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Call Number: SC0507
Creator:
Stanford University. Board of Control. Graduate Manager of Athletics.
Title: Stanford University, Board of Control, graduate manager of athletics, records
Dates: 1904-1915
Physical Description:
0.75 Linear feet
Language(s): The materials are in English.
Repository:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064
Email: specialcollections@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 725-1022
URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc
Custodial History
Administrative transfer from the Dept. of Physical Education, 1965.
None.
Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain
permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections and University
Archives.
[Identification of item], Stanford University, Board of Control, Graduate Manager of Athletics, Records (SC0507). Dept. of
Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
The Board of Control was established by the Stanford University Board of Trustees in 1905. It assumed the functions previously
held by the Athletic Committee of the Associated Students and the Training House Corporation. Its membership consisted of
two members from the Faculty Athletic Committee and two alumni elected by the Executive Committee of the Associated Students.
Scheduling and financial management of athletic team events was handled by the Graduate Manager of Athletics, who reported
to the Board of Control. It functioned until 1917, when the Board of Athletic Control was established.
These records of the Graduate Manager of Athletics consist primarily of correspondence and financial records pertaining to
the scheduling of athletic events and the upkeep of athletic facilities. There are also a few records of finishing times from
track meets. The managers represented in these records are Richard Watts Barrett, class of 1904; Guy Knupp, class of 1907;
John Elmer Stewart, class of 1908; James Ernest Thompson, in attendance 1907-1911; and Arthur Warren Ambrose, class of 1914.
Correspondents include the student groups and athletic managers at UC Berkeley, University of Santa Clara, University of Colorado,
University of Nevada, University of Oregon, Pomona College, University of Southern California, and other schools. Non-collegiate
teams include the Olympic Club and the Barbarian Rugby Football Club of San Francisco, the New South Wales Rugby Union of
Australia, and the Vancouver Rugby Football Union of Canada. Other correspondents of note include James Lanagan (coach), Frank
Angell, Stanford professor and member of the Faculty Athletic Committee, the Pacific Coast Rugby Referees Union, and the Intercollegiate
Conference Athletic Association.
Most of the collection pertains to football and rugby but other sports such as baseball, basketball, and track are also represented.
In addition there are scattered items pertaining to the marching band, the glee club, and other activities of the Associated
Students.
The materials are arranged chronologically, with an additional alphabetical breakdown in some of the correspondence files.
The alphabetical breakdown is not always by correspondent, and may represent the school, the place, or the sport.
Ambrose, Arthur Warren.
Angell, Frank, 1857-1939.
Barbarian Rugby Football Club (San Francisco, Calif.).
Barrett, Richard Watts.
Intercollegiate Conference Athletic Association..
Knupp, Guy.
Lanagan, James.
Olympic Club (San Francisco, Calif.)
Pacific Coast Rugby Referees Union..
Stanford University -- General subdivision--Sports.;
Stanford University. Associated Students.
Stewart, John Elmer.
Thompson, James Ernest.
University of California, Berkeley. -- General subdivision--Sports.;
University of Southern California. -- General subdivision--Sports.;
College sports--United States.
Rugby football.