Varsity Boat Club records, 1898-1995 PDF
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Varsity Boat Club (University of Washington)
- Title
- Varsity Boat Club records
- Dates
- 1898-1995 (inclusive)18981995
- Quantity
- 33.17 cubic feet (30 boxes)
15 packages - Collection Number
- 3368
- Summary
- Records of the University of Washington Varsity Boat Club
- Repository
- University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 206-543-1929
Fax: 206-543-1931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Open to all users, but access to portions of the papers restricted. Contact repository for details.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The official University of Washington Crew Team began in 1903, but the Huskies had been rowing on Lake Washington since early 1900. Although the program got off to a slow start (the team had a hard time finding schools to compete with) the program grew steadily in prestige until 1936 when the Varsity Crew took the gold in the Berlin Olympic Games. In addition to rowing in the Hudson River Classic, Poughkeepsie Regatta in New York and the Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships, the Husky Crew have also rowed against teams from Egypt, England and the USSR. Today the Husky Crew can boast of winning many national collegiate championships, Olympic Gold and a proud history of over 100 years
The Varsity Boat Club wasn't established until 1910. Begun by Coach Hiram Conibear, the Varsity Boat Club was to be a social organization for all of the varsity upperclassmen who rowed on the team. It was originally housed in the old Coast Guard Station, a temporary building erected for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition of 1909.
Over the years, the Varsity Boat Club evolved into a student and alumni organization focused on fund-raising and support for the Crew program. Through Title IX, women were allowed to join the Varsity Boat Club in 1977. Today the Varsity Boat Club is open to both men and women who have rowed for four quarters or more.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Correspondence, photographs, clippings, log books, scrapbooks, plaques and trophies, regatta programs, and subject series.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Accession No. 3368-002: Varsity Boat Club records, 1903-1986Return to Top
Scope and Content: Correspondence, photographs, clippings, log books, scrapbooks, plaques and trophies, regatta programs, and subject series.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users, but access to portions of the papers restricted. Contact repository for details.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Organizational Records
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| Box | Accession | ||
| 1 | 3368-002 |
Historical Features
|
circa 1930-81 |
| 1 | 3368-002 |
Outgoing Letters (Richard Erickson)
|
circa 1975 |
| 1 | 3368-002 |
General Correspondence
|
circa 1928-83 |
| 1 | 3368-002 |
Interdepartmental Correspondence
|
circa 1970-83 |
| 1 | 3368-002 |
Letters To High School Principals
|
1964-66 |
| 1 | 3368-002 |
General Correspondence--california--washington
Regatta
|
1934, 1938-42 |
| 1 | 3368-002 |
General Correspondence (Fil Leanderson)
|
1966 |
| 1 | 3368-002 |
Minutes-UW Athletic Coaches Meeting
|
1980 |
|
Reports
|
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| Box | Accession | ||
| 1 | 3368-002 |
Annual Reports and Season Summaries
|
1968-74, 1978-79 |
| 1 | 3368-002 |
Richard Erickson's Critique and Commentary on UW
Crew Program
|
1965 |
| Box | Accession | ||
| 1 | 3368-002 |
Budgets
|
circa 1928-79 |
|
Publications
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| Box | Accession | ||
| 1 | 3368-002 |
Husky Spring Sports, Media Guide
|
1982, 1983 |
| 1 | 3368-002 |
Recruiting Brochures
|
1981, 1984, |
| 1 | 3368-002 |
Washington Oarsman
|
circa 1955-81 |
| 1 | 3368-002 |
Washington Rowing
|
1979,1980, undated |
|
Press Releases
|
1975-83 | ||
| Box | Accession | ||
| 2 | 3368-002 |
Course Maps
|
circa 1930-80 |
| 12 | 3368-002 |
Course Maps
|
1940, 60,61, undated |
| 2 | 3368-002 |
Clippings
|
circa 1913-80 |
| 3 | 3368-002 |
General Programs
|
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Appreciation Night
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Pocock, George Y.
|
1963 | ||
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Ulbrickson, Alvin M.
|
1959 | ||
| 3 | 3368-002 |
Awards Dinner
|
1971-72 |
| 3 | 3368-002 |
Regatta Programs
|
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| Box | Accession | ||
| 3 | 3368-002 |
Bosban
|
1969-70 |
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Corvallis Invitational
|
1966 | ||
|
Eastern College Athletic Conference Sprint Rowing
Championships
|
1960, 1963, 1968-69,1978 | ||
|
European Rowing Championships-Men
|
1969 | ||
| Box | Accession | ||
| 3 | 3368-002 |
European Rowing Championships-Women
|
1969 |
| 3 | 3368-002 |
Harvard-Yale
|
1930-31, 1936-39 |
| 3 | 3368-002 |
Harvard vs. Washington
|
1975 |
| 3 | 3368-002 |
Head of the Charles
|
1970, 1972 |
| 3 | 3368-002 |
Heart of America Invitational
|
1966-67 |
| 3 | 3368-002 |
Henley
|
1965, 1982 |
| 3 | 3368-002 |
Intercollegiate Rowing Association
Annual
|
1950-58 1962, 1964-71 |
| 3 | 3368-002 |
International Rowing Festival-Egypt
|
1970 |
| 3 | 3368-002 |
Lake Washington
|
1947 |
| 3 | 3368-002 |
Luzern-Rotsee International
|
1960, 1969, 1978, 1980 |
| 4 | 3368-002 |
National Intercollegiate
|
1933 |
| 4 | 3368-002 |
Nottinghamshire International
|
1973-74, 1977-79 |
| 4 | 3368-002 |
Pacific Coast Intercollegiate
|
circa 1928-47 |
| 4 | 3368-002 |
Pacific Northwest Rowing Championships
|
1982 |
| 4 | 3368-002 |
Pan Am Games
|
1971, 1975 |
| 4 | 3368-002 |
Poughkeepsie Regatta
|
circa 1928-50 |
| 4 | 3368-002 |
U.S. Olympic Team Trials
|
1956, 1958, 1968 |
| 4 | 3368-002 |
Western Intercollegiate Rowing
Championships
|
1960, 1963-65, 1970 |
| 4 | 3368-002 |
Western Sprint Championships
|
1955, 1966 |
| 4 | 3368-002 |
World Rowing Championships
|
1962, 1970-71 |
| 4 | 3368-002 |
World Junior Rowing Championships
|
1975 |
| 4 | 3368-002 |
Miscellaneous Programs
|
circa 1962-80 |
| 4 | 3368-002 |
Regatta Schedules
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circa 1956-79 |
| 4 | 3368-002 |
Rosters
|
1954-55 |
| 4-5 | 3368-002 |
Subject Series
|
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| Box | Accession | ||
| 4-5 | 3368-002 |
Alumni Rowing Fund
|
1969-75 |
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Batzeborg Clinic
|
1971 | ||
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Braken (John), Award
|
undated | ||
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Canoeing
|
1966 | ||
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Coxswains
|
circa 1967 | ||
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Crew Captains List
|
1903-60 | ||
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Crew Handbook
|
undated | ||
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Crew House Inventory
|
undated | ||
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Crew Non UW
|
undated | ||
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Emblems
|
undated | ||
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Entry Forms - Henley Regatta
|
1983 | ||
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Equipment
|
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Ergometer
|
1970 | ||
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Federation Internationale Societes
d'Aviron
|
undated | ||
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Freshmen
|
1964-65 | ||
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Inspirational Materials
|
undated | ||
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LaFromboise (Michael) Memorial Rowing Scholarship
Fund
|
1973 | ||
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Laws of Boat Racing Governing Referees
|
1947 | ||
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Legislative Resolutions
|
1977 | ||
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Mailing Lists
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circa 1966-67 | ||
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National Association of Amateur
Oarsmen
|
1974 | ||
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Nutrition and the Athlete (partial
manuscript)
|
undated | ||
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Orientation Notebooks - Crew
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undated | ||
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Publicity-Freshman Rowing
|
1964 | ||
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Questionnaires
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undated | ||
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Recruiting
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circa 1968, 1974-75, 1968, 1971 | ||
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Rowing Techniques
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circa 1960-70 | ||
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Russian Trip
|
1973 | ||
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Season Record
|
1951 | ||
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Shell Information
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Shell Inventory
|
undated | ||
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Shell Repair Information
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Shirt Ditto
|
undated | ||
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Staff Guide
|
undated | ||
| Box | Accession | ||
| 6 | 3368-002 |
Training
|
circa 1960-80 |
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Trip Menus
|
1952, 1954, | ||
| 6 | 3368-002 |
Receipts
|
1932, 1934, |
| Box/Folder | |||
| 7-9 | 3368-002 |
Plaques
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circa 1960-83 |
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Logs
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| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 10 | 3368-002 |
General Log
|
1908-11 |
| 11 | 3368-002 |
Varsity Boat Club Log
|
1948-83 |
| 11 | 3368-002 |
Freshman Crew Log
|
1928-36, 1967-68 |
| 18-20 | 3368-002 |
Varsity Boat Club Log
|
1962-81 |
| 21-24 | 3368-002 |
Varsity Boat Club Log
|
1936-55, 1981-86 |
| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 12 | 3368-002 |
Miscellany
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Travel Ephemera
|
1967-69 | ||
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Ephemera
|
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Washington Crew Body Measurements
|
1967-68 | ||
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Magazine Saturday Evening Post, "One Man Navy
Yard" by George Pocock. June 25, 1938, p.16-17.
|
1938 | ||
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Drawings
|
1925, 1954, 1958 | ||
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Poster
|
1971 | ||
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Scrapbooks
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| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 13 | 3368-002 |
W
|
1908, 1910-11 |
| 14 | 3368-002 |
VBC
|
1926-36 |
| 15 | 3368-002 |
Scrapbook "From Agnes"
|
1930-31, 1933-34 |
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Photo Album, "My Memory Book" (incl. crew, WWI,
etc.)
|
1907-16 | ||
| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 16 | 3368-002 |
Ideal Scrapbook
|
1929-30 |
| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 17 | 3368-002 |
"Standard Atlas...."
|
1932-34 |
| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 18 | 3368-002 |
UW Varsity Boat Club Log Book
|
1962-68 |
| 19 | 3368-002 |
UW VBC Log Book
|
1969-73 |
| 19 | 3368-002 |
UW VBC Log Book
|
1974-81 |
| 20 | 3368-002 |
Scrapbook
|
1981-84 |
| 21 | 3368-002 |
UW VBC Log Book
|
1984-86 |
| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 23 | 3368-002 |
UW VBC Log Book
|
1954-55 |
| 24 | 3368-002 |
UW VBC Log Book
|
1936-54 |
| Pkg. 25 | 3368-002 |
Scrapbook
|
1916-25 |
| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 6 | 3368-002 |
Amateur Oarsman National Associaiton
|
1974 |
| 6 | 3368-002 |
Amateur Rowing Association
|
circa 1970 |
| 6 | 3368-002 |
National Rowing Foundation
|
1973 |
| 6 | 3368-002 |
Pacific Coast Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference
|
1941 |
| 6 | 3368-002 |
Pacific Lutheran University Rowing Club
|
1967 |
| 6 | 3368-002 |
Erickson, Richard D.
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Correspondence
|
circa 1960-70 | ||
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Speeches And Writings
|
circa 1968 | ||
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Subject Series
|
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Boston University Shells
|
1962 | ||
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Years
|
circa 1961 | ||
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Personal And Confidential Files
(restricted)
|
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| 6 | 3368-002 |
Seattle University Crew Association
|
1971 |
| 6 | 3368-002 |
Western Intercollegiate Crew Association
|
1967 |
| 6 | 3368-002 |
U.W. Alumni Association. Hall Of Fame Promotional
Committee
|
1982 |
| 6 | 3368-002 |
U.W. Athletic Department. Youth Program
|
circa 1976 |
| 6 | 3368-002 |
U.W. Rowing Stewards Board
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circa 1967-74 |
Accession No. 3368-003: Varsity Boat Club records, 1960-1975Return to Top
Scope and Content: Scrapbook, photographs, clippings, plaques, ca. 1915-1925, 1960-75. The scrapbook was kept by Charles Logg, ca. 1915-1925, and includes a program autographed by Eddie Rickenbacker.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Varsity Boat Club
Accession No. 3368-004: Varsity Boat Club records, 1950-1975Return to Top
Scope and Content: Mounted photographs and posters, ca. 1950-1975.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Karl Reese 11/87 and 01/88
Accession No. 3368-005: Varsity Boat Club records, 1984Return to Top
Scope and Content: Crew trophies, 1978, 1980, 1984, n.d.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Karl Reese: 11/87 and 01/88
Accession No. 3368-006: Varsity Boat Club records, 1898-1950Return to Top
Scope and Content: Photographs, clippings, ca. 1898-1950.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Karl Reese: 11/87 and 01/88
Accession No. 3368-007: Varsity Boat Club records, 1914Return to Top
Scope and Content: Artifact: blade end, about 35" long, of an oar decorated to commemorate a victory in the Wyfold Challenge Cup race at the Henley Regatta, 1914.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Karl Reese
Accession No. 3368-008: Varsity Boat Club records, 1992-1995Return to Top
Scope and Content: Scrapbook of mainly clippings together with photographs and programs of UW Crew events; 1992-1995.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Varsity Boat Club
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
- Subject Terms :
- Boats and boating--Societies, etc
- Boats and boating--United States
- Boats and boating--Washington (State)
- College sports--Societies, etc
- College sports--United States
- College sports--Washington (State)
- Regattas--Washington (State)
- Rowing--Washington (State)
- Personal Names :
- Rickenbacker, Eddie, 1890-1973--Autographs
- Corporate Names :
- Amateur Rowing Association (Great Britain)
- Henley Royal Regatta
- National Association of Amateur Oarsmen (U.S.)
- National Rowing Foundation (U.S.)
- Pacific Coast Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
- Pacific Lutheran University. Rowing Club
- Seattle University. Crew Association
- University of Washington. Rowing Stewards Board
- University of Washington--Rowing
- University of Washington--Societies, etc
- Varsity Boat Club (University of Washington)--Archives
- Western Intercollegiate Crew Association
- Form or Genre Terms :
- Budgets
- Press releases
- Programs
- Scrapbooks
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
- Subject Terms :
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
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