California Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (CAHPERD) records, 1957-2011

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Summary

Title:
California Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (CAHPERD) records
Dates:
1957-2011
Creators:
California Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.
Abstract:
Records of the California Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (CAHPERD), a non-profit organization founded in 1930 to promote the organizing and progress of school, community and statewide programs of health, physical education, recreation and dance.
Extent:
6.5 Linear feet (13 manuscript boxes)
Language:
Preferred citation:

[identification of item], California Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (CAHPERD) records (M2043). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

The materials consist of organizational documents, newsletters, executive committee and executive board minutes going back to 1949. It includes correspondence, calls for action, statements of position on proposed legislation and drafts of legislative action related to Title IX and sports in California public schools. It contains the conference programs, bylaws and constitution of CAHPERD from 1967 onward. There is documentation on the CIF (California Interscholastic Federation) transition that occurred from 1974-1976.

Biographical / historical:

The California Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (CAHPERD), founded in 1930, is a non-profit, voluntary membership corporation formed exclusively to promote the organizing and progress of school, community and statewide programs of health, physical education, recreation and dance which embody such opportunities and which insures the inclusion of such programs within the most appropriate philosophical and social context of life in California.

Acquisition information:
Gift of California Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 2014. Accession 2014-101.
Processing information:

Processed by Monika Lehman. June, 2015.

Physical location:
Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 36-48 hours in advance. For more information on paging collections, see the department's website: http://library.stanford.edu/spc.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Monika Lehman
Date Prepared:
June 2015
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2015-07-28T11:22-0700

Access and use

Restrictions:

The materials are open for research use. Audio-visual materials are not available in original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.

Preferred citation:

[identification of item], California Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (CAHPERD) records (M2043). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Location of this collection:
Department of Special Collections, Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6004, US
Contact:
(650) 725-1022
specialcollections@stanford.edu
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