Athletics
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Walter Chauncey Camp papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 125
Abstract:
The papers consist of correspondence, writings, photographs and family papers, and document Walter Camp's devotion to sports and in particular to football, which form he greatly modified. In his voluminous correspondence with Yale football stars, players at other universities, football coaches and sports associations, the interpretation of football rules forms one of the principal topics of correspondence. Prominent figures include George A. Adee, Thomas L. McClung, Vance D. McCormick, S....
Dates:
1870-1983, bulk 1870-1925
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Walter Chauncey Camp papers
Department of Athletics, Yale University, records
Collection
Call Number: RU 507
Abstract:
The records consist of correspondence, memoranda, scrapbooks, ledgers, financial records, press releases, and annual reports documenting athletics at Yale. Topics include varsity and intramural sports, physical education, the Payne Whitney Gymnasium, fundraising for facilities, anthropomorphic measurements of students, and the effects of World War I on Yale athletics. The records of Robert N. Corwin as chairmain of the board of control of the Yale University Athletic Association and Delaney...
Dates:
1872-2016