Guide to the Brown University women's athletics ephemera, 1970-1979
John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts
Box A
Brown University
Providence, RI, 02912
Telephone: Manuscripts: 401-863-3723; University Archives: 401-863-2148
Email: Manuscripts: hay@brown.edu; University Archives: archives@brown.edu
Published in 2019
Collection Overview
| Title: | Brown University women's athletics ephemera |
| Date range: | 1970-1979 |
| Creator: | Johnson, Lynn |
| Extent: | .25 linear feet (1 half file box and 1 oversize folder) |
| Abstract: | The Brown University women's athletics ephemera dates from 1970-1979 and contains calendars, booklets, pamphlets, a poster, and a t-shirt, for women's intercollegiate basketball, field hockey, ice hockey, softball, swimming, and tennis. |
| Language of materials: | English |
| Repository: | John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts |
| Collection number: | Ms.2019.014 |
Scope & content
The Brown University women's athletics ephemera dates from 1970-1979 and contains calendars, booklets, pamphlets, a poster, and a t-shirt, for women's intercollegiate basketball, field hockey, ice hockey, softball, swimming, and tennis. This collection is arranged into 1 series alphabetically by record type.Access Points
Subject Organizations Subject TopicsArrangement
This collection is arranged into 1 series alphabetically by record type.
Biographical/Historical Note
Brown University's first Athletic association was founded in 1875 to organize field days. In 1886 the New England Intercollegiate Athletic Association was organized and Brown began to send representatives to the meets. In the early 1900s, shortly after the founding of Pembroke College, the women's college in Brown University, women engaged in Basketball, bowling, field hockey, and tennis. Class teams vied for the college championship in basketball and bowling, and there was a college tennis tournament. In 1905 the newly organized Pembroke Athletic Association awarded six "BW" letters to women athletes. Baseball was played by the women as early as 1920. An apparatus team was added in 1924, and a pyramid squad in 1925. There was a swim team in 1924-25. In 1929 an "honorary" varsity field-ball team was selected. Field hockey was reintroduced in 1930. In the 1930s fencing and lacrosse became popular. Pembroke's athletic program was further expanded in 1934-35, when a modern dance group was formed, the first annual riding meet was held at Royal Riding School in Seekonk, and an intercollegiate telegraphic archery tournament took place, at which each college competed on its own premises and telegraphed its members' scores. In 1935 Pembroke students were allowed to play golf at Wannamoisett Country Club.In 1971, Pembroke College merged with Brown University officially making Brown a coeducational university. women's intercollegiate athletics, which had been funded as a student activity, began to share in the funds for all University athletic programs in 1973-74, following the Title IX legislation of the Educational Amendments to the Higher Education Act of 1972, and fifteen varsity level women's teams were established.
[This note was partially taken from Encyclopedia Brunoniana]
Access & Use
| Access to the collection: | There are no restrictions on access, except that the collection can only be seen by prior appointment. Some materials may be stored off-site and cannot be produced on the same day on which they are requested. |
| Use of the materials: | Although Brown University has physical ownership of the collection and the materials contained therein, it does not claim literary rights. Researchers should note that compliance with copyright law is their responsibility. Researchers must determine the owners of the literary rights and obtain any necessary permissions from them. |
| Preferred citation: | Brown University women's athletics ephemera, Ms.2019.014, Christine Dunlap Farnham Archive, Brown University Library. |
| Contact information: | John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts Box A Brown University Providence, RI, 02912 Telephone: Manuscripts: 401-863-3723; University Archives: 401-863-2148 Email: Manuscripts: hay@brown.edu; University Archives: archives@brown.edu |
Administrative Information
| ABOUT THE COLLECTION | |
| Acquisition: | Gift of Lynn Johnson in 2018. |
| ABOUT THE FINDING AID | |
| Author: | Finding aid prepared by Amanda Knox, on behalf of the Pembroke Center for the Teaching and Research on Women and the Brown University Library. |
| Encoding: | This finding aid was produced using the RIAMCO EAD spreadsheet, 2019 July 3 |
| Descriptive rules: | Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) |
| Sponsor: | Curatorial work and processing provided by the Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women on behalf of the Christine Dunlap Farnham Archive, Brown University Library. |
Additional Information
Inventory
| box 1, folder 1 | Athletics calendars |
1974-1979 |
| box 1, folder 2 | Booklets and pamphlets for basketball |
1974-1978 |
| box 1, folder 3 | Booklets and pamphlets for various sports |
1976-1979 |
| box 2XXX | Poster for Brown University athletics |
circa 1975 |
| box 1, folder 4 | T-shirt for women's basketball invitational |
1978 |