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Inter-collegiate Athletics: Miscellaneous, 1939 - 2021

 File — Box: O-04
Identifier: O:035

Scope and Contents

From the Series: This series includes materials relating to the Athletic Association, awards, budget, Athletic Hall of Fame, baseball, basketball, Cardinal and Grey Society, fall sports, football, spring sports, Varsity "M" Club, winter sports.

Includes game programs, booklets, magazine articles, radio interview, team photos, schedules, athletic pass, newspaper clippings, newsletters, score cards, sports records, admission ticket, calendars, referee ribbon, etc.

Dates

  • 1939 - 2021

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research, with only a few very limited restrictions; access by appointment.

Extent

From the Collection: 50 Linear Feet (The bulk of the printed material (previously the vertical files) is contained in flip-top document cases. Textiles, memorabilia, and other realia is stored in appropriate lidded boxes.)

"Cardinal and Grey Society" June 2004 Newsletter includes Sam Beidleman article, construction of Life Sports Center, correspondence with Ursinus College regarding "Studying All-Sports Centennial Conference"; sports schedules;

Three issues "Cardinal and Grey Society" publication; booklet "Football Facts 1953"; sample admission ticket

Gurney Afflerback re-elected Director of Intercollegiate Athletics 1949-'52

Newspaper article by Levering Tyson on football situation; various sports schedules and statistics;

Tyson letter re: Intercollegiate Athletics, visitors are college guests; 1939 establishment of dept of physical education and student health

Booklet "Football Facts 1953"; sample admission ticket; short bios on coaches: Tom Triplett, F. Ernest Fellows, Robert C. Hicks

Baseball booklet "An Aid and Guide for Playing and Coaching" by W. Wood (undated)

Ray Whispell, Ernie Stiegler

Color, one page calendar of Trexler Library entrance Tower of Concord, students studying amid stacks of books, sports schedule

Color, one page calendar of night view of lighted Haas dome, sports schedule

Color, one page calendar of autumn college walkway, sports schedule

Article in Weekly, 11/18/21, about when sports program was represented by cardinals. History of changing mascot to a Mule representing Muhls.

1951 note about Quarterback Club

Listing of chairmen for Division of Student Health, Physical Education, Intramural Athletics, Intercollegiate Athletics; Thomas Weaber, F. Ernest Fellows, William S. Ritter, Georgege E. Lawson, Edward T. Horn, Howard W. Baughman, Thomas Triplett, John L. Cardinal, Gurney F. Afflerback

"Sports in Short" 3/5/1959 - news article by Ben Livingood notes problem facing American colleges today is 'what to do about their athletic programs.' On reverse side . . . 'Student Council Report' (treasurer's report, committee reports, old business, new business) by David K. Bausch, Recording Secretary

7" x 9 1/2" black and white photo of 1928 Muhlenberg baseball team showing a cardinal on the uniform

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the College Archives (Muhlenberg College Collection) Repository

Contact:
Trexler Library
Muhlenberg College
2400 Chew Street
Allentown PA 18104 United States