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Seattle University Athletics Department Scrapbook Collection, 1951-1975
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Seattle University. Athletics Dept.
- Title
- Seattle University Athletics Department Scrapbook Collection
- Dates
- 1951-1975 (inclusive)19511975
1951-1959 (bulk)19511959 - Quantity
- 15 scrapbooks
- Collection Number
- RG029.02 (collection)
- Summary
- This collection contains a total of fifteen oversize scrapbooks of news clippings from 1951-1959 and 1970-1975, highlighting Seattle University men's basketball teams, with scattered articles on golf, tennis and baseball.
- Repository
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Seattle University, Lemieux Library and McGoldrick Learning Commons, Special Collections
Special Collections
Lemieux Library & McGoldrick Learning Commons
Seattle University
901 12th Avenue
Seattle, WA
98122-1090
Telephone: 2062966209
Fax: 2062966224
speccoll@seattleu.edu - Access Restrictions
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The collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for preparing the finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Seattle University Athletic Department scrapbooks contain the news clippings, pressbooks, photographs and telegrams during years of regional and national recognition for the Chieftain basketball team. The scrapbooks for 1950-1959 showcased Johnny and Eddie O'Brien, and Elgin Baylor, while recording Seattle University's rise to national attention, culminating in the NIT tournament of 1958. Female athletes Patricia Lesser (golf) and Janet Hopps (tennis) also received prominent news coverage. A second sequence of scrapbooks, 1970-1975, highlight men's basketball teams with scattered coverage of tennis and baseball.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection contains a total of fifteen oversize scrapbooks of news clippings, pressbooks, and photographs covering Seattle University athletics from 1951-1959 and 1970-1975. The primary coverage is Chieftain basketball, with scattered news articles on golf, tennis, and baseball. Multiple regional and national news sources cover Chieftain basketball including Time magazine. Telegrams from notable fans such as movie star Bing Crosby are included, as well as selected human interest stories on the engagements, weddings, and awards of the athletes.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Seattle University Athletics Department Scrapbook Collection, Special Collections, Lemieux Library and McGoldrick Learning Commons, Seattle University.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Personal Names
- Baylor, Elgin.
- Hopps, Janet.
- Lesser, Patricia.
- O'Brien, Eddie.
- O'Brien, Johnny.
Corporate Names
- Seattle University--Baseball.
- Seattle University--Basketball.
- Seattle University--Golf.
- Seattle University--Tennis.
- Seattle University. Athletics Dept.
Form or Genre Terms
- Clippings (information artifacts)
- Photographs.
- Press kits.
- Scrapbooks.
- Telegrams.
Mary Linden Sepulveda
2011
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