Cross Country and Track and Field records, 1932-ongoing
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Summary
- Creator:
- Duke University. Sports Information Office
- Abstract:
- The Sports Information Office provides information about Duke athletics to the media. They also facilitate press interviews with Duke athletes and coaches. The collection includes clippings, press releases, statistics, rosters, programs and press brochures/media guides about the cross country/track and field teams at Duke University. The material ranges in date from 1932-ongoing.
- Extent:
- 12 Linear Feet
- Language:
- Material in English
- Collection ID:
- UA.13.02.0006
- University Archives Record Group:
- 13 -- Athletics
13 -- Athletics > 02 -- Sports Information Office
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection includes clippings, press releases, statistics, rosters, programs and press brochures/media guides about the cross country/track and field teams at Duke University. There are files regarding the freshman varsity track and field team, the Southern Conference teams, the Interscholastic meets, and one folder concerning the 1956 Olympics featuring (Joel Shankle and Dave Sime). The material ranges in date from 1932-ongoing.
- Biographical / historical:
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The Sports Information Office provides information about Duke athletics to the media. They also facilitate press interviews with Duke athletes and coaches. For many years, the SI Office has maintained records, photographs and other material about Duke athletic teams.
- Acquisition information:
- The Cross Country and Track and Field records were received by the University Archives as a transfer over a period of time and as a gift from Amy Unell, on behalf of Al Buehler, in 2022.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Sherrie Bowser, January 2008
Encoded by Sherrie Bowser, January 2008
Accessions were merged into one collection, described in this finding aid.
UA2022-0066 added by April Blevins, January 2023.
- Arrangement:
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The collection is divided into three main series, Cross-Country, Track and Field, and Media Guides.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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Collection is open for research.
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- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Cross Country and Track and Field Records, Duke University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
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- https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/m1px3x