Inventory of the Julia R. Grout Papers,
1916 - 1984
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Descriptive Summary
Title
Julia R. Grout Papers,
1916 - 1984.
Creator
Grout, Julia R.
Extent
0.75 Linear Feet,
500 Items
Repository
University Archives, Duke University
Abstract
Julia Rebecca Grout (1898-1984) served as
Chairman of the Women's Department of Health and Physical Education at Duke University from 1924 to
1964. The Julia R. Grout Papers include correspondence, clippings, writings, printed matter,
photographs, and other materials related to Grout's professional and personal interests. Topics
include Grout's career and retirement; the history of physical education at Duke; comparisons of
American and European physical education; physical education for women; Grout's travels to Southern
Africa and Europe; and Grout's participation in the Dedication Committee of Baldwin Auditorium at
Duke.
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.
No restrictions.
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], Julia R. Grout Papers, University Archives, Duke
University.
Provenance
The Julia R. Grout Papers were received by the University Archives as a gift from
1972-1986.
Processing Information
Processed by Valerie Gillispie
Completed May 5, 2005
Encoded by Valerie Gillispie, May 5, 2005
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
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Biographical Note
Julia Rebecca Grout, known to most as
"Jerry,"
was born on
April 1, 1898 in North Brookfield, Massachusetts. She attended Mount Holyoke College, where she was
an outstanding athlete, and received her bachelor's degree in 1920. She received a Master of
Science from Wellesley College in 1928.
Almost all of Grout's career was spent at Duke University. She arrived in 1924 and soon
became Director (later called Chairman) of Physical Education for Women, a position she held until
her retirement in 1964. During her tenure, the department offered a wide variety of required and
elective physical education courses, oversaw recreational and athletic activities, and encouraged
women students to be physically active. Grout was an advocate for improved facilities for women
students, which is documented in her departmental memoir,
"As You Were, or Forty Years of
"Happenings"
in the Department of Health and Physical Education, The Woman's College, Duke University,
1924-1964."
This memoir can be found in the Addresses and Writing series of these
papers.
After her retirement in 1964, Grout remained an active, travelling frequently and staying
in close contact with her colleagues at Duke University. She died on April 22, 1984.
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Collection Overview
The Julia R. Grout Papers include correspondence, clippings, writings, printed matter,
photographs, and other materials related to Grout's professional and personal interests. The papers
are divided into four series. The Personal series includes Grout's resume, retirement materials,
tributes to her, and documents related to her funeral. One of the retirement materials is a large
bound volume of letters written to Grout by students and colleagues expressing their appreciation
for her forty years of service at Duke. The second series, Correspondence, has a brief selection of
letters related to Grout's professional career, her 1958 travels to Southern Africa, and work on
the Dedication Committee of Baldwin Auditorium. The third series, Addresses and Writings, includes
a variety of speeches, papers, and reports written by Grout over her career. Topics include the
need for physical education for women, American physical education compared to that of Europe, and
the history of physical education for women at Duke. Also included in this series are several
speeches made by Grout at the retirement parties of other faculty and staff of the Woman's College.
The final series, Professional Travels, documents Grout's international travels to Europe in 1938
and 1958, where she studied the physical education programs of Sweden, Holland, and Norway.
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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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Duke University. Baldwin
Auditorium.
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Duke University--Faculty.
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Duke University. Women's Dept. of Physical
Education.
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Grout, Julia R.
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Photographs.
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Physical education and training--Europe.
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Physical education and training--Study and
teaching (Higher)--United States.
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Physical education for women--North
Carolina--History.
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Women travelers--Africa--Correspondence.
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Related Material
Women's Department of Health and Physical Education Records
Duke University Archives
Woman's College Records
Duke University Archives
Grout Family Papers
Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke
University
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Detailed Description of the Collection
Personal,
1916-1984
Folder 1
Resume and CV
Folder 2
Clippings,
circa 1916-1960
Folder 3
Retirement, Bound Tribute Album,
1964
Folder 4
Retirement, Correspondence and Clippings,
1964-1965
Folder 5
Tributes,
1982-1984, undated
Folder 6
Funeral Materials,
1984
Correspondence,
1953-1981
Folder 7
Professional,
1953-1981
Folder 8
African Trip,
January 1958-February 1958
Folder 9
Dedication Committee of the Baldwin Auditorium,
1964
Addresses and Writings,
1933-1979
Folder 10
"Physical Education for Duke Women,"
August 1933
Folder 11
"Keeping Physically Fit,"
circa 1940
Folder 12
Untitled,
1942, 1953
Folder 13
Assembly Talk,
October 16, 1944 or October 16,
1946
Folder 14
"Education Through Physical Education,"
Spring 1946
Folder 15
"Skirts - Bloomers - Shorts: Highlights in the History of
Women's Physical Education,"
December 11, 1946
Folder 16
Retirement party speeches,
1947-1979
Folder 17
"History and Philosophy of the Department of Physical
Education,"
Spring 1953
Folder 18
"Physical Education Here and Abroad,"
circa 1958
Folder 19
"A Study of Physical Education and Recreation Programs in
Holland, Sweden, and Norway,"
1958
Folder 20
Africa Notes,
1959-1963
Folder 21
"In Support of Semester Hour Credit for Physical
Education,"
December 14, 1961
Folder 22
"Thirty-Three Years with the Altrusa Club,"
circa 1967
Folder 23
"As You Were, or Forty Years of
"Happenings"
in the Department of Health and Physical Education, The Woman's
College, Duke University, 1924-1964,"
circa 1970
Folder 24
Correspondence Regarding
"As You Were,"
1970
Folder 25
"Night Flying,"
[poem], undated
Professional Travels,
1938-1958
Folder 26
Swedish-American Course in Physical Education - Printed Materials, Reports,
Photos, and Clippings,
1938
Folder 27
Sabbatical Study in Holland and Sweden - Reports and Photos,
1958
Folder 28
Sabbatical Study in Holland and Sweden - Research Materials,
1958
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Bibliography
Elizabeth C. Bookhout,
Fifty Years of Physical Education for Duke Women,
1992
