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MSS-2010-08-08
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Title: The San Jose State University Spartan Sports Collection
Dates: 1908-2004
Collection number: MSS-2010-08-08
Creator:
San Jose State College
Collection Size:
2 boxes,
2.5 linear feet
Repository:
San José State University Library.
San José, California 95192-0028
Abstract: The Spartan Sports collection consists of sports programs from the different sports departments at San José State University
and various sports related guide books. The sports team programs featured in the collection include the following: Baseball,
Basketball, Football, Golf, Judo, Rugby, Swimming, Tennis, and Track & Field. The collection also contains official handbooks,
manuals and athletic rules for these sports. The bulk of the collection consists of athletic rule books from different time
periods such as the E.B. DeGroot Official Athletic Almanacs which contain rules, photographs, and official time records. Most
books in the collection feature photographs of sports and sports teams. The collection also contains many National Collegiate
Athletic Association publications. These guides are organized by sport type and contain lists of athletes in many colleges
and universities as well as team records. This collection is arranged into two series: Series I: Official Sports Programs
and Manuals 1908-1987, Series II: Printed Matter 1949-2004.
Physical location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Collection is open for research.
Copyright is assigned to the San José State University Special Collections & Archives. All requests for permission to publish
or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Special Collections. Permission for publication
is given on behalf of the Special Collections & Archives. Copyright restrictions may apply to digital reproductions of the
original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.
The Spartan Sports Collection, MSS-2010-08-08, San José State University Library Special Collections & Archives.
Collection processed by Lisa Zakharova. Finding aid EAD encoded by Lisa Zakharova. Reviewed by Danelle Moon.
In 1857 the San Francisco Board of Education established Minns' Evening Normal School for current and prospective teachers
in the city. Named after its principal, George W. Minns, the institution was formally established as the first California
State Normal School by the State Legislature in 1862. A decade later, the Legislature voted to move the Normal School to San
José, and the school relocated to its new home on Washington Square prior to the fall term of 1872. After a fire destroyed
the Normal School building in 1880, the Legislature authorized $200,000 to construct a new building on the same site. Completed
in 1881, the building was commonly referred to as the Second State Normal School. After several names and curriculum changes,
Minns' Normal School is now San José State University, offering more than 134 bachelor's and master's degrees with 110 concentrations,
and is recognized as one of the top public universities granting such degrees in the West.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Spartan Sports collection consists of sports programs from the different sports departments at San José State University.
The sport team programs featured in the collection include the following: Baseball, Basketball, Football, Golf, Judo, Rugby,
Swimming, Tennis, and Track and Field. The collection also contains official handbooks, manuals and athletic rules for those
sports. The majority of the collection consists of athletic rule books from 1908-1979.
The E.B. DeGroot Official Athletic Almanacs contain rules, photographs, and official time records. Most books in the collection
feature photographs of sports and sports teams. The collection also contains many National Collegiate Athletic Association
publications. Books are organized by sport type and contain lists of athletes in many colleges and universities as well as
team records.
This collection is arranged into two series: Series I: Official Sports Programs and Manuals 1908-1987, Series II: Printed
Matter 1948-2004.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
San Jose State University -- History
Education, Higher -- California -- San Jose
Sports--Rules and Regulations
Sports Records
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& Archives.
The Pete Zidnak Collection of San Jose State University Sports History MSS-2009-11-04, San José State University Library
Special Collections & Archives.