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 41: Certificates and Awards

Located in UAR 49-4. Additional material donated to Spurlock Museum.

Box 435

Item 1: Certificate in Greek
Item 2: United States Track and Field to Avery Brunage for Outstanding Achievement in Track and Field
Item 3: VIIe Olympiade Paris Diplome, from International Olympic Committee, 1924
Item 4: El Comite Organizador de los 111 Jeugos Deportivos Bolivarianos, 1951
Item 5: Tokyo Metropolitan government, "Honorary Tokyo Citizen", 1955
Item 6: University of Illinois Alumni Association Illini Achievment Award, 1958
Item 7: Guest of Honor of the Heroic City of Puebla de Zaragoza, 1963
Item 8: National Track and Field Association, General Chien Ta-Chum to Brundage, 1965
Item 9: Republic of the Congo Ordre du Merite Congolais, 1967
Item 10: City of Los Angeles Resolution of Thanks, 1967
Item 11: National YMCA Physical Education Assembly and Committee Greetings, 1967
Item 12: County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors to Brundage, 1967
Item 13: Organization Deportiva Panamericana, 1967
Item 14: Grenoble 1968 Jeux Olympiques d'Hiver Diplome, 1968
Item 15: El Comite Organizador de los Jeugos de la XIX Olimpiada Diploma, 1968
Item 16: I Olimpiada de Periodismo Certamen Internacional "Francisco Zarco" Diploma, 1969
Item 17: Baudouin, Roi de Belges Grand Officier de L'ordre de Leopold II, 1969
Item 18: Comite Constitue par la Ville de Sion-Valais Candidate Suisse A L'Organization des XIIes Jeux Olympiques....Lettre de Creance, 1970
Item 19: Certificate from Taiwan Government in Chinese to Brundage, 1970
Item 20: Certificate in Greek, 1971
Item 21: iZMiR AKDENiZ OYUNLARI Diploma, 1971
Item 22: Certificate from Government of Japan in Japanese to Brundage
Item 23: National Olympic Committees to President Avery Brundage, 1972
Item 24: La Federacion Nacional de Charros Distinguido companero Charro, 1972
Item 25: Laura Bride Powers Memorial Award, 1972
Item 26: Cuarto Congreso Argentino de Medicina del Deporte to Brundage, 1972
Item 27: Senada Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico to Brundage, 1972
Item 28: California Legislature Resolution Commending Brundage, 1973
Item 29: Salute from Employees of La Salle, President Olympic Committee, 1972
Item 30: Supreme Council Sovereign Grand Inspectors General Honorary Member, 1973
Item 31: Premio Panathalon International, 1973
Item 32: Certificate in Russian to Brundage, 1982