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uagrout Inventory of the Julia R. Grout Papers, 1916 - 1984 Processed by: Valerie Gillispie; machine-readable finding aid created by: Valerie Gillispie University ArchivesDuke University

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Descriptive Summary Julia R. Grout Papers, 1916 - 1984. Grout, Julia R. 0.75 Linear Feet, 500 Items University Archives, Duke University For current information on the location of these materials, please consult University Archives, Duke University. 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. English. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Provenance

The Julia R. Grout Papers were received by the University Archives as a gift from 1972-1986.

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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 <emph render="doublequote">Happenings</emph> 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.

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.

Subject Headings

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

Duke University. Baldwin Auditorium. Duke University--Faculty. Duke University. Women's Dept. of Physical Education. Grout, Julia R. Photographs. Physical education and training--Europe. Physical education and training--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States. Physical education for women--North Carolina--History. Women travelers--Africa--Correspondence. Contents of Collection Personal, 1916-1984 1 Resume and CV 2 Clippings, circa 1916-1960 3 Retirement, Bound Tribute Album, 1964 4 Retirement, Correspondence and Clippings, 1964-1965 5 Tributes, 1982-1984, undated 6 Funeral Materials, 1984 Correspondence, 1953-1981 7 Professional, 1953-1981 8 African Trip, January 1958-February 1958 9 Dedication Committee of the Baldwin Auditorium, 1964 Addresses and Writings, 1933-1979 10 Physical Education for Duke Women, August 1933 11 Keeping Physically Fit, circa 1940 12 Untitled, 1942, 1953 13 Assembly Talk, October 16, 1944 or October 16, 1946 14 Education Through Physical Education, Spring 1946 15 Skirts - Bloomers - Shorts: Highlights in the History of Women's Physical Education, December 11, 1946 16 Retirement party speeches, 1947-1979 17 History and Philosophy of the Department of Physical Education, Spring 1953 18 Physical Education Here and Abroad, circa 1958 19 A Study of Physical Education and Recreation Programs in Holland, Sweden, and Norway, 1958 20 Africa Notes, 1959-1963 21 In Support of Semester Hour Credit for Physical Education, December 14, 1961 22 Thirty-Three Years with the Altrusa Club, circa 1967 23 As You Were, or Forty Years of <emph render="doublequote">Happenings</emph> in the Department of Health and Physical Education, The Woman's College, Duke University, 1924-1964, circa 1970 24 Correspondence Regarding As You Were, 1970 25 Night Flying, [poem], undated Professional Travels, 1938-1958 26 Swedish-American Course in Physical Education - Printed Materials, Reports, Photos, and Clippings, 1938 27 Sabbatical Study in Holland and Sweden - Reports and Photos, 1958 28 Sabbatical Study in Holland and Sweden - Research Materials, 1958 Related Material Women's Department of Health and Physical Education Records Duke University Archives Woman's College Records Duke University Archives Grout Family Papers David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University Bibliography Elizabeth C. Bookhout, Fifty Years of Physical Education for Duke Women, 1992