Wesleyan University Department of Physical Education and Athletics artifacts
Scope and Contents
The athletic artifacts collection includes game used items such as footballs and baseballs. It also includes trophies and medals won through the years. A large part of the collection is on display in the Special Collections & Archives reading room.
Dates
- Creation: 1872-
Creator
- Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.). Department of Physical Education and Athletics (Organization)
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 items are in public domain - No Copyright - United States
Biographical / Historical
From Wesleyan's athletic page, its athletic history includes world class athletes, Olympic medalists, NCAA champions, regional titleholders and teams that have won New England titles and placed in national competition.
Extent
12 Linear Feet (9 paige boxes, 2 small flat hollinger boxes, and 2 items on display)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Physical items from multiple sports at Wesleyan throughout the years.
Arrangement
The collection has been arranged by type of item and futher into chronological order. The series are as follows:
- Series I: Footballs
- Series II: Baseballs
- Series III: Patches and shoes
- Series IV: Trophies
- Series V: Track and field medals
- Series VI: On display in Special Collections and Archives, workroom shelf and 103d
- Subseries VI A: Footballs
- Subseries VI B: Basketballs, baseballs and field hockey
- Subseries VI C: Trophies
- Subseries VI D: Scholastic trophies
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred from the Athletics Department.
- Title
- Wesleyan University Department of Physical Education and Athletics artifacts, 1872-
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Erica Ciallela
- Date
- March 25, 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