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Inventory of the Women's Department of Health and Physical Education Records, 1923 - 1976

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Descriptive Summary

Title
Women's Department of Health and Physical Education records, 1923 - 1976.
Creator
Duke University. Women's Dept. of Physical Education.
Extent
8.0 Linear Feet,
6,000 Items
Repository
University Archives, Duke University.
Abstract
The Duke University Women's Department of Health and Physical Education began in about 1926 and merged with the Men's Physical Education Department in 1975. The Women's Department was responsible for providing required physical education courses, overseeing recreational and athletic activities, and providing a major in physical education. The Department had three chairmen during its existence: Julia R. Grout, Betty F. McCue, and Elizabeth C. Bookhout. The Women's Department of Health and Physical Education Records include correspondence, reports, brochures, publicity materials, student records, scrapbooks, and photographs. Major topics include the curriculum and administration of the department, student attitudes toward P.E., the attempt to build or renovate the gymnasium facility for women, the eventual merging of the Women's and Men's departments, and the effect of Title IX on women's athletics.
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.
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.
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], Women's Department of Health and Physical Education Records, University Archives, Duke University.
Provenance
The Women's Department of Health and Physical Education Records were received by the University Archives as transfers from 1974-1993.
Processing Information
Processed by Valerie Gillispie.
Completed April 26, 2005
Encoded by Valerie Gillispie, April 29, 2005
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
            

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Historical Note

Women have participated in physical education classes at Duke University since at least 1896. Men's and women's physical education was conducted out of the same department, and female students took classes in gymnastics, marching, and calisthenics. In 1924, Julia "Jerry" R. Grout was named Assistant Director of Physical Education for the department, and she became the Director of the physical education program for women.

Soon after she arrived, Grout began to offer women students a wider variety of elective courses, and she required that students have two exercise sessions a week. During the 1925-1926 school year, the first theory course was added to the curriculum.

Between 1926 and 1929, separate Men's and Women's Physical Education Departments grew out of the original department. This department would be known variously through the years as the Department of Physical Education in the Woman's College, the Department of Physical Education for Women, and the Department of Health and Physical Education for Women. In 1930, the formation of the Woman's College on the East Campus of Duke University meant that women's physical education became primarily located on East Campus, while men's athletics and physical education were concentrated on the West Campus.

Throughout the 1930s and 1940s, new staff members were added, and Grout's title changed from Director to Chairman. The variety of class offerings increased, with an increase in team sports electives. The advent of World War II led to classes with increased vigor to build stamina and strength. Also, beginning in fall 1942, Physical Education became a major for women who wanted to be certified to teach the discipline at the secondary level.

In the 1950s, the required classes had a greater emphasis on individual sports, rather than team sports. Games like tennis and golf could be played long after the students had graduated, so in the early 1950s the requirement of team sports was dropped for women. Also in the 1950s, the Department became increasingly aware of the need for better facilities for women's athletic and recreational activities. The Angier B. Duke gymnasium (known as the "Ark" ) needed major renovations and additional buildings were needed.

The need for new facilities persisted into the 1960s, but no new facilities were funded. Throughout the 1960s, the department continually found itself revising its curriculum and responding to demands for change from both students and administrators. In 1964, after a forty-year career at Duke, Jerry Grout retired, and Dr. Betty F. McCue served as Chairman until 1967. In 1967, Dr. Elizabeth C. Bookhout became Chairman. (Although all three directors of the department were women, their official title was "Chairman.")

The Department continued to provide classes, but the requirement for physical education was reduced to just the freshmen year. Fewer women students majored in physical education, although some courses, like modern dance, remained popular. As in previous decades, the Women's Department felt deeply constrained by the lack of facilities for their courses, athletics, and recreation programs. In 1972, the Woman's College merged with Trinity College, Duke's undergraduate college, which had previously consisted of only men. In 1975, the University felt that it was financially unable to support the separate men's and women's Physical Education Departments, and merged the two departments. As of 2005, this department is called the Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation.

Throughout its fifty-one year life, the Women's Department of Health and Physical Education did more than just administer required courses. It also assisted, sponsored, and helped support other athletic endeavors for women. A number of women's athletic teams, including swimming, golf, basketball, gymnastics, tennis, and volleyball, were developed and supported by the Women's Department until the teams came under the administration of the Athletic Department.

The Department also advised the Duke Women's Athletic Association (WAA). The WAA was formed in 1930, and helped set up athletic competitions for students, often just among Duke students and sometimes against other schools. The WAA also supported the Modern Dance Club and the Nereidians, a synchronized swimming club. In 1959, the WAA changed to the Women's Recreation Association (WRA), and this organization also organized recreational athletic activities.

This note was written based on information in the book Fifty Years of Physical Education for Duke Women, by Elizabeth C. Bookhout.

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Collection Overview

The Women's Department of Health and Physical Education Records consist of correspondence, reports, brochures, publicity materials, student records, scrapbooks, and photographs. The records are organized into two series: Alphabetical Files and Scrapbooks.
The alphabetical files primarily cover the period from the 1930s to 1975. Of note are photographs of women participating in physical education classes and sports; materials from the Women's Athletic Association and Women's Recreation Association; several surveys and reports from the 1960s and 1970s about women students' feelings and attitudes toward physical education; correspondence, estimates, and reports about the proposed building of a new facility for the department; correspondence and many reports which document the struggle with the administration to maintain the Department as a separate unit from the men's department in the 1970s; materials that discuss the effect of Title IX on women's sports and the growth of women's sports in the 1970s. Major figures include Julia R. Grout and Elizabeth C. Bookhout, both of whom served as Chairman of the department. The Alphabetical Files also include information on students who majored in physical education. 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.
The Alphabetical Files are arranged by broad subjects: Addresses, Administration, Annual Reports, Budget, Correspondence, Curriculum, Departmental Studies and Reports, Facilities, History, Photographs, Publicity, Recreation, Staff Meetings, Task Force and Curriculum Committee Action, and Women's Athletics. Within each of these subsections, materials are arranged either chronologically or alphabetically. The original arrangement of the materials has been maintained as much as possible.
The Scrapbooks are compilations of photographs, clippings, programs, correspondence, and other memorabilia. There are three books which date from 1932 to 1975.
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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.
  • Bookhout, Elizabeth C.
  • College students--Physical training--United States.
  • Duke University--Faculty.
  • Duke University--Students.
  • Duke University--Students--Attitudes.
  • Duke University. Women's Dept. of Physical Education.
  • Grout, Julia R.
  • McCue, Betty Foster.
  • Photographs.
  • Physical education and training--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States.
  • Physical education facilities--Design and construction.
  • Physical education for women--North Carolina--History.
  • Scrapbooks.
  • Sex discrimination in education--United States.
  • Sports for women--North Carolina--History.
  • United States. Education Amendments of 1972. Title IX.
  • Women--Health and hygiene.
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Related Material

Julia R. Grout Papers
Duke University Archives

Woman's College Records
Duke University Archives

List of Series in Collection
Alphabetical Files, 1923-1976
Scrapbooks
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Detailed Description of the Collection

Alphabetical Files, 1923-1976

The Alphabetical Files are arranged into the following categories: Addresses, Administration, Annual Reports, Budget, Correspondence, Curriculum, Departmental Studies and Reports, Facilities, History, Photographs, Publicity, Recreation, Staff Meetings, Task Force and Curriculum Committee Action, and Women's Athletics. Within each of these subsections, materials are arranged either chronologically or alphabetically. The original arrangement of the materials has been maintained as much as possible.
Many of the subseries are self-explanatory, but several are worth noting in more detail. The Administration subseries contains information about the departmental structure and it also (along with the Task Force and Curriculum Committee Action subseries) contains information about the eventual merging of the Women's Department with the Men's Department. The Correspondence subseries includes administrative correspondence, but also the annual Christmas letters that were sent to former staff and majors. These letters provide a succinct overview of each year.
The Curriculum subseries includes information about the development of activity courses, requirements, and the major program. The department also kept files on each of the major students, but please note that these are restricted under FERPA. The Departmental Studies and Reports subseries contains some surveys of student attitudes toward physical education, along with reports on the department in general. The Facilities subseries documents the struggle to improve gymnasium facilities for women. The Photographs subseries has a wide variety of photographs of female students playing sports and participating in recreational events.
The Recreation subseries documents the Women's Athletic Association, the Women's Recreation Association, and other groups that organized recreational activities for women at Duke. As previously mentioned, the Task Force and Curriculum Committee Action subseries is the record of the eventual merging of the Women's Department with the Men's Department in the 1970s. The Women's Athletics subseries documents the changing approach toward women's athletics as a result of Title IX and new resolutions by intercollegiate sports organizations.

Addresses, 1945-1976
Box 1
   Folder 1
Instructors and Staff
   Folder 2
Major students, 1945-1976

Administration, 1973
   Folder 3
Chairmen listed
   Folder 4
Chairman, duties of-
   Folder 5
Sports chairmen; duties of, reports of
   Folder 6
Structure of Women's and Men's Departments: Current and Proposed, Spring 1973
   Folder 7
M's and W's Staff Meeting re Merging, Jan, 12, 1973

Merging Departments
   Folder 8
Administration's communications to departments, February 1973-March 1973
   Folder 9
Women's Dept. communications to Men's Dept., February 15, 1973
   Folder 10
Women's Dept. communications to Administration, March 5, 1973
   Folder 11
Men's Dept. communications to Administration, March 9, 1973
   Folder 12
Men's and Women's Depts. communications to Administration, April 1973
   Folder 13
Correspondence and Conferences, Spring 1973
   Folder 14
Conference with Harold Lewis (Bookhout and Friedrich), March 14, 1973

Annual Reports, 1935 - 1975
   Folder 15
1935/36-1944/45
   Folder 16
1946/47-1959/60
   Folder 17
1960/61-1968/69
   Folder 18
1969/70-1971/72
   Folder 19
1972/73-1974/75

Budget
   Folder 20
Budget Requests, 1967-1970
   Folder 21
Library Fund

Correspondence, 1934-1975

Academic Administration
   Folder 22
1946
   Folder 23
January 1965-December 1970
   Folder 24
January 1971-December 1972
   Folder 25
January 1973-May 1975
   Folder 26
Business Administration, 1934-1963
   Folder 27
Business Administration, 1972-1975
   Folder 28
Christmas letters, 1953-1985
   Folder 29
Curriculum Committee, 1970-1971
   Folder 30
Financial Aid, Request for, 1962
   Folder 31
General, 1972-1975
   Folder 32
Recreation, 1972-1975
   Folder 33
Residential Life Committee, 1969-1970
   Folder 34
Staff, 1968-1975
   Folder 35
Students, 1970-1975

Curriculum, 1923-1975

Activity Course Descriptions
   Folder 36
Basic Movement, 1955
   Folder 37
Beginning Swimming, 1975
   Folder 38
Bowling, 1969-1970
   Folder 39
Equitation, 1970-1973
   Folder 40
Modern Dance, 1971
   Folder 41
Self Defense, 1966-1974
   Folder 42
X Sections, 1966-1970
   Folder 43
Yoga, 1971
   Folder 44
Approval of Courses, 1965-1974
   Folder 45
Certification Change, 1973
   Folder 46
Certification Requirements, 1955-1971, undated
   Folder 47
Curriculum Guide Study, 1961-1963
   Folder 48
Dance Articles, 1964, 1974
   Folder 49
Development of: Summary, 1951-1963
   Folder 50
Elective Activity Courses, 1971
   Folder 51
Elective Activity Courses, 1975
   Folder 52
Fundamental Movement and Freshman Week Scheduling, 1946-1964
   Folder 53
Grading, 1951-1954
   Folder 54
Graduate Program, Proposal of, 1967
   Folder 55
Health Education, 1952-1973
   Folder 56
Independent Activity Credit, 1970-1975
   Folder 57
Joint Major Proposal, 1969
   Folder 58
Long Range Planning Subcommittee on Undergraduate Colleges, 1959-1961

Major in Physical Education
   Folder 59
Content of, 1943-1974
   Folder 60
Development of, 1943-1974
   Folder 61
Evaluation of, 1966-1971
   Folder 62
In the New Curriculum, circa 1970-1975
   Folder 63
Revision of, 1974
   Folder 64
Recruitment of, 1963-1970

Majors: Student Records 1945-1976 - RESTRICTED
   Folder 65
A
   Folder 66
B
   Folder 67
C
   Folder 68
D
   Folder 69
E-G
   Folder 70
H
   Folder 71
I-J
   Folder 72
K-L
   Folder 73
M
   Folder 74
N
   Folder 75
O-P
   Folder 76
Ra
   Folder 77
Re-Ru
Box 2
   Folder 78
S
   Folder 79
T
   Folder 80
W
   Folder 81
Y-Z
   Folder 82
New Curriculum, Catalogue Material, Spring 1969
   Folder 83
New Curriculum, P.E. in, 1970-1971
   Folder 84
Orientation, 1953-1956
   Folder 85
Parker Committee Report, 1961
   Folder 86
Position Paper on Women's P.E., May 1968
   Folder 87
Posture Days, 1964-1966
   Folder 88
Proposals for Changes, 1955-1963

Required Program
   Folder 89
Revisions, 1943-44
   Folder 90
1946
   Folder 91
1954
   Folder 92
1955
   Folder 93
1959
   Folder 94
Credit and Grading, 1924-1967
   Folder 95
Miss Grout's Justification of Required P.E. in College, 1961
   Folder 96
Statement on, 1968
   Folder 97
1969
   Folder 98
Defense of, 1971
   Folder 99
Material in support of, 1971
   Folder 100
Student Opinion, 1973
   Folder 101
Requirement Dropped, 1975
   Folder 102
Schedules and Curricular Changes, 1948-1967
   Folder 103
Schedules and Curricular Changes, 1967-1974
   Folder 104
Tennis, 1923
   Folder 105
Theory Classes, 1972-1973

Departmental Studies and Reports
   Folder 106
1939-1956
   Folder 107
"Fundamental Movement," 1958
   Folder 108
"A Study of Health, Physical Education and Recreation Indoor Facilities," circa 1958
   Folder 109
Dr. Kistler's Report on Department, 1958-1959
   Folder 110
Data on the Department, 1959
   Folder 111
Study of Alumni Reaction to P.E. Program, 1959
   Folder 112
Study of Attitude of Freshmen Women toward P.E. at beginning of freshman year, 1962-1963
   Folder 113
"The Physical Education Building," April 5, 1963
   Folder 114
Study of P. E. Grades in Relation to Grades of Woman's College Students on Other Subjects, 1965
   Folder 115
Report for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, 1965
   Folder 116
Motor Ability Test Results, 1947-1968
   Folder 117
Study of Attitudes of Undergraduate Women toward Required P. E., 1967
   Folder 118
Computer Study of P. E. Grades, Fall 1967
   Folder 119
Reaction of Woman's College P. E. Staff to Attitudes of Undergraduate women toward Required P. E., 1967
   Folder 120
Study of Completion of Required Program, 1968
   Folder 121
Study of Motor Ability vs. P. E. Grades, 1968
   Folder 122
Statement on P. E. by Men's P. E. Staff, 1968
   Folder 123
Material Gathered for Presentation to Curriculum Committee, 1968
   Folder 124
Statement on Required P. E. in the Woman's College by the Women's P. E. Dept., March 18, 1968
   Folder 125
Freshman Questionnaire, Fall 1969
   Folder 126
Sophomores' Choice of Activity Courses, Fall 1970
   Folder 127
Required P. E. under the Old and New Curriculum, Questionnaire to Sophomores, May 1970
   Folder 128
Elective Courses for Credit, Results of Questionnaire, May 1971
   Folder 129
Freshman Questionnaire, Fall 1971
   Folder 130
Self Study Report, February 1976

Facilities
   Folder 131
Blue Prints of Memorial Gym, undated
   Folder 132
"Gymnasium and Swimming Pool facts," undated
   Folder 133
Co-Ed Classes and Sports Programs clippings, 1931
   Folder 134
Chronological List of Attempts to Acquire Adequate P. E. Facilities, 1936-1963
   Folder 135
Facility Limitations, 1951-1955
   Folder 136
Correspondence regarding Building Plans, 1953-1964
   Folder 137
Tennis Courts, 1954-1967
   Folder 138
Inadequacies of the Present Building, 1956
   Folder 139
Communication to the Committee on Long Range Planning, January 1958
   Folder 140
Physical Education Building - Communications and Official Reports, 1958-1963
   Folder 141
Kistler Visit and Evaluation, 1959
   Folder 142
Student Union, 1959-1971
   Folder 143
Sub-committee of the Long Range Planning Committee, 1962
   Folder 144
Funds for P. E. Building, 1962-1963
   Folder 145
Minutes of Sub-committee on Woman's College P. E. Building, Spring 1963
   Folder 146
News Release on Espansion Program including new P.E. building for women, March 1965
   Folder 147
Comparison of Proposed Facility with other colleges, April 1965
   Folder 148
Floors and Grounds Sketches, 1965
   Folder 149
"A Proposal for the Development of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, the Woman's College," 1965
   Folder 150
Report on Duke University Recreation and Intramural Facilities, 1965
   Folder 151
Chronological Record of Work on Facilities, 1965-1966
   Folder 152
Correspondence re the 1965 Proposal, 1966
   Folder 153
Indoor Plans as described in 1965 Proposal
   Folder 154
Sub-committee Work on Specialized Areas of the Proposal, Spring 1966
   Folder 155
Phasing the Proposed Facility, May 1966
   Folder 156
Facility Problems, Memorial Gym, 1966
   Folder 157
Proposal for a Woman's College Center, 1966
   Folder 158
Staff Meetings on Facilities, 1966
   Folder 159
Renovation vs. New Building, January 1967
   Folder 160
Comparison of Sites for Facility and Fields, February 1967
   Folder 161
Correspondence, 1967-1971
   Folder 162
Emergency Facility Request, December 1969
   Folder 163
Revised Emergency Request, April 24, 1970
   Folder 164
East Campus Master Plan, May 1970
   Folder 165
"Future Directions of the Women's Health and Physical Education Department," February 1972
   Folder 166
Report of Athletics and Physical Education Subcommittee of the University Planning Committee, April 1972
   Folder 167
Report of Fine Arts Subcommittee of the University Planning Committee, April 1972
   Folder 168
Chronological Record of Events, 1972-1979
   Folder 169
Statement of Women's Department of Health and Physical Education, May 1973
   Folder 170
Administration's Support, Fall 1973
   Folder 171
Approval by Building and Grounds Committee, September 19, 1973
   Folder 172
Rationale and Purpose, East Campus Facility for Physical Education and Recreation, October 31, 1973
   Folder 173
Projected Areas for East Campus Center for Physical Education and Recreation, November 9, 1973
   Folder 174
The Epoch Campaign including the East Campus Activity Center, 1973
Box 3
   Folder 175
Rationale for improvement, 1973
   Folder 176
Building Committee Meetings, 1973-1979
   Folder 177
Purposes and Flexibility of ECAC, February 1974
   Folder 178
East Campus Center for Physical Education and Recreation - Preliminary Programs, 1974
   Folder 179
Brochure and Pictures - ECAC, circa 1974
   Folder 180
Construction Documents-ECAC, 1975
   Folder 181
Rationale for ECAC, October 1976
   Folder 182
Purpose for East Campus Activity Areas, 1976
   Folder 183-184
Publicity in Chronicle, Alumni Register, Etc. on ECAC, circa 1976-1978

Correspondence re ECAC
   Folder 185
Paperweights, 1977-1978
   Folder 186
With architects, 1974-1976
   Folder 187
With Development Office, 1976-1979
   Folder 188
With Donors, 1953, 1976-1979
   Folder 189
With majors and former staff, May 1975
   Folder 190
With students and staff, July 1976-January 1979

Fund-raising
   Folder 191
Cost Break-down, circa 1975
   Folder 192
Gift Record, 1972-1980
   Folder 193
SPUD, 1976
   Folder 194
Student Projects, Fall 1976-1978
   Folder 195
Swim-a-Thon, April 1976
   Folder 196
Peavey's Letter to Donors concerning use of money for renovation, January 30, 1981
   Folder 197
Donors' Response to Renovation of Memorial Gym instead of ECAC, January 1981-February 1981
   Folder 198
Renovation vs. New Construction - Architect's estimate, February 1981
   Folder 199
Renovation vs. New Construction (Contrast of Resulting Usefulness), 1981

History
   Folder 200
Talk by Julia R. Grout to the Dean's Staff, 1942
   Folder 201
Letter from Julia R. Grout to Dean Wannamaker, September 21, 1949
   Folder 202
Clippings, 1954-1966
   Folder 203
"Development of P. E. for Women at Duke University," by Julia R. Grout
   Folder 204
"All About Duke Physical Education Majors, 1945-1976," 1992

Photographs
   Folder 205
Anatomy
   Folder 206
Archery
   Folder 207
Badminton
   Folder 208
Basketball
   Folder 209
Bowling
   Folder 210
Diving
   Folder 211
Fencing
   Folder 212
Field Hockey
   Folder 213
First Aid
   Folder 214
Golf
   Folder 215
Gymnastics, 1971
   Folder 216
Gymnastics, 1982-1983
   Folder 217
Gymnastics and Stunts, circa 1960-1969
   Folder 218
Major Students and their Families

Modern Dance
   Folder 219
circa 1939-1950
   Folder 220-222
circa 1940-1950
   Folder 223
circa 1940-1955
   Folder 224
circa 1948-1953
   Folder 225
circa 1960-1969
   Folder 226
circa 1969-1970
   Folder 227-228
Nereidians
   Folder 229
Riding
   Folder 230
Skating
   Folder 231
Softball
Box 4
   Folder 232
Square Dance
   Folder 233-234
Staff
   Folder 235
Staff members and their families
   Folder 236
Swimming
   Folder 237
Tennis
   Folder 238
Track and Field
   Folder 239
Used in P.E. Brochure
   Folder 240
Volleyball
   Folder 241
WAA
   Folder 242
War Time Activity
   Folder 243
Miscellaneous

Publicity
   Folder 244
Alumni Register, 1954
   Folder 245
Clippings, 1958-1959
   Folder 246
Clippings, 1959-1960
   Folder 247
Clippings, 1971-1972
   Folder 248
Modern Dance, circa 1955-1965
   Folder 249
Modern Dance, 1971-1973
   Folder 250
Modern Dance, undated
   Folder 251
Nereidians, circa 1956-1968
   Folder 252
P.E. Major Brochures, circa 1950-1974
   Folder 253
Staff News, circa 1958-1971

Recreation

Women's Athletic Association
   Folder 254
List of WAA Presidents and Vice Presidents, 1930-1959
   Folder 255
WAA Cabin, 1934
   Folder 256
WAA Handbooks, 1944-1959
   Folder 257
Minutes of WAA Board, 1946-1950
   Folder 258
Constitution of WAA, 1946, 1950
   Folder 259
Delta Phi Rho Alpha, circa 1950-1960
   Folder 260
Special Meeting of staff regarding Intramural Program, January 18, 1954

Women's Recreation Association
   Folder 261
Handbooks, 1959-1970
   Folder 262
List of WRA Presidents and Vice Presidents, 1959-1972
   Folder 263
Constitution of WRA and Program, 1961-1972
   Folder 264
Picture of 1962-1963 WRA Board
   Folder 265
"History of WAA and WRA" written by Nancy Ingram, WRA President, 1963-1964
   Folder 266
Activities of WRA, 1964-1971

East Campus Recreation
   Folder 267
Women's Intramurals, 1971-1974
   Folder 268
Photos of Intramurals, 1971-1974
   Folder 269
Big 4 Sports Days, 1971-1975
   Folder 270
Co-Rec, 1971-1975

Recreation Summary
   Folder 271
1971-1972
   Folder 272
1972-1973
   Folder 273
1973-1974
   Folder 274
1974-1975
   Folder 275
Handbooks and Brochures, 1973-1975
   Folder 276
Schedule of Recreation Activities, 1974-1975

Performance Groups
   Folder 277
Modern Dance, 1970-1971
   Folder 278
Modern Dance, 1971-1972
   Folder 279
Modern Dance, 1972-1973
   Folder 280
Nereidians, 1969

Staff Meetings
   Folder 281
1957-1960
   Folder 282
1960-1962
   Folder 283
1962-1964
   Folder 284
1964-1966
   Folder 285
1966-1968
   Folder 286
1968-1970
   Folder 287
1970-1973
   Folder 288
1973-1975

Task Force and Curriculum Committee Action
   Folder 289
Professional Views on Required P. E., circa 1959-1972
   Folder 290
Professional Views on Recreation, circa 1968-1971
   Folder 291
AMA Position on P. E., 1969
   Folder 292
Student Views on P. E., 1971-1974
   Folder 293
Women's Athletics at Duke, 1972-1974
   Folder 294
Administrative Structure of P. E. in Other Schools, circa 1972-1974
   Folder 295
Action regarding P.E., Spring 1973
   Folder 296
Men's P.E. Dept. Information, circa 1973
   Folder 297
Professional Views on the Administration of P. E., 1973-1974
   Folder 298
Recreation at Duke, 1973-1974
   Folder 299
"Future Directions" - Men's and Women's P.E. to Task Force, April 1974
   Folder 300
Report to the Curriculum Committee on P.E. Requirement, April 1974
   Folder 301
Interim Statement of Task Force, May 1, 1974
   Folder 302
Reaction of Men's and Women's P.E. Depts. To the Task Force, May 1974
   Folder 303
Description of Women's Dept., Spring 1974
   Folder 304
Student Reaction to Interim Report of the Task Force, June 10, 1974
   Folder 305
Correspondence between Partin and Evans regarding Task Force position, June 1974
   Folder 306
Meeting of Task Force, October 30, 1974
   Folder 307
Report of Task Force, November 1974
   Folder 308
Response of Men's and Women's Depts. to Task Force Report of November 1974
   Folder 309
Change and Implementation, 1974
   Folder 310
Minutes and Communication, 1974
   Folder 311
Chronological Record of Task Force Activities, 1974-1975
Box 5
   Folder 312
Response of Men's and Women's Depts. to Task Force Report of January 17, 1975
   Folder 313
Conference with Harold Lewis, January 22, 1975
   Folder 314
Student Response to Final Task Force Report, January 1975-February 1975
   Folder 315
Curriculum Committee Meeting regarding Task Force Report, February 7, 1975
   Folder 316
UFCAS Action regarding Task Force Report, Spring 1975
   Folder 317
Report of committee on athletics to UFCAS, October 1975

Women's Athletics

AIAW
   Folder 318
1st Delegate Assembly, November 1973
   Folder 319
Resolutions on Scholarships, August 1974
   Folder 320
Code of Ethics, 1975
   Folder 321
Correspondence from AIAW President to Voting Members, 1975
   Folder 322
Correspondence with Kenneth Pye regarding Title IX, October 1976

NCAA
   Folder 323
NCAA Plan for Women's Athletics, April 1975
   Folder 324
AIAW's Response to the NCAA Plan, 1975
   Folder 325
AAHPER's Response to the NCAA Plan, 1975

Title IX
   Folder 326
"Opportunity Knocks through Title IX," editorial in Update, April 1974
   Folder 327
Gwen Gregory on Title IX - notes from her speech, April 1974
   Folder 328
Speech by Dr. Katherine Ley at SDAAHPER, Spring 1974
   Folder 329
Final Text, July 21, 1975

At Duke
   Folder 330
Growth of Women's Athletics, 1971-1975
   Folder 331
Formation of the Duke Chapter of AIAW, 1972-1973
   Folder 332
Summary of Women's Athletics, 1973-1974
   Folder 333
Position Paper on Women's Athletics, September 27, 1974
   Folder 334
Summary of Women's Athletics, 1976 (Written by the Men's P. E. Dept.)

Scrapbooks

The Scrapbooks series consists of three scrapbooks of clippings, photographs, programs, correspondence and other materials related to the Women's Department of Health and Physical Education. There is some description of each scrapbook's contents below; there are more detailed inventories in the University Archives.
Please note that the scrapbooks are fragile and must be handled carefully.
Box 6
1932-1941
This scrapbook is a collection of newspaper clippings and photographs of events related to the women's physical education department. The items are arranged chronologically.
Box 7
1958-1973
This scrapbook is chronologically arranged by school year. Each school year begins with a list of teaching staff. The scrapbook also includes programs from athletic and recreational events; articles and programs on various conferences; travel itineraries from staff members' trips; wedding announcements from major students; Christmas letters sent to retired staff and majors; notes from majors; articles related to Duke women's physical education and the Woman's College, as well as events at Duke; and brochures on the Women's Recreation Association and majoring in physical education. The scrapbook includes some photographs of events, teams, faculty, and majors.
Box 6
1973-1976
This scrapbook is a collection of newspaper clippings, programs, brochures, posters, Christmas letters, and schedules. The items are arranged chronologically.
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Bibliography

Elizabeth C. Bookhout, Fifty Years of Physical Education for Duke Women, 1992