Guide to the Stanford University, Women's Recreation Association, Records

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Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

Stanford, California

2001

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Overview

Call Number: SC0141

Creator: Stanford University. Women's Recreation Association.

Title: Stanford University, Women's Recreation Association, records

Dates: 1902-1975

Physical Description: 8 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

Administrative Information

Provenance

Custodial History

Administrative transfer, Dept. of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation, 1975.

Information about Access

None.

Ownership & Copyright

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.

Cite As

[Identification of item], Stanford University, Women's Recreation Association, Records (SC0141). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Historical Note

The Women's Athletic Association (WAA) was organized in 1893, changing its name to the Women's Recreation Association (WRA) in 1955.

Scope and Content

Records include administrative files and correspondence (primarily 1950-1970); minutes (1902-1969); activities records, affiliations material and scrapbooks (1920- 1970); and photographs, banners, ribbons and markers. The scrapbooks contain clippings, photographs, programs, brochures, and lists. Of note are the materials on La Fiesta Lagunita of 1924 and 1926 which include scripts and drawings of sets and costume designs.

Access Terms

Orchesis (Stanford University)

Stanford University -- General subdivision--Students.;

Stanford University. Women's Recreation Association. -- General subdivision--History.;

Sports for women.

Women athletes.

Series 1 Administration

Box 1, Folder 1

ASSU constitution 1963-64

Box 1, Folder 2

Advisor 1963-64

Box 1, Folder 3

Brochures, Directories 1956-75

Box 1, Folder 4

Budgets 1934-68

Box 1, Folder 5

Budgets 1960-70

Box 1, Folder 6

Budgets 1965-71

Box 1, Folder 7

Budgets - Account Book 1909-23

Box 1, Folder 8

Budgets - Account Book 1958-59, 1960-62

Box 2, Folder 1

Budgets - Accounts 1950-69

Box 2, Folder 2

Budgets - Deposit slips and statements 1969-70

Box 2, Folder 3

Budgets -Insurance and outstanding P.O.'s 1963-70

Box 2, Folder 4

Budgets -Statements 1966-68

Box 2, Folder 5

Calendars, Quarterlies and Summer Calendars 1955-68

Box 2, Folder 6

Constitution - WAA, WRA

Box 2, Folder 7

Freshman Activities 1968-70

Box 2, Folder 8

Handbooks, Miscellaneous handouts

Box 2, Folder 9

Mailing lists 1960-65 and n.d.

Box 2, Folder 10

Overseas campuses 1966

Box 2, Folder 11

Policies 1957-65 and n.d.

Box 3, Folder 1

President's Report 1934/35, 1935/36

Box 3, Folder 2

President's Report 1949/50-1952/53

Box 3, Folder 3

President's Report 1956/57-1963/64

Box 3, Folder 4

President's Report 1964/65

Box 3, Folder 5

President's Report 1965/66-1967/68; 1970/71

Box 3, Folder 6

Reports - miscellaneous 1930-71

Box 3, Folder 7

Reports - Secretary, Treasurer, Publicity Chairman 1953-68

Box 3, Folder 8

Treasurer's notebook 1959-66

Series 2 Minutes

Box 3, Folder 9

Board 1946-48

Box 3, Folder 10

Executive Committee 1956-57

Box 4, Folder 1

1902-1910

Box 4, Folder 2

1910-1918

Box 4, Folder 3

1919-1926

Box 4, Folder 4

1926-1935

Box 4, Folder 5

1934-1941

Box 5, Folder 1

1944-1946

Box 5, Folder 2

1948-1954

Box 5, Folder 3

1948-1958

Box 5, Folder 4

1959/60

Box 5, Folder 5

1963/64

Box 5, Folder 6

1964/65

Box 5, Folder 7

1965/66

Box 5, Folder 8

1967/68

Box 5, Folder 9

1968/69

Series 3 Correspondence

Box 6, Folder 1

1938-1939

Box 6, Folder 2

1940-1943

Box 6, Folder 3

1943-1944

Box 6, Folder 4

1945-1946

Box 6, Folder 5

1946-1947

Box 6, Folder 6

1947-1949

Box 6, Folder 7

1949-1950

Box 6, Folder 8

1950-1951

Box 6, Folder 9

1951-1952

Box 6, Folder 10

1952-1953

Box 6, Folder 11

1953-1954

Box 6, Folder 12

1954-1955

Box 7, Folder 1

1955-1956

Box 7, Folder 2

1956-1957

Box 7, Folder 3

1957-1958

Box 7, Folder 4

1960-1961

Box 7, Folder 5

1963-1964

Box 7, Folder 6

1964-1965

Box 7, Folder 7

1969-1973

Series 4 Activities

Box 7, Folder 8

Archery 1920-66

Box 7, Folder 9

Badminton 1941-66

Box 7, Folder 10

Baseball 1935-36

Box 7, Folder 11

Basketball 1921-75

Box 7, Folder 12

Bowling 1944-74

Box 8, Folder 1

Dance 1974-75

Box 8, Folder 2

Dance - Fiesta 1924

Box 8, Folder 3

Dance - La Fiesta Lagunita 1924, 1926

Box 8, Folder 4

Dance - Folk 1943-67

Box 8, Folder 5

Dance - Orchesis 1941-66

Box 8, Folder 6

Equitation 1928-61

Box 8, Folder 7

Fencing 1934-67

Box 8, Folder 8

Golf 1932-69

Box 8, Folder 9

Hockey 1923-74

Box 8, Folder 10

Hockey - U.S. Field Hockey Association 1934-52

Box 8, Folder 11

Ice Skating 1960-62

Box 8, Folder 12

Inner tube Water Polo 1974-75

Box 8, Folder 13

Intramurals 1941-68

Box 8, Folder 14

Rifle Team 1929-66

Box 8, Folder 15

Ski Club

Box 8, Folder 16

Softball 1950s

Box 9, Folder 1

Swimming 1941-71

Box 9, Folder 2

Table Tennis 1964-75

Box 9, Folder 3

Tennis 1919-69

Box 9, Folder 4

Tournaments - general information undated

Box 9, Folder 5

Track 1922-29

Box 9, Folder 6

Volleyball 1955-68

Series 5 Affiliations - Area, State, National

Box 9, Folder 7

Bay Area Colleges and Universities - Sportsday Association 1959-66

Box 9, Folder 8

Bay Area Colleges and Universities - Sportsday Planning Meetings 1956-68

Box 9, Folder 9

Bay Area Sports Days 1950s-60s

Box 9, Folder 10

Bay Area Sports Day Nov. 17, 1962

Box 9, Folder 11

Bay Area Sports Day Nov. 16, 1963

Box 9, Folder 12

Bay Area Sports Day Nov. 14, 1964; Nov. 16, 1965

Box 9, Folder 13

Triangular Sports Day [Stanford, Mills, California] 1919-52

Box 10, Folder 1

CAFCW [California Athletic Federation of College Women], Constitution 1946-52

Box 10, Folder 2

CAFCW - Conferences 1940-61

Box 10, Folder 3

PSRARFCW [Pacific Southwest Regional Athletic and Recreation Federation of College Women] 1961-68

Box 10, Folder 4

AFCW [Athletic Federation of College Women] 1926-51

Box 10, Folder 5

AFCW 1954-68

Box 10, Folder 6

AFCW, Annual Report of Executive Secretary-Treasurer to Faculty Advisory Committee 1953/54

Box 10, Folder 7

AFCW, Annual Report of Executive Secretary-Treasurer to Faculty Advisory Committee 1954-55

Box 11, Folder 1

AFCW, Report of State Conferences 1946, 1954, 1956

Box 11, Folder 2

AFCW, Convention Report 1953

Box 11, Folder 3

ARFCW [Athletic and Recreation Federation of College Women - succeeded the AFCW in 1957], conferences 1939-65

Box 11, Folder 4

AFCW Sportlight 1935-45

Box 11, Folder 5

AFCW Sportlight 1947-57

Box 11, Folder 6

AFCW Sportlight 1957-65

Box 12, Folder 1

AFCW and others, older records 1920-53

Box 12, Folder 2

National Joint Committee on Extramural Sports 1959-61

Box 12, Folder 3

NAAF [National Amateur Athletic Federation] 1924-39

Series 6 Miscellaneous Material

Box 12, Folder 4

Photographs 1930-60s and n.d.

Box 12, Folder 5

Ribbons, banners, markers

Box 13, Folder 1

Scrapbook 1927-30

Box 13, Folder 2

Scrapbook 1930-38

Box 13, Folder 3

Scrapbook 1939-47

Box 14, Folder 1

Scrapbook, including photographs 1920s

Box 15, Folder 1

Scrapbook, including photographs 1930s

Box 15, Folder 2

Scrapbook, including photographs 1940s

Series 7 Additional Records

Box 16, Folder 1

Insurance and publicity 1959-68

Box 16, Folder 2

Bay Area Planning 1956-69

Box 16, Folder 3

Bay Areas Sports Day Nov. 14, 1964

Box 16, Folder 4

Bay Areas Sports Day Nov. 5, 1966