Department of Athletics records, 1915/2013

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Restrictions:

This collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Terms of access:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred citation:

Department of Athletics records, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
6.78 Linear Feet
Creator:
College of William and Mary. Department of Athletics.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Department of Athletics records, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The Department of Athletics records includes files of the Athletic Association, publicity, printed material, publications, statistics, schedules and ephemera.

Includes Men and Women's Athletic Associations at William and Mary, the Norfolk Division Athletic Association, and the Richmond Professional Institute Athletic Association

Men's Athletic Association

Athletic Association meal tickets, season pass (1935-1936), student activity tickets (Herbert Ganter, Dorothy Haden, Virginia Jones, 1929-1930 and Virginia Jones, 1932), Blow Gym Privileges Card, Greeting Card (1949)

Football, "Comcast SportsNet Inaugural Season 2007" Colonial Echo: Centennial Edition, 1998. Bust of Native American with wolf, "First Edition," No. 11, 2007. Miniature Football, "College of William and Mary" with old feather logo Felt pennant, "Tribe Basketball William & Mary," with old feather logo Willford Kale, Bob Moskowitz, and Charles M. Holloway. Goal to Goal: 100 Seasons of Football at William and Mary. Botetourt Press, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1997. Two Tickets, William & Mary vs. Navy, Thompson Stadium Farragut Field, Annapolis, Maryland, 1937 and 1938.

46 boxes of materials from William & Mary's Athletics Department, primarily the Sports Information Office (now known as Media Relations). Includes office files, team records, player statistics, media guides, and newspaper clippings.

Materials also include 16 framed items and three trophies.

This collection contains letterhead stationary for William and Mary Intercollegiate Athletics. The stationary includes variations of the William and Mary logo with two Native American feathers, which was discontinued in 2006.

A group of promotional materials transferred from the athletics marketing department. This includes a white frisbee with the W&M logo, two Tribe rally signs, a white tumbler with the W&M logo, a "Griffin's Kids Club" pencil and lanyard, a pint glass printed with the "Our State, Our Tribe" slogan, a golden bobblehead griffin mascot, and five shirts. The pink shirt has white lettering that reads "Hoops for Hope: Tribe Women's Basketball." The yellow shirt has green lettering that reads "Gold Rush: William & Mary Basketball." The green shirt features the "Our State, Our Tribe" slogan in white and gold. The grey shirt and the white shirt also have the "Our State, Our Tribe" slogan, but in gold and green.

Two yellow and green plastic signs with handholds that read "W&M Tribe," and on the reverse side "Let's Go."

A gold griffin mascot bobblehead statue.

A pint glass printed with the "Our State, Our Tribe" slogan.

A white frisbee with a green W&M logo.

A white tumbler with the W&M logo in green.

A white large sized t-shirt with the "Our State, Our Tribe" slogan in green and gold.

A grey medium sized T-shirt with the "Our State, Our Tribe" slogan in gold and green.

A green large sized T-shirt featuring the "Our State, Our Tribe" slogan in white and gold.

A yellow large sized T-shirt with green lettering. The front reads "Gold Rush: William & Mary Basketball." The back reads "Wren Traditions."

A pink sized small T-shirt with white lettering. The front of the shirt reads "Hoops for Hope: Tribe Women's Basketball."

Contains programs and photographs documninting various Athletic Awards Banquet events.

This series includes ephemera used for promotion and participation in athletic events held at William & Mary in the late 20th and early 21st century. The materials are primarily ticket stubs, programs, and promotional basketball and football posters signed by their respective athletic teams. Also included is an outdated depiction of the former William & Mary mascot, a Native American man, on a felt board with an accompanying W&M logo.

The Tribe Athletics website has been archived since 2016.

Acquisition information:
The collection primarily consists of transfers from the William Mary Department of Athletics. Please consult Special Collections Research Center staff for further questions.
Processing information:

Materials in original order but otherwise unprocessed.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard