Fifty Years of Physical Education for Duke Women

uawdhpe Inventory of the Women's Department of Health and Physical Education Records, 1923 - 1976 Processed by: Valerie Gillispie; machine-readable finding aid created by: Valerie Gillispie University ArchivesDuke University

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Descriptive Summary Women's Department of Health and Physical Education records, 1923 - 1976. Duke University. Women's Dept. of Physical Education. 8.0 Linear Feet, 6,000 Items University Archives, Duke University. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult University Archives, Duke University. 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. English. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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[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.

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Completed April 26, 2005

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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.

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.

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. Contents of 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 1 1 Instructors and Staff 2 Major students, 1945-1976 Administration, 1973 3 Chairmen listed 4 Chairman, duties of- 5 Sports chairmen; duties of, reports of 6 Structure of Women's and Men's Departments: Current and Proposed, Spring 1973 7 M's and W's Staff Meeting re Merging, Jan, 12, 1973 Merging Departments 8 Administration's communications to departments, February 1973-March 1973 9 Women's Dept. communications to Men's Dept., February 15, 1973 10 Women's Dept. communications to Administration, March 5, 1973 11 Men's Dept. communications to Administration, March 9, 1973 12 Men's and Women's Depts. communications to Administration, April 1973 13 Correspondence and Conferences, Spring 1973 14 Conference with Harold Lewis (Bookhout and Friedrich), March 14, 1973 Annual Reports, 1935 - 1975 15 1935/36-1944/45 16 1946/47-1959/60 17 1960/61-1968/69 18 1969/70-1971/72 19 1972/73-1974/75 Budget 20 Budget Requests, 1967-1970 21 Library Fund Correspondence, 1934-1975 Academic Administration 22 1946 23 January 1965-December 1970 24 January 1971-December 1972 25 January 1973-May 1975 26 Business Administration, 1934-1963 27 Business Administration, 1972-1975 28 Christmas letters, 1953-1985 29 Curriculum Committee, 1970-1971 30 Financial Aid, Request for, 1962 31 General, 1972-1975 32 Recreation, 1972-1975 33 Residential Life Committee, 1969-1970 34 Staff, 1968-1975 35 Students, 1970-1975 Curriculum, 1923-1975 Activity Course Descriptions 36 Basic Movement, 1955 37 Beginning Swimming, 1975 38 Bowling, 1969-1970 39 Equitation, 1970-1973 40 Modern Dance, 1971 41 Self Defense, 1966-1974 42 X Sections, 1966-1970 43 Yoga, 1971 44 Approval of Courses, 1965-1974 45 Certification Change, 1973 46 Certification Requirements, 1955-1971, undated 47 Curriculum Guide Study, 1961-1963 48 Dance Articles, 1964, 1974 49 Development of: Summary, 1951-1963 50 Elective Activity Courses, 1971 51 Elective Activity Courses, 1975 52 Fundamental Movement and Freshman Week Scheduling, 1946-1964 53 Grading, 1951-1954 54 Graduate Program, Proposal of, 1967 55 Health Education, 1952-1973 56 Independent Activity Credit, 1970-1975 57 Joint Major Proposal, 1969 58 Long Range Planning Subcommittee on Undergraduate Colleges, 1959-1961 Major in Physical Education 59 Content of, 1943-1974 60 Development of, 1943-1974 61 Evaluation of, 1966-1971 62 In the New Curriculum, circa 1970-1975 63 Revision of, 1974 64 Recruitment of, 1963-1970 Majors: Student Records 1945-1976 - RESTRICTED 65 A 66 B 67 C 68 D 69 E-G 70 H 71 I-J 72 K-L 73 M 74 N 75 O-P 76 Ra 77 Re-Ru 2 78 S 79 T 80 W 81 Y-Z 82 New Curriculum, Catalogue Material, Spring 1969 83 New Curriculum, P.E. in, 1970-1971 84 Orientation, 1953-1956 85 Parker Committee Report, 1961 86 Position Paper on Women's P.E., May 1968 87 Posture Days, 1964-1966 88 Proposals for Changes, 1955-1963 Required Program 89 Revisions, 1943-44 90 1946 91 1954 92 1955 93 1959 94 Credit and Grading, 1924-1967 95 Miss Grout's Justification of Required P.E. in College, 1961 96 Statement on, 1968 97 1969 98 Defense of, 1971 99 Material in support of, 1971 100 Student Opinion, 1973 101 Requirement Dropped, 1975 102 Schedules and Curricular Changes, 1948-1967 103 Schedules and Curricular Changes, 1967-1974 104 Tennis, 1923 105 Theory Classes, 1972-1973 Departmental Studies and Reports 106 1939-1956 107 Fundamental Movement, 1958 108 A Study of Health, Physical Education and Recreation Indoor Facilities, circa 1958 109 Dr. Kistler's Report on Department, 1958-1959 110 Data on the Department, 1959 111 Study of Alumni Reaction to P.E. Program, 1959 112 Study of Attitude of Freshmen Women toward P.E. at beginning of freshman year, 1962-1963 113 The Physical Education Building, April 5, 1963 114 Study of P. E. Grades in Relation to Grades of Woman's College Students on Other Subjects, 1965 115 Report for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, 1965 116 Motor Ability Test Results, 1947-1968 117 Study of Attitudes of Undergraduate Women toward Required P. E., 1967 118 Computer Study of P. E. Grades, Fall 1967 119 Reaction of Woman's College P. E. Staff to Attitudes of Undergraduate women toward Required P. E., 1967 120 Study of Completion of Required Program, 1968 121 Study of Motor Ability vs. P. E. Grades, 1968 122 Statement on P. E. by Men's P. E. Staff, 1968 123 Material Gathered for Presentation to Curriculum Committee, 1968 124 Statement on Required P. E. in the Woman's College by the Women's P. E. Dept., March 18, 1968 125 Freshman Questionnaire, Fall 1969 126 Sophomores' Choice of Activity Courses, Fall 1970 127 Required P. E. under the Old and New Curriculum, Questionnaire to Sophomores, May 1970 128 Elective Courses for Credit, Results of Questionnaire, May 1971 129 Freshman Questionnaire, Fall 1971 130 Self Study Report, February 1976 Facilities 131 Blue Prints of Memorial Gym, undated 132 Gymnasium and Swimming Pool facts, undated 133 Co-Ed Classes and Sports Programs clippings, 1931 134 Chronological List of Attempts to Acquire Adequate P. E. Facilities, 1936-1963 135 Facility Limitations, 1951-1955 136 Correspondence regarding Building Plans, 1953-1964 137 Tennis Courts, 1954-1967 138 Inadequacies of the Present Building, 1956 139 Communication to the Committee on Long Range Planning, January 1958 140 Physical Education Building - Communications and Official Reports, 1958-1963 141 Kistler Visit and Evaluation, 1959 142 Student Union, 1959-1971 143 Sub-committee of the Long Range Planning Committee, 1962 144 Funds for P. E. Building, 1962-1963 145 Minutes of Sub-committee on Woman's College P. E. Building, Spring 1963 146 News Release on Espansion Program including new P.E. building for women, March 1965 147 Comparison of Proposed Facility with other colleges, April 1965 148 Floors and Grounds Sketches, 1965 149 A Proposal for the Development of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, the Woman's College, 1965 150 Report on Duke University Recreation and Intramural Facilities, 1965 151 Chronological Record of Work on Facilities, 1965-1966 152 Correspondence re the 1965 Proposal, 1966 153 Indoor Plans as described in 1965 Proposal 154 Sub-committee Work on Specialized Areas of the Proposal, Spring 1966 155 Phasing the Proposed Facility, May 1966 156 Facility Problems, Memorial Gym, 1966 157 Proposal for a Woman's College Center, 1966 158 Staff Meetings on Facilities, 1966 159 Renovation vs. New Building, January 1967 160 Comparison of Sites for Facility and Fields, February 1967 161 Correspondence, 1967-1971 162 Emergency Facility Request, December 1969 163 Revised Emergency Request, April 24, 1970 164 East Campus Master Plan, May 1970 165 Future Directions of the Women's Health and Physical Education Department, February 1972 166 Report of Athletics and Physical Education Subcommittee of the University Planning Committee, April 1972 167 Report of Fine Arts Subcommittee of the University Planning Committee, April 1972 168 Chronological Record of Events, 1972-1979 169 Statement of Women's Department of Health and Physical Education, May 1973 170 Administration's Support, Fall 1973 171 Approval by Building and Grounds Committee, September 19, 1973 172 Rationale and Purpose, East Campus Facility for Physical Education and Recreation, October 31, 1973 173 Projected Areas for East Campus Center for Physical Education and Recreation, November 9, 1973 174 The Epoch Campaign including the East Campus Activity Center, 1973 3 175 Rationale for improvement, 1973 176 Building Committee Meetings, 1973-1979 177 Purposes and Flexibility of ECAC, February 1974 178 East Campus Center for Physical Education and Recreation - Preliminary Programs, 1974 179 Brochure and Pictures - ECAC, circa 1974 180 Construction Documents-ECAC, 1975 181 Rationale for ECAC, October 1976 182 Purpose for East Campus Activity Areas, 1976 183-184 Publicity in Chronicle, Alumni Register, Etc. on ECAC, circa 1976-1978 Correspondence re ECAC 185 Paperweights, 1977-1978 186 With architects, 1974-1976 187 With Development Office, 1976-1979 188 With Donors, 1953, 1976-1979 189 With majors and former staff, May 1975 190 With students and staff, July 1976-January 1979 Fund-raising 191 Cost Break-down, circa 1975 192 Gift Record, 1972-1980 193 SPUD, 1976 194 Student Projects, Fall 1976-1978 195 Swim-a-Thon, April 1976 196 Peavey's Letter to Donors concerning use of money for renovation, January 30, 1981 197 Donors' Response to Renovation of Memorial Gym instead of ECAC, January 1981-February 1981 198 Renovation vs. New Construction - Architect's estimate, February 1981 199 Renovation vs. New Construction (Contrast of Resulting Usefulness), 1981 History 200 Talk by Julia R. Grout to the Dean's Staff, 1942 201 Letter from Julia R. Grout to Dean Wannamaker, September 21, 1949 202 Clippings, 1954-1966 203 Development of P. E. for Women at Duke University, by Julia R. Grout 204 All About Duke Physical Education Majors, 1945-1976, 1992 Photographs 205 Anatomy 206 Archery 207 Badminton 208 Basketball 209 Bowling 210 Diving 211 Fencing 212 Field Hockey 213 First Aid 214 Golf 215 Gymnastics, 1971 216 Gymnastics, 1982-1983 217 Gymnastics and Stunts, circa 1960-1969 218 Major Students and their Families Modern Dance 219 circa 1939-1950 220-222 circa 1940-1950 223 circa 1940-1955 224 circa 1948-1953 225 circa 1960-1969 226 circa 1969-1970 227-228 Nereidians 229 Riding 230 Skating 231 Softball 4 232 Square Dance 233-234 Staff 235 Staff members and their families 236 Swimming 237 Tennis 238 Track and Field 239 Used in P.E. Brochure 240 Volleyball 241 WAA 242 War Time Activity 243 Miscellaneous Publicity 244 Alumni Register, 1954 245 Clippings, 1958-1959 246 Clippings, 1959-1960 247 Clippings, 1971-1972 248 Modern Dance, circa 1955-1965 249 Modern Dance, 1971-1973 250 Modern Dance, undated 251 Nereidians, circa 1956-1968 252 P.E. Major Brochures, circa 1950-1974 253 Staff News, circa 1958-1971 Recreation Women's Athletic Association 254 List of WAA Presidents and Vice Presidents, 1930-1959 255 WAA Cabin, 1934 256 WAA Handbooks, 1944-1959 257 Minutes of WAA Board, 1946-1950 258 Constitution of WAA, 1946, 1950 259 Delta Phi Rho Alpha, circa 1950-1960 260 Special Meeting of staff regarding Intramural Program, January 18, 1954 Women's Recreation Association 261 Handbooks, 1959-1970 262 List of WRA Presidents and Vice Presidents, 1959-1972 263 Constitution of WRA and Program, 1961-1972 264 Picture of 1962-1963 WRA Board 265 History of WAA and WRA written by Nancy Ingram, WRA President, 1963-1964 266 Activities of WRA, 1964-1971 East Campus Recreation 267 Women's Intramurals, 1971-1974 268 Photos of Intramurals, 1971-1974 269 Big 4 Sports Days, 1971-1975 270 Co-Rec, 1971-1975 Recreation Summary 271 1971-1972 272 1972-1973 273 1973-1974 274 1974-1975 275 Handbooks and Brochures, 1973-1975 276 Schedule of Recreation Activities, 1974-1975 Performance Groups 277 Modern Dance, 1970-1971 278 Modern Dance, 1971-1972 279 Modern Dance, 1972-1973 280 Nereidians, 1969 Staff Meetings 281 1957-1960 282 1960-1962 283 1962-1964 284 1964-1966 285 1966-1968 286 1968-1970 287 1970-1973 288 1973-1975 Task Force and Curriculum Committee Action 289 Professional Views on Required P. E., circa 1959-1972 290 Professional Views on Recreation, circa 1968-1971 291 AMA Position on P. E., 1969 292 Student Views on P. E., 1971-1974 293 Women's Athletics at Duke, 1972-1974 294 Administrative Structure of P. E. in Other Schools, circa 1972-1974 295 Action regarding P.E., Spring 1973 296 Men's P.E. Dept. Information, circa 1973 297 Professional Views on the Administration of P. E., 1973-1974 298 Recreation at Duke, 1973-1974 299 Future Directions - Men's and Women's P.E. to Task Force, April 1974 300 Report to the Curriculum Committee on P.E. Requirement, April 1974 301 Interim Statement of Task Force, May 1, 1974 302 Reaction of Men's and Women's P.E. Depts. To the Task Force, May 1974 303 Description of Women's Dept., Spring 1974 304 Student Reaction to Interim Report of the Task Force, June 10, 1974 305 Correspondence between Partin and Evans regarding Task Force position, June 1974 306 Meeting of Task Force, October 30, 1974 307 Report of Task Force, November 1974 308 Response of Men's and Women's Depts. to Task Force Report of November 1974 309 Change and Implementation, 1974 310 Minutes and Communication, 1974 311 Chronological Record of Task Force Activities, 1974-1975 5 312 Response of Men's and Women's Depts. to Task Force Report of January 17, 1975 313 Conference with Harold Lewis, January 22, 1975 314 Student Response to Final Task Force Report, January 1975-February 1975 315 Curriculum Committee Meeting regarding Task Force Report, February 7, 1975 316 UFCAS Action regarding Task Force Report, Spring 1975 317 Report of committee on athletics to UFCAS, October 1975 Women's Athletics AIAW 318 1st Delegate Assembly, November 1973 319 Resolutions on Scholarships, August 1974 320 Code of Ethics, 1975 321 Correspondence from AIAW President to Voting Members, 1975 322 Correspondence with Kenneth Pye regarding Title IX, October 1976 NCAA 323 NCAA Plan for Women's Athletics, April 1975 324 AIAW's Response to the NCAA Plan, 1975 325 AAHPER's Response to the NCAA Plan, 1975 Title IX 326 Opportunity Knocks through Title IX, editorial in Update, April 1974 327 Gwen Gregory on Title IX - notes from her speech, April 1974 328 Speech by Dr. Katherine Ley at SDAAHPER, Spring 1974 329 Final Text, July 21, 1975 At Duke 330 Growth of Women's Athletics, 1971-1975 331 Formation of the Duke Chapter of AIAW, 1972-1973 332 Summary of Women's Athletics, 1973-1974 333 Position Paper on Women's Athletics, September 27, 1974 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.

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.

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.

6 1973-1976

This scrapbook is a collection of newspaper clippings, programs, brochures, posters, Christmas letters, and schedules. The items are arranged chronologically.

Related Material Julia R. Grout Papers Duke University Archives Woman's College Records Duke University Archives Bibliography Elizabeth C. Bookhout, Fifty Years of Physical Education for Duke Women, 1992