Intercollegiate Athletics, 1899+ | Northern Illinois University

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Collection Overview

Title: Intercollegiate Athletics, 1899+

Predominant Dates:1930-2008

ID: RHC/UA/49/

Extent: 32.75 Linear Feet

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The materials in this collection fall into three record series. The materials in the first series, Intercollegiate Athletics, document Northern's affiliation with various intercollegiate athletic associations including the N.A.I.A., N.C.A.A., I.I.A.C., C.M.U., and MAC. Information on a number of coaches and athletic directors from the 1960's through the 1990's are found in this series. Men's basketball and football are also traced in the collection through programs, media guides, fact books, and official scores and rosters. Baseball, golf, track, tennis, wrestling, swimming & diving have limited documentation. Researchers interested in the history of intercollegiate athletics should check the University Archives' photo and publications indices under specific sports or surnames. Additional information can be found at the Sports Information Office.

A second series in these records documents Women's Athletics at Northern. Team events are documented in a collection of score books and media guides for basketball, field hockey, golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball, tennis, and volleyball. Social and sports events are recorded in scrapbooks from the Women's Athletic Association, the Women's Recreation Association, and Delta Psi Kappa (Alpha Lambda chapter), the Physical Education professional women’s honorary society. More information on the history of women's athletics at Northern can be found in the Student Papers and Student Activities records series.

The materials in the third series document the Secretary of Education’s Commission on Opportunity in Athletics [Title IX at 30]. Northern Illinois University’s Intercollegiate Athletics Director, Cary Groth was a member of this Commission which was active from mid-2002 to early 2003.

Administrative Information

Repository: Northern Illinois University

Access Restrictions: There are no restrictions on access to the collection. The University Archives also holds some restricted files concerning specific inquiries into the University's participation in intercollegiate athletics by the N.C.A.A.

Acquisition Source: former presidents, athletic directors, and sports information directors

Acquisition Method: The University Archives acquired records documenting N.I.U.'s affiliation with various associations and conferences from former presidents, athletic directors, and sports information directors.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series I: Intercollegiate Athletics],
[Series II: Women's Athletics],
[Addendum 1],
[Addendum 2],
[All]

Addendum 1

Series I: Intercollegiate Athletics

Box 11

Folder 1: California Bowl, December 17, 1983
Folder 2-7: Huskie Illustrated, Football (24 issues), (1980-1997)

Box 12A

Folder 1: Women's Intercollegiate Sports Commission, 1978
Folder 2: Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) Handbooks, 1979-1982
Folder 3: Football, Violation of Conference Rules, November 1978
Folder 4: Title IX, Correspondence and Reports, (1978-1981)
Folder 5: Recreation Facility Proposals, 1980, 1982

Box 12B

Folder 1: Athletic Board: Members, (1976-1986)
Folder 2: Athletic Board: Philosophy Statements, 1978-1982
Folder 3a: Athletic Board: Governing Board Policies, (1978-1981)
Folder 3b: Athletic Board: Athletic Policy and Self-Regulating Guidelines, 1999, 2007
Folder 4: Athletic Board: Resolutions, (1980-1982)
Folder 5: Athletic Board: Policy & Procedure Manuals, 1986, 1987, 1988, 2000
Folder 6: Athletic Board: Ticket Policies, 1978-1984
Folder 7: Athletic Board: Complimentary Ticket Policy, (1978-1984)
Folder 8: Athletic Board: Schedules, (1978-1984)
Folder 9-10: Athletic Board: Correspondence, (1977-1986), 2007
Folder 11: Athletic Board: Related Documents, (1979-1985)
Folder 12-16: Athletic Board: Minutes, (1978-1984)

Box 12C

Folder 1: Athletic Board: Minutes, (1986-1991)
Folder 2-3: OPEN
Folder 4: Athletic Board: Minutes, (2006-2010)
Folder 5: Athletic Board: Committee Reports, (1980-1983)
Folder 6: Athletic Board: Reports to University Council, 1978-1983
Folder 7: Athletic Board: Budget Subcommittee and Budgets, (1977-1984)

Box 12D

Folder 1-7: Intercollegiate Athletics Quarterly Reports, 1983-1987, Fiscal Year 2006, 2007
Folder 8-9: OPEN
Folder 10: Northern Illinois Huskies, Annual Report, 2006-2007
Folder 11: NIU Athletics Compliance, 2006-2007

Box 13A

Folder 1: Media Guides: Baseball, 1991, 1992, 1997, 2001
Folder 2-5: Media Guides: Men's Basketball, 1985-1996, 2000-2003
Folder 6: Media Guides: Swimming & Diving, Men and Women, 1996-1997
Folder 7: Media Guides: Wrestling, 1996-1997, 2002

Box 13B

Folder 1-7: Media Guides: Football, 1982-2000

Box 13C

Folder 1: Football, 2001 - 2003
Folder 2: Football, "Huskie Illustrated", September 6, 27, 2003
Folder 3-4: Football Coverage, 2003 Season
Folder 5: Football, Preseason Prospectus, 2002 - 2004
Folder 6: Football, Media Guides, Regular & Post Season, 2004

Box 13D

Folder 1: Football Coverage, Silicon Valley Bowl, December 30, 2004
Folder 2: Newsletters of NIU Athletics: Northern HUSKIE; Huskie Tracks, February 1989; Spring 1999-
Folder 3: Athletic Hall of Fame, (1983-2009)
Folder 4: Academic Excellence Recognition; The Victors, 2004-2-5; 2011
Folder 5: Pocket Guide to National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Regulations, Compliance Office, 2006
Folder 6: Huskie Football, 2008

Series II: Women's Athletics

Box 14A

Folder 1a: Women's Intercollegiate Athletics, 1979-1988
Folder 1b: Illinois Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (IAIAW), Handbook, 1980-1981
Folder 2-4b: Basketball: Media Guides, (1982-2004)

Box 14B

Folder 1-2: Basketball: Media Guides, (2004-2009)
Folder 3: Basketball: OPEN
Folder 4-7: Basketball: Game Programs, (1988-2008)
Folder 8: Basketball: Newsletters [various titles], (October 1997-February 2009)
Folder 9: Basketball: Team Trading Cards, 1991-1992 Season
Folder 10: Basketball: Stephanie Raymond, 2006-2008

Box 14C

Folder 1: Media Guides, Schedules, Programs, etc.: Golf, 1987-1988, 2006, 2007
Folder 2: Media Guides, Schedules, Programs, etc.: Gymnastics, 1997, 2007
Folder 3: Media Guides, Schedules, Programs, etc.: Soccer [includes Men's Soccer], 1993, 1996, 2004, 2007, 2010
Folder 4: Media Guides, Schedules, Programs, etc.: Softball, 1981, 1997, 2001, 2006
Folder 5: Media Guides, Schedules, Programs, etc.: Tennis [includes Men's Tennis], 1980, 2007
Folder 6: Media Guides, Schedules, Programs, etc.: Cross Country/Track & Field, 2005, 2006
Folder 7-9: Media Guides, Schedules, Programs, etc.: Volleyball, (1979-2008)

Box 15-18

Volume 1-9: Delta Psi Kappa, Alpha Lambda Chapter, Scrapbooks (9 volumes), 1948-1973

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