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Athletic Department Football Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: 25/3

  • Staff Only
  • No requestable containers

Scope and Contents

This series consists of a scrapbook chronicling the intercollegiate games played by the 1948 Northwestern University football team. That team went on to play in and win the 1949 Rose Bowl. The scrapbook, compiled by a Northwestern student, includes a running, handwritten narrative on the season complemented by newspaper clippings and miscellaneous souvenirs. It follows the team from their first game against UCLA through to the Rose Bowl victory over the University of California, Berkeley.

Dates

  • 1948-1949

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on use of the materials in the department for research; all patrons must comply with federal copyright regulations.

Extent

1.00 Boxes

Language of Materials

English

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.

Method of Acquisition

Separated from University Archives' Accession #88-192, Sports Photographs (Accession #88-257).

Processing Information

Victor Thompson; November 7, 1988.

Title
Guide to the Athletic Department Football Scrapbook
Author
Victor Thompson
Date
07/11/1988
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
eng

Library Details

Part of the Northwestern University Archives Repository

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