Guide to the Frederick W. Kasch Papers
Finding Aid Authors: Priscilla Lopez.
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2011-08-17
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Guide to the Frederick W. Kasch Papers
1937/2011
Special Collections & University Archives
Overview of the Collection
Collection Title: Frederick W. Kasch Papers
Dates: 1937-2011
Bulk Dates: 1950-1980
Creator:
Kasch, Frederick W., 1913-2008
Physical Description: 2.88 linear ft
Language of Materials:
English
Repository:
Special Collections & University Archives
5500 Campanile Dr. MC 8050
San Diego, CA, 92182-8050
URL: http://library.sdsu.edu/scua
Email: scref@rohan.sdsu.edu
Phone: 619-594-6791
Biographical Information:
Dr. Frederick William Kasch was born in Chicago on April 16, 1913 and moved to San Diego in 1948 where he spent the remainder
of his life as a physiologist, educator, and pioneer researcher of adult fitness. He attended Austin High School in Chicago
in 1931, and earned a B.A. in 1935 and a M.A. in 1937 from the University of Illinois, where he played baseball. The team
won the 1934 Big Ten Championship. Kasch earned a doctorate degree in education in 1956 from New York University and a physician’s
doctorate from Walden University in 1982.
Dr. Kasch became an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Education at San Diego State College in 1948. In 1952,
he established an Exercise Laboratory at San Diego State and began the first adult fitness clinic, also known as the Adult
Fitness Program (AFP), on campus. He retired in 1980 as Professor Emeritus. In 1990, a university exercise physiology lab
was named in his honor and an endowment for graduate study was established in his name in 1999.
Dr. Kasch received numerous grants for research and supplies for the university. His works were published in journals such
as the
Journal of the American Podiatry Association, the
Journal of the Association for Physical and Mental Rehabilitation,
Research Quarterly, the
Journal of the American Medical Association, and
Physician and Sports Medicine. Dr. Kasch aslo co-authored the book
Adult Fitness(located here: http://libpac.sdsu.edu/record=b1617438~S0) in 1968 and attended various national and international symposiums.
Access Terms
This collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Personal Name:
Kasch, Fred W. (Frederick William)
Topical Term:
Physical fitness
Administrative Information
Conditions Governing Use:
The copyright interests in some of these materials have been transferred to or belong to San Diego State University. The nature
of historical archival and manuscript collections means that copyright status may be difficult or even impossible to determine.
Copyright resides with the creators of materials contained in the collection or their heirs. Requests for permission to publish
must be submitted to the Head of Special Collections, San Diego State University, Library and Information Access. Permissions
is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply permission
of the copyright holder(s), which must also be obtained in order to publish. Materials from our collections are made available
for use in research, teaching, and private study. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including
but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials.
Conditions Governing Access:
This collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation:
Identification of item, folder title, box number, Frederick W. Kasch Papers, Special Collections and University Archives,
Library and Information Access, San Diego State University.
Related Materials:
University Archives Photograph Collection, 1898-
Arrangement of Materials:
Alphabetical by Folder Title
Scope and Contents
The Frederick W. Kasch Papers (1937-2011) document Dr. Kasch’s work as a physiologist, researcher, educator, and promoter
of adult fitness in San Diego. The collection highlights his published research, coverage in the media, and awards of appreciation
from colleagues, students, and research participants. It includes data from his renowned longitudinal study, “Thirty-three
Years of Aerobic Exercise Adherence,” as well as a transcript of the NBC News interview “Cardiovascular Care.” The majority
of the materials are concerned with Dr. Kasch's professional career at SDSU and date from 1950 to 1980. The collection is
divided into seven series:
Biographical (1913-2008),
Correspondence (1954-2009),
Photographs (1948-2006),
Publications/Professional Work (1937-2010),
Newsclippings and Media Coverage (1948-2008),
Audiovisual (1978-2011), and
Artifacts (1980-1999). Items are arranged alphabetically within each series and include newsclippings, correspondence, photographs,
audio and video recordings, scrapbooks, publications and conference proceedings.
Box 1, Folder 1
Item Level Description of Biographical Information; Margaret Kasch
Box 1, Folder 2
Autobiography/Biography
1973-2005
Box 1, Folder 3
Curriculum Vitae
1913-2008
Box 1, Folder 4
Frederick and Katherine Kasch Memorabilia
1951-1964
Box 1, Folder 5
Dr. Frederick W. Kasch Memorial
2008
Box 1, Folder 6
Item Level Description of Correspondence; Margaret Kasch
Box 1, Folder 7
Adult Fitness Program Participant Correspondence
2002 and 2003
Box 1, Folder 8
Illinois, University of Illinois, Civil Service Exam
1941, 1947, 1952, 2004
Box 1, Folder 10
San Diego State College/ University
1950-1999
Box 1, Folder 11
SDSU Former Students
1999-2009
Box 1, Folder 12
The United States Jaycees re: The President's Council of Physical Fitness
1968
Box 1, Folder 13
Item Level Description of Photographs; Margaret Kasch
Box 1, Folder 14
Adult Fitness Program and Exercise Physiology Laboratory
1967, 1979
Box 1, Folder 15
American College of Sports Medicine
1989, 1993
Box 1, Folder 16
Center for Optimal Health Performance 48th Anniversary
May 4, 2006
Box 1, Folder 17
David Bruce Dill Symposium
1988
Box 1, Folder 18
Dedication of the Fred Kasch Exercise Physiology Lab, Flyer and Photos
May 2, 1990
Box 1, Folder 19
Gymnastic Teams
1950-1963
Box 1, Folder 21
Professional Colleagues
1956-2007
Box 1, Folder 22
SDSU Birthday
April 16, 2003
Box 1, Folder 23
Slides: SDSU AFP/ San Diego Ocean
1969, circa 1948
Publications/Professional Work
Box 1, Folder 24
Item Level Description of Grants, Publications, and other Professional Work; Margaret Kasch
Box 1, Folder 25
Adult Fitness Program Brochures
1961-circa 1981
Box 2, Folder 1
American Collge of Cardiology
1968-2004
Box 2, Folder 2
American College of Sports Medicine
1958-1972
Box 2, Folder 3
Brochures, Programs, and Flyers of Professional Work
1959-2000
Box 2, Folder 4
Centers Visited
1964-1968
Box 2, Folder 5
A Comparative Study of the Individual Mass and Group Methods of Teaching Elementary Swimming, University of Illinois Master
of Science Thesis
1937
Box 2, Folder 6
A Comparative Study of the Pulse Rate and Respiratory Metabolism of Cardiac and Normal Boys During Standardized Exercise,
NYU Doctoral Dissertation
1956
Box 2, Folder 7
Exercise Physiology Laboratory Manual, SDSC
1970
Box 2, Folder 9
International Meetings
1968-1988
Box 2, Folder 10
Meetings within the United States
1958-1970
Box 2, Folder 12
Professor Frederick W. Kasch: Pioneer in Adult Fitness and Cardiac Rehabilitation, M.S. Thesis for CSULB by Michael Wade Taylor
2010
Box 3, Folder 1
Publications (1 of 2)
1947-1974
Box 3, Folder 2
Publications (2 of 2)
1975-2001
Box 3, Folder 3
SDSU 33 Year Longitudinal Study
1999, 2000
Box 3, Folder 5
The Validity of the Astrand and Sjostrand Submaximal Work Tests, Walden University Doctoral Dissertation
1982
Newsclippings and Media Coverage
Box 3, Folder 6
Item Level Description of Newsclippings and Interviews; Margaret Kasch
Box 3, Folder 7
NBC Network News, "Cardiovascular Care"
March 1994
Box 3, Folder 8
Newspaper and Magazine Articles
1948-1973
Box 3, Folder 9
Newspaper and Magazine Articles
1975-2008
Box 3, Folder 11
Item Level Description of Audiovisual Materials; Maragaret Kasch
Box 4, Folder 1
American College of Sports Medicine Symposium Honoring Fred Kasch and Reader Article
May 27-30, 2009
Box 4, Folder 2
Cassette Tape: "Blood Pressure Changes with the Diet in Hypertensive Men" and "The Effect of Physical Training on Blood Lipid
Profiles in Apparently Healthy Males" by Dr. Richard W. Hicks
circa 1981
Box 4, Folder 3
Cassette Tape: "Way of Life," Seminar at the University of Southern California
1978
Box 4, Folder 4
CD-R: Documents by Margaret Kasch; Longitudinal Study Data
2011
Box 4, Folder 5
"Fitness: 25 Year Program" at Morraine Junior College, Illinois
November 16, 1989
Box 5
Dr. Frederick W. Kasch's New Balance Running Shoes
Box 6
Item Level Description of Artifacts; Margaret Kasch
Box 6
Scrapbook: Surprise Retirement Party, Includes letters from friends, students, colleagues, and family; Photos of singing telegram
girl with lyrics spoofing Dr. Kasch
December 12, 1980
Box 6
Scrapbook: SDSU Endowment in honor of Frederick W. Kasch
September 7, 1999