Finding Aid for International, National, and State Tournaments and Competitions File, 1949-2001 | University of Illinois Archives

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Collection Overview

Title: International, National, and State Tournaments and Competitions File, 1949-2001

ID: 16/6/4

Extent: 10.0 cubic feet

Arrangement: Alphabetical.

Date Acquired: 05/20/2008

Subjects: Athletic Publicity, Intercollegiate Athletics, Paralympics/World Wheelchair Games, Wheelchair Athletics, Wheel Chair Basketball

Formats/Genres: Announcements, Financial Records, Papers, Photographs

Languages: English, French, German, Hebrew

Scope and Contents of the Materials

International, National, and State Tournaments and Competitions File (1949-2001) includes correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, scorebooks, statistics, programs, brochures, schedules, forms and applications, directories, newspaper clippings, press releases, newsletters, photographs, contracts, publications, and financial records concerning athletic tournaments and competitions for athletes with disabilities. These tournament records contain information regarding officials, records, results, tournament administration, coaching, publicity, registration, athlete/team biographies, the cancellation of the VII World Wheelchair Games (1984) in Champaign, fund raising, advertising, victory banquets, ticket sales, and expenses. Major competitions include the Cerebral Palsy Games (1977-83), the Indiana Invitational Games (1960-65), the Intercollegiate Wheelchair Games (1968-71), the National Intercollegiate Wheelchair Basketball Tournament (1977-2001), the Central States Wheelchair Athletic Association Regional Wheelchair Games or the Little Egypt Games (1975-83), the National Wheelchair Basketball Tournament (1949-95), the National Women's Wheelchair Basketball Tournament (1976-2000), the Pan-American Games (1967-75), the Paralympics/International Stoke Mandeville Games (1962-96), the Prairie State Games (1985-93), the Wirtz Wheelchair Basketball Tournament (1984-95), and the Zonta International Invitational Women's Wheelchair Basketball Tournament (1985-93). Major correspondents include Timothy J. Nugent, Saul Welger, Stan Labanowich, Kenneth S. Clarke, Bradley N. Hedrick, Benjamin H. Lipton, Robert Szyman, Steve Truels, and Frank M. Brasile.

Subject/Index Terms

Athletic Publicity
Intercollegiate Athletics
Paralympics/World Wheelchair Games
Wheelchair Athletics
Wheel Chair Basketball

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Box 1

Sub-Series 1: Cerebral Palsy Games

Folder 1: 1977
Folder 2: 1978
Folder 3: 1981
Folder 4: 1982
Folder 5: 1983

Sub-Series 2: Indiana Invitational Games

Folder 6: 1960
Folder 7: Publicity and Promotion, 1960
Folder 8: Statistics and Rosters, 1960
Folder 9: 1961
Folder 10: Publicity and Promotion, 1961
Folder 11: Statistics and Rosters, 1961
Folder 12: 1962
Folder 13: Publicity and Promotion, 1962
Folder 14: Statistics and Rosters, 1962
Folder 15: 1963
Folder 16: Publicity and Promotion, 1963
Folder 17: Statistics and Rosters, 1963
Folder 18: 1964
Folder 19: Publicity and Promotion, 1964
Folder 20: Statistics and Rosters, 1964
Folder 21: 1965
Folder 22: Publicity and Promotion, 1965
Folder 23: Statistics and Rosters, 1965

Sub-Series 3: Intercollegiate Wheelchair Games

Folder 24: Correspondence and Arrangements, 1968
Folder 25: Entry Forms, 1968
Folder 26: Forms, 1968
Folder 27: Publicity and Promotion, 1968
Folder 28: Results, 1968
Folder 29: Awards, 1969
Folder 30: Correspondence and Arrangements, 1969
Folder 31: Entry Forms, 1969
Folder 32: Forms, 1969
Folder 33: Maps, 1969
Folder 34: Prospectus and Schedule, 1969
Folder 35: Publicity and Promotion
Folder 36: Results, 1969
Folder 37: Awards, 1970
Folder 38: Correspondence and Arrangements, 1970
Folder 39: Entry Forms, 1970
Folder 40: Publicity and Promotion, 1970
Folder 41: Results, 1970
Folder 42: 1971
Folder 43: Entries, 1971
Folder 44: Forms, 1971
Folder 45: Results, 1971

Sub-Series 4: International Gold Cup Competition

Folder 46: 1986
Folder 47: 1994

Sub-Series 5: Junior Wheelchair Basketball Tournament

Folder 48: 1987
Folder 49: 1990
Folder 50: 1992

Sub-Series 6: Lakewood California Wheelchair Games

Folder 51: 1963
Folder 52: 1964
Folder 53: 1965

Sub-Series 7: Minnesota Invitational Wheelchair Basketball Tournament

Folder 54: 1975-76
Folder 55: 1979
Folder 56: 1981

Sub-Series 8: National Intercollegiate Wheelchair Basketball Tournament (NIWBT)

Folder 57: NIWBT/National Women's Wheelchair Basketball Tournament (NWWBT), 1977
Folder 58: NIWBT/NWWBT - Arrangements, 1977
Folder 59: NIWBT/NWWBT - Boosters and Advertising, 1977
Folder 60: NIWBT/NWWBT - Correspondence, 1977
Folder 61: NIWBT/NWWBT - Financial Summaries, 1977
Folder 62: NIWBT/NWWBT - Forms, 1977
Folder 63: NIWBT/NWWBT - Officials, 1977
Folder 64: NIWBT/NWWBT - Program Materials, 1977
Folder 65: NIWBT/NWWBT - Publicity, 1977
Folder 66: NIWBT/NWWBT - Schedules, 1977
Folder 67: NIWBT/NWWBT - Statistics and Records, 1977
Folder 68: NIWBT/NWWBT - Student Status, 1977
Folder 69: Records and Results, 1977-78
Folder 70: 1982
Folder 71: Advertising, 1982
Folder 72: Program Materials, 1982
Folder 73: Statistics, 1982
Folder 74: Tickets, 1982
Folder 75: 1984

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