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 14: IOC Commissions and Committees

Box 100

Folder 12: Report on Commissions, Lausanne, June 1971
Folder 13: Coordinating and Supervising Committee, Jose de J. Clark, 1968

Box 101

Folder 1: Coordinating and Supervising Committee, Jose de J. Clark, January-March 1969
Folder 2: Coordinating and Supervising Committee, Jose de J. Clark, April-December 1969
Folder 3: Coordinating and Supervising Committee, Jose de J. Clark part 1, 1970-72
Folder 4: Coordinating and Supervising Committee, Jose de J. Clark part 2, 1970-72
Folder 5: Coordinating and Supervising Committee 1, Aid Commission, Juan A. Samaranch part 1, 1968-69
Folder 6: Coordinating and Supervising Committee 1, Aid Commission, Juan A. Samaranch part 2, 1968-69
Folder 7: Coordinating and Supervising Committee 1, Aid Commission, Juan A. Samaranch, 1970-71
Folder 8: Coordinating and Supervising Committee 2, Eligibility Commission, Alexandru Siperco part 1, 1968-69
Folder 9: Coordinating and Supervising Committee 2, Eligibility Commission, Alexandru Siperco part 2, 1968-69
Folder 10: Coordinating and Supervising Committee 2, Eligibility Commission, Alexandru Siperco part 3, 1968-69
Folder 11: Coordinating and Supervising Committee 2, Eligibility Commission, Alexandru Siperco part 1, 1970-71

Box 102

Folder 1: Coordinating and Supervising Committee 2, Eligibility Commission, Alexandru Siperco part 2, 1970-71
Folder 2: CSC 3, Legislative Discrimination and Relations between National Olympic Committees and Governments, von Frenkell, 1968-69
Folder 3: CSC 3, Legislative Discrimination and Relations between National Olympic Committees and Governments, von Frenkell, 1970-72
Folder 4: CSC 4, Olympic Program, 1968-69, Officials at Games, Designation of Cities to Stage Games, Arpad Csandi Olympic Program, 1968-69
Folder 5: CSC 4, Olympic Program, 1968-69, Officials at Games, Designation of Cities to Stage Games, Arpad Csandi Olympic Program, 1970
Folder 6: CSC 4, Olympic Program, 1968-69, Officials at Games, Designation of Cities to Stage Games, Arpad Csandi Olympic Program, 1971
Folder 7: CSC 5, Membership, IOC Relations, IOC, NOCs, and IFs Annual Meetings, Olympic Congress, Avv. G. Onenesi part 1, 1968-69
Folder 8: CSC 5, Membership, IOC Relations, IOC, NOCs, and IFs Annual Meetings, Olympic Congress, Avv. G. Onenesi part 2, 1968-69
Folder 9: CSC 6, Booklet and Administration of Olympic Games, Sandy Duncan, Marcello Garoni, and Yukiaki Iwata part 1, 1968-69
Folder 10: CSC 6, Booklet and Administration of Olympic Games, Sandy Duncan, Marcello Garoni, and Yukiaki Iwata part 2, 1968-69
Folder 11: CSC 6, Booklet and Administration of Olympic Games, Sandy Duncan, Marcello Garoni, and Yukiaki Iwata, 1970-72

Box 103

Folder 1: Cultural Commisson, Wlodzimierz Reczek part 1, 1932, 1952-55, 1958-62, 1967-72
Folder 2: Cultural Commisson, Wlodzimierz Reczek part 2, 1932, 1952-55, 1958-62, 1967-72
Folder 3: Eligibility Commission, Hugh Weir part 1, 1952-65
Folder 4: Eligibility Commission, Hugh Weir part 2, 1952-65
Folder 5: Eligibility Commission, Hugh Weir part 3, 1952-65
Folder 6: Eligibility Commission, Hugh Weir part 4, 1952-65
Folder 7: Eligibility Commission, Hugh Weir, 1966-68
Folder 8: Eligibility Commission, Hugh Weir, 1970-71
Folder 9: Eligibility Commission, Hugh Weir, January-May 1972
Folder 10: Eligibility Commission, Hugh Weir, June-December 1972
Folder 11: Finance Commission, Lord Luke, 1966-68

Box 104

Folder 1: Finance Commission, Lord Luke part 1, 1969

Folder 2: Finance Commission, Lord Luke part 2, 1969

Folder 3: Finance Commission, Lord Luke part 3, 1969

Folder 4: Finance Commission, Lord Luke, 1970-71

Folder 5: Finance Commission, Lord Luke, 1972

Folder 6: Commission for the Financial and General Aid to NOC's, Lord Luke, 1968-69

Folder 7: Financial Statements part 1, 1970-72

Folder 8: Financial Statements part 2, 1970-72

Folder 9: Commission to Study the Conditions in Latin America, 1950

Folder 10: Legislation Commission, Marquis d'Exeter, 1969

Folder 11: Legislation Commission, Marquis d'Exeter, 1970-71

Sub-Series 1: Medical Commission

Folder 12: Medical Commission part 1, 1966-69
Folder 13: Medical Commission part 2, 1966-69
Folder 14: Medical Commission part 3, 1966-69

Box 105

Sub-Series 1: Medical Commission

Folder 1: Medical Commission, 1970-73
Folder 2: Amphetamines Used in Athletics part 1, 1937, 1959-69
Folder 3: Amphetamines Used in Athletics part 2, 1937, 1959-69
Folder 4: Amphetamines Used in Athletics part 3, 1937, 1959-69
Folder 5: Amphetamines Used in Athletics, 1970-73
Folder 6: Artificial Respiration, 1951
Folder 7: Medicine, 1960-69
Folder 8: Medicine, 1970, 1973
Folder 9: Sports Advisory Committee, 1953

Sub-Series 2: Joint Commission

Folder 10: National and Olympic Committees and IOC's, Ivar Vind, January-October 1967
Folder 11: National and Olympic Committees and IOC's, Ivar Vind, November-December 1967
Folder 12: National and Olympic Committees and IOC's, Ivar Vind, January-June 1968
Folder 13: National and Olympic Committees and IOC's, Ivar Vind, July-September 1968
Folder 14: National and Olympic Committees and IOC's, Ivar Vind, 1969

Folder 15: Reorganization Commission, Count de Beaumont, 1965-66

Folder 16: Olympic Academy Commission, 1967-69

Box 106

Folder 1: Olympic Academy Commission, 1970-72
Folder 2: Olympic Aid Commission, Count de Beaumont, 1962
Folder 3: Olympic Aid Commission, Count de Beaumont, 1963
Folder 4: Olympic Aid Commission, Count de Beaumont, October 1963
Folder 5: Protection of Olympic Emblems Commission, Lord Luke, 1967-69
Folder 6: Protection of Olympic Emblems Commission, Lord Luke, 1970
Folder 7: Protection of Olympic Emblems Commission, Lord Luke, 1971-72
Folder 8: Public Relations and Press Relations, Lord Killanin, 1966-69
Folder 9: Public Relations and Press Relations, Lord Killanin, 1970-71
Folder 10: Minutes of the Commission for Press and Public Relations, Lausanne, Varsovie, Luxemburg, Munich, September 25-26, 1967, June 5, 1969, September 13, 1971, August 17, 1972
Folder 11: Press Analysis, January, February, April 1974

Box 107

Folder 1: Report on the Activity of the Five Joint Commissions and CSC, Mexico City, May 1970
Folder 2: Revision of Rule 36 Commission, 1961, 1964-66
Folder 3: Commission on South Africa, 1964-66
Folder 4: Commission on South Africa, 1967
Folder 5: Commission on South Africa, 1968
Folder 6: Television Policy Committee, Aw. Giulio Onesti, 1966-67
Folder 7: Inquiry into Winter Games Commission, H.A. van Karnabeek, 1965-69