MSS16765Young Men's Christian's Association Integrated Basketball League slidesYoung Men's Christian's Association Integrated Basketball League slides MSS 16765Ellen WelchAlbert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

2023-04-13

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections LibraryP.O. Box 400110University of VirginiaCharlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110URL:
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This collection is open for research.

 Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was a gift from Ann Fayles to the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia Library on 18 March 2019.

 Biographical / Historical

University of Virginia student, Ann Fayles,(from 1965-1968) volunteered to coach basketball to boys in the Charlottesville area through the University Young Mens Christian Association during the first years of school integration. Fayles taught the boys basketball, tutored them in their schoolwork and encouraged them to attend college. According to Fayles, there were several white teams and two all Black teams, but her team was the only integrated team.

 Preferred Citation

MSS 16765, Young Mens Christian Association Integrated Basketball League slides, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library.

 Content Description

This collection contains a five-page reminiscence from Anna Fayles, an alumna, and 28 slides documenting the UVA YMCA basketball league from 1965 to 1968. She describes coaching a newly integrated recreational basketball league over three years. The slides document the banquets for her first three teams.

 African American young men Basketball -- Coaching Basketball for children -- Coaching