Biographical/Historical note
Preferred Citation
Access to Collection
Scope and Contents
Acquisition Information
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Title: California Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (CAHPERD) records
Identifier/Call Number: M2043
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
6.5 Linear feet
(13 manuscript boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1957-2011
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 .
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.
creator:
California Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.
Biographical/Historical note
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.
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.
Access to Collection
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.
Scope and Contents
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.
Acquisition Information
Gift of California Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 2014. Accession 2014-101.
Processing note
Processed by Monika Lehman. June, 2015.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
California Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.
California Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.
United States. Education Amendments of 1972. Title IX.
Coaching (Athletics)--Research.
Physical education and training--California.
Physical education for women.
Referees--California.
Referees--United States.
School sports--United States.