Intercollegiate Athletics - PAC-10 and NCAA Records

Intercollegiate Athletics - PAC-10 and NCAA Records, 1954-1983

Overview of the Collection

Title: Intercollegiate Athletics - PAC-10 and NCAA Records
Dates: 1954-1983 (inclusive)
19541983
Quantity: 7 linear feet, ( 8 containers)
Collection Number: Archives 219
Summary: Included are correspondence, eligibility petitions, letters of intent, meeting minutes, financial information, and booklets from 1954 to 1983.
Repository: Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Access Restrictions: The Collection is open for research use.
Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The principal contact of the University and the athletics conferences and associations is the faculty representative. The faculty representative from Washington State University originally worked with the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU). The conference changed its name to the Pacific Athletic Conference (PAC-8) in 1968, and then to the PAC-10 in 1978. The representative was responsible for representing WSU in conference meetings and official functions, as well as rules interpretation and compliance. He was the channel for athletes to petition conference and/or NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) rules. He also headed many search committees, and was a member of the University Athletic Council, which advised on internal athletic issues.

Wallis Beasley served as representative through 1966, and Edward Bennett, a professor in the history department, took over thereafter.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The records cover roughly the years 1960-1982, with some material both before and after these dates. All the sections are not complete--there are many gaps. Included are correspondence, eligibility petitions, letters of intent, meeting minutes, financial information, and booklets.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The records are arranged as three series: WSU, AAWU/PAC-8/PAC-10, and NCAA. The files have been arranged chronologically logically in separate sections within each. Material that was attached together (i.e. stapled or paper clipped) has been left together, even if the dates are not in chronological order.

Maintaining the arrangement of the papers as received was not possible as portions were unfiled or of disrupted filing. Thus, some sections are the same as when they arrived, others are not. The records are arranged in three series: WSU, AAWU/PAC-8/ PAC-10, and NCAA, which reflects of the original order of the more-ordered part of the papers. Unfiled materials were assigned to their apparent place in these series. It was difficult at times to distinguish between these three areas consistently, but generally the material in the WSU area includes all correspondence pertaining to WSU specifically, whether in internal WSU, conference, or NCAA correspondence. The conference and NCAA areas are arranged in the same manner. As a general rule, anyone searching the records should examine all three series.

Wide examination is especially important in the case of the WSU women's athletics correspondence. This is a separate subseries in part, but the separation between this and the general WSU correspondence seemed arbitrary at times. As a result, information pertaining to women's athletics, particularly the so-called Title IX requirements, can be found in the general WSU correspondence section, as well as among meeting minutes. The subseries specific to WSU women's athletics includes correspondence from the AIAW (Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women) and the NCAA.

Many items among the records are stapled or otherwise attached to documents in ways that do not follow the filing logic and would seem to belong in other sections. For example, eligibility petitions are found in the Conference Council meeting minutes as well in their own section. Conference Council meeting minutes also frequently include Executive Director's reports, and other committee reports such as the Appraisal, Drug Enforcement, Basketball Coaches, Rose Bowl Management, and Coaches Committees. Meeting agendas are also found with the correspondence files.

Acquisition Information

The PAC-10 and NCAA records of Intercollegiate Athletics were received at the Washington State University Libraries as two accessions. In 1982, faculty representative Edward Bennett transferred files that were in his possession, (MS82-22) and in 1988, the office of Director of Intercollegiate Athletics transferred its files (UA88-42). As the two accessions appeared to be parts of the same original record series, the two were combined.

Processing Note

The processing and arrangement were completed by Steve Rasmussen in March, 1994.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

1: WSU Files Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		WSU Athletic Department Correspondence
Box	Folder
1	1		1954-1958
1	2		1959
1	3		1960-1961
1	4		1962-1964
1	5		1965
1	6		1966
1	7		1967
1	8		1968
1	9		1969
1	10		1970
1	11		1971
1	12		1972
1	13		1973
1	14		1974
1	15		1975
1	16		1976
1	17		1977
1	18		1978
1	19		1979
1	20		1980
1	21		1981 (Jan.-June)
1	22		1981 (July-Dec.)
1	23		1982 (Jan.-July)
1	24		1982 (Aug.-Dec.)
1	25		1983
1	26	Date unknown
		WSU Women's Athletics Correspondence
Box	Folder
1	27		1963-1968
1	28		1974-1977 (none for 1969-1973)
1	29		1978
1	30		1979 (Jan.-Feb.)
1	31		1979 (Mar.-Dec.)
1	32		1980
1	33		1981
1	34		1982
1	35	Date unknown
1	36	AIAW handbook	1976-1977
1	37	Women's athletics pamphlets from AIAW and AAWU
		WSU Athletic Council Meeting Minutes
Box	Folder
2	38		1957-1968
2	39		1970-1982 (none for 1969)
		Miscellaneous
Box	Folder
2	40	Eligibility certificates	1959-1971
2	41	Menøs basketball rosters	1976-1981
2	42	NCAA vs. AAU (includes Gerry Lindgren case)	1965
2	43	Pamphlet - "United States Olympic Crisis"	1972
2	44	Search committee - head football coach	1967
2	45	Search committee - asst. athletic director - Cougar Club	1982
2	46	Search committee - assoc. athletic director - operations	1982
2	47	Search committee - head volleyball coach	1982
2	48	Wiscavage hearing	1981
2	49	Simmons hearing	1982
2	50	Material for athletic council survey for Pres. Terrell	1967-1968
2	51	State of WA Council on Higher Ed - financing of athletics	1975
[8]	[204]	Conference survey of WSU athletics 1939 (oversize; located at box 8, folder 204)

2: : AAWU/PAC-8/PAC-10 Files Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		AAWU/PAC-8/PAC-10 Correspondence
Box	Folder
2	52		1959-1960
2	53	(none for 1961)	1962
2	54		1963
2	55		1964 (Jan.-June)
2	56		1964 (July-Dec.)
2	57		1965 (Jan.-June)
2	58		1965 (July-Dec.)
2	59		1966 (Jan.-May)
2	60		1966 (June-Dec.)
2	61		1967
2	62	AAWU correspondence date unknown
2	63		1968
2	64		1969
2	65		1970
2	66		1971
2	67		1972
2	68		1973
2	69		1974
3	70		1975
3	71		1976
3	72		1977
3	73		1978
3	74		1979
3	75		1980
3	76		1981 (Jan.-Aug.)
3	77		1981 (Sept.-Dec.)
3	78		1982 (Jan.-May)
3	79		1982 (June-Dec.)
3	80	PAC-8/PAC-10 correspondence date unknown
		AAWU/PAC-8/PAC-10 Council meeting minutes
Box	Folder
3	81		1962-1964
3	82		1966-1967 (none for 1965)
3	83		1968
3	84	(includes agendas)	1969
3	85	(includes agendas)	1970-1971
3	86	(includes agendas)	1972
3	87	(includes agendas)	1973
3	88	(includes agendas)	1974
3	89	(includes agendas)	1975
3	90	(includes agendas)	1976
3	91	(includes agendas)	1977
3	92	(includes agendas)	1978
3	93	(includes agendas)	1979
3	94	(includes agendas)	1980
3	95	(includes agendas)	1981
3	96	(includes agendas)	1982
		AAWU/PAC-8/PAC-10 Administrative Committee meeting minutes
Box	Folder
4	97		1962-1963
4	98	(only 2 agendas for 1965),(includes agendas)	1964, 1966-1967
4	99	(includes agendas)	1968-1969
4	100		1970-1971
4	101	(includes agendas)	1972-1974
4	102	(includes agendas)	1975-1976
4	103	(includes agendas)	1977
4	104	(includes agendas)	1978-1979
4	105	(includes agendas)	1980-1981
4	106	(includes agendas)	1982
		Miscellaneous
Box	Folder
4	107	Presidents and chancellors meeting minutes	1966-1982
4	108	"Presentation of Rose Bowl information" PAC-10 and Big Ten
4	109	PAC-8 executive director's report	1971-1976
4	110	PAC-8/PAC-10 executive director's report	1977-1981
4	111	Presidents, chancellors, and council meetings	1962-1981
4	112	Rose bowl management committee meeting minutes	1963-1982
4	113	Table of contents for council and admin. comm.	1977-1982
4	114	PAC-8/PAC-10 rules interpretations memos	1972-1982
4	115	PAC-10 executive director searches - mostly	1982
4	116	AAWU financial statement	1962
4	117	AAWU financial statement	1963
4	118	AAWU financial statement	1964
4	119	AAWU/PAC-8 financial statements	1965-1972
4	120	PAC-8/PAC-10 financial statements	1973-1981
4	121	PIOB financial statement	1971-1972
4	122	Theodore Roosevelt award
4	123	AAWU work program	1964
		AAWU/PAC-8/PAC-10 Press Releases
Box	Folder
4	124		1964-1965
4	125		1966
4	126		1967
4	127		1968
5	128		1969
5	129		1970
5	130		1971-1972
5	131		1979-1982 (none for 1973-1978)
		AAWU Letters of Intent
Box	Folder
5	132		1965-1966
5	133		1967-1968
		AAWU/PAC-8/PAC-10 Eligibility Petitions
Box	Folder
5	134		1960-1962
5	135		1963
5	136		1964
5	137		1965
5	138		1966
5	139		1967
5	140		1968
5	141		1969
5	142		1970
5	143		1971-1972
5	144		1973
5	145		1974
5	146	(\#1-75 - 40-75)	1975
5	147	(\#41-75 -)	1975
5	148		1976
5	149		1977
5	150		1978
5	151	(\#1-79 - 32-79)	1979
5	152	(\#33-79 -)	1979
5	153	(\#2-80 - 43-80)	1980
5	154	(\#58-80 -)	1980
5	155	Date unknown
5	156	AAWU/PAC-8/PAC-10 booklets

3: NCAA Files Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		NCAA Correspondence
Box	Folder
6	157		1959
6	158		1960
6	159		1961
6	160		1962
6	161		1963
6	162		1964
6	163		1965
6	164		1966
6	165		1967
6	166		1968
6	167		1969
6	168		1970
6	169		1971
6	170		1972
6	171		1973
6	172		1974
6	173		1975
6	174		1976
6	175		1977
6	176		1978
6	177		1979
6	178		1980
6	179		1981
6	180		1982
6	181		1983
6	182	Date unknown
		"NCAA News" newsletter
Box	Folder
6	183		1967, 1974
6	184		1975
6	185		1976
6	186		1977
6	187		1978
6	188		1979
6	189		1980
6	190		1981
6	191		1982 - Jan. 1983
		NCAA Booklets
Box	Folder
6	192	Convention booklets	1963, 1967, 1968, 1977
6	193	Convention booklets	1981-1982
6	194	Convention booklet	1983
6	195	Manuals	1965, 1980-1981
7	196	Sports and rec. programs directories
7	197	Television plan booklets
7	198	Annual report	1980-1981
7	199	Misc. NCAA booklets
7	200	Misc. NCAA booklets
7	201	Misc. NCAA booklets
		Miscellaneous Booklets
Box	Folder
7	202	National Football Foundation booklets
7	203	Miscellaneous booklets
8	204	Conference survey of WSU athletics	1939

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