: United States Special Letters (Henry Jackson, Everett Dirksen, Otto Kerner, Mark Hatfield, Robert Moses, F. Edward Herbert), 1963-68

Folder 13: United States, Members of the International Federations

Folder 14: United States Post Office Information, 1948-55

Sub-Series 3: Winter Games

Folder 15: Future of, 1959, 1972-73

Folder 16: Summary of Places Won in Olympic Games, 1924-48

Sub-Series 15.3.1: Competitor's Questionnaire

Folder 17: Bulgaria, 1956
Folder 18: Canada, 1956: Folder 1 of 2
Folder 19: Canada, 1956: Folder 2 of 2

Box 122

Sub-Series 3: Winter Games

Sub-Series 15.3.1: Competitor's Questionnaire

Folder 1: Finland, 1956
Folder 2: Great Britain, 1956
Folder 3: Greece, 1956
Folder 4: Iceland, 1956
Folder 5: Iran, 1956
Folder 6: Japan, 1956
Folder 7: Liechtenstein, 1956
Folder 8: Poland, 1956
Folder 9: Rumania, 1956
Folder 10: Spain, 1956
Folder 11: Switzerland, 1956
Folder 12: Turkey, 1956
Folder 13: United States, 1956: Folder 1 of 2
Folder 14: United States, 1956: Folder 2 of 2
Folder 15: Yugoslavia, 1956

Box 123

Folder 1: Women Athletics, 1937, 1948, 1952-53, 1959
Folder 2: Women Athletics, 1971-72
Folder 3: World Olympic Day, 1948

Box 444

Folder 5: List of IOC Members, c. 1955: This information is replicated in Series 44: Series Additions, 2023.
Folder 6: Los Juegos Olimpicos, Los Juegos Panamericanos, Los Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe, Los Juegos Bolivarianos, 1967: Part 1 of 2. This information is replicated in Series 44: Series Additions, 2023.
Folder 7: Los Juegos Olimpicos, Los Juegos Panamericanos, Los Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe, Los Juegos Bolivarianos, 1967: Part 2 of 2. This information is replicated in Series 44: Series Additions, 2023.
Folder 8: Who's Who Olympique/Olympic Who's Who, 1971: This information is replicated in Series 44: Series Additions, 2023.

Box 445

Folder 1: International Olympic Academy, Olympia, Greece, 1972: Part 1 of 3. This information is replicated in Series 44: Series Additions, 2023.
Folder 2: International Olympic Academy, Olympia, Greece, 1972: Part 2 of 3. This information is replicated in Series 44: Series Additions, 2023.
Folder 3: International Olympic Academy, Olympia, Greece, 1972: Part 3 of 3. This information is replicated in Series 44: Series Additions, 2023.