Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.)--Sports
Organization
Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:
Athletic Department Football Scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: 25/3
Abstract
This series consists of a scrapbook chronicling the intercollegiate games played by the 1948 Northwestern University football team, which went on to play in and win the 1949 Rose Bowl.
Dates:
1948-1949
Athletic Department Sports Scrapbooks
Collection
Identifier: 25/2
Abstract
Included in this series are six scrapbooks of clippings documenting Northwestern University athletics for the years 1926-1927, 1927-1928, 1928-1929, 1929-1930, 1930-1931, and 1932-1933. The clippings mainly relate to University achievements in major intercollegiate sports including football, basketball, swimming, track, and baseball. Other sports are reflected as well but with less frequency and detail.
Dates:
1926-1933
Records of the Athletic Media Services
Collection
Identifier: 25/6
Abstract
The Athletic Media Services office, part of Northwestern University's Athletics and Recreation Department, is responsible for preparing publicity and informational materials about Northwestern University's inter-collegiate sports teams. The Records of the Department of Athletic Media Services span the years 1871 to 2002, with the bulk of the materials dating from the 1950s through the 1990s. Each sport's season will have folders containing programs, statistics, and press releases, as well as...
Dates:
1871-2002
Ivan D. Combe (1911-2000) letter sweater
Collection
Identifier: 31/6/201
Abstract
The collection consists of a Northwestern University letter sweater, awarded to Ivan D. Combe for his play on the University’s varsity tennis team.
Dates:
circa 1933
Jeff Coney Basketball Score Book
Collection
Identifier: 31/6/183
Abstract
Jeff Coney became an official scorer for Northwestern University men’s basketball in 1971; as a Northwestern undergraduate, he served as student manager for men’s basketball from 1970 to 1974. The collection consists of an official National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball score book documenting Northwestern University men’s basketball games dating between December 2, 1972 and December 8, 1973.
Dates:
1972 - 1973
Thomas Steven (Tommy) Doles (1995- ) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 31/6/212
Abstract
The collection documents Tommy Doles’s academic and athletic achievements at Northwestern University. Materials date between 2014 and 2019.
Dates:
2014 - 2019
Asher Golden Collection
Collection
Identifier: 31/6/184
Abstract
The Asher Golden Collection contains 29 audiocassette recordings and a small amount of paper documents from Northwestern University’s 1995-1997 football seasons. A sports reporter for Northwestern’s WNUR radio station, Golden covered Wildcat football between 1995 and the January 1, 1997 Citrus Bowl.
Dates:
1995 - 1997
Frederick L. Hemke (1935-2019) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 19/3/11
Abstract
In 1956, Frederick L. Hemke was appointed as Professor of Music at Northwestern University in 1975. Hemke was the Northwestern University faculty representative to the Big Ten Conference from 1981 to 2001 and served as the Big Ten faculty representative to the NCAA. He has served on numerous Big Ten committees, including the management review and finance committee where he served as chairman. The Frederick L. Hemke Papers span the years 1962 to 2004.The Papers document Hemke's career at...
Dates:
1962 - 2004; Other: Majority of material found within 1990 - 2000
Luke A. Johnsos (1905-1984) Collection
Collection
Identifier: 31/6/143
Abstract
While a student at Northwestern University (beginning in 1924), Luke A. Johnsons earned a total of seven letters in football, basketball, and baseball. He played football for the Chicago Bears, becoming player-coach, and serving as co-head coadh during World War II. He remained with the Bears until 1968. He pioneered a new way of coaching from the press box, becoming known as the "Press Box Quarterback." Johnsos also served as President of the Johnsos-Coppock printing company. This collection...
Dates:
1926 - 2011
Charles Russell "Chuck" Logan (1943- ) Papers, 1960-1987
Collection
Identifier: 31/6/139
Abstract
Charles Russell "Chuck" Logan (born April 10, 1943; B.S. in business administration, Northwestern University, 1964) played in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears, Pittsburgh Steelers and the St. Louis Cardinals (four seasons) and Minnesota Vikings. His papers contain newspaper articles spanning several decades (but chiefly 1961-1964), highlighting Logan and the success of the Northwestern University football team. Also included are clippings from Northwestern...
Dates:
1960-1987
Northwestern University Sailing Club Papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 31/6/190
Abstract
The Northwestern University Sailing Club Papers, 1964-2008, include correspondence, general information about sailing, maps of other collegiate sailing clubs, and handbooks and manuals containing information about the Midwest Collegiate Sailing Association, the Intercollegiate Yacht Racing Association, and the Northwestern Sailing Club procedures. The Northwestern University Sailing Club is a student-led club sport. It was founded in the 1950s and is one of the first members of the Midwest...
Dates:
1964 - 2008
James P. Pitts (1944- ) Papers, (1961-2013)
Collection
Identifier: 31/6/196
Abstract
Sociologist, educator, and university dean and vice president, James P. Pitts (1944- ) received his B.A. in Political Science and M.A., and Ph.D. in Sociology from Northwestern University. His papers fill 7 boxes, and span the years 1961 to 2013. Composed of newspaper clippings, press releases, curricula vitae, correspondences, and published work, the papers contain Pitts' writings, awards, and a scrapbook and jersey from his time at Northwestern.
Dates:
1961-2013
Gordon J. Rahr (1905-1993) Collection
Collection
Identifier: 31/6/207
Abstract
The collection documents Rahr’s involvement as a player with the Northwestern University football teams of 1924 and 1925 and with the notable Big Ten championship team of 1926. The collection also includes a fragment of a Rose Bowl 1949 goalpost.
Dates:
1925; 1949
Richard B. "Dick" Thornton (1939-2014) Papers, 1976-2013
Collection
Identifier: 31/6/202
Abstract
Richard B. "Dick" Thornton played football for Northwestern Unviersity (1958 and 1959), and for several professional American and Canadian football teams. After football coaching and university positions, he became an international marketing executive for the Coca-Cola Company. His papers contain correspondence and mementos from throughout his life.
Dates:
1976-2013
Lynn "Pappy" Waldorf (1902-1981) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 25/9
Abstract
Lynn "Pappy" Waldorf was football coach at Northwestern University (1936-1947), and other universities, and served as Director of Player Personnel for the San Francisco 49ers. His papers fill five boxes with items mostly related to his career and accomplishments as a football coach. The consist of biographical materials, clippings, and scrapbooks.
Dates:
1935 - 2000