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Wesleyan University athletic teams' records

 Collection
Identifier: 1999-065

Scope and Contents

This collection contains a number of volumes that document personal and team records for Wesleyan teams including both Wesleyan records and intercollegiate athletic records set during athletic contests. Some volumes contain detailed scoring information and statistics from teams including baseball and football. There are also 2006 football playbooks, and a 2006-2007 Student-Athlete Handbook. Other sports represented in the collection include golf, hockey, lacrosse, basketball, swimming, boating, softball, and tennis. Some financial records and correspodence related to individual teams is also present. Many of these volumes were created before the founding of the Wesleyan Athletic Council, when each team had its own supporting and administrative organization, and complement some portions of the Athletic Council Records, which are also housed in the Wesleyan University Archives.

Dates

  • Creation: 1870-2007

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

University records - Copyright held by Wesleyan University; all other copyright is retained by the creator - In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted

Some material is in public domain - No Copyright - United States

Extent

1.5 Linear Feet (1 paige box and 1 hollinger box)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The athletic teams' records contain a number of volumes that document personal and team records for Wesleyan teams including both Wesleyan records and intercollegiate athletic records set during athletic contests.

Arrangement

Collection is organzed by sport.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transferred from the Department of Physical Education in 1999.

Additional material donated by Erhard Konerding in 2007.

Related Materials

All of the following collections are available in Special Collections & Archives, Wesleyan University:

Wesleyan University Agallian Base Ball Club records, 1865-1869

Wesleyan University Athletic Council records, 1903-1958

Wesleyan University Athletic Department artifacts, 1872-

Wesleyan University athletic facilities blueprints, ca. 1990s-

Wesleyan University football programs, 1891-

Wesleyan University University photographers collection

Title
Wesleyan University athletic teams' records, 1870-2007
Status
Completed
Author
Processed by Jeffrey Makala, 2004 Encoded by Valerie Gillispie, May 2006 Migrated to ArchivesSpace by Amanda Nelson, July 2020
Date
July 8, 2020
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the University Archives Repository

Contact:
Olin Library
252 Church Street
Middletown CT 06459 USA
860-685-3864