Schmidt (Walter E., S.J.) & the Santa Clara Valley Youth Village Collection

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Series I. Youth Village, 1944-1988, & undated

Scope and Content

This series documents the history of the Santa Clara Valley Youth Village from its inception in 1944 until its closure in 1985. Included are founding documents, meeting minutes and membership lists; fundraising and publicity materials; records of proposed projects including Youth Village Manner and the Boy’s Ranch; and writings about Youth Village, Father Schmidt and juvenile delinquency.

There is documentation of the various athletic programs affiliated with Youth Village, including boxing, track and field, gymnastics and a Little League baseball team. There is more extensive coverage of track and field, including correspondence related to finding housing and employment for international athletes; fundraising; the Olympic Men’s Track & Field Committee; track meets and schedules; and the Santa Clara Valley Youth Village’s dissolution of the track team (after 16 years) in favor of building a gymnastics program.

Scrapbooks contain a wide variety of materials. Some consist predominately of newspaper clippings about Youth Village, but others include organizational records and correspondence; photographs of Youth Village events, participants and visiting Hollywood celebrities; and ephemera. Materials documenting the many theatrical productions at Youth Village can also be found in the scrapbooks. Indicative of the era in which it took place, there are photographs and ephemera from minstrel shows with actors appearing in blackface.

Note: Boxes labelled "Youth Village Scrapbook Pages" contain disassembled scrapbooks.

Arrangement

This series is arranged by format.

Box 1: Youth Village Organizational Records, 1947-1984, & undated

Folder 1: Founding Documents, 1947-1959, & undated

Folder 2: Minutes, 1947-1964

Folder 3: Minutes, 1957-1978

Folder 4, 1960-1984, & undated

Folder 5: On Juvenile Delinquency, 1955-1958

Folder 6: Projects, building construction, 1955-1957, & undated

Folder 7: Projects, Boy's Ranch, 1958-1959

Folder 8: Projects, The Youth Village Manor, 1964-1965

Folder 9: Publicity, 1958-1981, & undated

Folder 10: Wutzit Club, 1948-1984, & undated

Box 2: Youth Village Membership Lists, 1958-1969

Folder 1:, 1958

Folder 2:, 1959

Folder 3:, 1960

Folder 4:, 1961

Folder 5:, 1962

Folder 6:, 1963

Folder 7:, 1969

Box 3: Writings about Youth Village, 1948-1979, & undated

Folder 1: Thesis about Youth Village, 1948

Folder 2:, 1949-1966, & undated

Folder 3:, undated

Folder 4: Newspaper Clippings, 1955-1979

Box 4: Santa Clara Valley Youth Village Track Team, 1953-1968, & undated

Folder 1: Correspondence, 1953-1959

Folder 2: Correspondence, 1960

Folder 3: Correspondence, 1960

Folder 4: Correspondence, 1961

Folder 5: Correspondence, 1965-1968, & undated

Folder 6: Fundraising, 1958-1964

Folder 7: Correspondence, 1960-1961

Folder 8: Organizational records, 1957-1968

Folder 9: Photographs, undated

Folder 10: Photographs from the Olympic Games (non-SCU), 1956

Box 5: Santa Clara Valley Youth Village Track Team, 1956-1968

Folder 1: Amateur Athletic Union, 1956-1968

Folder 2: Amateur Athletic Union, 1960-1963

Folder 3: Articles/publicity, 1959-1968

Folder 4:, 1963-1966

Box 6: Youth Village Scrapbook Pages, 1944-1958

Box 7: Youth Village Scrapbook Pages, 1944-1973

Box 8: Youth Village Scrapbook Pages, 1945-1983

Box 9: Youth Village Scrapbook Pages, 1950-1959, 1980

Folder 1:, 1950-1980

Folder 2:, 1950-1980

Folder 3:, 1950-1980

Folder 4:, 1950-1980

Folder 5:, 1950-1980

Folder 6:, 1950-1980

Folder 7:, 1950-1980

Folder 8:, 1950-1980

Folder 9:, 1954-1959

Folder 10:, 1954-1959

Folder 11:, 1954-1959

Box 10: Youth Village Scrapbook Pages, 1955-1956

Folder 1:, 1955

Folder 2:, 1955

Folder 3:, 1955

Folder 4:, 1955

Folder 5:, 1955

Folder 6:, 1955

Folder 7:, 1955

Folder 8:, 1955

Folder 9:, 1956

Folder 10:, 1956

Folder 11:, 1956

Folder 12:, 1956

Box 11: Youth Village Scrapbook Pages, 1957-1959

Folder 1:, 1957

Folder 2:, 1957

Folder 3:, 1957

Folder 4:, 1958-1959

Folder 5:, 1958-1959

Folder 6:, 1958-1959

Folder 7:, 1958-1959

Folder 8:, 1958-1959

Folder 9:, 1958-1959

Box 12: Youth Village Scrapbook Pages, 1957-1987, 1962-1966

Box 13: Youth Village Scrapbook Pages, circa 1950-1975

Folder 1:, 1950-1975

Folder 2:, 1950-1975

Folder 3:, 1950-1975

Folder 4:, 1960

Folder 5:, 1960

Folder 6:, 1960

Folder 7:, 1960

Folder 8:, 1960

Box 14: Youth Village Scrapbook Pages, 1960-1963

Folder 1:, 1960

Folder 2:, 1960

Folder 3:, 1960

Folder 4:, 1960

Folder 5:, 1960-1961

Folder 6:, 1960-1961

Folder 7:, 1960-1961

Folder 8:, 1960-1961

Folder 9:, 1963

Folder 10:, 1963

Folder 11:, 1963

Folder 12:, 1963

Box 15: Youth Village Scrapbook Pages, 1964-1988

Folder 1:, 1964

Folder 2:, 1964

Folder 3:, 1964

Folder 4:, 1964

Folder 5:, 1967-1969

Folder 6:, 1967-1969

Folder 7:, 1967-1969

Folder 8:, 1972-1988

Folder 9:, 1972-1988

Box 16: Youth Village Scrapbook Pages, 1967-1968

Box 17: Youth Village 25th Anniversary Scrapbook, 1969

Box 18: Golf Tournament Scrapbook, 1971-1973

Box 19: Santa Clara Valley Youth Village Gymnastics Club Scrapbook, circa 1972-1984

Box 20: Youth Village Photographs, undated

Box 21: Youth Village Slides, undated

Items 1-5: Youth Village Newspaper Articles (laminated) & Rome Olympics Poster, 1950-1970

Series II. Walter Schmidt, S.J. Life & Honors, 1947-2009, & undated

Scope and Content

This series documents the honors and recognition Father Schmidt received for his years of service to the Santa Clara and Santa Clara University communities. Included are correspondence; materials from the Father Walter Schmidt, S.J. Recognition Dinner and his Golden Jubilee; writings about Father Schmidt; his travel photographs; and commentary on violent dissent and the American way. Also included are materials related to the Father Schmidt Scholarship at Santa Clara University and the successful effort of Wutzit Club alumni to name a youth activity center in his honor, the Walter E. Schmidt Youth Activity Center in Santa Clara, California.

Arrangement

This series is arranged by format.

Box 22: Personalia, 1964-1986, & undated

Folder 1: Barry Goldwater, 1964

Folder 2:, 1968-1986

Folder 3: Recognition Dinner, 1969

Folder 4: 50 Years as a Jesuit, 1979

Folder 5: Photographs from a Golden Jubilee, 1980

Folder 6: Souvenirs, 1966-1980, & undated

Folder 7: Vietnam Trip Photographs, undated

Folder 8: Father Schmidt Scrapbook, undated

Folder 9: Father Schmidt Scrapbook, undated

Folder 10: Father Schmidt Scrapbook, undated

Box 23: Wutzit Club Alumni & the Father Schmidt Scholarship, 1947-2009

Folder 1: Wutzit Club Alumni, 1947-2009

Folder 2: Wutzit Club Alumni, 1947-2009

Folder 3: Wutzit Club Alumni, 1947-2009

Folder 4: Wutzit Club Alumni, 1947-2009

Folder 5: Scholarship, 1984-1988

Folder 6: Scholarship, 1984-1988

Folder 7: Dedication of Walter Schmidt Youth Activity Center (Fr. Donnely), 2006

Series III. Audiovisual Materials, 1953-1974, & undated

Scope and Content

This series includes reel-to-reel audio recordings and films documenting Father Schmidt’s personal and professional life. Included are audio recordings of Father Schmidt’s lectures on youth and the family (1958); a radio interview (1959); and a Golden Circle Theatre Party and films with titles such as “Sketches in Music” (1953), “Building Tomorrow Today” and “Father Schmidt in Alaska” (1955).

Note: Audiovisual materials are not available for playback at this time.

Box 24: Audiovisual Materials, 1953-1974, & undated

Box 25: Audiovisual Materials, 1953-1974, & undated

Collection Contents

Series I. Youth Village,

Series II. Walter Schmidt, S.J. Life & Honors,

Series III. Audiovisual Materials,