Department of Physical Education, 1936-1983 and undated
Scope and Contents
The collection of Augustana College Athletics and Physical Education records, 1894-2024 and undated, includes meeting minutes and record books from several early athletic clubs, departmental records, sports schedules and brochures, athletic uniforms, and sketches of the Tribe of Vikings Hall of Fame inductees. It is arranged into two series: Department of Physical Education and Athletics.
The Department of Physical Education (1899-1933) series contains two subseries: Department Records (1949-1965) and Publications (1936-1983). The Department Records subseries contains the Physical Education Club Charter (1949) and Department objectives (1965). The Publications subseries contains a Physical Education pamphlet from 1936, a Women's P. E. Majors and Minors newsletter from 1963, and P. E. major/minor pamphlets (1977-1983).
The Athletics (1894-2017) series contains eleven subseries: Augustana Athletic Association (1899-1927 and undated), Board of Control of Athletics (1902-1974), Club and Intramural Sports (1906-1968 and undated), Protests and Scandals (1906, 1958), Women's Athletics (1924-1936 and undated), Athletic Faculty (1966-1981), Publications (1894-2015 and undated), Athletic Events (1923-2009), Athletic Uniforms (1920-1938 and undated), Tribe of Vikings (1927-2024), and Audiovisual Materials (1975-1983 and undated).
Dates
- Creation: 1936-1983 and undated
Creator
- From the Collection: Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.). Department of Athletics (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on the use of this collection. Audiovisual materials may be inaccessible pending reformatting. Contact Special Collections for more information.
Extent
From the Collection: 13.4 Cubic Feet (/ 30 boxes, 1 AV box, and 2 oversize boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Augustana College Special Collections Repository
639 38th Street
Thomas Tredway Library
Rock Island Illinois 61201 United States
specialcollections@augustana.edu