HIST 3005 Sport: A Global History Volleyball National Championship collection
Content Description
Digital collection created as part of Tammy Proctor's Spring 2022 HIST 3005- Sport: A Global History class which focused on the history of women's sports at Utah State University. Specifically, the 1978 National Champion Women's volleyball team. Includes Oral histories with team members, release forms transcripts, class papers and audio/video created about the project, records and photographs related to the team selected from USU SCA's own holdings, and additional archival material from other institutions related to national women's volleyball. Release forms are stored with the collection. The majority of these digital materials can be found in an online exhibit hosted by the Utah State University Libraries, National Champions! Title IX and the 1978 USU Volleyball Team Digital Exhibit
To access any materials not online, please contact scweb@usu.edu
Dates
- Creation: 1971-2022
Conditions Governing Access
Permission to publish material from the Title IX and the 1978 USU Volleyball Team Collection must be obtained from the University Archivist and/or the Special Collections & Archives Unit Head. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances from other collection material. No additional restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Title IX and the 1978 USU Volleyball Team Collection must be obtained from the University Archivist and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Biographical / Historical
In 1978, the women’s volleyball team won Utah State University its first national championship. Women’s sports have existed at Utah State since nearly the beginning of the university, but for decades play was always local, never venturing outside of Cache Valley. In addition to meager resources and support, the lack of organized leagues hampered opportunities for women’s athletics. After Title IX was passed in the 1970’s, women’s sports emerged throughout the nation. Drawing on university records, newspaper articles, and the oral histories of players themselves (conducted by students from the HIST 3005 class in the spring of 2022), this exhibit focuses on the women’s volleyball team 1978 championship and presents the effects Title IX had on the school, including the challenges of securing resources, facilities, and community support.
Extent
4.43 Gigabytes (161 files (4.43 Gigabytes) )
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection consists of photographic images, video and audio files of oral histories, and images of existing University Archive materials and newspaper articles relating to the women’s athletic program at Utah State from the late 1970s to the early 1980s and specific material relating to the 1978 National Champion volleyball team. Material and oral histories researched, collected, and published by Dr. Tammy Proctor, Distinguished Chair of History, and the Spring 2022 HIST Class 3005, Tyson Agla, Hannah Anhder, Megan Carter, Zach Hughes, Kira McCright, Rory Olsen, Darcy Ritchie, Conor Stevens and Derek VanWeerd.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged into 5 series: Oral Histories, Student Projects, Reference Information and Material, Newspaper Articles, and Photographs.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Non-University Archive materials were donated by Marilyn Weiss, Gayle Adamowicz Bray, Annette Cottle, Lauren Goebel Keller, and Elaine Roque.
- Title
- Guide to the Title IX and the 1978 USU Volleyball Team Collection
- Author
- Finding aid written by Heather Housley and Kelly Rovegno
- Date
- 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
Repository Details
Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)
scweb@usu.edu