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 21: Sports Organizations

Box 248

Folder 7: American Academy of Physical Education, 1961, 1971-74
Folder 8: Health and Physical Fitness Clippings, Brochures, and Correspondence (previously filed under AAHPER), 1942, 1955-65
Folder 9: American Association of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, 1956-65: folder 1 of 3
Folder 10: American Association of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, 1956-65: folder 2 of 3
Folder 11: American Association of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, 1956-65: folder 3 of 3
Folder 12: AAPHER, American Academy of Physical Education and International Council on Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, 1959-69: folder 1 of 2

Box 249

Folder 1: AAPHER, American Academy of Physical Education and International Council on Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, 1959-69: folder 2 of 2
Folder 2: American Association of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, Pamphlets and Announcements, 1970
Folder 3: American Olympic Foundation, 1936-38
Folder 4: American Athletic Association for the Deaf, 1955, 1961
Folder 5: The Athletic Institute, 1956, 1962-63
Folder 6: Boy Scouts of America, 1957, 1963, 1968
Folder 7: Bureau International de Pedagogie Sportive, Lausanne
Folder 8: California Ocean Lifeguard Championships, 1966
Folder 9: California Ski Association, 1948
Folder 10: Central United States Ski Association, 1946
Folder 11: Chicago Sport Week, 1933
Folder 12: Comite Internationale des Sports Silencieux, 1955, 1958, 1961-68
Folder 13: Committee for Free Asia, 1953
Folder 14: Deutscher Sportbund, 1969
Folder 15: Federazione Sport Silenziosi d'Italia, 1958-62
Folder 16: Federazione Sport Silenziosi d'Italia, 1972
Folder 17: Federazione Sport Silenziosi d'Italia Bolletino, June - August 1972
Folder 18: Federazione Sport Silenziosi d'Italia Bolletino, September - December 1972
Folder 19: Football Foundation and Hall of Fame, National, 1959
Folder 20: Helms Athletic Foundation, 1938, 1946-52: folder 1 of 3

Box 250

Folder 1: Helms Athletic Foundation, 1938, 1946-52: folder 2 of 3
Folder 2: Helms Athletic Foundation, 1938, 1946-52: folder 3 of 3
Folder 3: Helms Athletic Foundation, 1952-60
Folder 4: Helms Athletic Foundation, 1961-69
Folder 5: Helms Athletic Foundation, 1970-72
Folder 6: Helms Athletic Foundation, Bulletins, Biography, Background Materials, 1949-68: folder 1 of 5
Folder 7: Helms Athletic Foundation, Bulletins, Biography, Background Materials, 1949-68: folder 2 of 5
Folder 8: Helms Athletic Foundation, Bulletins, Biography, Background Materials, 1949-68: folder 3 of 5
Folder 9: Helms Athletic Foundation, Bulletins, Biography, Background Materials, 1949-68: folder 4 of 5
Folder 10: Helms Athletic Foundation, Bulletins, Biography, Background Materials, 1949-68: folder 5 of 5
Folder 11: Helms Bakery, Use of Olympic Insignia, Circles, Motto, 1932, 1938, 1948-53: folder 1 of 2
Folder 12: Helms Bakery, Use of Olympic Insignia, Circles, Motto, 1932, 1938, 1948-53: folder 2 of 2
Folder 13: Hindu Club (Buenos Aires), 1945-48
Folder 14: International Conference on the Contribution of Sports to the Improvement of Professional Abilities and to Cultural Development, 1959

Box 251

Folder 1: International Council for Sport and Physical Education, 1960-66
Folder 2: International Track, 1961-62
Folder 3: International University Sports Federation, 1952-53, 1960-61, 1967-69
Folder 4: Japan Volleyball Association, Housewives Match, 1972
Folder 5: Millrose Games, 1946-51, 1957, 1967
Folder 6: Miscellaneous, 1941, 1952, 1959-62, 1967-68: folder 1 of 2
Folder 7: Miscellaneous, 1941, 1952, 1959-62, 1967-68: folder 2 of 2
Folder 8: Missouri Athletic Club, 1951, 1960-61
Folder 9: Missouri Athletic Club, 1971
Folder 10: National Academy of Sports, 1965
Folder 11: National Amateur Athletic Federation, 1926
Folder 12: National Art Museum of Sport, Inc., 1959-62: folder 1 of 3

Box 252

Folder 1: National Art Museum of Sport, Inc., 1959-62

folder 2 of 3

Folder 2: National Art Museum of Sport, Inc., 1959-62

folder 3 of 3

Folder 3: National Art Museum of Sport, Inc., 1960-69

folder 1 of 3

Folder 4: National Art Museum of Sport, Inc., 1960-69

folder 2 of 3

Folder 5: National Art Museum of Sport, Inc., 1960-69

folder 3 of 3

Folder 6: North Central Association, 1952

Sub-Series 1: Olympians

Folder 7: International, 1961, 1966-74

Folder 8: International, 1970-74

Sub-Series 21.1.1: United States

Folder 9: General, 1952-68: folder 1 of 3
Folder 10: General, 1952-68: folder 2 of 3
Folder 11: General, 1952-68: folder 3 of 3
Folder 12: American Olympic Reunion, 1945-47

Box 253

Sub-Series 1: Olympians

Sub-Series 21.1.1: United States

Folder 1: American Olympic Reunion, 1948-52
Folder 2: Samuel N. Gerson, Historian, 1952-61
Folder 3: Samuel N. Gerson, Historian, 1962-64
Folder 4: Samuel N. Gerson, Historian, 1965-66
Folder 5: Midwest Chapter, G.T. Kirby, President, 1946-47
Folder 6: Midwest Chapter, G.T. Kirby, President, March - August 1948
Folder 7: Midwest Chapter, G.T. Kirby, President, September - November 1948
Folder 8: Midwest Chapter, G.T. Kirby, President, 1949-50
Folder 9: Midwest Chapter, G.T. Kirby, President, 1951-52
Folder 10: Midwest Chapter, G.T. Kirby, President, 1961-62, 1969
Folder 11: Various Chapters (Excluding Midwest), 1962

Folder 12: Pacific Coast Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, Victor Schmidt, 1952, 1956-57

Folder 13: People to People Sports Committee, 1957, 1964, 1968-69

Folder 14: People to People Sports Committee, 1970-72

Folder 15: Permanent General Assembly of the National Olympic Committees, 1965-68

folder 1 of 3

Folder 16: Permanent General Assembly of the National Olympic Committees, 1965-68

folder 2 of 3

Box 254

Folder 1: Permanent General Assembly of the National Olympic Committees, 1965-68: folder 3 of 3
Folder 2: Permanent General Assembly of the National Olympic Committees, 1970-71
Folder 3: Permanent General Assembly of the National Olympic Committees, Publications, 1969-70
Folder 4: Permanent General Assembly of the National Olympic Committees, Rome Meeting, 1965
Folder 5: Permanent General Assembly of the National Olympic Committees, Study and Coordinating Committee, 1966
Folder 6: Senior Sports International, 1971
Folder 7: Senior Sports International, 1972
Folder 8: Senior Sports International, 1973-74

Box 255

Folder 1: Sport-Toto-Gelleschaft, 1953-54
Folder 2: Sportsmanship Brotherhood, Inc., 1936, 1953-58
Folder 3: Sportsmanship Brotherhood, Inc., 1959-66
Folder 4: Tennis Patrons Association of Southern California, 1951
Folder 5: UNESCO Youth Institute and ICSPE, 1960-69: folder 1 of 3
Folder 6: UNESCO Youth Institute and ICSPE, 1960-69: folder 2 of 3
Folder 7: UNESCO Youth Institute and ICSPE, 1960-69: folder 3 of 3
Folder 8: Union Francaise de Marche, November 1963
Folder 9: United States Olympic Development Committee, 1969
Folder 10: Women's World War Veteran's Olympic Committee, 1948
Folder 11: World Sports Foundation, 1973
Folder 12: Young Men's Christian Association, 1950, 1956-61, 1965-69: folder 1 of 2
Folder 13: Young Men's Christian Association, 1950, 1956-61, 1965-69: folder 2 of 2
Folder 14: Young Men's Christian Association, 1968-71
Folder 15: Young Men's Christian Association, National, 1952-68: folder 1 of 2

Box 256

Folder 1: Young Men's Christian Association, National, 1952-68: folder 2 of 2

Box 448

Folder 6: Amateur Fencers League of America, 1940: This information is replicated in Series 44: Series Additions, 2023.
Folder 7: American Physical Education Association, 1934: This information is replicated in Series 44: Series Additions, 2023.
Folder 8: Finnish Ski Association, 1957: This information is replicated in Series 44: Series Additions, 2023.
Folder 9: International Congress of Psychology of Sport, 1965: This information is replicated in Series 44: Series Additions, 2023.
Folder 10: National Ski Association of America, c. 1940s

Box 449

Folder 1: Ministry of Dutch Culture, 1969: This information is replicated in Series 44: Series Additions, 2023.
Folder 2: National Basketball Committees of the United States, 1936: This information is replicated in Series 44: Series Additions, 2023.