Duke Intramural Sports scrapbook, 1964-1971
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Summary
- Creator:
- Duke University. Dept. of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation
- Abstract:
- Intramural sports and recreation at Duke began in 1902 under Coach Wilbur "Cap" Card. From 1926-1929, men's and women's physical education grew as separate entities. By 1960, the department had evolved away from strenuous exercise in preparation for war and moved towards supervised group fitness and the continued growth of intramural sports. Men's and women's departments merged in 1975 to create the Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation. The department was made a non-academic unit in 1980 and was later restructured to become part of the Office of Student Affairs. The Duke Intramural Sports Scrapbook was collected by Recreation and Physical Education and contains clippings and photographs of various male intramural sports events, including the Big Four event that Duke participated in along with North Carolina State University, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, and Wake Forest University.
- Extent:
- 2 Linear Feet
- Language:
- Materials in English.
- Collection ID:
- UA.25.22.0002
- University Archives Record Group:
- 25 -- Trinity College of Arts and Sciences
25 -- Trinity College of Arts and Sciences > 22 -- Health, Wellness, and Physical Education
Background
- Scope and content:
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The scrapbook was disbounded and the pages separated into folders. Pages 1-23 cover the years 1968-1971, and pages 24-39 cover the years 1964-1968. The folders contain clippings and photographs of some of the intramural sports teams, including teams from the law school, medical school, fraternities, selective living groups, and freshman houses. The clippings cover various Duke events and the "Big Four Day," in which Duke would compete against University of North Carolina, North Carolina State University, and Wake Forest University.
- Biographical / historical:
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Coach Wilbur "Cap" Card created a physical education department starting in 1902. Between 1926-1929, the men's and women's physical education departments grew as separate entities. The 1930s and the 1940s saw increased physical exercise requirements for the male students. In 1946, the first annual Big Four Day was held. Intramural sports teams from Duke, Wake Forest, University of North Carolina, and North Carolina State competed in the event.
In the 1950s and 1960s, there was a new trend of supervised group recreation. In 1960, the intramural program developed further and created opportunities for a large portion of the student body to participate in team and individual sports, including football, wrestling, golf, softball, basketball, track, swimming, bowling, handball, badminton, tennis, and volleyball.
The men's and women's physical education departments merged in 1975 to create the Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (HPER), which offered courses, intramural programs, club sports, adult fitness, and faculty fitness. The department was made a non-academic unit in 1980, and was later restructured to become part of the Office of Student Affairs. The intramural sports now can be found in Duke Recreation and Physical Education and include leagues and tournaments to reflect different levels of competition.
This note was written based on information found in the collection guide for the Dept. of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation records, 1932-1986.
Source: https://recreation.duke.edu/programs/intramural-sports/, accessed August 10, 2023
- Acquisition information:
- The Duke Intramural Sports scrapbook was received from Shawn Newton by the University Archives as a transfer in 2020.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Ani Karagianis, August 2023.
Accessions described in this collection guide: UA2020-0017
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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