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Books
Copies of most of these books are available for reference use in the Special Collecions reading room. Additional copies may be available in other library locations. For details, click the title links to see the Searchworks record for each item.
1st ed. Stanford, Calif. : Stanford Alumni Association, [1982]
Green Library » Lane Reading Room » GV691 .S8 C38 1982 F
Palo Alto, Calif., Pacific Books [1952]
Green Library » Lane Reading Room » GV691 .S8 G7
Stanford, Calif., Dept of Athletics, Stanford University, c1972.
Green Library » Lane Reading Room » GV693 .S8 L5
Champaign, IL : Sports Publishing, c1997.
Green Library » Bender Room » GV691 .S8 M54 1997
[Stanford, Calif.] : Stanford University Department of Athletics, c2001.
Special Collections » University Archives reference » GV691 .S8 S83 2001 F
West Point, N.Y. : Leisure Press, c1982.
Special Collections » University Archives » GV958 .S7 S8 1982
[1st ed.] New York, Exposition Press [1957]
SAL3 (off-campus storage) » Stacks » 796.331 .S78CO
Huntsville, Ala. : Strode Publishers, c1975.
Green Library » Stacks » GV958 .S7 M47
Archives and manuscripts
Archives and manuscript collections are stored off-site and must be requested for use in the Special Collections reading room. For more information, see ...
This nine member board, established in 1916, consisted of students, faculty and alumni It had general control and supervision of competitive and non-competitive athletics and physical training at Stanford until 1945.The records include minutebooks for 1916 through 1943, and bylaws, contracts, correspondence, memoranda, reports, and other miscellaneous records from 1919 through 1954.
From 1905-1917, the Graduate Manager of Athletics handled scheduling and financial management of athletic team events. This collection consists primarily of correspondence and financial records.
Minutes of the Stanford Athletic Council which functioned between 1946 and 1950. Typical matters addressed include sale of Big Game tickets, contracts with other colleges, training regulations, upkeep of facilities, televising games, the golf course, and finances.
Includes staff meeting minutes, newsletters, correspondence, materials relating to medical research projects of the faculty, and records of the operation of the Women's Student Health Service. Also includes course materials, correspondence, reports, memoranda, photographs, and miscellaneous materials pertaining to the department.
Programs, statistics, press releases, scrapbooks, brochures, photographs, slides, and pamphlets pertaining to football, basketball, wrestling, golf, and other sports at Stanford University.
Materials collected by Lloyd McGovern, Stanford class of 1947. Includes programs, media guides, team previews, newsletters, press releases, clippings, magazine articles, game statistics, tickets, photographs, and correspondence. The emphasis is on spring sports such as basketball, track, tennis, baseball, swimming, and golf; there is very little on football.
Papers reflecting Shuer's interest in women's sports and include correspondence, clippings, articles, reports, notes, and assorted records from several Stanford University athletic committees and from its Department of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation. Also includes materials from a questionnaire distributed to female athletes at Stanford in 1971.
These materials were largely collected by Marjorie Shuer and include video tapes, audio tapes, and research notes from an oral history project; and miscellaneous correspondence, questionnaires, clippings, and memorabilia. Subjects include the strengthening and developing of women's athletics during and after the merger of the athletic and physical education departments (1972); and student and athletic experiences of the 1930s, including the Women's Athletic Association.
Image collections
Includes numerous images of atheletes and athletic teams. The majority of the collection has been digitized and is available at the link above. Try a keyword search using "athletics" or the name of a particular sport.
The photographs, taken by professional photographers Richard Keeble and Glenn Kenyon, include action shots, formal group and team member photographs. While the concentration is on Stanford University's major sports--football, baseball, swimming and track--minor sports of both men's and women's athletics are also documented.
Proof albums assembled by Crandall to be browsed by patrons of his Palo Alto studio. Crandall concentrated primarily on Stanford athletics and student activities. Sports most heavily documented are football, track, and baseball; others include crew, swimming, basketball, gymnastics, and polo.
Fifty-nine albums with black and white photographs of Stanford sports including football, baseball, basketball, track, golf, tennis, and swimming.
University publications and ephemera
University publications and ephemera are identified by four-digit call numbers. You will need to know the call number to request this material in the Special Collections Reading Room.
- 6750: Physical Education for men (pre-1975)
- 6770: Physical Education for women (pre-1975)
- 6780: Dept. of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation (1975-present)
- 8500: Intercollegiate athletics
- 8510: Women's intercollegiate athletics
- 8980: Intramural athletics
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