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Inventory of the Athletic Council Records, 1907 - 1993

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Descriptive Summary

Title
Athletic Council Records, 1907 - 1993.
Creator
Duke University. Athletic Council.
Extent
11 Linear Feet,
9500 Items
Repository
University Archives, Duke University
Abstract
The Duke University Athletic Council began in 1907 as the Trinity College Athletic Council. Since that time, it has offered advice and recommendations on the administration of athletics at Duke. The collection includes correspondence, reports, memoranda, minutes, athletic contracts, schedules, statistics, handbooks, newsletters, financial information, and other materials. Major topics include athletics at Duke University, especially football and basketball; Duke's relationship to intercollegiate athletics associations like the ACC (Atlantic Coast Conference), NCAA (National Collegiate Athletics Association), AIAW (Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women), and CFA (College Football Association); the financing of college athletics; the management of college athletics; college athletes; and Title IX.
Language
English.
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Administrative Information

Access Restrictions
Patrons must sign the Acknowledgement of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.
Records of the University's Board of Trustees which have been in existence for at least fifty years are available for scholarly research with the permission of the University Archivist. Access to records which have been in existence for less than fifty years shall be granted only by special permission, in writing, from the Board of Trustees.
For a period of twenty-five years from the origin of the material, permission in writing from the office of origin and the University Archivist is required for use. After twenty-five years, records that have been processed may be consulted with the permission of the University Archivist.
In accordance with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 as amended, Duke University permits students to inspect their education records and limits the disclosure of personally identifiable information from education records.
Unprocessed materials are closed pending processing.
In off-site storage; 24 hours advance notice is required for use.
Use Restrictions
Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Athletic Council Records, University Archives, Duke University.
Provenance
The Athletic Council Records was received by the University Archives as a transfer in 1975 (A75-45), 1979 (A79-11, A79-112), 1982 (A82-65), 1989 (A89-12), 1992 (A92-98, A92-110), 1993 (A93-123), and 1995 (A95-121).
Processing Information
Lightly Processed by Valerie Gillispie, 2003, Fully Processed by Matthew Shangler
Completed July 2009
Encoded by Valerie Gillispie, 2003, Matthew Shangler July, 2009
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
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Historical Note

The Duke University Athletic Council began as the Trinity College Athletic Council in 1907. The Council was reorganized in 1949, 1971, and 1983. Its duties are to serve as an advisory body to the athletics department. Among its duties, the Athletic Council ensures compliance with NCAA and ACC regulations; reviews the budget and advises the Athletic Director on expenditures; makes recommendations on coaching and administrative positions within the Athletics Department; recommends appropriate changes to the athletics program; advises the Athletic Director on scheduling and the adoption of new sports; and makes recommendations to the President and administrative and faculty bodies regarding the status of athletics at Duke.

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Collection Overview

The collection includes correspondence, reports, memoranda, minutes, athletic contracts, schedules, statistics, handbooks, newsletters, financial information, and other materials related to the Athletic Council. The first series, Trinity College Athletic Council, contains materials related to the earliest form of the organization. The other materials in the collection derive from the later Duke University Athletic Council. The second series, Duke Athletic Council, contains meetings, minutes, and general files of the Duke Athletic Council. The sixth series, Restricted, contains restricted materials such as student information and Board of Trustee materials. The third series, ACC contains material related to intercollegiate athletics in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The fourth series, NCAA contains minutes, convention proceedings, correspondence, reports and other materials related to intercollegiate athletics in the National Collegiate Athletics Association. The sixth series AIAW contains information about intercollegiate athletics for women. The last series, Oversized Material, contains one folder from the Duke Athletic Council Series.
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Subject Headings

These and related materials may be accessed under the following subject headings in the Duke University Libraries online catalog.
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Related Material

Department of Athletics Records
Duke University Archives

Office of Sports Information and Promotion Records
Duke University Archives

Trinity College (Durham, N.C.) Athletic Association Records
Duke University Archives

List of Series in Collection
Trinity College Athletic Council,1907-1928
Duke Athletic Council
ACC
NCAA
AIAW
Restricted
Oversize Materials
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Description of the Collection

Trinity College Athletic Council,1907-1928

The Trinity College Athletic Council predated the Duke University Athletic Council.
Box 1
Constitution of 1907
Treasurer's Reports, 1908-1920
General Correspondence, 1913-1919
Correspondence about Equipment, 1913-1920
Receipts of Equipment Returned by Players
Student Excuses from Gym Class
Tickets
The Varsity "T": Rules and Regulations
Baseball Schedules

Basketball

Contracts
1916-1917
1918-1919
1919-1920
Correspondence, 1916-1917
Correspondence, 1918-1919
Schedule, 1915-1916
Schedules and Expenses, 1916-1917
Schedules and Expenses, 1919-1920
Football, 1916, 1918

Track
Contracts, 1913-1920
Correspondence, 1916-1920
Schedules, Participants, 1912-1920
Stadium Committee, 1928

Duke Athletic Council

[2.5 Boxes]
Box 2
Correspondence, (1 of 6)
Correspondence, (2 of 6)
Correspondence, (3 of 6)
Correspondence, (4 of 6)
Correspondence, (5 of 6)
Correspondence, (6 of 6)
General Files, 1971-1978 (1 of 2)
1971-1978 (2 of 2)
Jul. 1, 1976-Jun. 30, 1977
Jul. 1, 1977-Jun. 30, 1978
Policy 1978-1979
1978-1980
Jul. 1, 1978-Jun. 30, 1979
1980
1979-1980 (1 of 2)
1979-1980 (2 of 2)
Jul. 1, 1979-Jun. 30, 1980
1980-1981
Jul. 1, 1980-Jun. 30, 1981
1981
Jul. 1, 1981-Jun. 30, 1982
1982 (1 of 2)
1982 (2 of 2)
1983 (1 of 2)
1983 (2 of 2)
1983-1984
1984 (1 of 2)
1984 (2 of 2)
1984-1985
1985-1986 (1 of 2)
1985-1986 (2 of 2)
Box 3
Meetings, Dec. 3, 1970
1972
1973
1974
1975 (1 of 2)
1975 (2 of 2)
1976 (1 of 2)
1976 (2 of 2)
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
Minutes, 1929-1966
1949-1971
1972-1985
1973-1979
General Files
Ad Hoc Committee on Women's Athletics, 1974
Criteria for Varsity Award, 1983
DUAA Policy, 1976-1977
Taussig, Edward II - Transfer Exception, Aug. 1978
S.S. "Red" Wilson
Kornberg Study
Subcommittee on Title IX - General Information (1 of 2)
Subcommittee on Title IX - General Information (2 of 2)
Subcommittee on Title IX - Intercollegiate Athletics Final Report
Subcommittee on Title IX - Minutes of Meetings
Athletic Report of Ad Hoc Committee of the Academic Council - 1969
Box 4
Athletic Policy Manual, 1987, 1993
Athletics Committee, Mar. 1979
Responsibilities of Athletics Council, 1984
Intercollegiate Status for Club Sports - Recommendations of the Athletic Council
Intercollegiate Stats for Club Sports, 1977-1982
Clippings (1 of 2)
Clippings (2 of 2)
Mr. Butters
Butters Report
Graduation Rate Surveys
Club Sports Proposal, 1983-1984
DUAA - Women's Softball Application
Duke Academic Council Minutes - Athletics, 1971-1973
Athletics and P.E. Committee, 1976
Class Days Missed by Varsity Athletes, 1978-1979
Maximum Awards Legislation, 1985-1986
Pye/Cauitt Letters Re: Industrial National Classic
Duke University Dept. of Athletics: Self Evaluation, Feb. 1, 1976
Technical Violation, 1981
Duke/Virginia Tech, 1981
Women's Crew, 1980-1981
Eligibility and Hardship Forms, 1984
Eligibility: East Carolina, 1980
Football Report for Chancellor, May 5, 1977
Form for Fifth Year of Competition at Duke
Head Football Coach Selection Criteria: Pye Letter on Recruiting
ICTA Women, 1983
Iron Dukes
Graduation Rate Survey, 1981
Operating Budgets, DUAA - Professor Edwin Cady, 1978-1979
Policy on "Redshirting"
Provost's Task Force on P.E. and Recreation, Nov. 1974
Pye: AM Council on Education
Pye Memo on Women's Athletics, Nov. 22, 1976
Recommendations of the Athletic Council on Intercollegiate Athletics at Duke, 1982
Requirements on New Varsity Sports to Mr. Sanford, Feb. 3, 1983
Reports on Athletics at Duke, 1969-1975
Smith, Harmon 1977
Student Survey Athletics
Strengthening Academic Standards in College Athletics: Robert E. Klitgaard, 1983
Subcommittee on Title IX: Minutes
Subcommittee on Title IX: Report Appendix II A, 1976
Subcommittee on Title IX: Report Appendix II B, 1976
Subcommittee on Title IX: Report Appendix III, 1976
Swimming, 1978
Women's Lacrosse, 1979-1981
Woodyard, Lorraine
College Football Assoc. (1 of 3)
College Football Assoc. (2 of 3)
College Football ASsoc. (3 of 3)
Proposed College Football Assm. from R. James
Report on Grant-in-Aid Admission, 1970

ACC

(1.5 boxes)
Box 4
Meetings
1970
1971
1972
1973
Box 5
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
Faculty Representatives, Dec. 5, 1979
Faculty Representatives, Oct. 26, 1980
Cable T.V., 1979
1980 (1 of 2)
1980 (2 of 2)
1981
1982 (1 of 2)
1982 (2 of 2)
1983 (1 of 2)
1983 (2 of 2)
1984 (1 of 3)
1984 (2 of 3)
1984 (3 of 3)
1985 (1 of 2)
1985 (2 of 2)
Baseball, 1985
General Files
Letter to Pye, Dec. 12, 1980
Active File, 1982-1983
D. Leonard, Women's Basketball
North Green Country Club, 1983
CFA Television Committee, 1983-1984
ACC Officials, 1980
Basketball, 1979-1980
Budget, 1979
Crowd Control, 1979
Committees
Duke Promotional Material
Basketball Tournament 1980-1981
Television Committee
Review and Preview, Metrosports, 1981-1982
Half-Time T.V. Program Committee, 1980-1982
Long Range Planning Committee, 1974
NCAA Proposals, 1981
Box 5
1972-1973
1974-1975 (1 of 3)
1974-1975 (2 of 3)
1974-1975 (3 of 3)
1976-1977
Constitution and Bylaws, 1975-1976
Television Committee, 1983-1984
Long-Range Planning, 1984
Financial Reports, 1978-1984

NCAA

(.75 boxes)
Box 6
Correspondence
1973-1977 (1 of 2)
1973-1977 (2 of 2)
General Files
Special Forms
BEOG Grants, 1977
Division I Football
IRS Ruling on Radio/T.V. Income
ACT Data
Educational Rights and Privacy Act
Legislative Amendments, 1980
Mailings, 1980-1981
CEO of NCAA Briefing for Mr. Sanford, Kansas City, Sept. 27-28, 1982
Title IX
Memoranda
Awards Limitations (Interpretations)
Re: Soccer America, 1984-1985
Freshman Eligibility Standards, 1984
Normal Progress Rule
Meetings
1973
1975
1976
1977
1983
Convention Jan. 6-9, 1980 (1 of 2)
Convention Jan. 6-9, 1980 (2 of 2)
Special Convention, 1981
Convention Jan. 12-14, 1981
Convention 1982
Convention 1983
News
1975
1976
1977-1979

AIAW

(3 folders)
Box 7
AIAW Handbook/Directory
Convention, 1980
NCAA v. AIAW

Restricted

(.5 boxes)
Box 3
ACC Honor Roll (1 or 2)
ACC Honor Roll (2 of 2)
Ad Hoc Committee on Athletics (1 of 4)
Ad Hoc Committee on Athletics (2 of 4)
Ad Hoc Committee on Athletics (3 of 4)
Ad Hoc Committee on Athletics (4 of 4)
Athletic Admissions Report
Athletic Council Guidelines
Berquist Report, Duke Athletics
Board of Trustees (1 of 2)
Board of Trustees (2 of 2)
Chaim Arlosoroff, 1982-1983
Coach Charles Frangos
Kenny Dennard, 1985
Duke Trustee Committee on Athletics (1 of 5)
Duke Trustee Committee on Athletics (2 of 5)
Duke Trustee Committee on Athletics (3 of 5)
Duke Trustee Committee on Athletics (4 of 5)
Duke Trustee Committee on Athletics (5 of 5)
Freshman Football Scholarship - Cahow, 1982
Jill Ann Gambling - Field Hockey Exchange Student, 1984
1980 Judicial Board Actions vs. Athletes

Oversize Materials

Box 8
DUAA Forecast Assumptions, 1977