Special Collections & Archives

 

Olin Library, Wesleyan University

Middletown, Connecticut

Athletic Teams’

Records, 1870-1980

 

 

 

Collection: 1999-65

 

 

Contact Information:

 

Special Collections & Archives

Olin Library, Wesleyan University

252 Church St.

Middletown CT 06459

(860) 685-3864

(860) 685-2661 fax

email: sca@wesleyan.edu

http://www.wesleyan.edu/libr/schome/schome.htm

 

 

Processed by:

Jeffrey Makala

 

 

 

 

 

© 2004, Olin Library, Wesleyan University.

 

 

 

 

Descriptive Summary

 

                Title: Athletic Teams’ Records, 1870-1980

 

            Collection Number: 1999-65

 

            Creator: Physical Education department and individual sport departments.

 

            Extent: 1.33 cu. ft. (2 boxes).

 

            Abstract: Individual and team records, scorebooks, and administrative documents.

 

Administrative Information

 

                Provenance: Transfer from Physical Education department.

 

            Access Restrictions: None.

 

            Preferred Citation: [Item], Athletic Teams’ Records, Collection 1999-65, Special Collections & Archives, Olin Library, Wesleyan University, Middletown CT.

 

            Publication Rights: All rights reside with the repository. For permission to reproduce or publish, please contact Special Collections & Archives.

 

            Processed by: Jeffrey Makala, 2004.

 

 

Scope and Contents Note

 

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. Other volumes contain detailed scoring information and statistics from teams including Base-Ball and Football. 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.

 

 

 

 

 

Related Materials

 

Agallian Base Ball Club Records, 1865-1869

Athletic Council Records, 1903-1958

Athletic Department Artifacts, 1872-

Athletic Facilities Blueprints, ca. 1990s-

Football Programs Collection, 1891-

University photograph collections.

 

 

Container List

 

Box 1:

 

Department of Physical Education, Athletic Records, Volume I, Spring Sports: Golf/Hockey/Lacrosse, 1927-80

Department of Physical Education, Athletic Records, Volume II, Winter Sports: Basketball/Swimming, 1901-80

Base-Ball

            Record Book, 1862-1917

            Scorebooks (3 vols.), 1899, 1900, 1903

            Base-Ball Department, Wesleyan Athletic Association, Cash Book, 1911-12

            Scorebooks (2 vols.), 1928-31, 1938-39

            Freshman Baseball Scorebook, 1937-41

Basketball Scorebooks (4 vols.), 1931-34, 1941-42

Boating Records, Trophy Room, Fayerweather Gymnasium [ledger book], 1870-1884

Football Association

            Receipts and Scrapbook, 1891-1896

            Correspondence, 1889-1891  

 

Box 2:

 

Football Department, Wesleyan Athletic Association, Cash Book (2 vols.), 1911-13

Softball Scorebook, 1944

Tennis Department, Wesleyan Athletic Association, Cash Book, 1911-12