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Univeristy of Utah Athletics Department records, 1934-2001

Overview of the Collection

Creator
University of Utah. Athletics Department
Title
Univeristy of Utah Athletics Department records
Dates
1934-2001 (inclusive)
Quantity
2.00 Linear Feet
Collection Number
Acc0543
Summary
The University of Utah Athletics Department administers the operation and activities of men's and women's intercollegiate athletic programs in compliance with NCAA and WAC rules and regulations. The majority of the collection consists of meeting minutes of the Athletic Board which was renamed the Athletic Advisory Council in 1994. The collection also contains reports and correspondece pertaining to the Athletics Department's administration.
Repository
University of Utah Libraries, University Archives and Records Management
University Archives and Records Management, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
666 Guardsman Way
Salt Lake City, UT
84112
Telephone: 8015818242
david.buhler@utah.edu
Access Restrictions

Materials must be used on-site; advance notice suggested. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

In 1954, the Division of Intercollegiate Athletics was divided from the Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation and made a separate administrative department. This collection covers the administrations of Athletics Directors Ike Armstrong (1925-1950), Jack C. Curtice (1951-1958), James R. Jack (1958-1975), Arnie Ferrin (1975-1984), W. James Copeland Jr. (1984-1988), and Chris P. Hill (1988-2013). Major issues covered in this collection include academic standards for student-athletes, expanding conference tournaments, broadcasting of athletic events, compliance with National College Athletics Association (N.C.A.A.) and Western Athletic Conference (W.A.C.) rules and regulations, gender equity in college athletic programs, construction and expansion of athletic facilities, and the use of Native American caricatures as team mascots.

(Chris P. Hill was still listed as Athletics Director when this collection was processed in 2013.)

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Content Description

The first 1.5 linear feet of material in this collection consists of meeting minutes of the Athletic Board which was renamed the Athletic Advisory Board in 1987 and later became the current Athletic Advisory Council in 1994. The primary function of this committee was to serve as a policy recommendation and review body for intercollegiate athletics that advised the President, the Vice President for University Relations, and the Athletics Director in achieving the Athletics Department's mission, though it had no authority to administer the Department's operations or activities. Among the issues included in the Advisory Council's minutes are budgeting, in-coming new hires, scholarship funding, gender equity, N.C.A.A. and W.A.C. compliance, and the daily running of the department. This collection also contains miscellanous material concerning games played by the basketball and football teams; records connected to the 40th anniversary of N.C.A.A. basketball victory of 1944 and the 35th anniversary of the National Invitational Tournament (N.I.T.) basketball championship of 1947; and reports that cover the issues of benefits of athletic programs to universities and colleges, adherence to N.C.A.A. policies, student fees, stadium facilities, and Title IX compliance.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

Initial Citation: University of Utah Athletics Department records, Acc. 543, Box [ ]. University Archives and Records Management. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott. Salt Lake City, Utah.

Following Citations:Acc. 543

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

This collection is arranged alphabetically.

Acquisition Information

Two boxes of material were sent by Scott H. Reiter in Special Collections. It was never accessioned into the Records Center.

Processing Note

Processed by Tad Garland in 2013.

Related Materials

Acc0079: Director of Intercollegiate Athletic Records

Acc0104: Athletic Board meeting minutes, 1946-1976

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Finding aid created by Tad Garland
2013

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