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College sports

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Records of the Vice President for Student Affairs

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-006
Scope and Contents This collection documents the activities of the unit of Student Affairs and all the departments that fall within their jurisdiction and spans the years as early as 1874-2024 with the bulk from 1964-1980 and 1990-2017. The changes of the unit's organization are noted within the Sub-Groups and Series descriptions. Included in this record group are the following document types: correspondence, meeting agendas/minutes, reports, schedules, programs, surveys, publications, publicity materials,...
Dates: 1874-2024, bulk 1964-2017

Series 2. Sports, 1874-2022, bulk 1948-2010

 Series
Overview This series includes all documents that pertain to university sports. Sports that have men and women teams are marked accordingly. Documents that include both are marked "combined." Box 7, Folder 2 & Folder 3 contain information on football players and are organized in alphabetical order by surname. These folders are marked undated but may have materials that are dated.
Dates: 1874-2022, bulk 1948-2010

Series 3. Football, 1891-2022, bulk 1978-2000

 Series
Overview The series is divided into 6 Sub-Series that include Sub-Series 1 (Coaches), Sub-Series 2 (Players), Sub-Series 3 (Programs), Sub-Series 4 (General Business), Sub-Series 5 (Publicity), and Sub-Series 6 (Statistics). Files in this series include programs, correspondence, statistics, schedules, reports, game information, news clippings, news releases, school records, rosters, etc. The football program began in 1891 but was not a popular sport until several years afterwards. The following two...
Dates: 1891-2022, bulk 1978-2000

Series 4. Basketball, 1903-2024, bulk 1977-2004

 Series
Overview Basketball is a sport played by both men and women so materials that are a combination of these are marked Combined, and those that are specific to women or to men are marked accordingly at the beginning of the title of each folder. Basketball was introduced at Shippensburg in 1903 and was played by men and women. Files in this series include news releases, news clippings, statistics, schedules, correspondence, rosters, game information, etc. The acronym ECAC stands for Eastern College...
Dates: 1903-2024, bulk 1977-2004

Sub-Group 3. Athletics, 1891-2024, bulk 1965-2005

 Sub-Group
Overview The sub-series is divided into 17 series that include: Series 1 (General Sports), Series 2 (Hall of Fame), Series 3 (Football), Series 4 (Basketball), Series 5 (Track & Field), Series 6 (Cross Country), Series 7 (Softball), Series 8 (Baseball), Series 9 (Soccer), Series 10 (Swimming), Series 11 (Field Hockey), Series 12 (Tennis), Series 13 (Wrestling), Series 14 (Lacrosse), Series 15 (Golf), Series 16 (Volleyball), Series 17 (Miscellaneous). Sub-Series 3 (Football) is divided into 6...
Dates: 1891-2024, bulk 1965-2005