Archives 219 Intercollegiate Athletics - PAC-10 and NCAA Records 1954-1983 Intercollegiate Athletics - PAC-10 and NCAA Records Finding aid prepared by Steve Rasmussen Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2012
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Archives 219 Intercollegiate Athletics - PAC-10 and NCAA Records 1954-1983 7 linear feet 8 containers Included are correspondence, eligibility petitions, letters of intent, meeting minutes, financial information, and booklets from 1954 to 1983. Organizational History:

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.

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.

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.

The Collection is open for research use.

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.

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

 Washington State University. Sports. Pacific-10 Conference--History--Archives. College sports--Washington (State)--Archives Washington (State) Colleges and Universities Sports and Recreation Moving Images 1 WSU Files WSU Athletic Department Correspondence 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 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 2 38 1957-1968 2 39 1970-1982 (none for 1969) Miscellaneous 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 AAWU/PAC-8/PAC-10 Correspondence 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 3 81 1962-1964 3 82 1966-1967 (none for 1965) 3 83 1968 3 84 1969

(includes agendas)

 3 85 1970-1971

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 3 86 1972

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 3 87 1973

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 3 88 1974

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 3 89 1975

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 3 90 1976

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 3 91 1977

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 3 92 1978

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 3 93 1979

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 3 94 1980

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 3 95 1981

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 3 96 1982

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 AAWU/PAC-8/PAC-10 Administrative Committee meeting minutes 4 97 1962-1963 4 98 1964, 1966-1967

(only 2 agendas for 1965),(includes agendas)

 4 99 1968-1969

(includes agendas)

 4 100 1970-1971 4 101 1972-1974

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 4 102 1975-1976

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 4 103 1977

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 4 104 1978-1979

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 4 105 1980-1981

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 4 106 1982

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 Miscellaneous 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 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 5 132 1965-1966 5 133 1967-1968 AAWU/PAC-8/PAC-10 Eligibility Petitions 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 NCAA Correspondence 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 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 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 7 202 National Football Foundation booklets 7 203 Miscellaneous booklets 8 204 Conference survey of WSU athletics 1939