Guide to the San Jose State University Spartan Sports Collection
Lisa Zakharova
SJSU Special Collections & Archives
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
San José State University
One Washington Square
San José, CA 95192-0028
Phone: (408) 808-2062
Fax: (408) 808-2063
Email: special.collections@sjsu.edu
URL: http://library.sjsu.edu/sjsu-special-collections/sjsu-special-collections-and-archives
© 2010
Trustees of the California State University. All rights reserved.
Guide to the San Jose State University Spartan Sports Collection
Collection number: MSS-2010-08-08
SJSU Special Collections & Archives
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
San José State University
One Washington Square
San José, CA 95192-0028
Phone: (408) 808-2062
Fax: (408) 808-2063
Email: special.collections@sjsu.edu
URL: http://library.sjsu.edu/sjsu-special-collections/sjsu-special-collections-and-archives
Finding aid funded by the generous support of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Collection processed by Lisa Zakharova. Finding aid EAD encoded by Lisa Zakharova. Reviewed by Danelle Moon.
© 2010 Trustees of the California State University. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
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
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
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.
Preferred Citation
The Spartan Sports Collection, MSS-2010-08-08, San José State University Library Special Collections & Archives.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Lisa Zakharova. Finding aid EAD encoded by Lisa Zakharova. Reviewed by Danelle Moon.
Organizational History
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.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged into two series: Series I: Official Sports Programs and Manuals 1908-1987, Series II: Printed
Matter 1948-2004.
Indexing Terms
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
Related Material
The San José State University Football Programs Collection MSS-2009-08-04, San José State University Library Special Collections
& Archives.
The Pete Zidnak Collection of San Jose State University Sports History MSS-2009-11-04, San José State University Library
Special Collections & Archives.
Bibliography
San Jose State University.
About SJSU. http://www.sjsu.edu/about_sjsu/
Collection Contents
Box 1
Series : I
Official Sports Programs and Manuals
1908-1987
Physical Description: 1 box
Scope and Content Note
The Spartan Sports collection consists of sports programs from the different sports departments at San José State University.
The sport team programs featured in this collection include: 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. These guides are organized by sport type and contain lists of athletes in many colleges and universities as
well as team records.
Arrangement
This series is arranged by document type.
books 1-5
Spalding's Athletic Library Rules of Competition, Constitution by-laws and Records Constituting the Official Handbook of
the Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Atheletes of America
1930-1940
Physical Description: 5 books
books 6-20
Spalding's Athletic Library Official Sports Rules Books
1930-1967
Physical Description: 5 books
Scope and Content Note
Includes rulebooks for the following sports: Basketball, Rugby, Swimming, Football and Track and Field.
book 21
USSR Ball Games
1968
Physical Description: 1 manual
Box 2
Series : II
Printed Matter
1948-2004
Physical Description: 1 box
Scope and Content Note
This series contains official print material from San Jose State newspapers such as Spartan News, as well as magazines and
other original and photocopied newspaper and magazine articles about Spartan athletes. Of note is
The First 80s Years- San Jose State Football, a retrospective look at the story of football at San Jose State University. The last two folders contain newspaper articles
and newsletters published by the "Women of Sparta" which detail massive fund-rasing efforts including one million dollars
for the Spartan Football Team.
Arrangement
Material is arranged by date.
Folders 1-6
San Jose State Sports- Press and Radio Information
1948-1956
Physical Description: 6 folders
Folders 7
The First 80 Years- San Jose State Football
1975
Physical Description: 1 magazine
Folders 8-9
Women's Athletics
1960-1970
Physical Description: 1 folder
Scope and Content Note
Contains original newspaper articles about San Jose State Athletes
