{"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1941\u0026f%5Bnames%5D%5B%5D=West%2C+Jerry%2C+1938-\u0026view=list","last":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1941\u0026f%5Bnames%5D%5B%5D=West%2C+Jerry%2C+1938-\u0026page=1\u0026view=list"},"meta":{"pages":{"current_page":1,"next_page":null,"prev_page":null,"total_pages":1,"limit_value":10,"offset_value":0,"total_count":2,"first_page?":true,"last_page?":true}},"data":[{"id":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_6235","type":"collection","attributes":{"title":"Jerry West Papers, 1938/2016, bulk 1950/2011","creator":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_6235#creator","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"West, Jerry, 1938-","label":"Creator"}},"abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_6235#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"Papers of basketball icon Jerry West and research papers of author Jonathan Coleman for his collaboration on the autobiography of West. Jerry West, born in Chelyan, West Virginia in 1938, played basketball for West Virginia University (WVU) and rose to fame as a player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) before turning to basketball coaching and management. The collection includes materials that West loaned to Coleman for use in co-authoring the book \u003cem\u003eWest by West: My Charmed, Tormented Life\u003c/em\u003e, as well as Coleman's book drafts, various materials he collected for background research, interviews he conducted for the book, and his research notes. Formats include correspondence, ephemera, typescript and printed book draft manuscripts, clippings, printed material, photographs, video and audio recordings on various media, artifacts, scrapbooks, and digital files, among other materials. Subjects include West's time at East Bank High School; his college recruitment and basketball career at WVU; his employment with the Lakers; the \u003cspan\u003eWest by West\u003c/span\u003e book; West's career as a basketball coach for the Lakers and manager for the Memphis Grizzlies; his family life; events honoring West; various individuals, including Chick Hearn, Rodney \"Hot Rod\" Hundley, Ann Dinardi, Jerry's brother David West, and the West and Creasey families; and other subjects. See the Scope and Content Note for more details. 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He was born in Chelyan, WV to Cecil Sue West and Howard Stewart West. His brother David died in the Korean War.","West played basketball at East Bank High School, excelling enough to be invited to an all-star game in 1956. He then attended WVU, where he boarded in the house of Ann Dinardi and played for the basketball team under Coach Fred Schaus, earning a number of honors and awards.","After graduating in 1960, he began a very successful 14-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, and co-captained the 1960 U.S. Olympic gold medal team in Rome. His nicknames include \"Mr. Clutch,\" for his ability to make big plays in clutch situations; \"The Logo,\" in reference to his silhouette being used in the NBA logo; and \"Zeke from Cabin Creek,\" for the creek near his birthplace of Chelyan, West Virginia. West married his college sweetheart, Martha Jane Kane, in 1960. They had three sons, David, Michael, and Mark, before divorcing in 1976 or 1977. He married Karen Christine Bua in 1978, and they had two sons, Ryan and Jonnie.","After his playing career, West was head coach of the Lakers from 1976-1979. He then worked as a player-scout for three years, and was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1980. He became general manager of the Lakers in 1982, and served as general manager of the Memphis Grizzlies from 2002-2007.","Papers of basketball icon Jerry West and research papers of author Jonathan Coleman for his collaboration on the autobiography of West. Jerry West (born 1938), born in Chelyan, West Virginia, played basketball for West Virginia University (WVU) and rose to fame as a player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) before turning to basketball coaching and management. The collection includes materials that West loaned to Coleman for use in co-authoring the book West by West: My Charmed, Tormented Life, as well as Coleman's book drafts, various materials he collected for background research, interviews he conducted for the book, and his research notes.","Formats include correspondence, ephemera, typescript and printed book draft manuscripts, clippings, printed material, photographs, video and audio recordings on various media, artifacts, scrapbooks, and digital files, among other materials.","Subjects include West's time at East Bank High School; his college recruitment and basketball career at WVU; his employment with the Lakers; the West by West book; West's career as a basketball coach for the Lakers and manager for the Memphis Grizzlies; his family life; events honoring West; various individuals, including Chick Hearn, Rodney \"Hot Rod\" Hundley, Ann Dinardi, Jerry's brother David West, and the West and Creasey families; and other subjects.","For more information on Jerry West, see the Historical Note.","This series includes typescript and handwritten letters (some original, some facsimiles), as well as related documents, such as press releases, awards, and other materials. Subjects include West's college recruitment, all-star games, his college career, his employment with the Lakers, and Jonathan Coleman's research into West for their book. Correspondents include Edgar (Eddie) Barrett, Publicity Director of WVU Athletic Department; various members of West's family; Ronald Reagan; Earvin \"Magic\" Johnson; Barbara and Fred Schaus; and more. Noteworthy items include letters regarding West's recruitment to WVU (1955-1956), letters regarding the attempt to replace many of West's trophies after a fire in the West family home (1962-1963), and a Notification of Birth Registration for Jerry West (1938). Additional correspondence can be found in series 12, Digital Files--Other.","Includes Notification of Birth Registration for Jerry West [1938], \"Key Speech\" from East Bank High School with Jerry's annotations [ca. 1956]; typescript about Class Night when Jerry was at East Bank High School [undated]; West's handwritten roster for the \"Dream Team\" [referenced in West by West chapter 12] as well as a handwritten list of those he considered undervalued and underappreciated [undated]; Rough draft of Jerry's speech for Dr. Robert Kerlan's funeral [undated]; a poem about Jerry West by Fred C. Savage [undated]; a handwritten biographical sketch about Jerry written by family member, possibly for a publication or journalistic organization; typescript and printed biographical material about Jerry [1994, undated]; and other items","This series includes event programs, handbills, sympathy cards, and more. Subjects include Jerry West Station, the Jerry West WVU Statue Unveiling, and others. Highlights include a birth announcement of Jonathan Joseph \"Jonnie\" West (1988) and Jerry West's signed Forum ID card (1960).","This series includes multiple drafts of West by West: My Charmed, Tormented Life, by Jerry West and Jonathan Coleman, correspondence about the book, and facsimiles of photos considered for inclusion in the book. Drafts are either typescript or printed, and include the original book proposal, various drafts with annotations from both Jerry West and Jonathan Coleman, the copy edited manuscript with the authors' responses, and various stages of page proofs; here, \"manuscript\" refers to authors' drafts to be submitted for publication. Additional materials about the book and its promotion can be found in Series 12, Digital Files--Other.","This series includes original and facsimile clippings from newspapers and magazines, as well as printed articles from news websites, copies of book pages, and more. (Similar types of material can also be found in Series 5, Printed Material.) Included is an extensive selection of facsimile clippings from WVU's student newspaper, the Daily Athenaeum, related to Jerry West's career at WVU. Other subjects include West Virginia history, Chelyan/Cabin Creek from the Korean War era, WVU basketball, Chick and Marge Hearn, West's career as a basketball player and coach, West's gifts to WVU, his son Mark, Rodney \"Hot Rod\" Hundley, 1950s basketball in general, and other subjects. Also includes an article from the Wall Street Journal titled \"It's the Demography, Stupid\" with West's hand annotations. Digital scans of clippings can be found in Series 12, Digital Files--Other.","This series includes books, programs, magazines, and other material. Content is sorted roughly into chronological order. Subjects include East Bank High School, WVU sports during Jerry West's time at the university, the Los Angeles Lakers, events honoring West, and more. Highlights include basketball game and tournament programs from 1956-1971.","This series includes typescripts, correspondence, clippings, and other material. Subjects include Ann Dinardi, David West, and the West and Creasey families.","Ann Dinardi (1906-2003), a 1931 graduate of the WVU School of Pharmacy and Order of Vandalia awardee, provided housing to many WVU basketball players, including Rod \"Hot Rod\" Hundley and Jerry West. Material about her includes mostly clippings regarding her life and impact, with some correspondence and biographical information (1997-2004, undated, includes facsimiles).","David West (1929-1951), Jerry's brother, served as a sergeant in the Korean War. His material includes letters written to his family during his military service (1950-1951), as well as additional correspondence and clippings (1951-1954, undated, includes facsimiles).","West and Creasey family material includes mainly obituaries and genealogical information (1960-2007, undated).","This series includes facsimile and original photographs, with some photo postcards and negatives.","Box 12, folder 1 contains a booklet of facsimile photos of Jerry West and others, dating from the 1950s thru 2000s; some photos are identified in annotations by West's wife Karen. Box 12, folders 2-17 contain mostly facsimiles (with a few originals) of almost all of the photos included in the booklet. For the scans used to compile this booklet, see Series 12, Digital Files--Photographs.","The rest of the series includes mostly original photos, divided between black and white or color medium, then further divided into the following categories:","Jerry West Playing Basketball (publicity shots of Jerry in uniform as well as action shots),Photos of or including Jerry West,Photos of Others (including family),Photos with Correspondence, andTwo special topics: Jerry West Boulevard Renaming Ceremony and the Korean War Memorial.","For additional photos, see Series 9, Artifacts; Series 11, Oversize; and Series 12, Digital Files--Photographs.","This series includes mini DV tapes, MP 120 video cassettes, DVDs, and CDs. Subjects of the videos include West family events and vacations, West's basketball career in college and in the NBA, and special events he attended. Some of the videos may be original; others are copies from TV programs on which West appeared or was referenced. Some of the video content dates back to the 1950s. The three mini DV tapes in box 14 and the discs in box 15 have been digitized. The eight MP 120 video cassette tapes in box 14 and the discs in boxes 16 and 17 are not yet digitized. Five discs in box 17 contain the audiobook version of West by West, in which Jerry narrates the prologue and dedication, and his son Ryan narrates the rest. Digitized content from this series, as well as additional digital audiovisual content, can be found in Series 12, Digital Files and Series 13, Digital Files--Interviews.","This series includes various artifacts: a framed poem about Jerry West by Alex Omalev (1990); a framed color photo of West with wife Martha Jane and three sons (ca. 1970s); an oval colorized tintype or family photo engraved on metal plate, depicting two young children (undated); a stamp of West's signature (undated); a brass belt buckle (undated); two strips of fabric with words \"NOEL\" and one with \"U.S. ARMY\" (undated); an inspirational magnet (undated); and two replicas of West's basketball jerseys from WVU and his time with the Lakers (ca. 2016).","This series includes nineteen scrapbooks. Scrapbooks include mostly clippings, as well as photographs, printed material, correspondence, typescripts, speech notes, broadside, and other material. Printed material includes published guides, magazines, basketball schedules, and other material. Some scrapbooks include handwritten and typed annotations. The main subject of the scrapbooks is West's basketball playing career, spanning his time with East Bank High School, the WVU Mountaineers, and the LA Lakers. Special events highlighted include the 1960 Olympics, the Lakers 21st annual All-Star game, and the Lakers championship games.","For a scrapbook about Jerry West Night in 1971, see Series 12, Digital Files--Scrapbook.","This series includes clippings, photographs, award certificates, printed material, and ephemera. Clippings mainly relate to West's basketball career. Photos include West family photos, portraits of Jerry, and aerial shots of houses. Noteworthy items include material related to East Bank High School and West's time there (clippings, student publications, and an ink sketch of the building; 1951-1956, 1998) and Jantzen advertisements featuring Jerry West (ca. 1965-1967).","South Bay Daily Breeze Family Weekly (January 16, 1972)","Basketball: America's Most Complete Basketball Paper (January 25, 1973)","This series contains 4 subseries:","Digital Files--Scrapbook; 2013 (includes facsimiles); digital files on server","Digital Files--Photographs; ca. 2008-2013 (includes facsimiles); digital files on server","Digital Files--Audiovisual Material; 2011-2013 (includes facsimiles); box 37 and digital files on server","Digital Files--Other; ca. 2013 (includes facsimiles); box 37 and digital files on server","Please note, box 37 is restricted, but the files contained on the media in box 37 are available to patrons upon request.","This subseries contains 117 TIF files. The files are scans of items from a scrapbook about Jerry West Night, March 19, 1971. Scanned items include photographs, stationery, correspondence, printed material, clippings, and a signed \"Testimony of Appreciation\" from West's Lakers teammates. Correspondence, which makes up most of the content, includes a telegram and congratulatory letters from fans, other NBA teams, and political figures such as Ronald Reagan. The original content dates from ca. 1970-1973. Additional scrapbooks can be found in Series 10, Scrapbooks.","This subseries includes mostly TIF and JPG image files, as well as PDF and other files.","Included are digital versions of the booklet of facsimile photos of Jerry West and others (2012; for printed booklet with annotations, see Series 7, Photographs, box 12, folder 1), as well as TIF files of the scanned photos used in the booklet and TIF files of scanned photos not included in the booklet (2012-2013; content dates from ca. 1950s-2000s).","Also included are JPG files of photos taken at a West by West book signing event, titled \"92nd Street Y\" (2013); additional photos of Jerry West, old family photos, Jonathan Coleman, and scans of West-related items (ca. 2008-2013; content of the photos dates from ca. 1910s-2000s); and other subjects. Additional photos can be found in series 7, Photographs.","This subseries includes still image, video, and other digital files, as well as a hard drive. Included are still image and video files of an interview with Jerry West and Jonathan Coleman regarding their collaboration on West by West; three MP4 files of the Mini DV tapes in Series 8, Audiovisual Material, box 14; and 39 MP4 files of the 37 DVDs in Series 8, Audiovisual Material, box 15; and the hard drive on which the interview files were found. Subjects of the MP4 files include West family events and vacations, West's basketball career in college and in the NBA, and special events West attended. Some of the MP4 content may be copies from TV programs on which West appeared or was referenced. Some of the MP4 content dates back to the 1950s.","For digital audio recordings of interviews conducted as part of the research for West by West, see Series 13, Digital Files--Interviews.","This subseries includes PDF files and Microsoft Word files as well as the black USB drive on which they were found (additional files from this USB drive can be found in the Digital Files--Photographs subseries). The digital files pertain to Jerry West and his career; they include biographical and genealogical material, correspondence, news clippings, speeches, and materials related to West by West.","This series includes a portable recorder and WMA audio files of interviews conducted by Jonathan Coleman as part of his research for West by West. Paper copy transcripts of many of the interviews can be found in Series 14, Transcripts of Interviews; a Reading Guide (in box 38, folder 1) correlates the alphanumeric codes assigned to the paper copies to the corresponding interviewee names, as well as the titles of corresponding audio files. According to Coleman, the audio recordings of the interviews should be the final authority in terms of accuracy, rather than the transcripts. Corrections in the printed transcripts were made as time allowed, but eight transcribers in all were involved in the project.","This series includes typed transcripts of the interviews Jonathan Coleman conducted as part of his research for West by West. Most interviews are with Jerry West; other interviewees include: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar; Willie Akers; Al Attles; Mitchell Andersons; John Antonik; Emily Barker; Tony Barone, Jr.; Tony Barone, Sr.; Gene Bartow; Elgin Baylor; Mary Belton; Bill Bertka; John Black; Hannah Bowman, her husband Tommy Bowman and her grandson Hunter Bowman; Senator Bill Bradley; Jim Brown; Joe Bua; Susan Bua; Jeanie Buss; Dr. Jerry Buss; Geoff Calkins; Dyan Cannon; Cedric Ceballos; Charlie Chico; Jim Cleamons; Jerry Colangelo; Gary Colson; Michael Cooper; Mike Curtis; Adrian Dantley; Marty Danzig; Ruth Danzig; Dana Davis; Julie Dawson; Sylvester (Si) Dinardi; Keith Erickson; Dan Fegan; Rick Fox; Walt \"Clyde\" Frazier; Bobby Freedman; Rudy Gay; Laura Glankler; Gail Goodrich; Dave Griffin; Ronnie Grisanti; A.C. Green; Willie Gregory; Don Hagr (?); Del Harris; John Havlicek; Tommie Hawkins; Marge Hearn; Tom Heinsohn; Michael Heisley; Mayor Willie Herenton; Jim Hill; Taylor Hill; Barron Hilton; Lionel Hollins; Pitt Hyde; Phil Jackson; Steve Jackson; Earvin \"Magic\" Johnson; Dahntay Jones; Ken Jones; Michael Jordan; Jim Justice; Romeo Khazen; Mitch Kupchak; Ronnie Lester; Barbara Lewis; Mary Lou Liebich; Tim Leiweke; Bill Lucchesi; Bob McAdoo; Joan McLaughlin; Jim McLean; Dr. Jimmie Mancell; David \"Teeny Weenie\" Miller; Jane West Montgomery; Lee Moore; Wistar Murray; Jack Nicholson; Patricia Noel and Billy Noel (Jerry West's sister and nephew); Micki Nolan; Shaquille O'Neal; Frank O'Neill; Jim Perzik; Randy Pfund; Dana Pump; Buddy Quertinmont (Jules Herbert); Kurt Rambis; Glen Rice; Pat Riley; Oscar Robertson; Lon Rosen; Claire Rothman; Bill Russell; Fred Schaus; Barbara Schaus; Earl Schultz; Karen Schultz; Byron Scott; Brian Shaw; Adrian Smith; Joe Smith; Sonny Smith; Wendy Smith; Zelda Spoelstra; Bob Steiner; David Stern; Monte Stewart; Bill Strickland; Charles Sweeney; Arn Tellem; Nancy Tellem; Mychal Thompson; Rod Thorn; Ron Tillery; Gene \"Bumper\" Tormohlen; Jack Twyman; Kiki Vandeweghe; Gary Vitti; Chris Wallace; Donnie Walsh; Bob Warner; Hakim Warrick; Van Weinberg; Barbara West; Charles West; David West (Jerry West's eldest son); Jonnie West; Karen West; Karen Comfort West (Jerry's niece); Kim West; Mark West; Michael West; Ryan West; Jamaal Wilkes; Matt Winick; John Wooden; and James Worthy.","To find transcripts for interviews with a specific interviewee, please see the reading guide in box 38, folder 1, which lists the name of the interviewee, the alphanumeric code of the interview, and sometimes the interview subject.","This series includes handwritten and typescript notes, correspondence, and other material pertaining to the book West by West: My Charmed, Tormented Life, by Jerry West and Jonathan Coleman. Subjects include Coleman's research for the book, interviews Coleman conducted, the process of assembling and finishing the book, and Joseph Campbell's The Hero with a Thousand Faces.","This addendum includes ninety-six Jerry West basketball cards and one card with an image of Jerry West and a penny in it, collected by the WVRHC. The cards cover his high school school basketball days through his days as a general manager.","This series consists of eighteen publications containing material regarding Jerry West; these items have been organized chronologically.","Two items from this series have been separated to Series 11, box 32, folder 5.","Dell Sports Basketball Vol. 1, No. 12 (February 1960)","Basketball Yearbook (1960)","Basketball Vol. 1, No. 11 (1963)","Sports Illustrated (February 8, 1965)","Sport (March 1965)","Official National Basketball Association Guide (1965-66)","Complete Sports 6th Annual Basketball (1965-66)","Dell Sports No. 48 (January, 1966) [two copies]","Sports Review's Basketball (1967-68)","Sport (March 1969)","Official National Basketball Association Guide (1968-69)","Sports Today (March 1970)","Sport (March 1970)","Sports Scene (March 1971)","Southern California Golf and Lifestyle (2009)","Sports Illustrated: 75 Years of the NCAA Tournament (March 6, 2013)","Two letters separated to A\u0026M 435, Rare Signatures: one from Ronald Reagan to West, 1987; one from Earvin \"Magic\" Johnson to West, 1991.","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","Papers of basketball icon Jerry West and research papers of author Jonathan Coleman for his collaboration on the autobiography of West. Jerry West, born in Chelyan, West Virginia in 1938, played basketball for West Virginia University (WVU) and rose to fame as a player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) before turning to basketball coaching and management. The collection includes materials that West loaned to Coleman for use in co-authoring the book West by West: My Charmed, Tormented Life, as well as Coleman's book drafts, various materials he collected for background research, interviews he conducted for the book, and his research notes. Formats include correspondence, ephemera, typescript and printed book draft manuscripts, clippings, printed material, photographs, video and audio recordings on various media, artifacts, scrapbooks, and digital files, among other materials. Subjects include West's time at East Bank High School; his college recruitment and basketball career at WVU; his employment with the Lakers; the West by West book; West's career as a basketball coach for the Lakers and manager for the Memphis Grizzlies; his family life; events honoring West; various individuals, including Chick Hearn, Rodney \"Hot Rod\" Hundley, Ann Dinardi, Jerry's brother David West, and the West and Creasey families; and other subjects. See the Scope and Content Note for more details. For more information on Jerry West, see the Historical Note.","West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. 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He was born in Chelyan, WV to Cecil Sue West and Howard Stewart West. His brother David died in the Korean War.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e  West played basketball at East Bank High School, excelling enough to be invited to an all-star game in 1956. He then attended WVU, where he boarded in the house of Ann Dinardi and played for the basketball team under Coach Fred Schaus, earning a number of honors and awards.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e  After graduating in 1960, he began a very successful 14-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, and co-captained the 1960 U.S. Olympic gold medal team in Rome. His nicknames include \"Mr. Clutch,\" for his ability to make big plays in clutch situations; \"The Logo,\" in reference to his silhouette being used in the NBA logo; and \"Zeke from Cabin Creek,\" for the creek near his birthplace of Chelyan, West Virginia. West married his college sweetheart, Martha Jane Kane, in 1960. They had three sons, David, Michael, and Mark, before divorcing in 1976 or 1977. He married Karen Christine Bua in 1978, and they had two sons, Ryan and Jonnie.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e  After his playing career, West was head coach of the Lakers from 1976-1979. He then worked as a player-scout for three years, and was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1980. He became general manager of the Lakers in 1982, and served as general manager of the Memphis Grizzlies from 2002-2007.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical"],"bioghist_tesim":["Jerry Alan West (born May 28, 1938) is a retired basketball player who played his entire professional career for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA before turning to coaching and management. He was born in Chelyan, WV to Cecil Sue West and Howard Stewart West. His brother David died in the Korean War.","West played basketball at East Bank High School, excelling enough to be invited to an all-star game in 1956. He then attended WVU, where he boarded in the house of Ann Dinardi and played for the basketball team under Coach Fred Schaus, earning a number of honors and awards.","After graduating in 1960, he began a very successful 14-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, and co-captained the 1960 U.S. Olympic gold medal team in Rome. His nicknames include \"Mr. Clutch,\" for his ability to make big plays in clutch situations; \"The Logo,\" in reference to his silhouette being used in the NBA logo; and \"Zeke from Cabin Creek,\" for the creek near his birthplace of Chelyan, West Virginia. West married his college sweetheart, Martha Jane Kane, in 1960. They had three sons, David, Michael, and Mark, before divorcing in 1976 or 1977. He married Karen Christine Bua in 1978, and they had two sons, Ryan and Jonnie.","After his playing career, West was head coach of the Lakers from 1976-1979. He then worked as a player-scout for three years, and was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1980. He became general manager of the Lakers in 1982, and served as general manager of the Memphis Grizzlies from 2002-2007."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Jerry West Papers, A\u0026amp;M 3884, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"prefercite_tesim":["[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Jerry West Papers, A\u0026M 3884, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers of basketball icon Jerry West and research papers of author Jonathan Coleman for his collaboration on the autobiography of West. Jerry West (born 1938), born in Chelyan, West Virginia, played basketball for West Virginia University (WVU) and rose to fame as a player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) before turning to basketball coaching and management. The collection includes materials that West loaned to Coleman for use in co-authoring the book \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eWest by West: My Charmed, Tormented Life\u003c/emph\u003e, as well as Coleman's book drafts, various materials he collected for background research, interviews he conducted for the book, and his research notes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e  Formats include correspondence, ephemera, typescript and printed book draft manuscripts, clippings, printed material, photographs, video and audio recordings on various media, artifacts, scrapbooks, and digital files, among other materials.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e  Subjects include West's time at East Bank High School; his college recruitment and basketball career at WVU; his employment with the Lakers; the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eWest by West\u003c/emph\u003e book; West's career as a basketball coach for the Lakers and manager for the Memphis Grizzlies; his family life; events honoring West; various individuals, including Chick Hearn, Rodney \"Hot Rod\" Hundley, Ann Dinardi, Jerry's brother David West, and the West and Creasey families; and other subjects.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e  For more information on Jerry West, see the Historical Note.\u003c/p\u003e  ","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes typescript and handwritten letters (some original, some facsimiles), as well as related documents, such as press releases, awards, and other materials. Subjects include West's college recruitment, all-star games, his college career, his employment with the Lakers, and Jonathan Coleman's research into West for their book. Correspondents include Edgar (Eddie) Barrett, Publicity Director of WVU Athletic Department; various members of West's family; Ronald Reagan; Earvin \"Magic\" Johnson; Barbara and Fred Schaus; and more. Noteworthy items include letters regarding West's recruitment to WVU (1955-1956), letters regarding the attempt to replace many of West's trophies after a fire in the West family home (1962-1963), and a Notification of Birth Registration for Jerry West (1938). Additional correspondence can be found in series 12, Digital Files--Other.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes Notification of Birth Registration for Jerry West [1938], \"Key Speech\" from East Bank High School with Jerry's annotations [ca. 1956]; typescript about Class Night when Jerry was at East Bank High School [undated]; West's handwritten roster for the \"Dream Team\" [referenced in West by West chapter 12] as well as a handwritten list of those he considered undervalued and underappreciated [undated]; Rough draft of Jerry's speech for Dr. Robert Kerlan's funeral [undated]; a poem about Jerry West by Fred C. Savage [undated]; a handwritten biographical sketch about Jerry written by family member, possibly for a publication or journalistic organization; typescript and printed biographical material about Jerry [1994, undated]; and other items\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes event programs, handbills, sympathy cards, and more. Subjects include Jerry West Station, the Jerry West WVU Statue Unveiling, and others. Highlights include a birth announcement of Jonathan Joseph \"Jonnie\" West (1988) and Jerry West's signed Forum ID card (1960).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes multiple drafts of \u003cemph\u003eWest by West: My Charmed, Tormented Life\u003c/emph\u003e, by Jerry West and Jonathan Coleman, correspondence about the book, and facsimiles of photos considered for inclusion in the book. Drafts are either typescript or printed, and include the original book proposal, various drafts with annotations from both Jerry West and Jonathan Coleman, the copy edited manuscript with the authors' responses, and various stages of page proofs; here, \"manuscript\" refers to authors' drafts to be submitted for publication. Additional materials about the book and its promotion can be found in Series 12, Digital Files--Other.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes original and facsimile clippings from newspapers and magazines, as well as printed articles from news websites, copies of book pages, and more. (Similar types of material can also be found in Series 5, Printed Material.) Included is an extensive selection of facsimile clippings from WVU's student newspaper, the \u003cemph\u003eDaily Athenaeum\u003c/emph\u003e, related to Jerry West's career at WVU. Other subjects include West Virginia history, Chelyan/Cabin Creek from the Korean War era, WVU basketball, Chick and Marge Hearn, West's career as a basketball player and coach, West's gifts to WVU, his son Mark, Rodney \"Hot Rod\" Hundley, 1950s basketball in general, and other subjects. Also includes an article from the \u003cemph\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c/emph\u003e titled \"It's the Demography, Stupid\" with West's hand annotations. Digital scans of clippings can be found in Series 12, Digital Files--Other.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes books, programs, magazines, and other material. Content is sorted roughly into chronological order. Subjects include East Bank High School, WVU sports during Jerry West's time at the university, the Los Angeles Lakers, events honoring West, and more. Highlights include basketball game and tournament programs from 1956-1971.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes typescripts, correspondence, clippings, and other material. Subjects include Ann Dinardi, David West, and the West and Creasey families. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Ann Dinardi (1906-2003), a 1931 graduate of the WVU School of Pharmacy and Order of Vandalia awardee, provided housing to many WVU basketball players, including Rod \"Hot Rod\" Hundley and Jerry West. Material about her includes mostly clippings regarding her life and impact, with some correspondence and biographical information (1997-2004, undated, includes facsimiles). \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e David West (1929-1951), Jerry's brother, served as a sergeant in the Korean War. His material includes letters written to his family during his military service (1950-1951), as well as additional correspondence and clippings (1951-1954, undated, includes facsimiles). \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e West and Creasey family material includes mainly obituaries and genealogical information (1960-2007, undated).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes facsimile and original photographs, with some photo postcards and negatives.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Box 12, folder 1 contains a booklet of facsimile photos of Jerry West and others, dating from the 1950s thru 2000s; some photos are identified in annotations by West's wife Karen. Box 12, folders 2-17 contain mostly facsimiles (with a few originals) of almost all of the photos included in the booklet. For the scans used to compile this booklet, see Series 12, Digital Files--Photographs. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e The rest of the series includes mostly original photos, divided between black and white or color medium, then further divided into the following categories:  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Jerry West Playing Basketball (publicity shots of Jerry in uniform as well as action shots),\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003ePhotos of or including Jerry West,\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003ePhotos of Others (including family),\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003ePhotos with Correspondence, and\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eTwo special topics: Jerry West Boulevard Renaming Ceremony and the Korean War Memorial.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e For additional photos, see Series 9, Artifacts; Series 11, Oversize; and Series 12, Digital Files--Photographs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes mini DV tapes, MP 120 video cassettes, DVDs, and CDs. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eSubjects of the videos include West family events and vacations, West's basketball career in college and in the NBA, and special events he attended. Some of the videos may be original; others are copies from TV programs on which West appeared or was referenced. Some of the video content dates back to the 1950s. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eThe three mini DV tapes in box 14 and the discs in box 15 have been digitized. The eight MP 120 video cassette tapes in box 14 and the discs in boxes 16 and 17 are not yet digitized. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eFive discs in box 17 contain the audiobook version of \u003cemph\u003eWest by West\u003c/emph\u003e, in which Jerry narrates the prologue and dedication, and his son Ryan narrates the rest. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eDigitized content from this series, as well as additional digital audiovisual content, can be found in Series 12, Digital Files and Series 13, Digital Files--Interviews.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes various artifacts: a framed poem about Jerry West by Alex Omalev (1990); a framed color photo of West with wife Martha Jane and three sons (ca. 1970s); an oval colorized tintype or family photo engraved on metal plate, depicting two young children (undated); a stamp of West's signature (undated); a brass belt buckle (undated); two strips of fabric with words \"NOEL\" and one with \"U.S. ARMY\" (undated); an inspirational magnet (undated); and two replicas of West's basketball jerseys from WVU and his time with the Lakers (ca. 2016).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes nineteen scrapbooks. Scrapbooks include mostly clippings, as well as photographs, printed material, correspondence, typescripts, speech notes, broadside, and other material. Printed material includes published guides, magazines, basketball schedules, and other material. Some scrapbooks include handwritten and typed annotations. The main subject of the scrapbooks is West's basketball playing career, spanning his time with East Bank High School, the WVU Mountaineers, and the LA Lakers. Special events highlighted include the 1960 Olympics, the Lakers 21st annual All-Star game, and the Lakers championship games.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e For a scrapbook about Jerry West Night in 1971, see Series 12, Digital Files--Scrapbook.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes clippings, photographs, award certificates, printed material, and ephemera. Clippings mainly relate to West's basketball career. Photos include West family photos, portraits of Jerry, and aerial shots of houses. Noteworthy items include material related to East Bank High School and West's time there (clippings, student publications, and an ink sketch of the building; 1951-1956, 1998) and Jantzen advertisements featuring Jerry West (ca. 1965-1967).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSouth Bay Daily Breeze Family Weekly (January 16, 1972)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBasketball: America's Most Complete Basketball Paper (January 25, 1973)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series contains 4 subseries: \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Digital Files--Scrapbook; 2013 (includes facsimiles); digital files on server\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Digital Files--Photographs; ca. 2008-2013 (includes facsimiles); digital files on server\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Digital Files--Audiovisual Material; 2011-2013 (includes facsimiles); box 37 and digital files on server\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Digital Files--Other; ca. 2013 (includes facsimiles); box 37 and digital files on server\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Please note, box 37 is restricted, but the files contained on the media in box 37 are available to patrons upon request.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries contains 117 TIF files. The files are scans of items from a scrapbook about Jerry West Night, March 19, 1971. Scanned items include photographs, stationery, correspondence, printed material, clippings, and a signed \"Testimony of Appreciation\" from West's Lakers teammates. Correspondence, which makes up most of the content, includes a telegram and congratulatory letters from fans, other NBA teams, and political figures such as Ronald Reagan. The original content dates from ca. 1970-1973. Additional scrapbooks can be found in Series 10, Scrapbooks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries includes mostly TIF and JPG image files, as well as PDF and other files. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Included are digital versions of the booklet of facsimile photos of Jerry West and others (2012; for printed booklet with annotations, see Series 7, Photographs, box 12, folder 1), as well as TIF files of the scanned photos used in the booklet and TIF files of scanned photos not included in the booklet (2012-2013; content dates from ca. 1950s-2000s). \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Also included are JPG files of photos taken at a \u003cemph\u003eWest by West\u003c/emph\u003e book signing event, titled \"92nd Street Y\" (2013); additional photos of Jerry West, old family photos, Jonathan Coleman, and scans of West-related items (ca. 2008-2013; content of the photos dates from ca. 1910s-2000s); and other subjects. Additional photos can be found in series 7, Photographs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries includes still image, video, and other digital files, as well as a hard drive. Included are still image and video files of an interview with Jerry West and Jonathan Coleman regarding their collaboration on \u003cemph\u003eWest by West\u003c/emph\u003e; three MP4 files of the Mini DV tapes in Series 8, Audiovisual Material, box 14; and 39 MP4 files of the 37 DVDs in Series 8, Audiovisual Material, box 15; and the hard drive on which the interview files were found. Subjects of the MP4 files include West family events and vacations, West's basketball career in college and in the NBA, and special events West attended. Some of the MP4 content may be copies from TV programs on which West appeared or was referenced. Some of the MP4 content dates back to the 1950s. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e For digital audio recordings of interviews conducted as part of the research for \u003cemph\u003eWest by West\u003c/emph\u003e, see Series 13, Digital Files--Interviews.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries includes PDF files and Microsoft Word files as well as the black USB drive on which they were found (additional files from this USB drive can be found in the Digital Files--Photographs subseries). The digital files pertain to Jerry West and his career; they include biographical and genealogical material, correspondence, news clippings, speeches, and materials related to \u003cemph\u003eWest by West\u003c/emph\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes a portable recorder and WMA audio files of interviews conducted by Jonathan Coleman as part of his research for \u003cemph\u003eWest by West\u003c/emph\u003e. Paper copy transcripts of many of the interviews can be found in Series 14, Transcripts of Interviews; a Reading Guide (in box 38, folder 1) correlates the alphanumeric codes assigned to the paper copies to the corresponding interviewee names, as well as the titles of corresponding audio files. According to Coleman, the audio recordings of the interviews should be the final authority in terms of accuracy, rather than the transcripts. Corrections in the printed transcripts were made as time allowed, but eight transcribers in all were involved in the project.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes typed transcripts of the interviews Jonathan Coleman conducted as part of his research for \u003ctitle\u003eWest by West\u003c/title\u003e. Most interviews are with Jerry West; other interviewees include: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar; Willie Akers; Al Attles; Mitchell Andersons; John Antonik; Emily Barker; Tony Barone, Jr.; Tony Barone, Sr.; Gene Bartow; Elgin Baylor; Mary Belton; Bill Bertka; John Black; Hannah Bowman, her husband Tommy Bowman and her grandson Hunter Bowman; Senator Bill Bradley; Jim Brown; Joe Bua; Susan Bua; Jeanie Buss; Dr. Jerry Buss; Geoff Calkins; Dyan Cannon; Cedric Ceballos; Charlie Chico; Jim Cleamons; Jerry Colangelo; Gary Colson; Michael Cooper; Mike Curtis; Adrian Dantley; Marty Danzig; Ruth Danzig; Dana Davis; Julie Dawson; Sylvester (Si) Dinardi; Keith Erickson; Dan Fegan; Rick Fox; Walt \"Clyde\" Frazier; Bobby Freedman; Rudy Gay; Laura Glankler; Gail Goodrich; Dave Griffin; Ronnie Grisanti; A.C. Green; Willie Gregory; Don Hagr (?); Del Harris; John Havlicek; Tommie Hawkins; Marge Hearn; Tom Heinsohn; Michael Heisley; Mayor Willie Herenton; Jim Hill; Taylor Hill; Barron Hilton; Lionel Hollins; Pitt Hyde; Phil Jackson; Steve Jackson; Earvin \"Magic\" Johnson; Dahntay Jones; Ken Jones; Michael Jordan; Jim Justice; Romeo Khazen; Mitch Kupchak; Ronnie Lester; Barbara Lewis; Mary Lou Liebich; Tim Leiweke; Bill Lucchesi; Bob McAdoo; Joan McLaughlin; Jim McLean; Dr. Jimmie Mancell; David \"Teeny Weenie\" Miller; Jane West Montgomery; Lee Moore; Wistar Murray; Jack Nicholson; Patricia Noel and Billy Noel (Jerry West's sister and nephew); Micki Nolan; Shaquille O'Neal; Frank O'Neill; Jim Perzik; Randy Pfund; Dana Pump; Buddy Quertinmont (Jules Herbert); Kurt Rambis; Glen Rice; Pat Riley; Oscar Robertson; Lon Rosen; Claire Rothman; Bill Russell; Fred Schaus; Barbara Schaus; Earl Schultz; Karen Schultz; Byron Scott; Brian Shaw; Adrian Smith; Joe Smith; Sonny Smith; Wendy Smith; Zelda Spoelstra; Bob Steiner; David Stern; Monte Stewart; Bill Strickland; Charles Sweeney; Arn Tellem; Nancy Tellem; Mychal Thompson; Rod Thorn; Ron Tillery; Gene \"Bumper\" Tormohlen; Jack Twyman; Kiki Vandeweghe; Gary Vitti; Chris Wallace; Donnie Walsh; Bob Warner; Hakim Warrick; Van Weinberg; Barbara West; Charles West; David West (Jerry West's eldest son); Jonnie West; Karen West; Karen Comfort West (Jerry's niece); Kim West; Mark West; Michael West; Ryan West; Jamaal Wilkes; Matt Winick; John Wooden; and James Worthy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTo find transcripts for interviews with a specific interviewee, please see the reading guide in box 38, folder 1, which lists the name of the interviewee, the alphanumeric code of the interview, and sometimes the interview subject.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes handwritten and typescript notes, correspondence, and other material pertaining to the book \u003cemph\u003eWest by West: My Charmed, Tormented Life\u003c/emph\u003e, by Jerry West and Jonathan Coleman. Subjects include Coleman's research for the book, interviews Coleman conducted, the process of assembling and finishing the book, and Joseph Campbell's \u003cemph\u003eThe Hero with a Thousand Faces\u003c/emph\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis addendum includes ninety-six Jerry West basketball cards and one card with an image of Jerry West and a penny in it, collected by the WVRHC. The cards cover his high school school basketball days through his days as a general manager.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series consists of eighteen publications containing material regarding Jerry West; these items have been organized chronologically.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo items from this series have been separated to Series 11, box 32, folder 5. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDell Sports Basketball Vol. 1, No. 12 (February 1960)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBasketball Yearbook (1960)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBasketball Vol. 1, No. 11 (1963)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSports Illustrated (February 8, 1965)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSport (March 1965)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOfficial National Basketball Association Guide (1965-66) \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eComplete Sports 6th Annual Basketball (1965-66)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDell Sports No. 48 (January, 1966) [two copies]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSports Review's Basketball (1967-68)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSport (March 1969)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOfficial National Basketball Association Guide (1968-69)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSports Today (March 1970) \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSport (March 1970)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSports Scene (March 1971)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSouthern California Golf and Lifestyle (2009) \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSports Illustrated: 75 Years of the NCAA Tournament (March 6, 2013)\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Papers of basketball icon Jerry West and research papers of author Jonathan Coleman for his collaboration on the autobiography of West. Jerry West (born 1938), born in Chelyan, West Virginia, played basketball for West Virginia University (WVU) and rose to fame as a player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) before turning to basketball coaching and management. The collection includes materials that West loaned to Coleman for use in co-authoring the book West by West: My Charmed, Tormented Life, as well as Coleman's book drafts, various materials he collected for background research, interviews he conducted for the book, and his research notes.","Formats include correspondence, ephemera, typescript and printed book draft manuscripts, clippings, printed material, photographs, video and audio recordings on various media, artifacts, scrapbooks, and digital files, among other materials.","Subjects include West's time at East Bank High School; his college recruitment and basketball career at WVU; his employment with the Lakers; the West by West book; West's career as a basketball coach for the Lakers and manager for the Memphis Grizzlies; his family life; events honoring West; various individuals, including Chick Hearn, Rodney \"Hot Rod\" Hundley, Ann Dinardi, Jerry's brother David West, and the West and Creasey families; and other subjects.","For more information on Jerry West, see the Historical Note.","This series includes typescript and handwritten letters (some original, some facsimiles), as well as related documents, such as press releases, awards, and other materials. Subjects include West's college recruitment, all-star games, his college career, his employment with the Lakers, and Jonathan Coleman's research into West for their book. Correspondents include Edgar (Eddie) Barrett, Publicity Director of WVU Athletic Department; various members of West's family; Ronald Reagan; Earvin \"Magic\" Johnson; Barbara and Fred Schaus; and more. Noteworthy items include letters regarding West's recruitment to WVU (1955-1956), letters regarding the attempt to replace many of West's trophies after a fire in the West family home (1962-1963), and a Notification of Birth Registration for Jerry West (1938). Additional correspondence can be found in series 12, Digital Files--Other.","Includes Notification of Birth Registration for Jerry West [1938], \"Key Speech\" from East Bank High School with Jerry's annotations [ca. 1956]; typescript about Class Night when Jerry was at East Bank High School [undated]; West's handwritten roster for the \"Dream Team\" [referenced in West by West chapter 12] as well as a handwritten list of those he considered undervalued and underappreciated [undated]; Rough draft of Jerry's speech for Dr. Robert Kerlan's funeral [undated]; a poem about Jerry West by Fred C. Savage [undated]; a handwritten biographical sketch about Jerry written by family member, possibly for a publication or journalistic organization; typescript and printed biographical material about Jerry [1994, undated]; and other items","This series includes event programs, handbills, sympathy cards, and more. Subjects include Jerry West Station, the Jerry West WVU Statue Unveiling, and others. Highlights include a birth announcement of Jonathan Joseph \"Jonnie\" West (1988) and Jerry West's signed Forum ID card (1960).","This series includes multiple drafts of West by West: My Charmed, Tormented Life, by Jerry West and Jonathan Coleman, correspondence about the book, and facsimiles of photos considered for inclusion in the book. Drafts are either typescript or printed, and include the original book proposal, various drafts with annotations from both Jerry West and Jonathan Coleman, the copy edited manuscript with the authors' responses, and various stages of page proofs; here, \"manuscript\" refers to authors' drafts to be submitted for publication. Additional materials about the book and its promotion can be found in Series 12, Digital Files--Other.","This series includes original and facsimile clippings from newspapers and magazines, as well as printed articles from news websites, copies of book pages, and more. (Similar types of material can also be found in Series 5, Printed Material.) Included is an extensive selection of facsimile clippings from WVU's student newspaper, the Daily Athenaeum, related to Jerry West's career at WVU. Other subjects include West Virginia history, Chelyan/Cabin Creek from the Korean War era, WVU basketball, Chick and Marge Hearn, West's career as a basketball player and coach, West's gifts to WVU, his son Mark, Rodney \"Hot Rod\" Hundley, 1950s basketball in general, and other subjects. Also includes an article from the Wall Street Journal titled \"It's the Demography, Stupid\" with West's hand annotations. Digital scans of clippings can be found in Series 12, Digital Files--Other.","This series includes books, programs, magazines, and other material. Content is sorted roughly into chronological order. Subjects include East Bank High School, WVU sports during Jerry West's time at the university, the Los Angeles Lakers, events honoring West, and more. Highlights include basketball game and tournament programs from 1956-1971.","This series includes typescripts, correspondence, clippings, and other material. Subjects include Ann Dinardi, David West, and the West and Creasey families.","Ann Dinardi (1906-2003), a 1931 graduate of the WVU School of Pharmacy and Order of Vandalia awardee, provided housing to many WVU basketball players, including Rod \"Hot Rod\" Hundley and Jerry West. Material about her includes mostly clippings regarding her life and impact, with some correspondence and biographical information (1997-2004, undated, includes facsimiles).","David West (1929-1951), Jerry's brother, served as a sergeant in the Korean War. His material includes letters written to his family during his military service (1950-1951), as well as additional correspondence and clippings (1951-1954, undated, includes facsimiles).","West and Creasey family material includes mainly obituaries and genealogical information (1960-2007, undated).","This series includes facsimile and original photographs, with some photo postcards and negatives.","Box 12, folder 1 contains a booklet of facsimile photos of Jerry West and others, dating from the 1950s thru 2000s; some photos are identified in annotations by West's wife Karen. Box 12, folders 2-17 contain mostly facsimiles (with a few originals) of almost all of the photos included in the booklet. For the scans used to compile this booklet, see Series 12, Digital Files--Photographs.","The rest of the series includes mostly original photos, divided between black and white or color medium, then further divided into the following categories:","Jerry West Playing Basketball (publicity shots of Jerry in uniform as well as action shots),Photos of or including Jerry West,Photos of Others (including family),Photos with Correspondence, andTwo special topics: Jerry West Boulevard Renaming Ceremony and the Korean War Memorial.","For additional photos, see Series 9, Artifacts; Series 11, Oversize; and Series 12, Digital Files--Photographs.","This series includes mini DV tapes, MP 120 video cassettes, DVDs, and CDs. Subjects of the videos include West family events and vacations, West's basketball career in college and in the NBA, and special events he attended. Some of the videos may be original; others are copies from TV programs on which West appeared or was referenced. Some of the video content dates back to the 1950s. The three mini DV tapes in box 14 and the discs in box 15 have been digitized. The eight MP 120 video cassette tapes in box 14 and the discs in boxes 16 and 17 are not yet digitized. Five discs in box 17 contain the audiobook version of West by West, in which Jerry narrates the prologue and dedication, and his son Ryan narrates the rest. Digitized content from this series, as well as additional digital audiovisual content, can be found in Series 12, Digital Files and Series 13, Digital Files--Interviews.","This series includes various artifacts: a framed poem about Jerry West by Alex Omalev (1990); a framed color photo of West with wife Martha Jane and three sons (ca. 1970s); an oval colorized tintype or family photo engraved on metal plate, depicting two young children (undated); a stamp of West's signature (undated); a brass belt buckle (undated); two strips of fabric with words \"NOEL\" and one with \"U.S. ARMY\" (undated); an inspirational magnet (undated); and two replicas of West's basketball jerseys from WVU and his time with the Lakers (ca. 2016).","This series includes nineteen scrapbooks. Scrapbooks include mostly clippings, as well as photographs, printed material, correspondence, typescripts, speech notes, broadside, and other material. Printed material includes published guides, magazines, basketball schedules, and other material. Some scrapbooks include handwritten and typed annotations. The main subject of the scrapbooks is West's basketball playing career, spanning his time with East Bank High School, the WVU Mountaineers, and the LA Lakers. Special events highlighted include the 1960 Olympics, the Lakers 21st annual All-Star game, and the Lakers championship games.","For a scrapbook about Jerry West Night in 1971, see Series 12, Digital Files--Scrapbook.","This series includes clippings, photographs, award certificates, printed material, and ephemera. Clippings mainly relate to West's basketball career. Photos include West family photos, portraits of Jerry, and aerial shots of houses. Noteworthy items include material related to East Bank High School and West's time there (clippings, student publications, and an ink sketch of the building; 1951-1956, 1998) and Jantzen advertisements featuring Jerry West (ca. 1965-1967).","South Bay Daily Breeze Family Weekly (January 16, 1972)","Basketball: America's Most Complete Basketball Paper (January 25, 1973)","This series contains 4 subseries:","Digital Files--Scrapbook; 2013 (includes facsimiles); digital files on server","Digital Files--Photographs; ca. 2008-2013 (includes facsimiles); digital files on server","Digital Files--Audiovisual Material; 2011-2013 (includes facsimiles); box 37 and digital files on server","Digital Files--Other; ca. 2013 (includes facsimiles); box 37 and digital files on server","Please note, box 37 is restricted, but the files contained on the media in box 37 are available to patrons upon request.","This subseries contains 117 TIF files. The files are scans of items from a scrapbook about Jerry West Night, March 19, 1971. Scanned items include photographs, stationery, correspondence, printed material, clippings, and a signed \"Testimony of Appreciation\" from West's Lakers teammates. Correspondence, which makes up most of the content, includes a telegram and congratulatory letters from fans, other NBA teams, and political figures such as Ronald Reagan. The original content dates from ca. 1970-1973. Additional scrapbooks can be found in Series 10, Scrapbooks.","This subseries includes mostly TIF and JPG image files, as well as PDF and other files.","Included are digital versions of the booklet of facsimile photos of Jerry West and others (2012; for printed booklet with annotations, see Series 7, Photographs, box 12, folder 1), as well as TIF files of the scanned photos used in the booklet and TIF files of scanned photos not included in the booklet (2012-2013; content dates from ca. 1950s-2000s).","Also included are JPG files of photos taken at a West by West book signing event, titled \"92nd Street Y\" (2013); additional photos of Jerry West, old family photos, Jonathan Coleman, and scans of West-related items (ca. 2008-2013; content of the photos dates from ca. 1910s-2000s); and other subjects. Additional photos can be found in series 7, Photographs.","This subseries includes still image, video, and other digital files, as well as a hard drive. Included are still image and video files of an interview with Jerry West and Jonathan Coleman regarding their collaboration on West by West; three MP4 files of the Mini DV tapes in Series 8, Audiovisual Material, box 14; and 39 MP4 files of the 37 DVDs in Series 8, Audiovisual Material, box 15; and the hard drive on which the interview files were found. Subjects of the MP4 files include West family events and vacations, West's basketball career in college and in the NBA, and special events West attended. Some of the MP4 content may be copies from TV programs on which West appeared or was referenced. Some of the MP4 content dates back to the 1950s.","For digital audio recordings of interviews conducted as part of the research for West by West, see Series 13, Digital Files--Interviews.","This subseries includes PDF files and Microsoft Word files as well as the black USB drive on which they were found (additional files from this USB drive can be found in the Digital Files--Photographs subseries). The digital files pertain to Jerry West and his career; they include biographical and genealogical material, correspondence, news clippings, speeches, and materials related to West by West.","This series includes a portable recorder and WMA audio files of interviews conducted by Jonathan Coleman as part of his research for West by West. Paper copy transcripts of many of the interviews can be found in Series 14, Transcripts of Interviews; a Reading Guide (in box 38, folder 1) correlates the alphanumeric codes assigned to the paper copies to the corresponding interviewee names, as well as the titles of corresponding audio files. According to Coleman, the audio recordings of the interviews should be the final authority in terms of accuracy, rather than the transcripts. Corrections in the printed transcripts were made as time allowed, but eight transcribers in all were involved in the project.","This series includes typed transcripts of the interviews Jonathan Coleman conducted as part of his research for West by West. Most interviews are with Jerry West; other interviewees include: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar; Willie Akers; Al Attles; Mitchell Andersons; John Antonik; Emily Barker; Tony Barone, Jr.; Tony Barone, Sr.; Gene Bartow; Elgin Baylor; Mary Belton; Bill Bertka; John Black; Hannah Bowman, her husband Tommy Bowman and her grandson Hunter Bowman; Senator Bill Bradley; Jim Brown; Joe Bua; Susan Bua; Jeanie Buss; Dr. Jerry Buss; Geoff Calkins; Dyan Cannon; Cedric Ceballos; Charlie Chico; Jim Cleamons; Jerry Colangelo; Gary Colson; Michael Cooper; Mike Curtis; Adrian Dantley; Marty Danzig; Ruth Danzig; Dana Davis; Julie Dawson; Sylvester (Si) Dinardi; Keith Erickson; Dan Fegan; Rick Fox; Walt \"Clyde\" Frazier; Bobby Freedman; Rudy Gay; Laura Glankler; Gail Goodrich; Dave Griffin; Ronnie Grisanti; A.C. Green; Willie Gregory; Don Hagr (?); Del Harris; John Havlicek; Tommie Hawkins; Marge Hearn; Tom Heinsohn; Michael Heisley; Mayor Willie Herenton; Jim Hill; Taylor Hill; Barron Hilton; Lionel Hollins; Pitt Hyde; Phil Jackson; Steve Jackson; Earvin \"Magic\" Johnson; Dahntay Jones; Ken Jones; Michael Jordan; Jim Justice; Romeo Khazen; Mitch Kupchak; Ronnie Lester; Barbara Lewis; Mary Lou Liebich; Tim Leiweke; Bill Lucchesi; Bob McAdoo; Joan McLaughlin; Jim McLean; Dr. Jimmie Mancell; David \"Teeny Weenie\" Miller; Jane West Montgomery; Lee Moore; Wistar Murray; Jack Nicholson; Patricia Noel and Billy Noel (Jerry West's sister and nephew); Micki Nolan; Shaquille O'Neal; Frank O'Neill; Jim Perzik; Randy Pfund; Dana Pump; Buddy Quertinmont (Jules Herbert); Kurt Rambis; Glen Rice; Pat Riley; Oscar Robertson; Lon Rosen; Claire Rothman; Bill Russell; Fred Schaus; Barbara Schaus; Earl Schultz; Karen Schultz; Byron Scott; Brian Shaw; Adrian Smith; Joe Smith; Sonny Smith; Wendy Smith; Zelda Spoelstra; Bob Steiner; David Stern; Monte Stewart; Bill Strickland; Charles Sweeney; Arn Tellem; Nancy Tellem; Mychal Thompson; Rod Thorn; Ron Tillery; Gene \"Bumper\" Tormohlen; Jack Twyman; Kiki Vandeweghe; Gary Vitti; Chris Wallace; Donnie Walsh; Bob Warner; Hakim Warrick; Van Weinberg; Barbara West; Charles West; David West (Jerry West's eldest son); Jonnie West; Karen West; Karen Comfort West (Jerry's niece); Kim West; Mark West; Michael West; Ryan West; Jamaal Wilkes; Matt Winick; John Wooden; and James Worthy.","To find transcripts for interviews with a specific interviewee, please see the reading guide in box 38, folder 1, which lists the name of the interviewee, the alphanumeric code of the interview, and sometimes the interview subject.","This series includes handwritten and typescript notes, correspondence, and other material pertaining to the book West by West: My Charmed, Tormented Life, by Jerry West and Jonathan Coleman. Subjects include Coleman's research for the book, interviews Coleman conducted, the process of assembling and finishing the book, and Joseph Campbell's The Hero with a Thousand Faces.","This addendum includes ninety-six Jerry West basketball cards and one card with an image of Jerry West and a penny in it, collected by the WVRHC. The cards cover his high school school basketball days through his days as a general manager.","This series consists of eighteen publications containing material regarding Jerry West; these items have been organized chronologically.","Two items from this series have been separated to Series 11, box 32, folder 5.","Dell Sports Basketball Vol. 1, No. 12 (February 1960)","Basketball Yearbook (1960)","Basketball Vol. 1, No. 11 (1963)","Sports Illustrated (February 8, 1965)","Sport (March 1965)","Official National Basketball Association Guide (1965-66)","Complete Sports 6th Annual Basketball (1965-66)","Dell Sports No. 48 (January, 1966) [two copies]","Sports Review's Basketball (1967-68)","Sport (March 1969)","Official National Basketball Association Guide (1968-69)","Sports Today (March 1970)","Sport (March 1970)","Sports Scene (March 1971)","Southern California Golf and Lifestyle (2009)","Sports Illustrated: 75 Years of the NCAA Tournament (March 6, 2013)"],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eTwo letters separated to A\u0026amp;M 435, Rare Signatures: one from Ronald Reagan to West, 1987; one from Earvin \"Magic\" Johnson to West, 1991.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Materials"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["Two letters separated to A\u0026M 435, Rare Signatures: one from Ronald Reagan to West, 1987; one from Earvin \"Magic\" Johnson to West, 1991."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_991a873191d208826d27ddc92d55b845\"\u003ePapers of basketball icon Jerry West and research papers of author Jonathan Coleman for his collaboration on the autobiography of West. Jerry West, born in Chelyan, West Virginia in 1938, played basketball for West Virginia University (WVU) and rose to fame as a player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) before turning to basketball coaching and management. The collection includes materials that West loaned to Coleman for use in co-authoring the book \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eWest by West: My Charmed, Tormented Life\u003c/emph\u003e, as well as Coleman's book drafts, various materials he collected for background research, interviews he conducted for the book, and his research notes. Formats include correspondence, ephemera, typescript and printed book draft manuscripts, clippings, printed material, photographs, video and audio recordings on various media, artifacts, scrapbooks, and digital files, among other materials. Subjects include West's time at East Bank High School; his college recruitment and basketball career at WVU; his employment with the Lakers; the \u003ctitle\u003eWest by West\u003c/title\u003e book; West's career as a basketball coach for the Lakers and manager for the Memphis Grizzlies; his family life; events honoring West; various individuals, including Chick Hearn, Rodney \"Hot Rod\" Hundley, Ann Dinardi, Jerry's brother David West, and the West and Creasey families; and other subjects. See the Scope and Content Note for more details. For more information on Jerry West, see the Historical Note.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n    "],"abstract_tesim":["Papers of basketball icon Jerry West and research papers of author Jonathan Coleman for his collaboration on the autobiography of West. Jerry West, born in Chelyan, West Virginia in 1938, played basketball for West Virginia University (WVU) and rose to fame as a player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) before turning to basketball coaching and management. The collection includes materials that West loaned to Coleman for use in co-authoring the book West by West: My Charmed, Tormented Life, as well as Coleman's book drafts, various materials he collected for background research, interviews he conducted for the book, and his research notes. Formats include correspondence, ephemera, typescript and printed book draft manuscripts, clippings, printed material, photographs, video and audio recordings on various media, artifacts, scrapbooks, and digital files, among other materials. Subjects include West's time at East Bank High School; his college recruitment and basketball career at WVU; his employment with the Lakers; the West by West book; West's career as a basketball coach for the Lakers and manager for the Memphis Grizzlies; his family life; events honoring West; various individuals, including Chick Hearn, Rodney \"Hot Rod\" Hundley, Ann Dinardi, Jerry's brother David West, and the West and Creasey families; and other subjects. See the Scope and Content Note for more details. For more information on Jerry West, see the Historical Note."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_e74daa8cab78b06454be629edf189850\"\u003eWest Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. 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He was born in Chelyan, WV to Cecil Sue West and Howard Stewart West. His brother David died in the Korean War.","West played basketball at East Bank High School, excelling enough to be invited to an all-star game in 1956. He then attended WVU, where he boarded in the house of Ann Dinardi and played for the basketball team under Coach Fred Schaus, earning a number of honors and awards.","After graduating in 1960, he began a very successful 14-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, and co-captained the 1960 U.S. Olympic gold medal team in Rome. His nicknames include \"Mr. Clutch,\" for his ability to make big plays in clutch situations; \"The Logo,\" in reference to his silhouette being used in the NBA logo; and \"Zeke from Cabin Creek,\" for the creek near his birthplace of Chelyan, West Virginia. West married his college sweetheart, Martha Jane Kane, in 1960. They had three sons, David, Michael, and Mark, before divorcing in 1976 or 1977. He married Karen Christine Bua in 1978, and they had two sons, Ryan and Jonnie.","After his playing career, West was head coach of the Lakers from 1976-1979. He then worked as a player-scout for three years, and was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1980. He became general manager of the Lakers in 1982, and served as general manager of the Memphis Grizzlies from 2002-2007.","Papers of basketball icon Jerry West and research papers of author Jonathan Coleman for his collaboration on the autobiography of West. Jerry West (born 1938), born in Chelyan, West Virginia, played basketball for West Virginia University (WVU) and rose to fame as a player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) before turning to basketball coaching and management. The collection includes materials that West loaned to Coleman for use in co-authoring the book West by West: My Charmed, Tormented Life, as well as Coleman's book drafts, various materials he collected for background research, interviews he conducted for the book, and his research notes.","Formats include correspondence, ephemera, typescript and printed book draft manuscripts, clippings, printed material, photographs, video and audio recordings on various media, artifacts, scrapbooks, and digital files, among other materials.","Subjects include West's time at East Bank High School; his college recruitment and basketball career at WVU; his employment with the Lakers; the West by West book; West's career as a basketball coach for the Lakers and manager for the Memphis Grizzlies; his family life; events honoring West; various individuals, including Chick Hearn, Rodney \"Hot Rod\" Hundley, Ann Dinardi, Jerry's brother David West, and the West and Creasey families; and other subjects.","For more information on Jerry West, see the Historical Note.","This series includes typescript and handwritten letters (some original, some facsimiles), as well as related documents, such as press releases, awards, and other materials. Subjects include West's college recruitment, all-star games, his college career, his employment with the Lakers, and Jonathan Coleman's research into West for their book. Correspondents include Edgar (Eddie) Barrett, Publicity Director of WVU Athletic Department; various members of West's family; Ronald Reagan; Earvin \"Magic\" Johnson; Barbara and Fred Schaus; and more. Noteworthy items include letters regarding West's recruitment to WVU (1955-1956), letters regarding the attempt to replace many of West's trophies after a fire in the West family home (1962-1963), and a Notification of Birth Registration for Jerry West (1938). Additional correspondence can be found in series 12, Digital Files--Other.","Includes Notification of Birth Registration for Jerry West [1938], \"Key Speech\" from East Bank High School with Jerry's annotations [ca. 1956]; typescript about Class Night when Jerry was at East Bank High School [undated]; West's handwritten roster for the \"Dream Team\" [referenced in West by West chapter 12] as well as a handwritten list of those he considered undervalued and underappreciated [undated]; Rough draft of Jerry's speech for Dr. Robert Kerlan's funeral [undated]; a poem about Jerry West by Fred C. Savage [undated]; a handwritten biographical sketch about Jerry written by family member, possibly for a publication or journalistic organization; typescript and printed biographical material about Jerry [1994, undated]; and other items","This series includes event programs, handbills, sympathy cards, and more. Subjects include Jerry West Station, the Jerry West WVU Statue Unveiling, and others. Highlights include a birth announcement of Jonathan Joseph \"Jonnie\" West (1988) and Jerry West's signed Forum ID card (1960).","This series includes multiple drafts of West by West: My Charmed, Tormented Life, by Jerry West and Jonathan Coleman, correspondence about the book, and facsimiles of photos considered for inclusion in the book. Drafts are either typescript or printed, and include the original book proposal, various drafts with annotations from both Jerry West and Jonathan Coleman, the copy edited manuscript with the authors' responses, and various stages of page proofs; here, \"manuscript\" refers to authors' drafts to be submitted for publication. Additional materials about the book and its promotion can be found in Series 12, Digital Files--Other.","This series includes original and facsimile clippings from newspapers and magazines, as well as printed articles from news websites, copies of book pages, and more. (Similar types of material can also be found in Series 5, Printed Material.) Included is an extensive selection of facsimile clippings from WVU's student newspaper, the Daily Athenaeum, related to Jerry West's career at WVU. Other subjects include West Virginia history, Chelyan/Cabin Creek from the Korean War era, WVU basketball, Chick and Marge Hearn, West's career as a basketball player and coach, West's gifts to WVU, his son Mark, Rodney \"Hot Rod\" Hundley, 1950s basketball in general, and other subjects. Also includes an article from the Wall Street Journal titled \"It's the Demography, Stupid\" with West's hand annotations. Digital scans of clippings can be found in Series 12, Digital Files--Other.","This series includes books, programs, magazines, and other material. Content is sorted roughly into chronological order. Subjects include East Bank High School, WVU sports during Jerry West's time at the university, the Los Angeles Lakers, events honoring West, and more. Highlights include basketball game and tournament programs from 1956-1971.","This series includes typescripts, correspondence, clippings, and other material. Subjects include Ann Dinardi, David West, and the West and Creasey families.","Ann Dinardi (1906-2003), a 1931 graduate of the WVU School of Pharmacy and Order of Vandalia awardee, provided housing to many WVU basketball players, including Rod \"Hot Rod\" Hundley and Jerry West. Material about her includes mostly clippings regarding her life and impact, with some correspondence and biographical information (1997-2004, undated, includes facsimiles).","David West (1929-1951), Jerry's brother, served as a sergeant in the Korean War. His material includes letters written to his family during his military service (1950-1951), as well as additional correspondence and clippings (1951-1954, undated, includes facsimiles).","West and Creasey family material includes mainly obituaries and genealogical information (1960-2007, undated).","This series includes facsimile and original photographs, with some photo postcards and negatives.","Box 12, folder 1 contains a booklet of facsimile photos of Jerry West and others, dating from the 1950s thru 2000s; some photos are identified in annotations by West's wife Karen. Box 12, folders 2-17 contain mostly facsimiles (with a few originals) of almost all of the photos included in the booklet. For the scans used to compile this booklet, see Series 12, Digital Files--Photographs.","The rest of the series includes mostly original photos, divided between black and white or color medium, then further divided into the following categories:","Jerry West Playing Basketball (publicity shots of Jerry in uniform as well as action shots),Photos of or including Jerry West,Photos of Others (including family),Photos with Correspondence, andTwo special topics: Jerry West Boulevard Renaming Ceremony and the Korean War Memorial.","For additional photos, see Series 9, Artifacts; Series 11, Oversize; and Series 12, Digital Files--Photographs.","This series includes mini DV tapes, MP 120 video cassettes, DVDs, and CDs. Subjects of the videos include West family events and vacations, West's basketball career in college and in the NBA, and special events he attended. Some of the videos may be original; others are copies from TV programs on which West appeared or was referenced. Some of the video content dates back to the 1950s. The three mini DV tapes in box 14 and the discs in box 15 have been digitized. The eight MP 120 video cassette tapes in box 14 and the discs in boxes 16 and 17 are not yet digitized. Five discs in box 17 contain the audiobook version of West by West, in which Jerry narrates the prologue and dedication, and his son Ryan narrates the rest. Digitized content from this series, as well as additional digital audiovisual content, can be found in Series 12, Digital Files and Series 13, Digital Files--Interviews.","This series includes various artifacts: a framed poem about Jerry West by Alex Omalev (1990); a framed color photo of West with wife Martha Jane and three sons (ca. 1970s); an oval colorized tintype or family photo engraved on metal plate, depicting two young children (undated); a stamp of West's signature (undated); a brass belt buckle (undated); two strips of fabric with words \"NOEL\" and one with \"U.S. ARMY\" (undated); an inspirational magnet (undated); and two replicas of West's basketball jerseys from WVU and his time with the Lakers (ca. 2016).","This series includes nineteen scrapbooks. Scrapbooks include mostly clippings, as well as photographs, printed material, correspondence, typescripts, speech notes, broadside, and other material. Printed material includes published guides, magazines, basketball schedules, and other material. Some scrapbooks include handwritten and typed annotations. The main subject of the scrapbooks is West's basketball playing career, spanning his time with East Bank High School, the WVU Mountaineers, and the LA Lakers. Special events highlighted include the 1960 Olympics, the Lakers 21st annual All-Star game, and the Lakers championship games.","For a scrapbook about Jerry West Night in 1971, see Series 12, Digital Files--Scrapbook.","This series includes clippings, photographs, award certificates, printed material, and ephemera. Clippings mainly relate to West's basketball career. Photos include West family photos, portraits of Jerry, and aerial shots of houses. Noteworthy items include material related to East Bank High School and West's time there (clippings, student publications, and an ink sketch of the building; 1951-1956, 1998) and Jantzen advertisements featuring Jerry West (ca. 1965-1967).","South Bay Daily Breeze Family Weekly (January 16, 1972)","Basketball: America's Most Complete Basketball Paper (January 25, 1973)","This series contains 4 subseries:","Digital Files--Scrapbook; 2013 (includes facsimiles); digital files on server","Digital Files--Photographs; ca. 2008-2013 (includes facsimiles); digital files on server","Digital Files--Audiovisual Material; 2011-2013 (includes facsimiles); box 37 and digital files on server","Digital Files--Other; ca. 2013 (includes facsimiles); box 37 and digital files on server","Please note, box 37 is restricted, but the files contained on the media in box 37 are available to patrons upon request.","This subseries contains 117 TIF files. The files are scans of items from a scrapbook about Jerry West Night, March 19, 1971. Scanned items include photographs, stationery, correspondence, printed material, clippings, and a signed \"Testimony of Appreciation\" from West's Lakers teammates. Correspondence, which makes up most of the content, includes a telegram and congratulatory letters from fans, other NBA teams, and political figures such as Ronald Reagan. The original content dates from ca. 1970-1973. Additional scrapbooks can be found in Series 10, Scrapbooks.","This subseries includes mostly TIF and JPG image files, as well as PDF and other files.","Included are digital versions of the booklet of facsimile photos of Jerry West and others (2012; for printed booklet with annotations, see Series 7, Photographs, box 12, folder 1), as well as TIF files of the scanned photos used in the booklet and TIF files of scanned photos not included in the booklet (2012-2013; content dates from ca. 1950s-2000s).","Also included are JPG files of photos taken at a West by West book signing event, titled \"92nd Street Y\" (2013); additional photos of Jerry West, old family photos, Jonathan Coleman, and scans of West-related items (ca. 2008-2013; content of the photos dates from ca. 1910s-2000s); and other subjects. Additional photos can be found in series 7, Photographs.","This subseries includes still image, video, and other digital files, as well as a hard drive. Included are still image and video files of an interview with Jerry West and Jonathan Coleman regarding their collaboration on West by West; three MP4 files of the Mini DV tapes in Series 8, Audiovisual Material, box 14; and 39 MP4 files of the 37 DVDs in Series 8, Audiovisual Material, box 15; and the hard drive on which the interview files were found. Subjects of the MP4 files include West family events and vacations, West's basketball career in college and in the NBA, and special events West attended. Some of the MP4 content may be copies from TV programs on which West appeared or was referenced. Some of the MP4 content dates back to the 1950s.","For digital audio recordings of interviews conducted as part of the research for West by West, see Series 13, Digital Files--Interviews.","This subseries includes PDF files and Microsoft Word files as well as the black USB drive on which they were found (additional files from this USB drive can be found in the Digital Files--Photographs subseries). The digital files pertain to Jerry West and his career; they include biographical and genealogical material, correspondence, news clippings, speeches, and materials related to West by West.","This series includes a portable recorder and WMA audio files of interviews conducted by Jonathan Coleman as part of his research for West by West. Paper copy transcripts of many of the interviews can be found in Series 14, Transcripts of Interviews; a Reading Guide (in box 38, folder 1) correlates the alphanumeric codes assigned to the paper copies to the corresponding interviewee names, as well as the titles of corresponding audio files. According to Coleman, the audio recordings of the interviews should be the final authority in terms of accuracy, rather than the transcripts. Corrections in the printed transcripts were made as time allowed, but eight transcribers in all were involved in the project.","This series includes typed transcripts of the interviews Jonathan Coleman conducted as part of his research for West by West. Most interviews are with Jerry West; other interviewees include: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar; Willie Akers; Al Attles; Mitchell Andersons; John Antonik; Emily Barker; Tony Barone, Jr.; Tony Barone, Sr.; Gene Bartow; Elgin Baylor; Mary Belton; Bill Bertka; John Black; Hannah Bowman, her husband Tommy Bowman and her grandson Hunter Bowman; Senator Bill Bradley; Jim Brown; Joe Bua; Susan Bua; Jeanie Buss; Dr. Jerry Buss; Geoff Calkins; Dyan Cannon; Cedric Ceballos; Charlie Chico; Jim Cleamons; Jerry Colangelo; Gary Colson; Michael Cooper; Mike Curtis; Adrian Dantley; Marty Danzig; Ruth Danzig; Dana Davis; Julie Dawson; Sylvester (Si) Dinardi; Keith Erickson; Dan Fegan; Rick Fox; Walt \"Clyde\" Frazier; Bobby Freedman; Rudy Gay; Laura Glankler; Gail Goodrich; Dave Griffin; Ronnie Grisanti; A.C. Green; Willie Gregory; Don Hagr (?); Del Harris; John Havlicek; Tommie Hawkins; Marge Hearn; Tom Heinsohn; Michael Heisley; Mayor Willie Herenton; Jim Hill; Taylor Hill; Barron Hilton; Lionel Hollins; Pitt Hyde; Phil Jackson; Steve Jackson; Earvin \"Magic\" Johnson; Dahntay Jones; Ken Jones; Michael Jordan; Jim Justice; Romeo Khazen; Mitch Kupchak; Ronnie Lester; Barbara Lewis; Mary Lou Liebich; Tim Leiweke; Bill Lucchesi; Bob McAdoo; Joan McLaughlin; Jim McLean; Dr. Jimmie Mancell; David \"Teeny Weenie\" Miller; Jane West Montgomery; Lee Moore; Wistar Murray; Jack Nicholson; Patricia Noel and Billy Noel (Jerry West's sister and nephew); Micki Nolan; Shaquille O'Neal; Frank O'Neill; Jim Perzik; Randy Pfund; Dana Pump; Buddy Quertinmont (Jules Herbert); Kurt Rambis; Glen Rice; Pat Riley; Oscar Robertson; Lon Rosen; Claire Rothman; Bill Russell; Fred Schaus; Barbara Schaus; Earl Schultz; Karen Schultz; Byron Scott; Brian Shaw; Adrian Smith; Joe Smith; Sonny Smith; Wendy Smith; Zelda Spoelstra; Bob Steiner; David Stern; Monte Stewart; Bill Strickland; Charles Sweeney; Arn Tellem; Nancy Tellem; Mychal Thompson; Rod Thorn; Ron Tillery; Gene \"Bumper\" Tormohlen; Jack Twyman; Kiki Vandeweghe; Gary Vitti; Chris Wallace; Donnie Walsh; Bob Warner; Hakim Warrick; Van Weinberg; Barbara West; Charles West; David West (Jerry West's eldest son); Jonnie West; Karen West; Karen Comfort West (Jerry's niece); Kim West; Mark West; Michael West; Ryan West; Jamaal Wilkes; Matt Winick; John Wooden; and James Worthy.","To find transcripts for interviews with a specific interviewee, please see the reading guide in box 38, folder 1, which lists the name of the interviewee, the alphanumeric code of the interview, and sometimes the interview subject.","This series includes handwritten and typescript notes, correspondence, and other material pertaining to the book West by West: My Charmed, Tormented Life, by Jerry West and Jonathan Coleman. Subjects include Coleman's research for the book, interviews Coleman conducted, the process of assembling and finishing the book, and Joseph Campbell's The Hero with a Thousand Faces.","This addendum includes ninety-six Jerry West basketball cards and one card with an image of Jerry West and a penny in it, collected by the WVRHC. The cards cover his high school school basketball days through his days as a general manager.","This series consists of eighteen publications containing material regarding Jerry West; these items have been organized chronologically.","Two items from this series have been separated to Series 11, box 32, folder 5.","Dell Sports Basketball Vol. 1, No. 12 (February 1960)","Basketball Yearbook (1960)","Basketball Vol. 1, No. 11 (1963)","Sports Illustrated (February 8, 1965)","Sport (March 1965)","Official National Basketball Association Guide (1965-66)","Complete Sports 6th Annual Basketball (1965-66)","Dell Sports No. 48 (January, 1966) [two copies]","Sports Review's Basketball (1967-68)","Sport (March 1969)","Official National Basketball Association Guide (1968-69)","Sports Today (March 1970)","Sport (March 1970)","Sports Scene (March 1971)","Southern California Golf and Lifestyle (2009)","Sports Illustrated: 75 Years of the NCAA Tournament (March 6, 2013)","Two letters separated to A\u0026M 435, Rare Signatures: one from Ronald Reagan to West, 1987; one from Earvin \"Magic\" Johnson to West, 1991.","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","Papers of basketball icon Jerry West and research papers of author Jonathan Coleman for his collaboration on the autobiography of West. Jerry West, born in Chelyan, West Virginia in 1938, played basketball for West Virginia University (WVU) and rose to fame as a player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) before turning to basketball coaching and management. The collection includes materials that West loaned to Coleman for use in co-authoring the book West by West: My Charmed, Tormented Life, as well as Coleman's book drafts, various materials he collected for background research, interviews he conducted for the book, and his research notes. Formats include correspondence, ephemera, typescript and printed book draft manuscripts, clippings, printed material, photographs, video and audio recordings on various media, artifacts, scrapbooks, and digital files, among other materials. Subjects include West's time at East Bank High School; his college recruitment and basketball career at WVU; his employment with the Lakers; the West by West book; West's career as a basketball coach for the Lakers and manager for the Memphis Grizzlies; his family life; events honoring West; various individuals, including Chick Hearn, Rodney \"Hot Rod\" Hundley, Ann Dinardi, Jerry's brother David West, and the West and Creasey families; and other subjects. See the Scope and Content Note for more details. For more information on Jerry West, see the Historical Note.","West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. 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He was born in Chelyan, WV to Cecil Sue West and Howard Stewart West. His brother David died in the Korean War.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e  West played basketball at East Bank High School, excelling enough to be invited to an all-star game in 1956. He then attended WVU, where he boarded in the house of Ann Dinardi and played for the basketball team under Coach Fred Schaus, earning a number of honors and awards.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e  After graduating in 1960, he began a very successful 14-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, and co-captained the 1960 U.S. Olympic gold medal team in Rome. His nicknames include \"Mr. Clutch,\" for his ability to make big plays in clutch situations; \"The Logo,\" in reference to his silhouette being used in the NBA logo; and \"Zeke from Cabin Creek,\" for the creek near his birthplace of Chelyan, West Virginia. West married his college sweetheart, Martha Jane Kane, in 1960. They had three sons, David, Michael, and Mark, before divorcing in 1976 or 1977. He married Karen Christine Bua in 1978, and they had two sons, Ryan and Jonnie.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e  After his playing career, West was head coach of the Lakers from 1976-1979. He then worked as a player-scout for three years, and was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1980. He became general manager of the Lakers in 1982, and served as general manager of the Memphis Grizzlies from 2002-2007.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical"],"bioghist_tesim":["Jerry Alan West (born May 28, 1938) is a retired basketball player who played his entire professional career for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA before turning to coaching and management. He was born in Chelyan, WV to Cecil Sue West and Howard Stewart West. His brother David died in the Korean War.","West played basketball at East Bank High School, excelling enough to be invited to an all-star game in 1956. He then attended WVU, where he boarded in the house of Ann Dinardi and played for the basketball team under Coach Fred Schaus, earning a number of honors and awards.","After graduating in 1960, he began a very successful 14-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, and co-captained the 1960 U.S. Olympic gold medal team in Rome. His nicknames include \"Mr. Clutch,\" for his ability to make big plays in clutch situations; \"The Logo,\" in reference to his silhouette being used in the NBA logo; and \"Zeke from Cabin Creek,\" for the creek near his birthplace of Chelyan, West Virginia. West married his college sweetheart, Martha Jane Kane, in 1960. They had three sons, David, Michael, and Mark, before divorcing in 1976 or 1977. He married Karen Christine Bua in 1978, and they had two sons, Ryan and Jonnie.","After his playing career, West was head coach of the Lakers from 1976-1979. He then worked as a player-scout for three years, and was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1980. He became general manager of the Lakers in 1982, and served as general manager of the Memphis Grizzlies from 2002-2007."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Jerry West Papers, A\u0026amp;M 3884, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"prefercite_tesim":["[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Jerry West Papers, A\u0026M 3884, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers of basketball icon Jerry West and research papers of author Jonathan Coleman for his collaboration on the autobiography of West. Jerry West (born 1938), born in Chelyan, West Virginia, played basketball for West Virginia University (WVU) and rose to fame as a player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) before turning to basketball coaching and management. The collection includes materials that West loaned to Coleman for use in co-authoring the book \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eWest by West: My Charmed, Tormented Life\u003c/emph\u003e, as well as Coleman's book drafts, various materials he collected for background research, interviews he conducted for the book, and his research notes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e  Formats include correspondence, ephemera, typescript and printed book draft manuscripts, clippings, printed material, photographs, video and audio recordings on various media, artifacts, scrapbooks, and digital files, among other materials.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e  Subjects include West's time at East Bank High School; his college recruitment and basketball career at WVU; his employment with the Lakers; the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eWest by West\u003c/emph\u003e book; West's career as a basketball coach for the Lakers and manager for the Memphis Grizzlies; his family life; events honoring West; various individuals, including Chick Hearn, Rodney \"Hot Rod\" Hundley, Ann Dinardi, Jerry's brother David West, and the West and Creasey families; and other subjects.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e  For more information on Jerry West, see the Historical Note.\u003c/p\u003e  ","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes typescript and handwritten letters (some original, some facsimiles), as well as related documents, such as press releases, awards, and other materials. Subjects include West's college recruitment, all-star games, his college career, his employment with the Lakers, and Jonathan Coleman's research into West for their book. Correspondents include Edgar (Eddie) Barrett, Publicity Director of WVU Athletic Department; various members of West's family; Ronald Reagan; Earvin \"Magic\" Johnson; Barbara and Fred Schaus; and more. Noteworthy items include letters regarding West's recruitment to WVU (1955-1956), letters regarding the attempt to replace many of West's trophies after a fire in the West family home (1962-1963), and a Notification of Birth Registration for Jerry West (1938). Additional correspondence can be found in series 12, Digital Files--Other.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes Notification of Birth Registration for Jerry West [1938], \"Key Speech\" from East Bank High School with Jerry's annotations [ca. 1956]; typescript about Class Night when Jerry was at East Bank High School [undated]; West's handwritten roster for the \"Dream Team\" [referenced in West by West chapter 12] as well as a handwritten list of those he considered undervalued and underappreciated [undated]; Rough draft of Jerry's speech for Dr. Robert Kerlan's funeral [undated]; a poem about Jerry West by Fred C. Savage [undated]; a handwritten biographical sketch about Jerry written by family member, possibly for a publication or journalistic organization; typescript and printed biographical material about Jerry [1994, undated]; and other items\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes event programs, handbills, sympathy cards, and more. Subjects include Jerry West Station, the Jerry West WVU Statue Unveiling, and others. Highlights include a birth announcement of Jonathan Joseph \"Jonnie\" West (1988) and Jerry West's signed Forum ID card (1960).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes multiple drafts of \u003cemph\u003eWest by West: My Charmed, Tormented Life\u003c/emph\u003e, by Jerry West and Jonathan Coleman, correspondence about the book, and facsimiles of photos considered for inclusion in the book. Drafts are either typescript or printed, and include the original book proposal, various drafts with annotations from both Jerry West and Jonathan Coleman, the copy edited manuscript with the authors' responses, and various stages of page proofs; here, \"manuscript\" refers to authors' drafts to be submitted for publication. Additional materials about the book and its promotion can be found in Series 12, Digital Files--Other.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes original and facsimile clippings from newspapers and magazines, as well as printed articles from news websites, copies of book pages, and more. (Similar types of material can also be found in Series 5, Printed Material.) Included is an extensive selection of facsimile clippings from WVU's student newspaper, the \u003cemph\u003eDaily Athenaeum\u003c/emph\u003e, related to Jerry West's career at WVU. Other subjects include West Virginia history, Chelyan/Cabin Creek from the Korean War era, WVU basketball, Chick and Marge Hearn, West's career as a basketball player and coach, West's gifts to WVU, his son Mark, Rodney \"Hot Rod\" Hundley, 1950s basketball in general, and other subjects. Also includes an article from the \u003cemph\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c/emph\u003e titled \"It's the Demography, Stupid\" with West's hand annotations. Digital scans of clippings can be found in Series 12, Digital Files--Other.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes books, programs, magazines, and other material. Content is sorted roughly into chronological order. Subjects include East Bank High School, WVU sports during Jerry West's time at the university, the Los Angeles Lakers, events honoring West, and more. Highlights include basketball game and tournament programs from 1956-1971.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes typescripts, correspondence, clippings, and other material. Subjects include Ann Dinardi, David West, and the West and Creasey families. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Ann Dinardi (1906-2003), a 1931 graduate of the WVU School of Pharmacy and Order of Vandalia awardee, provided housing to many WVU basketball players, including Rod \"Hot Rod\" Hundley and Jerry West. Material about her includes mostly clippings regarding her life and impact, with some correspondence and biographical information (1997-2004, undated, includes facsimiles). \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e David West (1929-1951), Jerry's brother, served as a sergeant in the Korean War. His material includes letters written to his family during his military service (1950-1951), as well as additional correspondence and clippings (1951-1954, undated, includes facsimiles). \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e West and Creasey family material includes mainly obituaries and genealogical information (1960-2007, undated).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes facsimile and original photographs, with some photo postcards and negatives.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Box 12, folder 1 contains a booklet of facsimile photos of Jerry West and others, dating from the 1950s thru 2000s; some photos are identified in annotations by West's wife Karen. Box 12, folders 2-17 contain mostly facsimiles (with a few originals) of almost all of the photos included in the booklet. For the scans used to compile this booklet, see Series 12, Digital Files--Photographs. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e The rest of the series includes mostly original photos, divided between black and white or color medium, then further divided into the following categories:  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Jerry West Playing Basketball (publicity shots of Jerry in uniform as well as action shots),\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003ePhotos of or including Jerry West,\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003ePhotos of Others (including family),\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003ePhotos with Correspondence, and\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eTwo special topics: Jerry West Boulevard Renaming Ceremony and the Korean War Memorial.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e For additional photos, see Series 9, Artifacts; Series 11, Oversize; and Series 12, Digital Files--Photographs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes mini DV tapes, MP 120 video cassettes, DVDs, and CDs. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eSubjects of the videos include West family events and vacations, West's basketball career in college and in the NBA, and special events he attended. Some of the videos may be original; others are copies from TV programs on which West appeared or was referenced. Some of the video content dates back to the 1950s. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eThe three mini DV tapes in box 14 and the discs in box 15 have been digitized. The eight MP 120 video cassette tapes in box 14 and the discs in boxes 16 and 17 are not yet digitized. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eFive discs in box 17 contain the audiobook version of \u003cemph\u003eWest by West\u003c/emph\u003e, in which Jerry narrates the prologue and dedication, and his son Ryan narrates the rest. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003eDigitized content from this series, as well as additional digital audiovisual content, can be found in Series 12, Digital Files and Series 13, Digital Files--Interviews.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes various artifacts: a framed poem about Jerry West by Alex Omalev (1990); a framed color photo of West with wife Martha Jane and three sons (ca. 1970s); an oval colorized tintype or family photo engraved on metal plate, depicting two young children (undated); a stamp of West's signature (undated); a brass belt buckle (undated); two strips of fabric with words \"NOEL\" and one with \"U.S. ARMY\" (undated); an inspirational magnet (undated); and two replicas of West's basketball jerseys from WVU and his time with the Lakers (ca. 2016).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes nineteen scrapbooks. Scrapbooks include mostly clippings, as well as photographs, printed material, correspondence, typescripts, speech notes, broadside, and other material. Printed material includes published guides, magazines, basketball schedules, and other material. Some scrapbooks include handwritten and typed annotations. The main subject of the scrapbooks is West's basketball playing career, spanning his time with East Bank High School, the WVU Mountaineers, and the LA Lakers. Special events highlighted include the 1960 Olympics, the Lakers 21st annual All-Star game, and the Lakers championship games.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e For a scrapbook about Jerry West Night in 1971, see Series 12, Digital Files--Scrapbook.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes clippings, photographs, award certificates, printed material, and ephemera. Clippings mainly relate to West's basketball career. Photos include West family photos, portraits of Jerry, and aerial shots of houses. Noteworthy items include material related to East Bank High School and West's time there (clippings, student publications, and an ink sketch of the building; 1951-1956, 1998) and Jantzen advertisements featuring Jerry West (ca. 1965-1967).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSouth Bay Daily Breeze Family Weekly (January 16, 1972)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBasketball: America's Most Complete Basketball Paper (January 25, 1973)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series contains 4 subseries: \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Digital Files--Scrapbook; 2013 (includes facsimiles); digital files on server\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Digital Files--Photographs; ca. 2008-2013 (includes facsimiles); digital files on server\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Digital Files--Audiovisual Material; 2011-2013 (includes facsimiles); box 37 and digital files on server\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Digital Files--Other; ca. 2013 (includes facsimiles); box 37 and digital files on server\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Please note, box 37 is restricted, but the files contained on the media in box 37 are available to patrons upon request.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries contains 117 TIF files. The files are scans of items from a scrapbook about Jerry West Night, March 19, 1971. Scanned items include photographs, stationery, correspondence, printed material, clippings, and a signed \"Testimony of Appreciation\" from West's Lakers teammates. Correspondence, which makes up most of the content, includes a telegram and congratulatory letters from fans, other NBA teams, and political figures such as Ronald Reagan. The original content dates from ca. 1970-1973. Additional scrapbooks can be found in Series 10, Scrapbooks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries includes mostly TIF and JPG image files, as well as PDF and other files. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Included are digital versions of the booklet of facsimile photos of Jerry West and others (2012; for printed booklet with annotations, see Series 7, Photographs, box 12, folder 1), as well as TIF files of the scanned photos used in the booklet and TIF files of scanned photos not included in the booklet (2012-2013; content dates from ca. 1950s-2000s). \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Also included are JPG files of photos taken at a \u003cemph\u003eWest by West\u003c/emph\u003e book signing event, titled \"92nd Street Y\" (2013); additional photos of Jerry West, old family photos, Jonathan Coleman, and scans of West-related items (ca. 2008-2013; content of the photos dates from ca. 1910s-2000s); and other subjects. Additional photos can be found in series 7, Photographs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries includes still image, video, and other digital files, as well as a hard drive. Included are still image and video files of an interview with Jerry West and Jonathan Coleman regarding their collaboration on \u003cemph\u003eWest by West\u003c/emph\u003e; three MP4 files of the Mini DV tapes in Series 8, Audiovisual Material, box 14; and 39 MP4 files of the 37 DVDs in Series 8, Audiovisual Material, box 15; and the hard drive on which the interview files were found. Subjects of the MP4 files include West family events and vacations, West's basketball career in college and in the NBA, and special events West attended. Some of the MP4 content may be copies from TV programs on which West appeared or was referenced. Some of the MP4 content dates back to the 1950s. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e For digital audio recordings of interviews conducted as part of the research for \u003cemph\u003eWest by West\u003c/emph\u003e, see Series 13, Digital Files--Interviews.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subseries includes PDF files and Microsoft Word files as well as the black USB drive on which they were found (additional files from this USB drive can be found in the Digital Files--Photographs subseries). The digital files pertain to Jerry West and his career; they include biographical and genealogical material, correspondence, news clippings, speeches, and materials related to \u003cemph\u003eWest by West\u003c/emph\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes a portable recorder and WMA audio files of interviews conducted by Jonathan Coleman as part of his research for \u003cemph\u003eWest by West\u003c/emph\u003e. Paper copy transcripts of many of the interviews can be found in Series 14, Transcripts of Interviews; a Reading Guide (in box 38, folder 1) correlates the alphanumeric codes assigned to the paper copies to the corresponding interviewee names, as well as the titles of corresponding audio files. According to Coleman, the audio recordings of the interviews should be the final authority in terms of accuracy, rather than the transcripts. Corrections in the printed transcripts were made as time allowed, but eight transcribers in all were involved in the project.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes typed transcripts of the interviews Jonathan Coleman conducted as part of his research for \u003ctitle\u003eWest by West\u003c/title\u003e. Most interviews are with Jerry West; other interviewees include: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar; Willie Akers; Al Attles; Mitchell Andersons; John Antonik; Emily Barker; Tony Barone, Jr.; Tony Barone, Sr.; Gene Bartow; Elgin Baylor; Mary Belton; Bill Bertka; John Black; Hannah Bowman, her husband Tommy Bowman and her grandson Hunter Bowman; Senator Bill Bradley; Jim Brown; Joe Bua; Susan Bua; Jeanie Buss; Dr. Jerry Buss; Geoff Calkins; Dyan Cannon; Cedric Ceballos; Charlie Chico; Jim Cleamons; Jerry Colangelo; Gary Colson; Michael Cooper; Mike Curtis; Adrian Dantley; Marty Danzig; Ruth Danzig; Dana Davis; Julie Dawson; Sylvester (Si) Dinardi; Keith Erickson; Dan Fegan; Rick Fox; Walt \"Clyde\" Frazier; Bobby Freedman; Rudy Gay; Laura Glankler; Gail Goodrich; Dave Griffin; Ronnie Grisanti; A.C. Green; Willie Gregory; Don Hagr (?); Del Harris; John Havlicek; Tommie Hawkins; Marge Hearn; Tom Heinsohn; Michael Heisley; Mayor Willie Herenton; Jim Hill; Taylor Hill; Barron Hilton; Lionel Hollins; Pitt Hyde; Phil Jackson; Steve Jackson; Earvin \"Magic\" Johnson; Dahntay Jones; Ken Jones; Michael Jordan; Jim Justice; Romeo Khazen; Mitch Kupchak; Ronnie Lester; Barbara Lewis; Mary Lou Liebich; Tim Leiweke; Bill Lucchesi; Bob McAdoo; Joan McLaughlin; Jim McLean; Dr. Jimmie Mancell; David \"Teeny Weenie\" Miller; Jane West Montgomery; Lee Moore; Wistar Murray; Jack Nicholson; Patricia Noel and Billy Noel (Jerry West's sister and nephew); Micki Nolan; Shaquille O'Neal; Frank O'Neill; Jim Perzik; Randy Pfund; Dana Pump; Buddy Quertinmont (Jules Herbert); Kurt Rambis; Glen Rice; Pat Riley; Oscar Robertson; Lon Rosen; Claire Rothman; Bill Russell; Fred Schaus; Barbara Schaus; Earl Schultz; Karen Schultz; Byron Scott; Brian Shaw; Adrian Smith; Joe Smith; Sonny Smith; Wendy Smith; Zelda Spoelstra; Bob Steiner; David Stern; Monte Stewart; Bill Strickland; Charles Sweeney; Arn Tellem; Nancy Tellem; Mychal Thompson; Rod Thorn; Ron Tillery; Gene \"Bumper\" Tormohlen; Jack Twyman; Kiki Vandeweghe; Gary Vitti; Chris Wallace; Donnie Walsh; Bob Warner; Hakim Warrick; Van Weinberg; Barbara West; Charles West; David West (Jerry West's eldest son); Jonnie West; Karen West; Karen Comfort West (Jerry's niece); Kim West; Mark West; Michael West; Ryan West; Jamaal Wilkes; Matt Winick; John Wooden; and James Worthy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTo find transcripts for interviews with a specific interviewee, please see the reading guide in box 38, folder 1, which lists the name of the interviewee, the alphanumeric code of the interview, and sometimes the interview subject.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes handwritten and typescript notes, correspondence, and other material pertaining to the book \u003cemph\u003eWest by West: My Charmed, Tormented Life\u003c/emph\u003e, by Jerry West and Jonathan Coleman. Subjects include Coleman's research for the book, interviews Coleman conducted, the process of assembling and finishing the book, and Joseph Campbell's \u003cemph\u003eThe Hero with a Thousand Faces\u003c/emph\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis addendum includes ninety-six Jerry West basketball cards and one card with an image of Jerry West and a penny in it, collected by the WVRHC. The cards cover his high school school basketball days through his days as a general manager.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series consists of eighteen publications containing material regarding Jerry West; these items have been organized chronologically.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo items from this series have been separated to Series 11, box 32, folder 5. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDell Sports Basketball Vol. 1, No. 12 (February 1960)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBasketball Yearbook (1960)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBasketball Vol. 1, No. 11 (1963)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSports Illustrated (February 8, 1965)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSport (March 1965)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOfficial National Basketball Association Guide (1965-66) \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eComplete Sports 6th Annual Basketball (1965-66)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDell Sports No. 48 (January, 1966) [two copies]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSports Review's Basketball (1967-68)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSport (March 1969)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOfficial National Basketball Association Guide (1968-69)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSports Today (March 1970) \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSport (March 1970)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSports Scene (March 1971)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSouthern California Golf and Lifestyle (2009) \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSports Illustrated: 75 Years of the NCAA Tournament (March 6, 2013)\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Papers of basketball icon Jerry West and research papers of author Jonathan Coleman for his collaboration on the autobiography of West. Jerry West (born 1938), born in Chelyan, West Virginia, played basketball for West Virginia University (WVU) and rose to fame as a player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) before turning to basketball coaching and management. The collection includes materials that West loaned to Coleman for use in co-authoring the book West by West: My Charmed, Tormented Life, as well as Coleman's book drafts, various materials he collected for background research, interviews he conducted for the book, and his research notes.","Formats include correspondence, ephemera, typescript and printed book draft manuscripts, clippings, printed material, photographs, video and audio recordings on various media, artifacts, scrapbooks, and digital files, among other materials.","Subjects include West's time at East Bank High School; his college recruitment and basketball career at WVU; his employment with the Lakers; the West by West book; West's career as a basketball coach for the Lakers and manager for the Memphis Grizzlies; his family life; events honoring West; various individuals, including Chick Hearn, Rodney \"Hot Rod\" Hundley, Ann Dinardi, Jerry's brother David West, and the West and Creasey families; and other subjects.","For more information on Jerry West, see the Historical Note.","This series includes typescript and handwritten letters (some original, some facsimiles), as well as related documents, such as press releases, awards, and other materials. Subjects include West's college recruitment, all-star games, his college career, his employment with the Lakers, and Jonathan Coleman's research into West for their book. Correspondents include Edgar (Eddie) Barrett, Publicity Director of WVU Athletic Department; various members of West's family; Ronald Reagan; Earvin \"Magic\" Johnson; Barbara and Fred Schaus; and more. Noteworthy items include letters regarding West's recruitment to WVU (1955-1956), letters regarding the attempt to replace many of West's trophies after a fire in the West family home (1962-1963), and a Notification of Birth Registration for Jerry West (1938). Additional correspondence can be found in series 12, Digital Files--Other.","Includes Notification of Birth Registration for Jerry West [1938], \"Key Speech\" from East Bank High School with Jerry's annotations [ca. 1956]; typescript about Class Night when Jerry was at East Bank High School [undated]; West's handwritten roster for the \"Dream Team\" [referenced in West by West chapter 12] as well as a handwritten list of those he considered undervalued and underappreciated [undated]; Rough draft of Jerry's speech for Dr. Robert Kerlan's funeral [undated]; a poem about Jerry West by Fred C. Savage [undated]; a handwritten biographical sketch about Jerry written by family member, possibly for a publication or journalistic organization; typescript and printed biographical material about Jerry [1994, undated]; and other items","This series includes event programs, handbills, sympathy cards, and more. Subjects include Jerry West Station, the Jerry West WVU Statue Unveiling, and others. Highlights include a birth announcement of Jonathan Joseph \"Jonnie\" West (1988) and Jerry West's signed Forum ID card (1960).","This series includes multiple drafts of West by West: My Charmed, Tormented Life, by Jerry West and Jonathan Coleman, correspondence about the book, and facsimiles of photos considered for inclusion in the book. Drafts are either typescript or printed, and include the original book proposal, various drafts with annotations from both Jerry West and Jonathan Coleman, the copy edited manuscript with the authors' responses, and various stages of page proofs; here, \"manuscript\" refers to authors' drafts to be submitted for publication. Additional materials about the book and its promotion can be found in Series 12, Digital Files--Other.","This series includes original and facsimile clippings from newspapers and magazines, as well as printed articles from news websites, copies of book pages, and more. (Similar types of material can also be found in Series 5, Printed Material.) Included is an extensive selection of facsimile clippings from WVU's student newspaper, the Daily Athenaeum, related to Jerry West's career at WVU. Other subjects include West Virginia history, Chelyan/Cabin Creek from the Korean War era, WVU basketball, Chick and Marge Hearn, West's career as a basketball player and coach, West's gifts to WVU, his son Mark, Rodney \"Hot Rod\" Hundley, 1950s basketball in general, and other subjects. Also includes an article from the Wall Street Journal titled \"It's the Demography, Stupid\" with West's hand annotations. Digital scans of clippings can be found in Series 12, Digital Files--Other.","This series includes books, programs, magazines, and other material. Content is sorted roughly into chronological order. Subjects include East Bank High School, WVU sports during Jerry West's time at the university, the Los Angeles Lakers, events honoring West, and more. Highlights include basketball game and tournament programs from 1956-1971.","This series includes typescripts, correspondence, clippings, and other material. Subjects include Ann Dinardi, David West, and the West and Creasey families.","Ann Dinardi (1906-2003), a 1931 graduate of the WVU School of Pharmacy and Order of Vandalia awardee, provided housing to many WVU basketball players, including Rod \"Hot Rod\" Hundley and Jerry West. Material about her includes mostly clippings regarding her life and impact, with some correspondence and biographical information (1997-2004, undated, includes facsimiles).","David West (1929-1951), Jerry's brother, served as a sergeant in the Korean War. His material includes letters written to his family during his military service (1950-1951), as well as additional correspondence and clippings (1951-1954, undated, includes facsimiles).","West and Creasey family material includes mainly obituaries and genealogical information (1960-2007, undated).","This series includes facsimile and original photographs, with some photo postcards and negatives.","Box 12, folder 1 contains a booklet of facsimile photos of Jerry West and others, dating from the 1950s thru 2000s; some photos are identified in annotations by West's wife Karen. Box 12, folders 2-17 contain mostly facsimiles (with a few originals) of almost all of the photos included in the booklet. For the scans used to compile this booklet, see Series 12, Digital Files--Photographs.","The rest of the series includes mostly original photos, divided between black and white or color medium, then further divided into the following categories:","Jerry West Playing Basketball (publicity shots of Jerry in uniform as well as action shots),Photos of or including Jerry West,Photos of Others (including family),Photos with Correspondence, andTwo special topics: Jerry West Boulevard Renaming Ceremony and the Korean War Memorial.","For additional photos, see Series 9, Artifacts; Series 11, Oversize; and Series 12, Digital Files--Photographs.","This series includes mini DV tapes, MP 120 video cassettes, DVDs, and CDs. Subjects of the videos include West family events and vacations, West's basketball career in college and in the NBA, and special events he attended. Some of the videos may be original; others are copies from TV programs on which West appeared or was referenced. Some of the video content dates back to the 1950s. The three mini DV tapes in box 14 and the discs in box 15 have been digitized. The eight MP 120 video cassette tapes in box 14 and the discs in boxes 16 and 17 are not yet digitized. Five discs in box 17 contain the audiobook version of West by West, in which Jerry narrates the prologue and dedication, and his son Ryan narrates the rest. Digitized content from this series, as well as additional digital audiovisual content, can be found in Series 12, Digital Files and Series 13, Digital Files--Interviews.","This series includes various artifacts: a framed poem about Jerry West by Alex Omalev (1990); a framed color photo of West with wife Martha Jane and three sons (ca. 1970s); an oval colorized tintype or family photo engraved on metal plate, depicting two young children (undated); a stamp of West's signature (undated); a brass belt buckle (undated); two strips of fabric with words \"NOEL\" and one with \"U.S. ARMY\" (undated); an inspirational magnet (undated); and two replicas of West's basketball jerseys from WVU and his time with the Lakers (ca. 2016).","This series includes nineteen scrapbooks. Scrapbooks include mostly clippings, as well as photographs, printed material, correspondence, typescripts, speech notes, broadside, and other material. Printed material includes published guides, magazines, basketball schedules, and other material. Some scrapbooks include handwritten and typed annotations. The main subject of the scrapbooks is West's basketball playing career, spanning his time with East Bank High School, the WVU Mountaineers, and the LA Lakers. Special events highlighted include the 1960 Olympics, the Lakers 21st annual All-Star game, and the Lakers championship games.","For a scrapbook about Jerry West Night in 1971, see Series 12, Digital Files--Scrapbook.","This series includes clippings, photographs, award certificates, printed material, and ephemera. Clippings mainly relate to West's basketball career. Photos include West family photos, portraits of Jerry, and aerial shots of houses. Noteworthy items include material related to East Bank High School and West's time there (clippings, student publications, and an ink sketch of the building; 1951-1956, 1998) and Jantzen advertisements featuring Jerry West (ca. 1965-1967).","South Bay Daily Breeze Family Weekly (January 16, 1972)","Basketball: America's Most Complete Basketball Paper (January 25, 1973)","This series contains 4 subseries:","Digital Files--Scrapbook; 2013 (includes facsimiles); digital files on server","Digital Files--Photographs; ca. 2008-2013 (includes facsimiles); digital files on server","Digital Files--Audiovisual Material; 2011-2013 (includes facsimiles); box 37 and digital files on server","Digital Files--Other; ca. 2013 (includes facsimiles); box 37 and digital files on server","Please note, box 37 is restricted, but the files contained on the media in box 37 are available to patrons upon request.","This subseries contains 117 TIF files. The files are scans of items from a scrapbook about Jerry West Night, March 19, 1971. Scanned items include photographs, stationery, correspondence, printed material, clippings, and a signed \"Testimony of Appreciation\" from West's Lakers teammates. Correspondence, which makes up most of the content, includes a telegram and congratulatory letters from fans, other NBA teams, and political figures such as Ronald Reagan. The original content dates from ca. 1970-1973. Additional scrapbooks can be found in Series 10, Scrapbooks.","This subseries includes mostly TIF and JPG image files, as well as PDF and other files.","Included are digital versions of the booklet of facsimile photos of Jerry West and others (2012; for printed booklet with annotations, see Series 7, Photographs, box 12, folder 1), as well as TIF files of the scanned photos used in the booklet and TIF files of scanned photos not included in the booklet (2012-2013; content dates from ca. 1950s-2000s).","Also included are JPG files of photos taken at a West by West book signing event, titled \"92nd Street Y\" (2013); additional photos of Jerry West, old family photos, Jonathan Coleman, and scans of West-related items (ca. 2008-2013; content of the photos dates from ca. 1910s-2000s); and other subjects. Additional photos can be found in series 7, Photographs.","This subseries includes still image, video, and other digital files, as well as a hard drive. Included are still image and video files of an interview with Jerry West and Jonathan Coleman regarding their collaboration on West by West; three MP4 files of the Mini DV tapes in Series 8, Audiovisual Material, box 14; and 39 MP4 files of the 37 DVDs in Series 8, Audiovisual Material, box 15; and the hard drive on which the interview files were found. Subjects of the MP4 files include West family events and vacations, West's basketball career in college and in the NBA, and special events West attended. Some of the MP4 content may be copies from TV programs on which West appeared or was referenced. Some of the MP4 content dates back to the 1950s.","For digital audio recordings of interviews conducted as part of the research for West by West, see Series 13, Digital Files--Interviews.","This subseries includes PDF files and Microsoft Word files as well as the black USB drive on which they were found (additional files from this USB drive can be found in the Digital Files--Photographs subseries). The digital files pertain to Jerry West and his career; they include biographical and genealogical material, correspondence, news clippings, speeches, and materials related to West by West.","This series includes a portable recorder and WMA audio files of interviews conducted by Jonathan Coleman as part of his research for West by West. Paper copy transcripts of many of the interviews can be found in Series 14, Transcripts of Interviews; a Reading Guide (in box 38, folder 1) correlates the alphanumeric codes assigned to the paper copies to the corresponding interviewee names, as well as the titles of corresponding audio files. According to Coleman, the audio recordings of the interviews should be the final authority in terms of accuracy, rather than the transcripts. Corrections in the printed transcripts were made as time allowed, but eight transcribers in all were involved in the project.","This series includes typed transcripts of the interviews Jonathan Coleman conducted as part of his research for West by West. Most interviews are with Jerry West; other interviewees include: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar; Willie Akers; Al Attles; Mitchell Andersons; John Antonik; Emily Barker; Tony Barone, Jr.; Tony Barone, Sr.; Gene Bartow; Elgin Baylor; Mary Belton; Bill Bertka; John Black; Hannah Bowman, her husband Tommy Bowman and her grandson Hunter Bowman; Senator Bill Bradley; Jim Brown; Joe Bua; Susan Bua; Jeanie Buss; Dr. Jerry Buss; Geoff Calkins; Dyan Cannon; Cedric Ceballos; Charlie Chico; Jim Cleamons; Jerry Colangelo; Gary Colson; Michael Cooper; Mike Curtis; Adrian Dantley; Marty Danzig; Ruth Danzig; Dana Davis; Julie Dawson; Sylvester (Si) Dinardi; Keith Erickson; Dan Fegan; Rick Fox; Walt \"Clyde\" Frazier; Bobby Freedman; Rudy Gay; Laura Glankler; Gail Goodrich; Dave Griffin; Ronnie Grisanti; A.C. Green; Willie Gregory; Don Hagr (?); Del Harris; John Havlicek; Tommie Hawkins; Marge Hearn; Tom Heinsohn; Michael Heisley; Mayor Willie Herenton; Jim Hill; Taylor Hill; Barron Hilton; Lionel Hollins; Pitt Hyde; Phil Jackson; Steve Jackson; Earvin \"Magic\" Johnson; Dahntay Jones; Ken Jones; Michael Jordan; Jim Justice; Romeo Khazen; Mitch Kupchak; Ronnie Lester; Barbara Lewis; Mary Lou Liebich; Tim Leiweke; Bill Lucchesi; Bob McAdoo; Joan McLaughlin; Jim McLean; Dr. Jimmie Mancell; David \"Teeny Weenie\" Miller; Jane West Montgomery; Lee Moore; Wistar Murray; Jack Nicholson; Patricia Noel and Billy Noel (Jerry West's sister and nephew); Micki Nolan; Shaquille O'Neal; Frank O'Neill; Jim Perzik; Randy Pfund; Dana Pump; Buddy Quertinmont (Jules Herbert); Kurt Rambis; Glen Rice; Pat Riley; Oscar Robertson; Lon Rosen; Claire Rothman; Bill Russell; Fred Schaus; Barbara Schaus; Earl Schultz; Karen Schultz; Byron Scott; Brian Shaw; Adrian Smith; Joe Smith; Sonny Smith; Wendy Smith; Zelda Spoelstra; Bob Steiner; David Stern; Monte Stewart; Bill Strickland; Charles Sweeney; Arn Tellem; Nancy Tellem; Mychal Thompson; Rod Thorn; Ron Tillery; Gene \"Bumper\" Tormohlen; Jack Twyman; Kiki Vandeweghe; Gary Vitti; Chris Wallace; Donnie Walsh; Bob Warner; Hakim Warrick; Van Weinberg; Barbara West; Charles West; David West (Jerry West's eldest son); Jonnie West; Karen West; Karen Comfort West (Jerry's niece); Kim West; Mark West; Michael West; Ryan West; Jamaal Wilkes; Matt Winick; John Wooden; and James Worthy.","To find transcripts for interviews with a specific interviewee, please see the reading guide in box 38, folder 1, which lists the name of the interviewee, the alphanumeric code of the interview, and sometimes the interview subject.","This series includes handwritten and typescript notes, correspondence, and other material pertaining to the book West by West: My Charmed, Tormented Life, by Jerry West and Jonathan Coleman. Subjects include Coleman's research for the book, interviews Coleman conducted, the process of assembling and finishing the book, and Joseph Campbell's The Hero with a Thousand Faces.","This addendum includes ninety-six Jerry West basketball cards and one card with an image of Jerry West and a penny in it, collected by the WVRHC. The cards cover his high school school basketball days through his days as a general manager.","This series consists of eighteen publications containing material regarding Jerry West; these items have been organized chronologically.","Two items from this series have been separated to Series 11, box 32, folder 5.","Dell Sports Basketball Vol. 1, No. 12 (February 1960)","Basketball Yearbook (1960)","Basketball Vol. 1, No. 11 (1963)","Sports Illustrated (February 8, 1965)","Sport (March 1965)","Official National Basketball Association Guide (1965-66)","Complete Sports 6th Annual Basketball (1965-66)","Dell Sports No. 48 (January, 1966) [two copies]","Sports Review's Basketball (1967-68)","Sport (March 1969)","Official National Basketball Association Guide (1968-69)","Sports Today (March 1970)","Sport (March 1970)","Sports Scene (March 1971)","Southern California Golf and Lifestyle (2009)","Sports Illustrated: 75 Years of the NCAA Tournament (March 6, 2013)"],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eTwo letters separated to A\u0026amp;M 435, Rare Signatures: one from Ronald Reagan to West, 1987; one from Earvin \"Magic\" Johnson to West, 1991.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Materials"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["Two letters separated to A\u0026M 435, Rare Signatures: one from Ronald Reagan to West, 1987; one from Earvin \"Magic\" Johnson to West, 1991."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_991a873191d208826d27ddc92d55b845\"\u003ePapers of basketball icon Jerry West and research papers of author Jonathan Coleman for his collaboration on the autobiography of West. Jerry West, born in Chelyan, West Virginia in 1938, played basketball for West Virginia University (WVU) and rose to fame as a player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) before turning to basketball coaching and management. The collection includes materials that West loaned to Coleman for use in co-authoring the book \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eWest by West: My Charmed, Tormented Life\u003c/emph\u003e, as well as Coleman's book drafts, various materials he collected for background research, interviews he conducted for the book, and his research notes. Formats include correspondence, ephemera, typescript and printed book draft manuscripts, clippings, printed material, photographs, video and audio recordings on various media, artifacts, scrapbooks, and digital files, among other materials. Subjects include West's time at East Bank High School; his college recruitment and basketball career at WVU; his employment with the Lakers; the \u003ctitle\u003eWest by West\u003c/title\u003e book; West's career as a basketball coach for the Lakers and manager for the Memphis Grizzlies; his family life; events honoring West; various individuals, including Chick Hearn, Rodney \"Hot Rod\" Hundley, Ann Dinardi, Jerry's brother David West, and the West and Creasey families; and other subjects. See the Scope and Content Note for more details. For more information on Jerry West, see the Historical Note.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n    "],"abstract_tesim":["Papers of basketball icon Jerry West and research papers of author Jonathan Coleman for his collaboration on the autobiography of West. 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Subjects include West's time at East Bank High School; his college recruitment and basketball career at WVU; his employment with the Lakers; the West by West book; West's career as a basketball coach for the Lakers and manager for the Memphis Grizzlies; his family life; events honoring West; various individuals, including Chick Hearn, Rodney \"Hot Rod\" Hundley, Ann Dinardi, Jerry's brother David West, and the West and Creasey families; and other subjects. See the Scope and Content Note for more details. For more information on Jerry West, see the Historical Note."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_e74daa8cab78b06454be629edf189850\"\u003eWest Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. 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General athletics clippings include articles regarding baseball, cheerleading and the Mountaineer mascot, first nationally televised sporting event from West Virginia, non-revenue sports, racial integration, rifle team, and Title IX and women's sports, among other topics.","Football Clippings","Box 1; Folder 1; Items 1-19; General (includes clippings regarding history of WVU football from 1916-1969; 1959 pre-season outlook; equipment manager Carl Roberts; assistant coach Galen Hall; and statistical records, among other topics); 1916-69","Box 1; Folder 2; Items 20-35; General (includes clippngs regarding new AstoTurf at old Moutaineer Field; 1971 pre-season outlook; 1972 Peach Bowl, 50th Anniversary of old Mountaineer Field; and 1975 victory over Pitt, among other topics); 1969-75","Box 1; Folder 3; Items 36-45; General (includes clipping regarding 1975 regular season games; 1975 Peach Bowl; alumni $2 million fundraising effort for offices and lockers room for new Mountaineer Field; and retirement of equipment manager Carl Roberts, among other topics); 1975-80","Box 2; Folder 1; Items 46-79; Coach Pappy Lewis Era (includes clippings regarding 1952 recruiting class; photo of Coach Lewis kissing freshman Freddy Wyant on forehead; 30th anniversary celebration of undefeated 1922 squad; Fred Wyant selected as freshman of the year by the NEA; co-captain Paul Bischoff selected as 1952 WV athlete of the year; 1953 pre-season outlook including team photos; WVU players selected to the 1953 All-Southern Conference team; and1954 Sugar Bowl bid, among other topics); 1950s","Box 2; Folder 2; Items 80-111; Coach Pappy Lewis Era (includes clippings regarding the selection of Coach Lewis as 1953 coach of the year in Southern Conference; 1954 Sugar Bowl; kidnapping threat of WVU players prior to 1954 Sugar Bowl; and 1954 loss to Pitt, among other topics); 1950s","Box 2; Folder 3; Items 112-143; Coach Pappy Lewis Era (includes clippings regarding WVU eyeing \"feeler\" to Gator Bowl following 1954 season; Lamone, Bosley, Wyant named to 1954 All Southern Conference team; Wyant selected Southern Conference 1954 player of the year; Pappy Lewis named Southern Conference 1954 coach of the year; 1955 preseason outlook including player photos; FBI investigating threat to Coach Lewis; photo of four year lettermen Bobby Moss, Sam Huff, Bruce Bosley, Joe Marconi and Freddy Wyant; 1956 pre-season outlook; WVU football great Ira \"Rat\" Rodgers selected to National Football Hall of Fame, among other topics); 1950s","Box 2; Folder 4; Items 144-173; Coach Pappy Lewis Era (includes clippings regarding 1957 season; Fred Wyant playing in Canadian Football League; Induction of Ira Rodgers into National Football Foundation Hall of Fame; 35th anniversary of undefeated 1922 team; lettermen for 1957 season; Chuck Howley selected to play for College All-Stars, among other topics); 1950s","Box 3; Folder 1; Items 174-195; Coach Pappy Lewis and Coach Gene Corum (includes clippings regarding the WVU Athletic Council unanimously voting to request dismissal of Coach Lewis following the 1960 season; Coach Lewis describing difficulty recruiting; Resignation of Coach Lewis in April, 1960; Chaos in the Athletic Department relating to football program (1960); appointment of Gene Corum as the new head coach; resignation of Coach Corum (1965), among other topics); 1960-65","Box 3; Folder 2; Items 196-214; Coach Jim Carlen (includes clippings regarding the Coach Jim Carlen era; a four part series about Coach Carlen in the Daily Athenaeum (1969); Coach Carlen's resignation in January, 1970 to accept head coaching job at Texas A \u0026 M; editorial by Tony Constantine regarding Carlen's resignation; articles about Jim Carlen assisting Lubbock residents during a tornado following his move to Texas A \u0026 M; 1977 column by A. L. Hardman about Carlen's departure from WVU, among other topics); 1966-77","Box 3; Folder 3; Items 215-246; Coach Bobby Bowden (includes clippings regarding the appointment of Bowden as head coach (1970); Bowden's initial coaching staff including group photo; Bowden to return as coach despite rumors that he would resign following losing season (1974); Peach Bowl win over Lou Holtz (1976); Bowden's departure for head coaching job at Florida State (1976); flanker Tommy Bowden staying at WVU; A.L Hardman column on potential Bowden replacements, among other topics.); 1970-76","Box 4; Folder 1; Items 247-285; Coach Frank Cignetti (includes clippings regarding Cignetti's selection as Bowden's replacement as head coach (1976); retention of five of Bowden's assistant coaches; Cignetti's plea for better facilities; speculation regarding Cignetti's future as head coach following resignation of athletic director Leland Byrd (1978); Cignetti's health issues (lymphoid granulomatosis), among other topics); 1976-80","Box 4; Folder 2; Items 286-307; Coach Frank Cignetti (includes clippings regarding Cignetti's future as head coach including speculation that he would be asked to resign and decision to retain him prior to 1979 season; players petition University following 1979 season to retain Cignetti; Cignetti's firing in November, 1979; Cignetti offered an administrative position within the athletic department, among other topics); 1976-80","Box 4; Folder 3; Items 308-311; Football game ticket controversy of 1977 (includes articles regarding the University giving away free tickets to home football games to members of the state legislature, active and retired athletic staff, and news media); 1977","Box 4; Folder 4; Items 312-354; General topic articles regarding the 1977,'78, and '79 football seasons (includes articles regarding recruit Robert Alexander of South Charleston (1977); criticism of football program (1978); WVU makes Penthouse magazine's \"20 Worst College Football Teams of 1979-80\"; articles regarding possible candidates to replace Coach Cignetti (1979), among other topics); 1977-79","Box 5; Folder 1; Items 355-358; New football stadium (includes articles regarding the approval by the state Board of Regents of the design of the new $20 million football in 1978); 1978","Box 5; Folder 2; Items 359-369; Coach Don Nehlen (includes articles regarding the selection of Don Nehlen as head football coach in December, 1979; retention of three coachs from Coach Cignetti's staff; Nehlen's goals for Mountaineer football; new assistant coaches named; article about Merry Ann Nehlen, wife of Coach Nehlen, among other topics); 1979-80","Basketball Clippings","Box 5; Folder 3; Items 370-409; General topic articles regarding WVU basketball during the 1950's, '60's and '70's (includes articles regarding head coach Red Brown being named athletic director and speculation regarding Fred Schaus being named head coach (1954); WVU elimination from 1955 NCAA tourney; suspension of co-captain Clayce Kishbaugh (1957); WVU ranked number 1 in the nation in AP poll (December, 1957); 1960 pre-season article about WVU minus Coach Schaus and Jerry West; Ex-WVU cagers: Where they are now (January, 1970), among other topics); 1952-70","Box 5; Folder 4; Items 410-419; General topic articles regarding WVU basketball during the 1970's (articles include a February, 1971 newspaper insert regarding the reunion of the 1942 NIT champions; Pre-season newspaper insert for the 1971-72 season ; Pre-season newspaper insert for the 1972-73 season; Jerry West and Rod Hundley to help recruit for Coach Joedy Gardner, among other topics); 1971-74","Box 6; Folder 1; Items 420-434; West Virginia State High School Basketball Tournaments played at WVU (includes articles about the 1952, 1953, 1954, and 1956 state high school tournaments that took place at Mountaineer Field House); 1952-54","Box 6; Folder 2; Items 435-437; Mark Workman (includes articles regarding Mark Workman being named to the 1951-52 United Press All-America team; Look Magazine's All-America team; Mark Workman signing a professional contract with the Milwaukee Hawks of the National Basketball Association); 1952","Box 6; Folder 3; Items 438-443; Coach Fred Schaus (includes articles about Schaus receiving 15 job offers; Coach Schaus being nominated as one of nation 10 outstanding young men in 1959 by the Jaycees; Schaus being named as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association; George King being named to replace Schaus); 1959-60","Box 6; Folder 4; Items 444-453; Hot Rod Hundley (includes articles regarding Hot Rod Hundley's first year wedding anniversary; Hundley being named to the 1956-57 United Press All-America team; Hot Rod's road to romance; Hundley awarded Hicks Memorial trophy; Hundley's rookie season in the National Baskeball Association, among other topics); 1956-58","Box 6; Folder 5; Items 454-457; 1957 Recruiting Violations (includes articles regarding WVU being placed on a one year probation for violations of recruiting rules involving Kentucky high school star Kelly Coleman); 1957","Box 6; Folder 6; Items 458-493; Jerry West (includes articles regarding West's career at WVU and LA Lakers, including a Myron Cope article from The Saturday Evening Post; being named to the AP All America team for 1958-59 season; interview with wife, Jane West; Laker's hold Jerry West Night (1971); Family Weekly newspaper insert about West; LA Lakers win NBA Championship fullfills West's dream; West sign $300,000 contract with Lakers (1972); West announces retirement from Laker's (1974), among other topics); 1957-77","Box 7; Folder 1; Items 494-533; 1958 Season (articles include the \"Meet the Mountaineers\" series with photos and biographical information on Joedy Gardner, Don Vincent, Bob Smith, Lloyd Sharrar, Ronnie Retton, Willie Akers; WVU #1 ranking in the United Press poll; Team scoring leader, Jerry West, Coach Fred Schaus, Sharrar and West named to Associated Press All-American team, among other topics); 1958","Box 7; Folder 2; Items 534-569; 1958 Season (includes articles regarding Southern Conference tournament; photo of Governor Underwood autographing the cast of Don Vincent (broken leg); Bob Smith and Jerry West named to Southern Conference All-Tournament team; Jerry West named MVP of Southern Conference Tournament; WVU named national champions for '57-'58 season by International News Service, Associated Press and United Press; Sharrar and West named to United Press All-America team; WVU upset by Manhattan in first round of NCAA, Fred Schaus named Southern Conference coach of the year; Schaus runner-up for national coach of the year by United Press, among other topics); 1958","Box 8; Folder 1; Items 570-573; Coach Sonny Moran (articles regarding criticism and subsequent resignation of Coach Moran); 1974","Box 8; Folder 2; Items 574-606; General topic articles regarding 1976, '77, and '78 seasons (includes articles regarding several WVU players (Sid Bostick, Lowes Moore, Mo Robinson); WVU and Marshall announce renewal of basketball competition; resignation of assistant coach Bill Ryczaj; Athletic Director Byrd answers charges regarding lack of committment by Coach Joedy Gardner; WVU win over Marshall in first game in 47 years; WVU upset of Rutgers in Eastern Eight Tournament; coaching search following the firing of Coach Joedy Gardner, among other topics); 1976-79","Box 8; Folder 3; Items 607-640; General topic articles regarding 1978 and 1979 seasons (includes articles regarding Gardner dismissal and new head coach search; Gale Catlett named head coach; Joedy Gardner accepts head coaching job at Northern Arizona University; 1979 pre-season insert, among other topics); 1978-79","Box 8; Folder 4; Items 641-656; General topic articles regarding 1979-80 season (includes articles regarding future of Eastern Eight league, AD Martin looking into Lowes Moore relationship with \"lawyer-friend putting out word on Moore to NBA teams\"; Catlett cage camp nets $34,000 profit, among other topics); 1979-80","Box 8; Folder 5; Items 657-658; Bob Huggins (two articles about student-athlete Bob Huggins); 1977-78","WVU Athletics Clippings","Box 9; Folder 1; Items 659-664; Wrestling (includes six articles regarding the 1958 wrestling team); 1958","Box 9; Folder 2; Items 665-676; Articles regarding the media and WVU athletics, 1954-79 (includes articles about the WVU-Holy Cross basketball game in February 1959, which was the first nationally televised sporting event from West Virginia, which was broadcast live over the NBC network with Lindsey Nelson calling the play-by-play; Jay Randolph (son of Senator Jennings Randolph) named the new voice of WVU sports in August, 1960; a 1963 article regarding the University receiving $67,000 from WAJR for broadcast rights for the '63-'64 and '64-'65 seasons, among other topics); 1954-79","Box 9; Folder 3; Items 677-688; Southern Conference, 1953-1968 (articles about WVU's membership in the Southern Conference, including seven schools dropping out of the conference in 1953; controversy about WVU's vote to allow Southern Conference teams to play in the National Invitational Basketball Tournament; Southern Conference expansion in 1960; a four-part series in the Daily Athenaeum (DA) in 1966 about WVU participation in the Southern Conference; DA article listing the top 10 stories for 1967-68, among other topics); 1953-68","Box 9; Folder 4; Items 689-692; Racial Integration 1960-69 (includes articles about Coach Lewis recruiting an African-American football player from Clarksburg in 1960; the first African-American athlete at WVU, Philip Edwards (track) in 1964; Black athlete-campus relatonship in 1969); 1960-69","Box 9; Folder 5; Items 693-714; General topics, 1952-70 (includes articles about Branch Rickey speaking at the 1952 annual athletic banquet; alumni golf tournaments; Lowery M. Stoops, long time assistant athletic director; picture highlights of WVU sports year for 1957-58; the athletic publicity department; four-part article from 1966 Daily Athenaeum discussing the athletic department, among other topics); 1952-70","Box 9; Folder 6; Items 715-729; Cheerleading/Mountaineer, 1954-60 (includes articles about cheerleading; the bell \"Big Ben\"; several articles about the Mountaineer including photos; the Spiriteers, the flash card section at football games); 1954-60","Box 9; Folder 7; Items 730-736; WVU Athletics and politics, 1959-78 (includes articles about 85 State Legislators attending a basketball game in 1959; Governor Barron's influence on football recruit; WVU need for athletic facility improvements and lame duck Governor Moore, among other topics); 1959-78","Box 9; Folder 8; Items 737-747; Rifle Team, 1958-79 (includes brochure on 1964-65 rifle team outlook; several articles about the lack of a rifle range for the rifle team; among other topics); 1958-79","Box 9; Folder 9; Items 748-750; Soccer Team, 1965-66 (includes three articles about the WVU men's soccer team); 1965-66","Box 9; Folder 10; Items 751-762; Track/Cross Country, 1953-77 (includes photo of 1953 track team; articles regarding the retirement of longtime coach Art Smith; Stan Romanoski after 20 years as track/cross country coach, among other topics); 1953-77","Box 10; Folder 1; Items 763-769; Baseball, 1953-64 (includes articles about former WVU baseball players in minor league baseball; former players Virgil L. 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Includes series of clippings regarding football, basketball, general athletics, and the athletics department. General athletics clippings include articles regarding baseball, cheerleading and the Mountaineer mascot, first nationally televised sporting event from West Virginia, non-revenue sports, racial integration, rifle team, and Title IX and women's sports, among other topics.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eFootball Clippings\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 1; Folder 1; Items 1-19; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eGeneral\u003c/emph\u003e (includes clippings regarding history of WVU football from 1916-1969; 1959 pre-season outlook; equipment manager Carl Roberts; assistant coach Galen Hall; and statistical records, among other topics); 1916-69\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 1; Folder 2; Items 20-35; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eGeneral\u003c/emph\u003e (includes clippngs regarding new AstoTurf at old Moutaineer Field; 1971 pre-season outlook; 1972 Peach Bowl, 50th Anniversary of old Mountaineer Field; and 1975 victory over Pitt, among other topics); 1969-75\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 1; Folder 3; Items 36-45; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eGeneral\u003c/emph\u003e (includes clipping regarding 1975 regular season games; 1975 Peach Bowl; alumni $2 million fundraising effort for offices and lockers room for new Mountaineer Field; and retirement of equipment manager Carl Roberts, among other topics); 1975-80\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 2; Folder 1; Items 46-79; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eCoach Pappy Lewis Era\u003c/emph\u003e (includes clippings regarding 1952 recruiting class; photo of Coach Lewis kissing freshman Freddy Wyant on forehead; 30th anniversary celebration of undefeated 1922 squad; Fred Wyant selected as freshman of the year by the NEA; co-captain Paul Bischoff selected as 1952 WV athlete of the year; 1953 pre-season outlook including team photos; WVU players selected to the 1953 All-Southern Conference team; and1954 Sugar Bowl bid, among other topics); 1950s\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 2; Folder 2; Items 80-111; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eCoach Pappy Lewis Era\u003c/emph\u003e (includes clippings regarding the selection of Coach Lewis as 1953 coach of the year in Southern Conference; 1954 Sugar Bowl; kidnapping threat of WVU players prior to 1954 Sugar Bowl; and 1954 loss to Pitt, among other topics); 1950s\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 2; Folder 3; Items 112-143; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eCoach Pappy Lewis Era\u003c/emph\u003e (includes clippings regarding WVU eyeing \"feeler\" to Gator Bowl following 1954 season; Lamone, Bosley, Wyant named to 1954 All Southern Conference team; Wyant selected Southern Conference 1954 player of the year; Pappy Lewis named Southern Conference 1954 coach of the year; 1955 preseason outlook including player photos; FBI investigating threat to Coach Lewis; photo of four year lettermen Bobby Moss, Sam Huff, Bruce Bosley, Joe Marconi and Freddy Wyant; 1956 pre-season outlook; WVU football great Ira \"Rat\" Rodgers selected to National Football Hall of Fame, among other topics); 1950s\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 2; Folder 4; Items 144-173; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eCoach Pappy Lewis Era\u003c/emph\u003e (includes clippings regarding 1957 season; Fred Wyant playing in Canadian Football League; Induction of Ira Rodgers into National Football Foundation Hall of Fame; 35th anniversary of undefeated 1922 team; lettermen for 1957 season; Chuck Howley selected to play for College All-Stars, among other topics); 1950s\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 3; Folder 1; Items 174-195; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eCoach Pappy Lewis and Coach Gene Corum\u003c/emph\u003e (includes clippings regarding the WVU Athletic Council unanimously voting to request dismissal of Coach Lewis following the 1960 season; Coach Lewis describing difficulty recruiting; Resignation of Coach Lewis in April, 1960; Chaos in the Athletic Department relating to football program (1960); appointment of Gene Corum as the new head coach; resignation of Coach Corum (1965), among other topics); 1960-65\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 3; Folder 2; Items 196-214; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eCoach Jim Carlen\u003c/emph\u003e (includes clippings regarding the Coach Jim Carlen era; a four part series about Coach Carlen in the Daily Athenaeum (1969); Coach Carlen's resignation in January, 1970 to accept head coaching job at Texas A \u0026amp; M; editorial by Tony Constantine regarding Carlen's resignation; articles about Jim Carlen assisting Lubbock residents during a tornado following his move to Texas A \u0026amp; M; 1977 column by A. L. Hardman about Carlen's departure from WVU, among other topics); 1966-77\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 3; Folder 3; Items 215-246; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eCoach Bobby Bowden\u003c/emph\u003e (includes clippings regarding the appointment of Bowden as head coach (1970); Bowden's initial coaching staff including group photo; Bowden to return as coach despite rumors that he would resign following losing season (1974); Peach Bowl win over Lou Holtz (1976); Bowden's departure for head coaching job at Florida State (1976); flanker Tommy Bowden staying at WVU; A.L Hardman column on potential Bowden replacements, among other topics.); 1970-76\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 4; Folder 1; Items 247-285; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eCoach Frank Cignetti\u003c/emph\u003e (includes clippings regarding Cignetti's selection as Bowden's replacement as head coach (1976); retention of five of Bowden's assistant coaches; Cignetti's plea for better facilities; speculation regarding Cignetti's future as head coach following resignation of athletic director Leland Byrd (1978); Cignetti's health issues (lymphoid granulomatosis), among other topics); 1976-80\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 4; Folder 2; Items 286-307; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eCoach Frank Cignetti\u003c/emph\u003e (includes clippings regarding Cignetti's future as head coach including speculation that he would be asked to resign and decision to retain him prior to 1979 season; players petition University following 1979 season to retain Cignetti; Cignetti's firing in November, 1979; Cignetti offered an administrative position within the athletic department, among other topics); 1976-80\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 4; Folder 3; Items 308-311; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eFootball game ticket controversy of 1977\u003c/emph\u003e (includes articles regarding the University giving away free tickets to home football games to members of the state legislature, active and retired athletic staff, and news media); 1977\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 4; Folder 4; Items 312-354; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eGeneral topic articles regarding the 1977,'78, and '79 football seasons\u003c/emph\u003e (includes articles regarding recruit Robert Alexander of South Charleston (1977); criticism of football program (1978); WVU makes Penthouse magazine's \"20 Worst College Football Teams of 1979-80\"; articles regarding possible candidates to replace Coach Cignetti (1979), among other topics); 1977-79\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 5; Folder 1; Items 355-358; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eNew football stadium\u003c/emph\u003e (includes articles regarding the approval by the state Board of Regents of the design of the new $20 million football in 1978); 1978\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 5; Folder 2; Items 359-369; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eCoach Don Nehlen\u003c/emph\u003e (includes articles regarding the selection of Don Nehlen as head football coach in December, 1979; retention of three coachs from Coach Cignetti's staff; Nehlen's goals for Mountaineer football; new assistant coaches named; article about Merry Ann Nehlen, wife of Coach Nehlen, among other topics); 1979-80\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eBasketball Clippings\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 5; Folder 3; Items 370-409; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eGeneral topic articles regarding WVU basketball during the 1950's, '60's and '70's\u003c/emph\u003e (includes articles regarding head coach Red Brown being named athletic director and speculation regarding Fred Schaus being named head coach (1954); WVU elimination from 1955 NCAA tourney; suspension of co-captain Clayce Kishbaugh (1957); WVU ranked number 1 in the nation in AP poll (December, 1957); 1960 pre-season article about WVU minus Coach Schaus and Jerry West; Ex-WVU cagers: Where they are now (January, 1970), among other topics); 1952-70\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 5; Folder 4; Items 410-419; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eGeneral topic articles regarding WVU basketball during the 1970's\u003c/emph\u003e (articles include a February, 1971 newspaper insert regarding the reunion of the 1942 NIT champions; Pre-season newspaper insert for the 1971-72 season ; Pre-season newspaper insert for the 1972-73 season; Jerry West and Rod Hundley to help recruit for Coach Joedy Gardner, among other topics); 1971-74\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 6; Folder 1; Items 420-434; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eWest Virginia State High School Basketball Tournaments played at WVU\u003c/emph\u003e (includes articles about the 1952, 1953, 1954, and 1956 state high school tournaments that took place at Mountaineer Field House); 1952-54\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 6; Folder 2; Items 435-437; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eMark Workman\u003c/emph\u003e (includes articles regarding Mark Workman being named to the 1951-52 United Press All-America team; Look Magazine's All-America team; Mark Workman signing a professional contract with the Milwaukee Hawks of the National Basketball Association); 1952\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 6; Folder 3; Items 438-443; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eCoach Fred Schaus\u003c/emph\u003e (includes articles about Schaus receiving 15 job offers; Coach Schaus being nominated as one of nation 10 outstanding young men in 1959 by the Jaycees; Schaus being named as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association; George King being named to replace Schaus); 1959-60\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 6; Folder 4; Items 444-453; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eHot Rod Hundley\u003c/emph\u003e (includes articles regarding Hot Rod Hundley's first year wedding anniversary; Hundley being named to the 1956-57 United Press All-America team; Hot Rod's road to romance; Hundley awarded Hicks Memorial trophy; Hundley's rookie season in the National Baskeball Association, among other topics); 1956-58\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 6; Folder 5; Items 454-457; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003e1957 Recruiting Violations\u003c/emph\u003e (includes articles regarding WVU being placed on a one year probation for violations of recruiting rules involving Kentucky high school star Kelly Coleman); 1957\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 6; Folder 6; Items 458-493; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eJerry West\u003c/emph\u003e (includes articles regarding West's career at WVU and LA Lakers, including a Myron Cope article from The Saturday Evening Post; being named to the AP All America team for 1958-59 season; interview with wife, Jane West; Laker's hold Jerry West Night (1971); Family Weekly newspaper insert about West; LA Lakers win NBA Championship fullfills West's dream; West sign $300,000 contract with Lakers (1972); West announces retirement from Laker's (1974), among other topics); 1957-77\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 7; Folder 1; Items 494-533; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003e1958 Season\u003c/emph\u003e (articles include the \"Meet the Mountaineers\" series with photos and biographical information on Joedy Gardner, Don Vincent, Bob Smith, Lloyd Sharrar, Ronnie Retton, Willie Akers; WVU #1 ranking in the United Press poll; Team scoring leader, Jerry West, Coach Fred Schaus, Sharrar and West named to Associated Press All-American team, among other topics); 1958\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 7; Folder 2; Items 534-569; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003e1958 Season\u003c/emph\u003e (includes articles regarding Southern Conference tournament; photo of Governor Underwood autographing the cast of Don Vincent (broken leg); Bob Smith and Jerry West named to Southern Conference All-Tournament team; Jerry West named MVP of Southern Conference Tournament; WVU named national champions for '57-'58 season by International News Service, Associated Press and United Press; Sharrar and West named to United Press All-America team; WVU upset by Manhattan in first round of NCAA, Fred Schaus named Southern Conference coach of the year; Schaus runner-up for national coach of the year by United Press, among other topics); 1958\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 8; Folder 1; Items 570-573; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eCoach Sonny Moran\u003c/emph\u003e (articles regarding criticism and subsequent resignation of Coach Moran); 1974\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 8; Folder 2; Items 574-606; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eGeneral topic articles regarding 1976, '77, and '78 seasons\u003c/emph\u003e (includes articles regarding several WVU players (Sid Bostick, Lowes Moore, Mo Robinson); WVU and Marshall announce renewal of basketball competition; resignation of assistant coach Bill Ryczaj; Athletic Director Byrd answers charges regarding lack of committment by Coach Joedy Gardner; WVU win over Marshall in first game in 47 years; WVU upset of Rutgers in Eastern Eight Tournament; coaching search following the firing of Coach Joedy Gardner, among other topics); 1976-79\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 8; Folder 3; Items 607-640; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eGeneral topic articles regarding 1978 and 1979 seasons\u003c/emph\u003e (includes articles regarding Gardner dismissal and new head coach search; Gale Catlett named head coach; Joedy Gardner accepts head coaching job at Northern Arizona University; 1979 pre-season insert, among other topics); 1978-79\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 8; Folder 4; Items 641-656; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eGeneral topic articles regarding 1979-80 season\u003c/emph\u003e (includes articles regarding future of Eastern Eight league, AD Martin looking into Lowes Moore relationship with \"lawyer-friend putting out word on Moore to NBA teams\"; Catlett cage camp nets $34,000 profit, among other topics); 1979-80\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 8; Folder 5; Items 657-658; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eBob Huggins\u003c/emph\u003e (two articles about student-athlete Bob Huggins); 1977-78\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eWVU Athletics Clippings\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 9; Folder 1; Items 659-664; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eWrestling\u003c/emph\u003e (includes six articles regarding the 1958 wrestling team); 1958\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 9; Folder 2; Items 665-676; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eArticles regarding the media and WVU athletics, 1954-79\u003c/emph\u003e (includes articles about the WVU-Holy Cross basketball game in February 1959, which was the first nationally televised sporting event from West Virginia, which was broadcast live over the NBC network with Lindsey Nelson calling the play-by-play; Jay Randolph (son of Senator Jennings Randolph) named the new voice of WVU sports in August, 1960; a 1963 article regarding the University receiving $67,000 from WAJR for broadcast rights for the '63-'64 and '64-'65 seasons, among other topics); 1954-79\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 9; Folder 3; Items 677-688; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSouthern Conference, 1953-1968\u003c/emph\u003e (articles about WVU's membership in the Southern Conference, including seven schools dropping out of the conference in 1953; controversy about WVU's vote to allow Southern Conference teams to play in the National Invitational Basketball Tournament; Southern Conference expansion in 1960; a four-part series in the Daily Athenaeum (DA) in 1966 about WVU participation in the Southern Conference; DA article listing the top 10 stories for 1967-68, among other topics); 1953-68\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 9; Folder 4; Items 689-692; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eRacial Integration 1960-69\u003c/emph\u003e (includes articles about Coach Lewis recruiting an African-American football player from Clarksburg in 1960; the first African-American athlete at WVU, Philip Edwards (track) in 1964; Black athlete-campus relatonship in 1969); 1960-69\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 9; Folder 5; Items 693-714; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eGeneral topics, 1952-70\u003c/emph\u003e (includes articles about Branch Rickey speaking at the 1952 annual athletic banquet; alumni golf tournaments; Lowery M. Stoops, long time assistant athletic director; picture highlights of WVU sports year for 1957-58; the athletic publicity department; four-part article from 1966 Daily Athenaeum discussing the athletic department, among other topics); 1952-70\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 9; Folder 6; Items 715-729; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eCheerleading/Mountaineer, 1954-60\u003c/emph\u003e (includes articles about cheerleading; the bell \"Big Ben\"; several articles about the Mountaineer including photos; the Spiriteers, the flash card section at football games); 1954-60\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 9; Folder 7; Items 730-736; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eWVU Athletics and politics, 1959-78\u003c/emph\u003e (includes articles about 85 State Legislators attending a basketball game in 1959; Governor Barron's influence on football recruit; WVU need for athletic facility improvements and lame duck Governor Moore, among other topics); 1959-78\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 9; Folder 8; Items 737-747; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eRifle Team, 1958-79\u003c/emph\u003e (includes brochure on 1964-65 rifle team outlook; several articles about the lack of a rifle range for the rifle team; among other topics); 1958-79\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 9; Folder 9; Items 748-750; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSoccer Team, 1965-66\u003c/emph\u003e (includes three articles about the WVU men's soccer team); 1965-66\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 9; Folder 10; Items 751-762; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eTrack/Cross Country, 1953-77\u003c/emph\u003e (includes photo of 1953 track team; articles regarding the retirement of longtime coach Art Smith; Stan Romanoski after 20 years as track/cross country coach, among other topics); 1953-77\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 10; Folder 1; Items 763-769; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eBaseball, 1953-64\u003c/emph\u003e (includes articles about former WVU baseball players in minor league baseball; former players Virgil L. Flinn, Johnny Gorsica; 1958 baseball team southern trip, among other topics); 1953-64\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 10; Folder 2; Items 770-781; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eWVU Athletic Council, 1953-61\u003c/emph\u003e (includes articles about appointments to the Athletic Council; State Senator Ward Wylie proposing legislation to abolish the Athletic Council, among other topics); 1953-61\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 10; Folder 3; Items 782-792; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eNon-Revenue Sports, 1952-79\u003c/emph\u003e (includes articles about intramural sports; gymnastics; tennis; golf; swimming; Athletic Director Red announcing that new sports financially impractical in 1960; rowing club, among other topics); 1952-79\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 10; Folder 4; Items 793-796; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eWomen's Sports, 1952-79\u003c/emph\u003e (includes articles about \"Powder Bowl\" voted down by Women's Panhellenic in 1952; campus rebirth of fencing classes in 1958; Title IX and the equality of men's/women's sports questioned in 1979); 1952-79\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eWVU Athletic Department Clippings\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 10; Folder 5; Items 797-829; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eGeneral topic articles, 1952-78\u003c/emph\u003e (includes articles about freshman athletes being eligible for all varsity sports during 1952-53 seasons; Heart attack and death of Athletic Director (AD) Roy \"Legs\" Hawley in 1954; basketball coach Robert \"Red\" Brown named to succeed Hawley as AD; series of articles regarding athletic department finances in 1959, among other topics); 1952-78\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 10; Folder 6; Items 830-857; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eGeneral topic articles, 1978-79\u003c/emph\u003e (includes articles about proposed new football stadium, plans for a \"shell building\" for a variety of recreation and sports activities; Richard Martin named new Athletic Director in 1978; WVU report regarding low graduation rates of student athletes; Ed Pastilong promoted to assistant athletic director in 1979, among other topics); 1978-79\u003c/p\u003e  "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Collection of newspaper clippings regarding athletics at West Virginia University, primarily in the period of 1950-1980. Includes series of clippings regarding football, basketball, general athletics, and the athletics department. General athletics clippings include articles regarding baseball, cheerleading and the Mountaineer mascot, first nationally televised sporting event from West Virginia, non-revenue sports, racial integration, rifle team, and Title IX and women's sports, among other topics.","Football Clippings","Box 1; Folder 1; Items 1-19; General (includes clippings regarding history of WVU football from 1916-1969; 1959 pre-season outlook; equipment manager Carl Roberts; assistant coach Galen Hall; and statistical records, among other topics); 1916-69","Box 1; Folder 2; Items 20-35; General (includes clippngs regarding new AstoTurf at old Moutaineer Field; 1971 pre-season outlook; 1972 Peach Bowl, 50th Anniversary of old Mountaineer Field; and 1975 victory over Pitt, among other topics); 1969-75","Box 1; Folder 3; Items 36-45; General (includes clipping regarding 1975 regular season games; 1975 Peach Bowl; alumni $2 million fundraising effort for offices and lockers room for new Mountaineer Field; and retirement of equipment manager Carl Roberts, among other topics); 1975-80","Box 2; Folder 1; Items 46-79; Coach Pappy Lewis Era (includes clippings regarding 1952 recruiting class; photo of Coach Lewis kissing freshman Freddy Wyant on forehead; 30th anniversary celebration of undefeated 1922 squad; Fred Wyant selected as freshman of the year by the NEA; co-captain Paul Bischoff selected as 1952 WV athlete of the year; 1953 pre-season outlook including team photos; WVU players selected to the 1953 All-Southern Conference team; and1954 Sugar Bowl bid, among other topics); 1950s","Box 2; Folder 2; Items 80-111; Coach Pappy Lewis Era (includes clippings regarding the selection of Coach Lewis as 1953 coach of the year in Southern Conference; 1954 Sugar Bowl; kidnapping threat of WVU players prior to 1954 Sugar Bowl; and 1954 loss to Pitt, among other topics); 1950s","Box 2; Folder 3; Items 112-143; Coach Pappy Lewis Era (includes clippings regarding WVU eyeing \"feeler\" to Gator Bowl following 1954 season; Lamone, Bosley, Wyant named to 1954 All Southern Conference team; Wyant selected Southern Conference 1954 player of the year; Pappy Lewis named Southern Conference 1954 coach of the year; 1955 preseason outlook including player photos; FBI investigating threat to Coach Lewis; photo of four year lettermen Bobby Moss, Sam Huff, Bruce Bosley, Joe Marconi and Freddy Wyant; 1956 pre-season outlook; WVU football great Ira \"Rat\" Rodgers selected to National Football Hall of Fame, among other topics); 1950s","Box 2; Folder 4; Items 144-173; Coach Pappy Lewis Era (includes clippings regarding 1957 season; Fred Wyant playing in Canadian Football League; Induction of Ira Rodgers into National Football Foundation Hall of Fame; 35th anniversary of undefeated 1922 team; lettermen for 1957 season; Chuck Howley selected to play for College All-Stars, among other topics); 1950s","Box 3; Folder 1; Items 174-195; Coach Pappy Lewis and Coach Gene Corum (includes clippings regarding the WVU Athletic Council unanimously voting to request dismissal of Coach Lewis following the 1960 season; Coach Lewis describing difficulty recruiting; Resignation of Coach Lewis in April, 1960; Chaos in the Athletic Department relating to football program (1960); appointment of Gene Corum as the new head coach; resignation of Coach Corum (1965), among other topics); 1960-65","Box 3; Folder 2; Items 196-214; Coach Jim Carlen (includes clippings regarding the Coach Jim Carlen era; a four part series about Coach Carlen in the Daily Athenaeum (1969); Coach Carlen's resignation in January, 1970 to accept head coaching job at Texas A \u0026 M; editorial by Tony Constantine regarding Carlen's resignation; articles about Jim Carlen assisting Lubbock residents during a tornado following his move to Texas A \u0026 M; 1977 column by A. L. Hardman about Carlen's departure from WVU, among other topics); 1966-77","Box 3; Folder 3; Items 215-246; Coach Bobby Bowden (includes clippings regarding the appointment of Bowden as head coach (1970); Bowden's initial coaching staff including group photo; Bowden to return as coach despite rumors that he would resign following losing season (1974); Peach Bowl win over Lou Holtz (1976); Bowden's departure for head coaching job at Florida State (1976); flanker Tommy Bowden staying at WVU; A.L Hardman column on potential Bowden replacements, among other topics.); 1970-76","Box 4; Folder 1; Items 247-285; Coach Frank Cignetti (includes clippings regarding Cignetti's selection as Bowden's replacement as head coach (1976); retention of five of Bowden's assistant coaches; Cignetti's plea for better facilities; speculation regarding Cignetti's future as head coach following resignation of athletic director Leland Byrd (1978); Cignetti's health issues (lymphoid granulomatosis), among other topics); 1976-80","Box 4; Folder 2; Items 286-307; Coach Frank Cignetti (includes clippings regarding Cignetti's future as head coach including speculation that he would be asked to resign and decision to retain him prior to 1979 season; players petition University following 1979 season to retain Cignetti; Cignetti's firing in November, 1979; Cignetti offered an administrative position within the athletic department, among other topics); 1976-80","Box 4; Folder 3; Items 308-311; Football game ticket controversy of 1977 (includes articles regarding the University giving away free tickets to home football games to members of the state legislature, active and retired athletic staff, and news media); 1977","Box 4; Folder 4; Items 312-354; General topic articles regarding the 1977,'78, and '79 football seasons (includes articles regarding recruit Robert Alexander of South Charleston (1977); criticism of football program (1978); WVU makes Penthouse magazine's \"20 Worst College Football Teams of 1979-80\"; articles regarding possible candidates to replace Coach Cignetti (1979), among other topics); 1977-79","Box 5; Folder 1; Items 355-358; New football stadium (includes articles regarding the approval by the state Board of Regents of the design of the new $20 million football in 1978); 1978","Box 5; Folder 2; Items 359-369; Coach Don Nehlen (includes articles regarding the selection of Don Nehlen as head football coach in December, 1979; retention of three coachs from Coach Cignetti's staff; Nehlen's goals for Mountaineer football; new assistant coaches named; article about Merry Ann Nehlen, wife of Coach Nehlen, among other topics); 1979-80","Basketball Clippings","Box 5; Folder 3; Items 370-409; General topic articles regarding WVU basketball during the 1950's, '60's and '70's (includes articles regarding head coach Red Brown being named athletic director and speculation regarding Fred Schaus being named head coach (1954); WVU elimination from 1955 NCAA tourney; suspension of co-captain Clayce Kishbaugh (1957); WVU ranked number 1 in the nation in AP poll (December, 1957); 1960 pre-season article about WVU minus Coach Schaus and Jerry West; Ex-WVU cagers: Where they are now (January, 1970), among other topics); 1952-70","Box 5; Folder 4; Items 410-419; General topic articles regarding WVU basketball during the 1970's (articles include a February, 1971 newspaper insert regarding the reunion of the 1942 NIT champions; Pre-season newspaper insert for the 1971-72 season ; Pre-season newspaper insert for the 1972-73 season; Jerry West and Rod Hundley to help recruit for Coach Joedy Gardner, among other topics); 1971-74","Box 6; Folder 1; Items 420-434; West Virginia State High School Basketball Tournaments played at WVU (includes articles about the 1952, 1953, 1954, and 1956 state high school tournaments that took place at Mountaineer Field House); 1952-54","Box 6; Folder 2; Items 435-437; Mark Workman (includes articles regarding Mark Workman being named to the 1951-52 United Press All-America team; Look Magazine's All-America team; Mark Workman signing a professional contract with the Milwaukee Hawks of the National Basketball Association); 1952","Box 6; Folder 3; Items 438-443; Coach Fred Schaus (includes articles about Schaus receiving 15 job offers; Coach Schaus being nominated as one of nation 10 outstanding young men in 1959 by the Jaycees; Schaus being named as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association; George King being named to replace Schaus); 1959-60","Box 6; Folder 4; Items 444-453; Hot Rod Hundley (includes articles regarding Hot Rod Hundley's first year wedding anniversary; Hundley being named to the 1956-57 United Press All-America team; Hot Rod's road to romance; Hundley awarded Hicks Memorial trophy; Hundley's rookie season in the National Baskeball Association, among other topics); 1956-58","Box 6; Folder 5; Items 454-457; 1957 Recruiting Violations (includes articles regarding WVU being placed on a one year probation for violations of recruiting rules involving Kentucky high school star Kelly Coleman); 1957","Box 6; Folder 6; Items 458-493; Jerry West (includes articles regarding West's career at WVU and LA Lakers, including a Myron Cope article from The Saturday Evening Post; being named to the AP All America team for 1958-59 season; interview with wife, Jane West; Laker's hold Jerry West Night (1971); Family Weekly newspaper insert about West; LA Lakers win NBA Championship fullfills West's dream; West sign $300,000 contract with Lakers (1972); West announces retirement from Laker's (1974), among other topics); 1957-77","Box 7; Folder 1; Items 494-533; 1958 Season (articles include the \"Meet the Mountaineers\" series with photos and biographical information on Joedy Gardner, Don Vincent, Bob Smith, Lloyd Sharrar, Ronnie Retton, Willie Akers; WVU #1 ranking in the United Press poll; Team scoring leader, Jerry West, Coach Fred Schaus, Sharrar and West named to Associated Press All-American team, among other topics); 1958","Box 7; Folder 2; Items 534-569; 1958 Season (includes articles regarding Southern Conference tournament; photo of Governor Underwood autographing the cast of Don Vincent (broken leg); Bob Smith and Jerry West named to Southern Conference All-Tournament team; Jerry West named MVP of Southern Conference Tournament; WVU named national champions for '57-'58 season by International News Service, Associated Press and United Press; Sharrar and West named to United Press All-America team; WVU upset by Manhattan in first round of NCAA, Fred Schaus named Southern Conference coach of the year; Schaus runner-up for national coach of the year by United Press, among other topics); 1958","Box 8; Folder 1; Items 570-573; Coach Sonny Moran (articles regarding criticism and subsequent resignation of Coach Moran); 1974","Box 8; Folder 2; Items 574-606; General topic articles regarding 1976, '77, and '78 seasons (includes articles regarding several WVU players (Sid Bostick, Lowes Moore, Mo Robinson); WVU and Marshall announce renewal of basketball competition; resignation of assistant coach Bill Ryczaj; Athletic Director Byrd answers charges regarding lack of committment by Coach Joedy Gardner; WVU win over Marshall in first game in 47 years; WVU upset of Rutgers in Eastern Eight Tournament; coaching search following the firing of Coach Joedy Gardner, among other topics); 1976-79","Box 8; Folder 3; Items 607-640; General topic articles regarding 1978 and 1979 seasons (includes articles regarding Gardner dismissal and new head coach search; Gale Catlett named head coach; Joedy Gardner accepts head coaching job at Northern Arizona University; 1979 pre-season insert, among other topics); 1978-79","Box 8; Folder 4; Items 641-656; General topic articles regarding 1979-80 season (includes articles regarding future of Eastern Eight league, AD Martin looking into Lowes Moore relationship with \"lawyer-friend putting out word on Moore to NBA teams\"; Catlett cage camp nets $34,000 profit, among other topics); 1979-80","Box 8; Folder 5; Items 657-658; Bob Huggins (two articles about student-athlete Bob Huggins); 1977-78","WVU Athletics Clippings","Box 9; Folder 1; Items 659-664; Wrestling (includes six articles regarding the 1958 wrestling team); 1958","Box 9; Folder 2; Items 665-676; Articles regarding the media and WVU athletics, 1954-79 (includes articles about the WVU-Holy Cross basketball game in February 1959, which was the first nationally televised sporting event from West Virginia, which was broadcast live over the NBC network with Lindsey Nelson calling the play-by-play; Jay Randolph (son of Senator Jennings Randolph) named the new voice of WVU sports in August, 1960; a 1963 article regarding the University receiving $67,000 from WAJR for broadcast rights for the '63-'64 and '64-'65 seasons, among other topics); 1954-79","Box 9; Folder 3; Items 677-688; Southern Conference, 1953-1968 (articles about WVU's membership in the Southern Conference, including seven schools dropping out of the conference in 1953; controversy about WVU's vote to allow Southern Conference teams to play in the National Invitational Basketball Tournament; Southern Conference expansion in 1960; a four-part series in the Daily Athenaeum (DA) in 1966 about WVU participation in the Southern Conference; DA article listing the top 10 stories for 1967-68, among other topics); 1953-68","Box 9; Folder 4; Items 689-692; Racial Integration 1960-69 (includes articles about Coach Lewis recruiting an African-American football player from Clarksburg in 1960; the first African-American athlete at WVU, Philip Edwards (track) in 1964; Black athlete-campus relatonship in 1969); 1960-69","Box 9; Folder 5; Items 693-714; General topics, 1952-70 (includes articles about Branch Rickey speaking at the 1952 annual athletic banquet; alumni golf tournaments; Lowery M. Stoops, long time assistant athletic director; picture highlights of WVU sports year for 1957-58; the athletic publicity department; four-part article from 1966 Daily Athenaeum discussing the athletic department, among other topics); 1952-70","Box 9; Folder 6; Items 715-729; Cheerleading/Mountaineer, 1954-60 (includes articles about cheerleading; the bell \"Big Ben\"; several articles about the Mountaineer including photos; the Spiriteers, the flash card section at football games); 1954-60","Box 9; Folder 7; Items 730-736; WVU Athletics and politics, 1959-78 (includes articles about 85 State Legislators attending a basketball game in 1959; Governor Barron's influence on football recruit; WVU need for athletic facility improvements and lame duck Governor Moore, among other topics); 1959-78","Box 9; Folder 8; Items 737-747; Rifle Team, 1958-79 (includes brochure on 1964-65 rifle team outlook; several articles about the lack of a rifle range for the rifle team; among other topics); 1958-79","Box 9; Folder 9; Items 748-750; Soccer Team, 1965-66 (includes three articles about the WVU men's soccer team); 1965-66","Box 9; Folder 10; Items 751-762; Track/Cross Country, 1953-77 (includes photo of 1953 track team; articles regarding the retirement of longtime coach Art Smith; Stan Romanoski after 20 years as track/cross country coach, among other topics); 1953-77","Box 10; Folder 1; Items 763-769; Baseball, 1953-64 (includes articles about former WVU baseball players in minor league baseball; former players Virgil L. Flinn, Johnny Gorsica; 1958 baseball team southern trip, among other topics); 1953-64","Box 10; Folder 2; Items 770-781; WVU Athletic Council, 1953-61 (includes articles about appointments to the Athletic Council; State Senator Ward Wylie proposing legislation to abolish the Athletic Council, among other topics); 1953-61","Box 10; Folder 3; Items 782-792; Non-Revenue Sports, 1952-79 (includes articles about intramural sports; gymnastics; tennis; golf; swimming; Athletic Director Red announcing that new sports financially impractical in 1960; rowing club, among other topics); 1952-79","Box 10; Folder 4; Items 793-796; Women's Sports, 1952-79 (includes articles about \"Powder Bowl\" voted down by Women's Panhellenic in 1952; campus rebirth of fencing classes in 1958; Title IX and the equality of men's/women's sports questioned in 1979); 1952-79","WVU Athletic Department Clippings","Box 10; Folder 5; Items 797-829; General topic articles, 1952-78 (includes articles about freshman athletes being eligible for all varsity sports during 1952-53 seasons; Heart attack and death of Athletic Director (AD) Roy \"Legs\" Hawley in 1954; basketball coach Robert \"Red\" Brown named to succeed Hawley as AD; series of articles regarding athletic department finances in 1959, among other topics); 1952-78","Box 10; Folder 6; Items 830-857; General topic articles, 1978-79 (includes articles about proposed new football stadium, plans for a \"shell building\" for a variety of recreation and sports activities; Richard Martin named new Athletic Director in 1978; WVU report regarding low graduation rates of student athletes; Ed Pastilong promoted to assistant athletic director in 1979, among other topics); 1978-79"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. 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SEE ALSO Coal miners - African Americans.","West Virginia University - athletics.","West Virginia University  -- Basketball","West Virginia University - Football.","No special access restriction applies.","Collection of newspaper clippings regarding athletics at West Virginia University, primarily in the period of 1950-1980. Includes series of clippings regarding football, basketball, general athletics, and the athletics department. General athletics clippings include articles regarding baseball, cheerleading and the Mountaineer mascot, first nationally televised sporting event from West Virginia, non-revenue sports, racial integration, rifle team, and Title IX and women's sports, among other topics.","Football Clippings","Box 1; Folder 1; Items 1-19; General (includes clippings regarding history of WVU football from 1916-1969; 1959 pre-season outlook; equipment manager Carl Roberts; assistant coach Galen Hall; and statistical records, among other topics); 1916-69","Box 1; Folder 2; Items 20-35; General (includes clippngs regarding new AstoTurf at old Moutaineer Field; 1971 pre-season outlook; 1972 Peach Bowl, 50th Anniversary of old Mountaineer Field; and 1975 victory over Pitt, among other topics); 1969-75","Box 1; Folder 3; Items 36-45; General (includes clipping regarding 1975 regular season games; 1975 Peach Bowl; alumni $2 million fundraising effort for offices and lockers room for new Mountaineer Field; and retirement of equipment manager Carl Roberts, among other topics); 1975-80","Box 2; Folder 1; Items 46-79; Coach Pappy Lewis Era (includes clippings regarding 1952 recruiting class; photo of Coach Lewis kissing freshman Freddy Wyant on forehead; 30th anniversary celebration of undefeated 1922 squad; Fred Wyant selected as freshman of the year by the NEA; co-captain Paul Bischoff selected as 1952 WV athlete of the year; 1953 pre-season outlook including team photos; WVU players selected to the 1953 All-Southern Conference team; and1954 Sugar Bowl bid, among other topics); 1950s","Box 2; Folder 2; Items 80-111; Coach Pappy Lewis Era (includes clippings regarding the selection of Coach Lewis as 1953 coach of the year in Southern Conference; 1954 Sugar Bowl; kidnapping threat of WVU players prior to 1954 Sugar Bowl; and 1954 loss to Pitt, among other topics); 1950s","Box 2; Folder 3; Items 112-143; Coach Pappy Lewis Era (includes clippings regarding WVU eyeing \"feeler\" to Gator Bowl following 1954 season; Lamone, Bosley, Wyant named to 1954 All Southern Conference team; Wyant selected Southern Conference 1954 player of the year; Pappy Lewis named Southern Conference 1954 coach of the year; 1955 preseason outlook including player photos; FBI investigating threat to Coach Lewis; photo of four year lettermen Bobby Moss, Sam Huff, Bruce Bosley, Joe Marconi and Freddy Wyant; 1956 pre-season outlook; WVU football great Ira \"Rat\" Rodgers selected to National Football Hall of Fame, among other topics); 1950s","Box 2; Folder 4; Items 144-173; Coach Pappy Lewis Era (includes clippings regarding 1957 season; Fred Wyant playing in Canadian Football League; Induction of Ira Rodgers into National Football Foundation Hall of Fame; 35th anniversary of undefeated 1922 team; lettermen for 1957 season; Chuck Howley selected to play for College All-Stars, among other topics); 1950s","Box 3; Folder 1; Items 174-195; Coach Pappy Lewis and Coach Gene Corum (includes clippings regarding the WVU Athletic Council unanimously voting to request dismissal of Coach Lewis following the 1960 season; Coach Lewis describing difficulty recruiting; Resignation of Coach Lewis in April, 1960; Chaos in the Athletic Department relating to football program (1960); appointment of Gene Corum as the new head coach; resignation of Coach Corum (1965), among other topics); 1960-65","Box 3; Folder 2; Items 196-214; Coach Jim Carlen (includes clippings regarding the Coach Jim Carlen era; a four part series about Coach Carlen in the Daily Athenaeum (1969); Coach Carlen's resignation in January, 1970 to accept head coaching job at Texas A \u0026 M; editorial by Tony Constantine regarding Carlen's resignation; articles about Jim Carlen assisting Lubbock residents during a tornado following his move to Texas A \u0026 M; 1977 column by A. L. Hardman about Carlen's departure from WVU, among other topics); 1966-77","Box 3; Folder 3; Items 215-246; Coach Bobby Bowden (includes clippings regarding the appointment of Bowden as head coach (1970); Bowden's initial coaching staff including group photo; Bowden to return as coach despite rumors that he would resign following losing season (1974); Peach Bowl win over Lou Holtz (1976); Bowden's departure for head coaching job at Florida State (1976); flanker Tommy Bowden staying at WVU; A.L Hardman column on potential Bowden replacements, among other topics.); 1970-76","Box 4; Folder 1; Items 247-285; Coach Frank Cignetti (includes clippings regarding Cignetti's selection as Bowden's replacement as head coach (1976); retention of five of Bowden's assistant coaches; Cignetti's plea for better facilities; speculation regarding Cignetti's future as head coach following resignation of athletic director Leland Byrd (1978); Cignetti's health issues (lymphoid granulomatosis), among other topics); 1976-80","Box 4; Folder 2; Items 286-307; Coach Frank Cignetti (includes clippings regarding Cignetti's future as head coach including speculation that he would be asked to resign and decision to retain him prior to 1979 season; players petition University following 1979 season to retain Cignetti; Cignetti's firing in November, 1979; Cignetti offered an administrative position within the athletic department, among other topics); 1976-80","Box 4; Folder 3; Items 308-311; Football game ticket controversy of 1977 (includes articles regarding the University giving away free tickets to home football games to members of the state legislature, active and retired athletic staff, and news media); 1977","Box 4; Folder 4; Items 312-354; General topic articles regarding the 1977,'78, and '79 football seasons (includes articles regarding recruit Robert Alexander of South Charleston (1977); criticism of football program (1978); WVU makes Penthouse magazine's \"20 Worst College Football Teams of 1979-80\"; articles regarding possible candidates to replace Coach Cignetti (1979), among other topics); 1977-79","Box 5; Folder 1; Items 355-358; New football stadium (includes articles regarding the approval by the state Board of Regents of the design of the new $20 million football in 1978); 1978","Box 5; Folder 2; Items 359-369; Coach Don Nehlen (includes articles regarding the selection of Don Nehlen as head football coach in December, 1979; retention of three coachs from Coach Cignetti's staff; Nehlen's goals for Mountaineer football; new assistant coaches named; article about Merry Ann Nehlen, wife of Coach Nehlen, among other topics); 1979-80","Basketball Clippings","Box 5; Folder 3; Items 370-409; General topic articles regarding WVU basketball during the 1950's, '60's and '70's (includes articles regarding head coach Red Brown being named athletic director and speculation regarding Fred Schaus being named head coach (1954); WVU elimination from 1955 NCAA tourney; suspension of co-captain Clayce Kishbaugh (1957); WVU ranked number 1 in the nation in AP poll (December, 1957); 1960 pre-season article about WVU minus Coach Schaus and Jerry West; Ex-WVU cagers: Where they are now (January, 1970), among other topics); 1952-70","Box 5; Folder 4; Items 410-419; General topic articles regarding WVU basketball during the 1970's (articles include a February, 1971 newspaper insert regarding the reunion of the 1942 NIT champions; Pre-season newspaper insert for the 1971-72 season ; Pre-season newspaper insert for the 1972-73 season; Jerry West and Rod Hundley to help recruit for Coach Joedy Gardner, among other topics); 1971-74","Box 6; Folder 1; Items 420-434; West Virginia State High School Basketball Tournaments played at WVU (includes articles about the 1952, 1953, 1954, and 1956 state high school tournaments that took place at Mountaineer Field House); 1952-54","Box 6; Folder 2; Items 435-437; Mark Workman (includes articles regarding Mark Workman being named to the 1951-52 United Press All-America team; Look Magazine's All-America team; Mark Workman signing a professional contract with the Milwaukee Hawks of the National Basketball Association); 1952","Box 6; Folder 3; Items 438-443; Coach Fred Schaus (includes articles about Schaus receiving 15 job offers; Coach Schaus being nominated as one of nation 10 outstanding young men in 1959 by the Jaycees; Schaus being named as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association; George King being named to replace Schaus); 1959-60","Box 6; Folder 4; Items 444-453; Hot Rod Hundley (includes articles regarding Hot Rod Hundley's first year wedding anniversary; Hundley being named to the 1956-57 United Press All-America team; Hot Rod's road to romance; Hundley awarded Hicks Memorial trophy; Hundley's rookie season in the National Baskeball Association, among other topics); 1956-58","Box 6; Folder 5; Items 454-457; 1957 Recruiting Violations (includes articles regarding WVU being placed on a one year probation for violations of recruiting rules involving Kentucky high school star Kelly Coleman); 1957","Box 6; Folder 6; Items 458-493; Jerry West (includes articles regarding West's career at WVU and LA Lakers, including a Myron Cope article from The Saturday Evening Post; being named to the AP All America team for 1958-59 season; interview with wife, Jane West; Laker's hold Jerry West Night (1971); Family Weekly newspaper insert about West; LA Lakers win NBA Championship fullfills West's dream; West sign $300,000 contract with Lakers (1972); West announces retirement from Laker's (1974), among other topics); 1957-77","Box 7; Folder 1; Items 494-533; 1958 Season (articles include the \"Meet the Mountaineers\" series with photos and biographical information on Joedy Gardner, Don Vincent, Bob Smith, Lloyd Sharrar, Ronnie Retton, Willie Akers; WVU #1 ranking in the United Press poll; Team scoring leader, Jerry West, Coach Fred Schaus, Sharrar and West named to Associated Press All-American team, among other topics); 1958","Box 7; Folder 2; Items 534-569; 1958 Season (includes articles regarding Southern Conference tournament; photo of Governor Underwood autographing the cast of Don Vincent (broken leg); Bob Smith and Jerry West named to Southern Conference All-Tournament team; Jerry West named MVP of Southern Conference Tournament; WVU named national champions for '57-'58 season by International News Service, Associated Press and United Press; Sharrar and West named to United Press All-America team; WVU upset by Manhattan in first round of NCAA, Fred Schaus named Southern Conference coach of the year; Schaus runner-up for national coach of the year by United Press, among other topics); 1958","Box 8; Folder 1; Items 570-573; Coach Sonny Moran (articles regarding criticism and subsequent resignation of Coach Moran); 1974","Box 8; Folder 2; Items 574-606; General topic articles regarding 1976, '77, and '78 seasons (includes articles regarding several WVU players (Sid Bostick, Lowes Moore, Mo Robinson); WVU and Marshall announce renewal of basketball competition; resignation of assistant coach Bill Ryczaj; Athletic Director Byrd answers charges regarding lack of committment by Coach Joedy Gardner; WVU win over Marshall in first game in 47 years; WVU upset of Rutgers in Eastern Eight Tournament; coaching search following the firing of Coach Joedy Gardner, among other topics); 1976-79","Box 8; Folder 3; Items 607-640; General topic articles regarding 1978 and 1979 seasons (includes articles regarding Gardner dismissal and new head coach search; Gale Catlett named head coach; Joedy Gardner accepts head coaching job at Northern Arizona University; 1979 pre-season insert, among other topics); 1978-79","Box 8; Folder 4; Items 641-656; General topic articles regarding 1979-80 season (includes articles regarding future of Eastern Eight league, AD Martin looking into Lowes Moore relationship with \"lawyer-friend putting out word on Moore to NBA teams\"; Catlett cage camp nets $34,000 profit, among other topics); 1979-80","Box 8; Folder 5; Items 657-658; Bob Huggins (two articles about student-athlete Bob Huggins); 1977-78","WVU Athletics Clippings","Box 9; Folder 1; Items 659-664; Wrestling (includes six articles regarding the 1958 wrestling team); 1958","Box 9; Folder 2; Items 665-676; Articles regarding the media and WVU athletics, 1954-79 (includes articles about the WVU-Holy Cross basketball game in February 1959, which was the first nationally televised sporting event from West Virginia, which was broadcast live over the NBC network with Lindsey Nelson calling the play-by-play; Jay Randolph (son of Senator Jennings Randolph) named the new voice of WVU sports in August, 1960; a 1963 article regarding the University receiving $67,000 from WAJR for broadcast rights for the '63-'64 and '64-'65 seasons, among other topics); 1954-79","Box 9; Folder 3; Items 677-688; Southern Conference, 1953-1968 (articles about WVU's membership in the Southern Conference, including seven schools dropping out of the conference in 1953; controversy about WVU's vote to allow Southern Conference teams to play in the National Invitational Basketball Tournament; Southern Conference expansion in 1960; a four-part series in the Daily Athenaeum (DA) in 1966 about WVU participation in the Southern Conference; DA article listing the top 10 stories for 1967-68, among other topics); 1953-68","Box 9; Folder 4; Items 689-692; Racial Integration 1960-69 (includes articles about Coach Lewis recruiting an African-American football player from Clarksburg in 1960; the first African-American athlete at WVU, Philip Edwards (track) in 1964; Black athlete-campus relatonship in 1969); 1960-69","Box 9; Folder 5; Items 693-714; General topics, 1952-70 (includes articles about Branch Rickey speaking at the 1952 annual athletic banquet; alumni golf tournaments; Lowery M. Stoops, long time assistant athletic director; picture highlights of WVU sports year for 1957-58; the athletic publicity department; four-part article from 1966 Daily Athenaeum discussing the athletic department, among other topics); 1952-70","Box 9; Folder 6; Items 715-729; Cheerleading/Mountaineer, 1954-60 (includes articles about cheerleading; the bell \"Big Ben\"; several articles about the Mountaineer including photos; the Spiriteers, the flash card section at football games); 1954-60","Box 9; Folder 7; Items 730-736; WVU Athletics and politics, 1959-78 (includes articles about 85 State Legislators attending a basketball game in 1959; Governor Barron's influence on football recruit; WVU need for athletic facility improvements and lame duck Governor Moore, among other topics); 1959-78","Box 9; Folder 8; Items 737-747; Rifle Team, 1958-79 (includes brochure on 1964-65 rifle team outlook; several articles about the lack of a rifle range for the rifle team; among other topics); 1958-79","Box 9; Folder 9; Items 748-750; Soccer Team, 1965-66 (includes three articles about the WVU men's soccer team); 1965-66","Box 9; Folder 10; Items 751-762; Track/Cross Country, 1953-77 (includes photo of 1953 track team; articles regarding the retirement of longtime coach Art Smith; Stan Romanoski after 20 years as track/cross country coach, among other topics); 1953-77","Box 10; Folder 1; Items 763-769; Baseball, 1953-64 (includes articles about former WVU baseball players in minor league baseball; former players Virgil L. Flinn, Johnny Gorsica; 1958 baseball team southern trip, among other topics); 1953-64","Box 10; Folder 2; Items 770-781; WVU Athletic Council, 1953-61 (includes articles about appointments to the Athletic Council; State Senator Ward Wylie proposing legislation to abolish the Athletic Council, among other topics); 1953-61","Box 10; Folder 3; Items 782-792; Non-Revenue Sports, 1952-79 (includes articles about intramural sports; gymnastics; tennis; golf; swimming; Athletic Director Red announcing that new sports financially impractical in 1960; rowing club, among other topics); 1952-79","Box 10; Folder 4; Items 793-796; Women's Sports, 1952-79 (includes articles about \"Powder Bowl\" voted down by Women's Panhellenic in 1952; campus rebirth of fencing classes in 1958; Title IX and the equality of men's/women's sports questioned in 1979); 1952-79","WVU Athletic Department Clippings","Box 10; Folder 5; Items 797-829; General topic articles, 1952-78 (includes articles about freshman athletes being eligible for all varsity sports during 1952-53 seasons; Heart attack and death of Athletic Director (AD) Roy \"Legs\" Hawley in 1954; basketball coach Robert \"Red\" Brown named to succeed Hawley as AD; series of articles regarding athletic department finances in 1959, among other topics); 1952-78","Box 10; Folder 6; Items 830-857; General topic articles, 1978-79 (includes articles about proposed new football stadium, plans for a \"shell building\" for a variety of recreation and sports activities; Richard Martin named new Athletic Director in 1978; WVU report regarding low graduation rates of student athletes; Ed Pastilong promoted to assistant athletic director in 1979, among other topics); 1978-79","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. 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Includes series of clippings regarding football, basketball, general athletics, and the athletics department. General athletics clippings include articles regarding baseball, cheerleading and the Mountaineer mascot, first nationally televised sporting event from West Virginia, non-revenue sports, racial integration, rifle team, and Title IX and women's sports, among other topics.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eFootball Clippings\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 1; Folder 1; Items 1-19; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eGeneral\u003c/emph\u003e (includes clippings regarding history of WVU football from 1916-1969; 1959 pre-season outlook; equipment manager Carl Roberts; assistant coach Galen Hall; and statistical records, among other topics); 1916-69\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 1; Folder 2; Items 20-35; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eGeneral\u003c/emph\u003e (includes clippngs regarding new AstoTurf at old Moutaineer Field; 1971 pre-season outlook; 1972 Peach Bowl, 50th Anniversary of old Mountaineer Field; and 1975 victory over Pitt, among other topics); 1969-75\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 1; Folder 3; Items 36-45; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eGeneral\u003c/emph\u003e (includes clipping regarding 1975 regular season games; 1975 Peach Bowl; alumni $2 million fundraising effort for offices and lockers room for new Mountaineer Field; and retirement of equipment manager Carl Roberts, among other topics); 1975-80\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 2; Folder 1; Items 46-79; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eCoach Pappy Lewis Era\u003c/emph\u003e (includes clippings regarding 1952 recruiting class; photo of Coach Lewis kissing freshman Freddy Wyant on forehead; 30th anniversary celebration of undefeated 1922 squad; Fred Wyant selected as freshman of the year by the NEA; co-captain Paul Bischoff selected as 1952 WV athlete of the year; 1953 pre-season outlook including team photos; WVU players selected to the 1953 All-Southern Conference team; and1954 Sugar Bowl bid, among other topics); 1950s\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 2; Folder 2; Items 80-111; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eCoach Pappy Lewis Era\u003c/emph\u003e (includes clippings regarding the selection of Coach Lewis as 1953 coach of the year in Southern Conference; 1954 Sugar Bowl; kidnapping threat of WVU players prior to 1954 Sugar Bowl; and 1954 loss to Pitt, among other topics); 1950s\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 2; Folder 3; Items 112-143; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eCoach Pappy Lewis Era\u003c/emph\u003e (includes clippings regarding WVU eyeing \"feeler\" to Gator Bowl following 1954 season; Lamone, Bosley, Wyant named to 1954 All Southern Conference team; Wyant selected Southern Conference 1954 player of the year; Pappy Lewis named Southern Conference 1954 coach of the year; 1955 preseason outlook including player photos; FBI investigating threat to Coach Lewis; photo of four year lettermen Bobby Moss, Sam Huff, Bruce Bosley, Joe Marconi and Freddy Wyant; 1956 pre-season outlook; WVU football great Ira \"Rat\" Rodgers selected to National Football Hall of Fame, among other topics); 1950s\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 2; Folder 4; Items 144-173; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eCoach Pappy Lewis Era\u003c/emph\u003e (includes clippings regarding 1957 season; Fred Wyant playing in Canadian Football League; Induction of Ira Rodgers into National Football Foundation Hall of Fame; 35th anniversary of undefeated 1922 team; lettermen for 1957 season; Chuck Howley selected to play for College All-Stars, among other topics); 1950s\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 3; Folder 1; Items 174-195; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eCoach Pappy Lewis and Coach Gene Corum\u003c/emph\u003e (includes clippings regarding the WVU Athletic Council unanimously voting to request dismissal of Coach Lewis following the 1960 season; Coach Lewis describing difficulty recruiting; Resignation of Coach Lewis in April, 1960; Chaos in the Athletic Department relating to football program (1960); appointment of Gene Corum as the new head coach; resignation of Coach Corum (1965), among other topics); 1960-65\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 3; Folder 2; Items 196-214; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eCoach Jim Carlen\u003c/emph\u003e (includes clippings regarding the Coach Jim Carlen era; a four part series about Coach Carlen in the Daily Athenaeum (1969); Coach Carlen's resignation in January, 1970 to accept head coaching job at Texas A \u0026amp; M; editorial by Tony Constantine regarding Carlen's resignation; articles about Jim Carlen assisting Lubbock residents during a tornado following his move to Texas A \u0026amp; M; 1977 column by A. L. Hardman about Carlen's departure from WVU, among other topics); 1966-77\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 3; Folder 3; Items 215-246; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eCoach Bobby Bowden\u003c/emph\u003e (includes clippings regarding the appointment of Bowden as head coach (1970); Bowden's initial coaching staff including group photo; Bowden to return as coach despite rumors that he would resign following losing season (1974); Peach Bowl win over Lou Holtz (1976); Bowden's departure for head coaching job at Florida State (1976); flanker Tommy Bowden staying at WVU; A.L Hardman column on potential Bowden replacements, among other topics.); 1970-76\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 4; Folder 1; Items 247-285; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eCoach Frank Cignetti\u003c/emph\u003e (includes clippings regarding Cignetti's selection as Bowden's replacement as head coach (1976); retention of five of Bowden's assistant coaches; Cignetti's plea for better facilities; speculation regarding Cignetti's future as head coach following resignation of athletic director Leland Byrd (1978); Cignetti's health issues (lymphoid granulomatosis), among other topics); 1976-80\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 4; Folder 2; Items 286-307; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eCoach Frank Cignetti\u003c/emph\u003e (includes clippings regarding Cignetti's future as head coach including speculation that he would be asked to resign and decision to retain him prior to 1979 season; players petition University following 1979 season to retain Cignetti; Cignetti's firing in November, 1979; Cignetti offered an administrative position within the athletic department, among other topics); 1976-80\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 4; Folder 3; Items 308-311; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eFootball game ticket controversy of 1977\u003c/emph\u003e (includes articles regarding the University giving away free tickets to home football games to members of the state legislature, active and retired athletic staff, and news media); 1977\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 4; Folder 4; Items 312-354; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eGeneral topic articles regarding the 1977,'78, and '79 football seasons\u003c/emph\u003e (includes articles regarding recruit Robert Alexander of South Charleston (1977); criticism of football program (1978); WVU makes Penthouse magazine's \"20 Worst College Football Teams of 1979-80\"; articles regarding possible candidates to replace Coach Cignetti (1979), among other topics); 1977-79\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 5; Folder 1; Items 355-358; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eNew football stadium\u003c/emph\u003e (includes articles regarding the approval by the state Board of Regents of the design of the new $20 million football in 1978); 1978\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 5; Folder 2; Items 359-369; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eCoach Don Nehlen\u003c/emph\u003e (includes articles regarding the selection of Don Nehlen as head football coach in December, 1979; retention of three coachs from Coach Cignetti's staff; Nehlen's goals for Mountaineer football; new assistant coaches named; article about Merry Ann Nehlen, wife of Coach Nehlen, among other topics); 1979-80\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eBasketball Clippings\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 5; Folder 3; Items 370-409; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eGeneral topic articles regarding WVU basketball during the 1950's, '60's and '70's\u003c/emph\u003e (includes articles regarding head coach Red Brown being named athletic director and speculation regarding Fred Schaus being named head coach (1954); WVU elimination from 1955 NCAA tourney; suspension of co-captain Clayce Kishbaugh (1957); WVU ranked number 1 in the nation in AP poll (December, 1957); 1960 pre-season article about WVU minus Coach Schaus and Jerry West; Ex-WVU cagers: Where they are now (January, 1970), among other topics); 1952-70\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 5; Folder 4; Items 410-419; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eGeneral topic articles regarding WVU basketball during the 1970's\u003c/emph\u003e (articles include a February, 1971 newspaper insert regarding the reunion of the 1942 NIT champions; Pre-season newspaper insert for the 1971-72 season ; Pre-season newspaper insert for the 1972-73 season; Jerry West and Rod Hundley to help recruit for Coach Joedy Gardner, among other topics); 1971-74\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 6; Folder 1; Items 420-434; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eWest Virginia State High School Basketball Tournaments played at WVU\u003c/emph\u003e (includes articles about the 1952, 1953, 1954, and 1956 state high school tournaments that took place at Mountaineer Field House); 1952-54\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 6; Folder 2; Items 435-437; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eMark Workman\u003c/emph\u003e (includes articles regarding Mark Workman being named to the 1951-52 United Press All-America team; Look Magazine's All-America team; Mark Workman signing a professional contract with the Milwaukee Hawks of the National Basketball Association); 1952\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 6; Folder 3; Items 438-443; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eCoach Fred Schaus\u003c/emph\u003e (includes articles about Schaus receiving 15 job offers; Coach Schaus being nominated as one of nation 10 outstanding young men in 1959 by the Jaycees; Schaus being named as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association; George King being named to replace Schaus); 1959-60\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 6; Folder 4; Items 444-453; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eHot Rod Hundley\u003c/emph\u003e (includes articles regarding Hot Rod Hundley's first year wedding anniversary; Hundley being named to the 1956-57 United Press All-America team; Hot Rod's road to romance; Hundley awarded Hicks Memorial trophy; Hundley's rookie season in the National Baskeball Association, among other topics); 1956-58\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 6; Folder 5; Items 454-457; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003e1957 Recruiting Violations\u003c/emph\u003e (includes articles regarding WVU being placed on a one year probation for violations of recruiting rules involving Kentucky high school star Kelly Coleman); 1957\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 6; Folder 6; Items 458-493; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eJerry West\u003c/emph\u003e (includes articles regarding West's career at WVU and LA Lakers, including a Myron Cope article from The Saturday Evening Post; being named to the AP All America team for 1958-59 season; interview with wife, Jane West; Laker's hold Jerry West Night (1971); Family Weekly newspaper insert about West; LA Lakers win NBA Championship fullfills West's dream; West sign $300,000 contract with Lakers (1972); West announces retirement from Laker's (1974), among other topics); 1957-77\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 7; Folder 1; Items 494-533; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003e1958 Season\u003c/emph\u003e (articles include the \"Meet the Mountaineers\" series with photos and biographical information on Joedy Gardner, Don Vincent, Bob Smith, Lloyd Sharrar, Ronnie Retton, Willie Akers; WVU #1 ranking in the United Press poll; Team scoring leader, Jerry West, Coach Fred Schaus, Sharrar and West named to Associated Press All-American team, among other topics); 1958\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 7; Folder 2; Items 534-569; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003e1958 Season\u003c/emph\u003e (includes articles regarding Southern Conference tournament; photo of Governor Underwood autographing the cast of Don Vincent (broken leg); Bob Smith and Jerry West named to Southern Conference All-Tournament team; Jerry West named MVP of Southern Conference Tournament; WVU named national champions for '57-'58 season by International News Service, Associated Press and United Press; Sharrar and West named to United Press All-America team; WVU upset by Manhattan in first round of NCAA, Fred Schaus named Southern Conference coach of the year; Schaus runner-up for national coach of the year by United Press, among other topics); 1958\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 8; Folder 1; Items 570-573; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eCoach Sonny Moran\u003c/emph\u003e (articles regarding criticism and subsequent resignation of Coach Moran); 1974\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 8; Folder 2; Items 574-606; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eGeneral topic articles regarding 1976, '77, and '78 seasons\u003c/emph\u003e (includes articles regarding several WVU players (Sid Bostick, Lowes Moore, Mo Robinson); WVU and Marshall announce renewal of basketball competition; resignation of assistant coach Bill Ryczaj; Athletic Director Byrd answers charges regarding lack of committment by Coach Joedy Gardner; WVU win over Marshall in first game in 47 years; WVU upset of Rutgers in Eastern Eight Tournament; coaching search following the firing of Coach Joedy Gardner, among other topics); 1976-79\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 8; Folder 3; Items 607-640; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eGeneral topic articles regarding 1978 and 1979 seasons\u003c/emph\u003e (includes articles regarding Gardner dismissal and new head coach search; Gale Catlett named head coach; Joedy Gardner accepts head coaching job at Northern Arizona University; 1979 pre-season insert, among other topics); 1978-79\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 8; Folder 4; Items 641-656; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eGeneral topic articles regarding 1979-80 season\u003c/emph\u003e (includes articles regarding future of Eastern Eight league, AD Martin looking into Lowes Moore relationship with \"lawyer-friend putting out word on Moore to NBA teams\"; Catlett cage camp nets $34,000 profit, among other topics); 1979-80\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 8; Folder 5; Items 657-658; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eBob Huggins\u003c/emph\u003e (two articles about student-athlete Bob Huggins); 1977-78\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eWVU Athletics Clippings\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 9; Folder 1; Items 659-664; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eWrestling\u003c/emph\u003e (includes six articles regarding the 1958 wrestling team); 1958\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 9; Folder 2; Items 665-676; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eArticles regarding the media and WVU athletics, 1954-79\u003c/emph\u003e (includes articles about the WVU-Holy Cross basketball game in February 1959, which was the first nationally televised sporting event from West Virginia, which was broadcast live over the NBC network with Lindsey Nelson calling the play-by-play; Jay Randolph (son of Senator Jennings Randolph) named the new voice of WVU sports in August, 1960; a 1963 article regarding the University receiving $67,000 from WAJR for broadcast rights for the '63-'64 and '64-'65 seasons, among other topics); 1954-79\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 9; Folder 3; Items 677-688; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSouthern Conference, 1953-1968\u003c/emph\u003e (articles about WVU's membership in the Southern Conference, including seven schools dropping out of the conference in 1953; controversy about WVU's vote to allow Southern Conference teams to play in the National Invitational Basketball Tournament; Southern Conference expansion in 1960; a four-part series in the Daily Athenaeum (DA) in 1966 about WVU participation in the Southern Conference; DA article listing the top 10 stories for 1967-68, among other topics); 1953-68\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 9; Folder 4; Items 689-692; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eRacial Integration 1960-69\u003c/emph\u003e (includes articles about Coach Lewis recruiting an African-American football player from Clarksburg in 1960; the first African-American athlete at WVU, Philip Edwards (track) in 1964; Black athlete-campus relatonship in 1969); 1960-69\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 9; Folder 5; Items 693-714; \u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eGeneral topics, 1952-70\u003c/emph\u003e (includes articles about Branch Rickey speaking at the 1952 annual athletic banquet; alumni golf tournaments; Lowery M. 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Includes series of clippings regarding football, basketball, general athletics, and the athletics department. General athletics clippings include articles regarding baseball, cheerleading and the Mountaineer mascot, first nationally televised sporting event from West Virginia, non-revenue sports, racial integration, rifle team, and Title IX and women's sports, among other topics.","Football Clippings","Box 1; Folder 1; Items 1-19; General (includes clippings regarding history of WVU football from 1916-1969; 1959 pre-season outlook; equipment manager Carl Roberts; assistant coach Galen Hall; and statistical records, among other topics); 1916-69","Box 1; Folder 2; Items 20-35; General (includes clippngs regarding new AstoTurf at old Moutaineer Field; 1971 pre-season outlook; 1972 Peach Bowl, 50th Anniversary of old Mountaineer Field; and 1975 victory over Pitt, among other topics); 1969-75","Box 1; Folder 3; Items 36-45; General (includes clipping regarding 1975 regular season games; 1975 Peach Bowl; alumni $2 million fundraising effort for offices and lockers room for new Mountaineer Field; and retirement of equipment manager Carl Roberts, among other topics); 1975-80","Box 2; Folder 1; Items 46-79; Coach Pappy Lewis Era (includes clippings regarding 1952 recruiting class; photo of Coach Lewis kissing freshman Freddy Wyant on forehead; 30th anniversary celebration of undefeated 1922 squad; Fred Wyant selected as freshman of the year by the NEA; co-captain Paul Bischoff selected as 1952 WV athlete of the year; 1953 pre-season outlook including team photos; WVU players selected to the 1953 All-Southern Conference team; and1954 Sugar Bowl bid, among other topics); 1950s","Box 2; Folder 2; Items 80-111; Coach Pappy Lewis Era (includes clippings regarding the selection of Coach Lewis as 1953 coach of the year in Southern Conference; 1954 Sugar Bowl; kidnapping threat of WVU players prior to 1954 Sugar Bowl; and 1954 loss to Pitt, among other topics); 1950s","Box 2; Folder 3; Items 112-143; Coach Pappy Lewis Era (includes clippings regarding WVU eyeing \"feeler\" to Gator Bowl following 1954 season; Lamone, Bosley, Wyant named to 1954 All Southern Conference team; Wyant selected Southern Conference 1954 player of the year; Pappy Lewis named Southern Conference 1954 coach of the year; 1955 preseason outlook including player photos; FBI investigating threat to Coach Lewis; photo of four year lettermen Bobby Moss, Sam Huff, Bruce Bosley, Joe Marconi and Freddy Wyant; 1956 pre-season outlook; WVU football great Ira \"Rat\" Rodgers selected to National Football Hall of Fame, among other topics); 1950s","Box 2; Folder 4; Items 144-173; Coach Pappy Lewis Era (includes clippings regarding 1957 season; Fred Wyant playing in Canadian Football League; Induction of Ira Rodgers into National Football Foundation Hall of Fame; 35th anniversary of undefeated 1922 team; lettermen for 1957 season; Chuck Howley selected to play for College All-Stars, among other topics); 1950s","Box 3; Folder 1; Items 174-195; Coach Pappy Lewis and Coach Gene Corum (includes clippings regarding the WVU Athletic Council unanimously voting to request dismissal of Coach Lewis following the 1960 season; Coach Lewis describing difficulty recruiting; Resignation of Coach Lewis in April, 1960; Chaos in the Athletic Department relating to football program (1960); appointment of Gene Corum as the new head coach; resignation of Coach Corum (1965), among other topics); 1960-65","Box 3; Folder 2; Items 196-214; Coach Jim Carlen (includes clippings regarding the Coach Jim Carlen era; a four part series about Coach Carlen in the Daily Athenaeum (1969); Coach Carlen's resignation in January, 1970 to accept head coaching job at Texas A \u0026 M; editorial by Tony Constantine regarding Carlen's resignation; articles about Jim Carlen assisting Lubbock residents during a tornado following his move to Texas A \u0026 M; 1977 column by A. L. Hardman about Carlen's departure from WVU, among other topics); 1966-77","Box 3; Folder 3; Items 215-246; Coach Bobby Bowden (includes clippings regarding the appointment of Bowden as head coach (1970); Bowden's initial coaching staff including group photo; Bowden to return as coach despite rumors that he would resign following losing season (1974); Peach Bowl win over Lou Holtz (1976); Bowden's departure for head coaching job at Florida State (1976); flanker Tommy Bowden staying at WVU; A.L Hardman column on potential Bowden replacements, among other topics.); 1970-76","Box 4; Folder 1; Items 247-285; Coach Frank Cignetti (includes clippings regarding Cignetti's selection as Bowden's replacement as head coach (1976); retention of five of Bowden's assistant coaches; Cignetti's plea for better facilities; speculation regarding Cignetti's future as head coach following resignation of athletic director Leland Byrd (1978); Cignetti's health issues (lymphoid granulomatosis), among other topics); 1976-80","Box 4; Folder 2; Items 286-307; Coach Frank Cignetti (includes clippings regarding Cignetti's future as head coach including speculation that he would be asked to resign and decision to retain him prior to 1979 season; players petition University following 1979 season to retain Cignetti; Cignetti's firing in November, 1979; Cignetti offered an administrative position within the athletic department, among other topics); 1976-80","Box 4; Folder 3; Items 308-311; Football game ticket controversy of 1977 (includes articles regarding the University giving away free tickets to home football games to members of the state legislature, active and retired athletic staff, and news media); 1977","Box 4; Folder 4; Items 312-354; General topic articles regarding the 1977,'78, and '79 football seasons (includes articles regarding recruit Robert Alexander of South Charleston (1977); criticism of football program (1978); WVU makes Penthouse magazine's \"20 Worst College Football Teams of 1979-80\"; articles regarding possible candidates to replace Coach Cignetti (1979), among other topics); 1977-79","Box 5; Folder 1; Items 355-358; New football stadium (includes articles regarding the approval by the state Board of Regents of the design of the new $20 million football in 1978); 1978","Box 5; Folder 2; Items 359-369; Coach Don Nehlen (includes articles regarding the selection of Don Nehlen as head football coach in December, 1979; retention of three coachs from Coach Cignetti's staff; Nehlen's goals for Mountaineer football; new assistant coaches named; article about Merry Ann Nehlen, wife of Coach Nehlen, among other topics); 1979-80","Basketball Clippings","Box 5; Folder 3; Items 370-409; General topic articles regarding WVU basketball during the 1950's, '60's and '70's (includes articles regarding head coach Red Brown being named athletic director and speculation regarding Fred Schaus being named head coach (1954); WVU elimination from 1955 NCAA tourney; suspension of co-captain Clayce Kishbaugh (1957); WVU ranked number 1 in the nation in AP poll (December, 1957); 1960 pre-season article about WVU minus Coach Schaus and Jerry West; Ex-WVU cagers: Where they are now (January, 1970), among other topics); 1952-70","Box 5; Folder 4; Items 410-419; General topic articles regarding WVU basketball during the 1970's (articles include a February, 1971 newspaper insert regarding the reunion of the 1942 NIT champions; Pre-season newspaper insert for the 1971-72 season ; Pre-season newspaper insert for the 1972-73 season; Jerry West and Rod Hundley to help recruit for Coach Joedy Gardner, among other topics); 1971-74","Box 6; Folder 1; Items 420-434; West Virginia State High School Basketball Tournaments played at WVU (includes articles about the 1952, 1953, 1954, and 1956 state high school tournaments that took place at Mountaineer Field House); 1952-54","Box 6; Folder 2; Items 435-437; Mark Workman (includes articles regarding Mark Workman being named to the 1951-52 United Press All-America team; Look Magazine's All-America team; Mark Workman signing a professional contract with the Milwaukee Hawks of the National Basketball Association); 1952","Box 6; Folder 3; Items 438-443; Coach Fred Schaus (includes articles about Schaus receiving 15 job offers; Coach Schaus being nominated as one of nation 10 outstanding young men in 1959 by the Jaycees; Schaus being named as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association; George King being named to replace Schaus); 1959-60","Box 6; Folder 4; Items 444-453; Hot Rod Hundley (includes articles regarding Hot Rod Hundley's first year wedding anniversary; Hundley being named to the 1956-57 United Press All-America team; Hot Rod's road to romance; Hundley awarded Hicks Memorial trophy; Hundley's rookie season in the National Baskeball Association, among other topics); 1956-58","Box 6; Folder 5; Items 454-457; 1957 Recruiting Violations (includes articles regarding WVU being placed on a one year probation for violations of recruiting rules involving Kentucky high school star Kelly Coleman); 1957","Box 6; Folder 6; Items 458-493; Jerry West (includes articles regarding West's career at WVU and LA Lakers, including a Myron Cope article from The Saturday Evening Post; being named to the AP All America team for 1958-59 season; interview with wife, Jane West; Laker's hold Jerry West Night (1971); Family Weekly newspaper insert about West; LA Lakers win NBA Championship fullfills West's dream; West sign $300,000 contract with Lakers (1972); West announces retirement from Laker's (1974), among other topics); 1957-77","Box 7; Folder 1; Items 494-533; 1958 Season (articles include the \"Meet the Mountaineers\" series with photos and biographical information on Joedy Gardner, Don Vincent, Bob Smith, Lloyd Sharrar, Ronnie Retton, Willie Akers; WVU #1 ranking in the United Press poll; Team scoring leader, Jerry West, Coach Fred Schaus, Sharrar and West named to Associated Press All-American team, among other topics); 1958","Box 7; Folder 2; Items 534-569; 1958 Season (includes articles regarding Southern Conference tournament; photo of Governor Underwood autographing the cast of Don Vincent (broken leg); Bob Smith and Jerry West named to Southern Conference All-Tournament team; Jerry West named MVP of Southern Conference Tournament; WVU named national champions for '57-'58 season by International News Service, Associated Press and United Press; Sharrar and West named to United Press All-America team; WVU upset by Manhattan in first round of NCAA, Fred Schaus named Southern Conference coach of the year; Schaus runner-up for national coach of the year by United Press, among other topics); 1958","Box 8; Folder 1; Items 570-573; Coach Sonny Moran (articles regarding criticism and subsequent resignation of Coach Moran); 1974","Box 8; Folder 2; Items 574-606; General topic articles regarding 1976, '77, and '78 seasons (includes articles regarding several WVU players (Sid Bostick, Lowes Moore, Mo Robinson); WVU and Marshall announce renewal of basketball competition; resignation of assistant coach Bill Ryczaj; Athletic Director Byrd answers charges regarding lack of committment by Coach Joedy Gardner; WVU win over Marshall in first game in 47 years; WVU upset of Rutgers in Eastern Eight Tournament; coaching search following the firing of Coach Joedy Gardner, among other topics); 1976-79","Box 8; Folder 3; Items 607-640; General topic articles regarding 1978 and 1979 seasons (includes articles regarding Gardner dismissal and new head coach search; Gale Catlett named head coach; Joedy Gardner accepts head coaching job at Northern Arizona University; 1979 pre-season insert, among other topics); 1978-79","Box 8; Folder 4; Items 641-656; General topic articles regarding 1979-80 season (includes articles regarding future of Eastern Eight league, AD Martin looking into Lowes Moore relationship with \"lawyer-friend putting out word on Moore to NBA teams\"; Catlett cage camp nets $34,000 profit, among other topics); 1979-80","Box 8; Folder 5; Items 657-658; Bob Huggins (two articles about student-athlete Bob Huggins); 1977-78","WVU Athletics Clippings","Box 9; Folder 1; Items 659-664; Wrestling (includes six articles regarding the 1958 wrestling team); 1958","Box 9; Folder 2; Items 665-676; Articles regarding the media and WVU athletics, 1954-79 (includes articles about the WVU-Holy Cross basketball game in February 1959, which was the first nationally televised sporting event from West Virginia, which was broadcast live over the NBC network with Lindsey Nelson calling the play-by-play; Jay Randolph (son of Senator Jennings Randolph) named the new voice of WVU sports in August, 1960; a 1963 article regarding the University receiving $67,000 from WAJR for broadcast rights for the '63-'64 and '64-'65 seasons, among other topics); 1954-79","Box 9; Folder 3; Items 677-688; Southern Conference, 1953-1968 (articles about WVU's membership in the Southern Conference, including seven schools dropping out of the conference in 1953; controversy about WVU's vote to allow Southern Conference teams to play in the National Invitational Basketball Tournament; Southern Conference expansion in 1960; a four-part series in the Daily Athenaeum (DA) in 1966 about WVU participation in the Southern Conference; DA article listing the top 10 stories for 1967-68, among other topics); 1953-68","Box 9; Folder 4; Items 689-692; Racial Integration 1960-69 (includes articles about Coach Lewis recruiting an African-American football player from Clarksburg in 1960; the first African-American athlete at WVU, Philip Edwards (track) in 1964; Black athlete-campus relatonship in 1969); 1960-69","Box 9; Folder 5; Items 693-714; General topics, 1952-70 (includes articles about Branch Rickey speaking at the 1952 annual athletic banquet; alumni golf tournaments; Lowery M. Stoops, long time assistant athletic director; picture highlights of WVU sports year for 1957-58; the athletic publicity department; four-part article from 1966 Daily Athenaeum discussing the athletic department, among other topics); 1952-70","Box 9; Folder 6; Items 715-729; Cheerleading/Mountaineer, 1954-60 (includes articles about cheerleading; the bell \"Big Ben\"; several articles about the Mountaineer including photos; the Spiriteers, the flash card section at football games); 1954-60","Box 9; Folder 7; Items 730-736; WVU Athletics and politics, 1959-78 (includes articles about 85 State Legislators attending a basketball game in 1959; Governor Barron's influence on football recruit; WVU need for athletic facility improvements and lame duck Governor Moore, among other topics); 1959-78","Box 9; Folder 8; Items 737-747; Rifle Team, 1958-79 (includes brochure on 1964-65 rifle team outlook; several articles about the lack of a rifle range for the rifle team; among other topics); 1958-79","Box 9; Folder 9; Items 748-750; Soccer Team, 1965-66 (includes three articles about the WVU men's soccer team); 1965-66","Box 9; Folder 10; Items 751-762; Track/Cross Country, 1953-77 (includes photo of 1953 track team; articles regarding the retirement of longtime coach Art Smith; Stan Romanoski after 20 years as track/cross country coach, among other topics); 1953-77","Box 10; Folder 1; Items 763-769; Baseball, 1953-64 (includes articles about former WVU baseball players in minor league baseball; former players Virgil L. 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