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Guide to the Stanford University, Women's Recreation Association, Records
SC0141  
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  • Overview
  • Administrative Information
  • Historical Note
  • Scope and Content
  • Access Terms

  • 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.