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By (Unknown); Salvatore V. De Sando; Melissa Gauger
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.
Subjects: Alaska, Amateur Athletic Union, Amateurism, Argentina - Sports and Recreation, Art, Athletics, Austria - Sports and Recreation, Baseball, Basketball, Belgium - Sports and Recreation, Bobsled, Boxing, Brundage, Avery, Canada - Sports and Recreation, Canoeing, Chicago, Illinois, Chile - Sports and Recreation, Cycling, Czechoslovakia - Sports and Recreation, Denmark - Sports and Recreation, England - Sports and Recreation, Equestrian Sports, Fencing, Finland - Sports and Recreation, Football, France - Sports and Recreation, Germany - Sports and Recreation, Greece - Sports and Recreation, Gymnastics, Handball, Hungary - Sports and Recreation, Ice Hockey, International Amateur Athletic Federation, International Olympic Committee, Ireland - Sports and Recreation, Italy - Sports and Recreation, Liechtenstein - Sports and Recreation, Los Angeles, California, Music -- Australia - Sports and Recreation, Music -- Brazil - Sports and Recreation, Music -- Bulgaria - Sports and Recreation, Music -- China - Sports and Recreation, Music -- India - Sports and Recreation, Music -- Indonesia - Sports and Recreation, Music -- Iran - Sports and Recreation, Music -- Japan - Sports and Recreation, Music -- Korea - Sports and Recreation, Music -- Mexico - Sports and Recreation, Music -- Peru - Sports and Recreation, Music -- Russia - Sports and Recreation, Music -- Spain - Sports and Recreation, National Collegiate Athletic Association, National Olympic Committees, Netherlands - Sports and Recreation, New Zealand - Sports and Recreation, Nigeria - Sports and Recreation, Norway - Sports and Recreation, Olympics, Panama - Sports and Recreation, Pan American Games, Pentathalon, Philippines - Sports and Recreation, Photography, Physical Fitness, Poland - Sports and Recreation, Polo, Portugal - Sports and Recreation, Professionalism, Rhodesia - Sports and Recreation, Rome, Italy, Rowing, Rugby, Rumania - Sports and Recreation, Sailing, San Francisco, California, Santa Barbara, California, Senegal - Sports and Recreation, Shooting, Skating, Skiing, Soccer, South Africa, Republic of - Sports and Recreation, Sports, Sports Publications, Sweden - Sports and Recreation, Swimming, Switzerland - Sports and Recreation, Thailand - Sports and Recreation, Track and Field, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics - Sports and Recreation, United States Olympic Committee, Volleyball, Water Polo, Weightlifting, Wrestling, Yachting, Yugoslavia - Sports and Recreation
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
Administrative Information
Repository:
University of Illinois Archives
Accruals:
3/5/75; 10/13/76; 5/14/2003; 6/2004
Other Note:
266 Pages
PDF Box/Folder List
URL:
https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/uasfa/2620037.pdf
PDF finding aid
for Avery Brundage Collection (26/20/37)
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: Amateur Athletic Union],
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Series 2: Amateurism],
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Series 3: Colleges and Universities],
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Series 4: Individuals],
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Series 5: IOC Presidents and Secretariat],
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Series 6: IOC Members],
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Series 7: Bulletin Officiel du Comite International Olympique],
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Series 8: IOC Newsletter],
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Series 9: Circular Letters],
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Series 10: Duplicate Circular Letters],
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Series 11: Circular Letter Responses],
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Series 12: IOC Meetings],
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Series 13: IOC Minutes],
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Series 14: IOC Commissions and Committees],
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Series 15: IOC Subject File],
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Series 16: National Olympic Committees],
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Series 17: Olympic Games],
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Series 18: Olympic Games Bids],
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Series 19: Regional Games],
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Series 20: Sports Federations],
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Series 21: Sports Organizations],
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Series 22: Sports Publications],
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Series 23: United States Olympic Association and Committee],
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Series 24: Personal Materials],
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Series 25: Articles and Speeches],
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Series 26: Publications],
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Series 27: Clippings],
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Series 28: Photographs],
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Series 29: Olympic Games Programs],
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Series 30: Programs for Regional Games],
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Series 31: Sports Programs],
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Series 32: Subject File],
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Series 33: Travel],
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Series 34: Book Notes and Sources],
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Series 35: Important Letters],
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Series 36: Microfilm],
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Series 37: Daguerreotypes and Ambrotypes],
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Series 38: Scrapbooks],
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Series 39: Audiovisual],
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Series 40: Photo Albums],
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Series 41: Certificates and Awards],
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Series 42: Oversize File],
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[information restricted]],
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Series 44: Series Additions],
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All]
- Series 1: Amateur Athletic Union
- Box 1
- Sub-Series 1: Chronological Correspondence and Documents
- Folder 1: 1932-34, 1941-45
- Folder 2: A Pictorial History of Texas, 1933
- Folder 3: 1946-62
- Folder 4: 1952-55
- Folder 5: 1956-58
- Folder 6: 1959
- Folder 7: 1960
- Folder 8: 1961
- Folder 9: January - June 1962
- Folder 10: June - December 1962
- Folder 11: January - June 1963
- Folder 12: July - October 1963
- Folder 13: November - December 1963
- Box 2
- Sub-Series 1: Chronological Correspondence and Documents
- Folder 1: January - April 1964
- Folder 2: May - September 1964
- Folder 3: October - December 1964
- Folder 4: January - March 1965
- Folder 5: March - May 1965
- Folder 6: May - July 1965
- Folder 7: August - October 1965
- Folder 8: November - December 1965
- Folder 9: January - June 1966
- Folder 10: July - December 1966
- Folder 11: 1967-69
- Box 3
- Sub-Series 1: Chronological Correspondence and Documents
- Folder 1: 1970-71
- Folder 2: 1972
- Folder 3: 1973
- Folder 4: 1974
- Sub-Series 2: Meeting Minutes and Supporting Documents
- Folder 5: 56th Annual Meeting, Atlantic City, NJ, December 8-10 1944
- Folder 6: Executive and Foreign Relations Committee, June 29, 1945
- Folder 7: Executive and Foreign Relations Committee, February 19, 1950
- Folder 8: 6nd Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., December 7-10, 1950
- Folder 9: Executive and Foreign Relations Committee, New York, NY, February 10, 1961
- Folder 10: Executive and Foreign Relations Committee, New York Athletic Club, February 17, 1952
- Folder 11: 64th Annual Meeting, Spokane, WA, December 4-7, 1952
- Folder 12: Executive and Foreign Relations Committee, New York Athletic Club, February 15, 1953
- Folder 13: Executive and Foreign Relations Committee, Washington, D.C., November 27, 1953
- Folder 14: 65th Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., November 27-29 1953
- Folder 15: Executive and Foreign Relations Committee, New York Athletic Club, February 21, 1954
- Folder 16: Executive and Foreign Relations Committee, St. Louis, MO, June 19, 1954
- Folder 17: 68th Annual Meeting, Louisville KY, December 1-4, 1955
- Folder 18: Executive and Foreign Relations Committee, New York, NY, February 19, 1956
- Folder 19: Executive and Foreign Relations Committee, Bakersfield, CA, June 22, 1956
- Folder 20: 69th Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, October 30 - November 2, 1956
- Folder 21: Executive and Foreign Relations Committee, New York, NY, February 6, 1957
- Folder 22: Executive and Foreign Relations Committee, Washington D.C., November 28, 1957
- Folder 23: 70th Annual Meeting, Washington DC, November 28 - December 1, 1957
- Folder 24: Executive and Foreign Relations Committee, New York, NY, February 23, 1958
- Folder 25: Executive and Foreign Relations Committee, Bakersfield California, June 20, 1958
- Folder 26: 71st Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, December 7, 1958
- folder 1 of 2
- Box 4
- Sub-Series 2: Meeting Minutes and Supporting Documents
- Folder 1: 71st Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, December 7, 1958
- folder 2 of 2
- Folder 2: Executive and Foreign Relations Committee, New York, NY, February 22, 1959
- Folder 3: Executive and Foreign Relations Committee, Boulder, CO, June 19-20, 1959
- Folder 4: 72nd Annual Meeting, Miami Beach, FL, December 3-6 1959
- Folder 5: Executive and Foreign Relations Committee, New York, NY, February 21, 1960
- Folder 6: Executive Committee, Chicago, IL, May 19, 1960
- Folder 7: Executive and Foreign Relations Committee, Bakersfield, CA, June 24, 1960
- Folder 8: Executive and Foreign Relations Committee, Rome, Italy, August 28, 1960
- Folder 9: Executive Committee, Chicago, IL, October 15, 1960
- Folder 10: 73rd Annual Meeting, Lag Vegas, NV, November 30 - December 4, 1960
- Folder 11: Executive Committee, New York, NY, February 26, 1961
- Folder 12: Executive and Foreign Relations Committee, New York, February 26, June 23 1961
- Folder 13: Executive Committee, Chicago, IL, October 1-3, 1961
- folder 1 of 2
- Folder 14: Executive Committee, Chicago, IL, October 1-3, 1961
- folder 2 of 2
- Folder 15: Executive and Foreign Relations Committee, Washington, D.C., November 29, 1961
- Folder 16: 74th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, November 29 - December 3, 1961
- folder 1 of 2
- Folder 17: 74th Annual Meeting Washington, DC, November 29 - December 3, 1961
- folder 2 of 2
- Folder 18: Executive and Foreign Relations Committee, New York, NY, February 25, 1962
- Folder 19: Executive and Foreign Relations Committee, Pomona, CA, June 22, 1962
- folder 1 of 2
- Folder 20: Executive and Foreign Relations Committee, Pomona, CA, June 22, 1962
- folder 2 of 2
- Folder 21: Executive and Foreign Relations Committee, Detroit, MI, November 28, 1962
- Folder 22: 75th Annual Meeting, Detroit, MI, November 28 - December 2, 1962
- folder 1 of 2
- Folder 23: 75th Annual Meeting, Detroit, MI, November 28 - December 2, 1962
- folder 2 of 2
- Folder 24: Executive Committee, New York, NY, February 24, 1963
- Folder 25: Executive Committee, St. Louis, MO, June 21-22, 1963
- Folder 26: 76th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, December 4-8, 1963
- Folder 27: 77th Annual Meeting, Houston, TX, December 2-6, 1964
- Folder 28: Foreign Relations Committee, Denver, CO, July 17, 1965
- Folder 29: 78th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, December 1-5, 1965
- Folder 30: Foreign Relations Committee, Albuquerque, NM, New York, NY, March 4, June 24 1966
- Box 5
- Sub-Series 2: Meeting Minutes and Supporting Documents
- Folder 1: 79th Annual Meeting, Honolulu, HI, November 29 - December 4, 1966
- Folder 2: Executive Committee, Chicago, IL, February 24, 1967
- Folder 3: Executive Committee, Philadelphia, PA, August 19, 1967
- Folder 4: 80th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, November 29 - December 3, 1967
- Folder 5: Executive and Foreign Relations Committee, Los Angeles, CA, February 22, 1968
- Folder 6: Executive and Foreign Relations Committee, Kansas City, MO, July 27-28, 1968
- Folder 7: Executive Committee, New York, NY, December 1, 1968
- Folder 8: 81st Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, December 3-7, 1968
- Folder 9: Executive and Foreign Relations Committee, Sacremento, CA, March 8-9, 1969
- Folder 10: Executive Committee, Miami Beach, FL, December 1-2, 1969
- Folder 11: 82nd Annual Meeting, Miami, FL, December 2-6, 1969
- Folder 12: Executive Committee, Indianapolis, IN, May 23-24, 1970
- Folder 13: Executive Committee, Indianapolis, IN, May 15-16, 1971
- Sub-Series 3: Alphabetical Subject Headings
- Folder 14: "Amateur Athlete" Magazine, 1959-69
- Folder 15: "Amateur Athlete" Magazine, 1970-71
- Folder 16: Associate Membership Committee, 1966
- Folder 17: Athlete's Newsletter, 1964-66
- Folder 18: Bingham, J. Lyman, 1929, 1933-34, 1956, 1959
- Folder 19: Board Appointments, 1930
- Folder 20: Board of Governors, 1934, 1945, 1949-53, 1959-68
- Folder 21: Building Fund Dedication 231 W 58th St, New York, NY, 1957-63
- Folder 22: Bulletins, 1953-61
- Folder 23: Ferris, Daniel J., 1929-32, 1940
- Folder 24: Ferris, Daniel J., 1970-74
- Folder 25: Financial Statement and Report, 1952, 1959-60
- Folder 26: Financial Statement and Report, 1962-67
- Box 6
- Sub-Series 3: Alphabetical Subject Headings
- Folder 1: Forms, Publicity, Tests, 1953-63
- folder 1 of 2
- Folder 2: Forms, Publicity, Tests, 1953-63
- folder 2 of 2
- Folder 3: Fund Drive, 1954-64
- Folder 4: German Tour, 1937-38
- Folder 5: Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, 1931-35, 1939, 1951
- Folder 6: Hook, James, 1951
- Folder 7: Income from Dues, Registrations, and Sanction Fees paid by Associations, 1946-53
- Folder 8: Jordan, Paul R. letter and Avery Brundage response, 1933
- Folder 9: Junior Olympics, 1949-67
- folder 1 of 2
- Folder 10: Junior Olympics, 1949-67
- folder 2 of 2
- Folder 11: Kelly, John B., 1971-74
- Folder 12: Mills, A.G., 1929
- Folder 13: NAACP Walter White, 1936
- Folder 14: National Championship Awards, 1952
- Folder 15: National Olympic Finance Committee, 1954
- Folder 16: National Playground and Recreation Committee, 1952
- Folder 17: Newsletter, 1974
- Folder 18: Newspaper Clippings, 1933-62
- Folder 19: News Service, 1961
- Folder 20: New Zealand, 1947
- Folder 21: Patron's Committee, 1968
- Folder 22: Committee on Physical Fitness: Federal Security Agency, 1943-45
- folder 1 of 4
- Folder 23: Committee on Physical Fitness: Federal Security Agency, 1943-45
- folder 2 of 4
- Folder 24: Committee on Physical Fitness: Federal Security Agency, 1943-45
- folder 3 of 4
- Folder 25: Committee on Physical Fitness: Federal Security Agency, 1943-45
- folder 4 of 4
- Box 7
- Sub-Series 3: Alphabetical Subject Headings
- Folder 1: Committee on Physical Fitness: Kiphuth, Robert J.H., 1944-45
- Folder 2: Committee on Physical Fitness: Pritchett, Norton, 1944-45
- Folder 3: Physical Fitness Tests, Sr and Jr, 1950
- Folder 4: Publicity, 1946
- Folder 5: Quarterly Reports: David A. Matlin, 1967-68
- Folder 6: Remarks to AAU Executive Committee: by Avery Brundage, May 13, 1961
- Folder 7: Remarks to AAU Executive Committee: by Albert Whetle, Harry Hainsworth
- Folder 8: Sherman, Stuart P., "Points of View"
- Folder 9: "Women and Physical Culture and Sports," P.J. de Matheu
- Folder 10: YMCA and AAU Agreement, 1931, 1935, 1950
- Sub-Series 1.3.1: Regional Associations
- Folder 11: Central, 1936, 1942-47
- Folder 12: Central, 1948-52
- Folder 13: Central, 1953-61
- Folder 14: Central, 1962-65
- Folder 15: Central, 1966-69
- Folder 16: Central, 1970-73
- Folder 17: Central: Trial Balance Sheets, 1948-51
- Folder 18: Central: "What Cooks?", 1946
- Folder 19: Florida Gold Coast: "Sporty", 1967
- Folder 20: Hawaiian, 1952, 1959
- Folder 21: Indiana, 1960
- Folder 22: Inland Empire, 1952, 1959-62
- Folder 23: Intermountain, 1970-71
- Folder 24: Iowa, 1955
- Folder 25: Kentucky, 1970
- Folder 26: Lake Erie, 1966
- Folder 27: Metropolitan, 1941-62
- folder 1 of 2
- Folder 28: Metropolitan, 1941-62
- folder 2 of 2
- Box 8
- Sub-Series 3: Alphabetical Subject Headings
- Sub-Series 1.3.1: Regional Associations
- Folder 1: Metropolitan, 1941-62
- folder 3 of 3
- Folder 2: Metropolitan, 1963-64
- Folder 3: Metropolitan, 1965-68
- Folder 4: Ozark, 1952-59
- Folder 5: Pacific, 1952-66
- Folder 6: Pacific, 1967
- Folder 7: Pacific, 1968
- Folder 8: Pacific, 1969
- Folder 9: Pacific, 1970
- Folder 10: Pacific, 1971-74
- Folder 11: Southern, 1951-61
- Folder 12: Southern, 1970
- Folder 13: Southern Pacific: NCAA Track Meet, Arnold Eddy, 1934
- Folder 14: South Texas, 1947
- Folder 15: Western Hemisphere Sports Federation Committee, 1944
- Folder 16: Wisconsin, 1972
- Folder 17: Reilly, Thomas, 1934
- Folder 18: Roberts Case, Jan, 1956-57
- Folder 19: Rockne, Knute, 1929-31
- Folder 20: Rules and Regulations, 1886, 1951-61
- folder 1 of 2
- Folder 21: Rules and Regulations, 1951-61
- folder 2 of 2
- Box 9
- Sub-Series 3: Alphabetical Subject Headings
- Folder 1: Rules and Regulations, 1962-65
- Folder 2: Rules and Regulations: Amendments to the Constitution, 1960-68
- Folder 3: Shoe Scandal, 1968-69
- Folder 4: Simms, James, 1959
- Folder 5: Sports Governing Bodies, Amateur, 1962-63
- Sub-Series 1.3.2: Sports
- Folder 5: Basketball, 1940-72
- Folder 6: Basketball Scandal, 1961
- Folder 7: Basketball, Women's, 1946-47
- Folder 8: Bicycling, 1946-51
- Folder 9: Bowling, 1946
- Folder 10: Boxing, 1946-47, 1951-53, 1968
- Folder 11: Boxing, 1972
- Folder 12: Gymnastics, 1943-69
- Folder 13: Handball, 1942-44, 1970-72
- Folder 14: Handball: Robert Kendler, 1941-52
- Folder 15: Handball: Robert Kendler, 1958-69
- Folder 16: Ice Hockey, 1953, 1967
- Folder 17: Judo, 1961, 1969
- Folder 18: Judo, 1970-72
- Folder 19: Rowing, 1945-52
- Folder 20: Skating, 1946-48
- Folder 21: Skating, 1954-69
- Folder 22: Skiing, 1947, 1956, 1968
- Folder 23: Soaring (Gliding), 1946
- Folder 24: Softball, 1950
- Folder 26: Swimming, 1945-51
- folder 1 of 2
- Box 10
- Sub-Series 3: Alphabetical Subject Headings
- Sub-Series 1.3.2: Sports
- Folder 1: Swimming, 1945-51
- folder 2 of 2
- Folder 2: Swimming 1952-60, 1962, 1967-68
- Folder 3: Table Tennis 1948
- Folder 4: Tennis 1953, 1962, 1968
- Folder 5: Track and Field 1931, 1936, 1938, 1945-50
- Folder 6: Track and Field 1951-65
- Folder 7: Track and Field 1970-71
- Folder 8: Underwater Spearfishing 1956
- Folder 9: Volleyball 1945-47
- Folder 10: Water Polo 1946-51
- Folder 11: Wrestling, 1942, 1950-53, 1960, 1962, 1968
- Folder 12: Wrestling 1970-72
- Folder 13: Yachting 1946-48
- Folder 14: Sullivan, James E. Award 1904, 1930-31, 1935, 1946-50
- Folder 15: Sullivan, James E. Award 1931
- Folder 16: Sullivan, James E. Award 1951-60
- Folder 17: Sullivan, James E. Award (Memorial Trophy) 1962-69
- Folder 18: Typed Notes and Data 1950
- Folder 19: Walsh, Patrick 1935
- Folder 20: Women in Sports 1953
- Box 444
- Folder 1: Basketball - Official Rules, Men and Women, 1941-43
- This information is replicated in Series 44: Series Additions, 2023.
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: Amateur Athletic Union],
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Series 2: Amateurism],
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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],
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Series 13: IOC Minutes],
[
Series 14: IOC Commissions and Committees],
[
Series 15: IOC Subject File],
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Series 16: National Olympic Committees],
[
Series 17: Olympic Games],
[
Series 18: Olympic Games Bids],
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Series 19: Regional Games],
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Series 20: Sports Federations],
[
Series 21: Sports Organizations],
[
Series 22: Sports Publications],
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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],
[
All]
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