West Virginia University, Athletics Communications, Records A&M 5209

West Virginia University, Athletics Communications, Records A&M 5209


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West Virginia and Regional History Center

1549 University Ave.
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown, WV 26506-6069
Business Number: 304-293-3536
wvrhcref@westvirginia.libanswers.com
URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu

Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History Center

Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 5209
Title
West Virginia University, Athletics Communications, Records 1944-2014, undated 1980-2000
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/205764
Quantity
20.42 Linear Feet, 20 ft. 5 in. (4 document cases, 5 in. each); (4 document cases, 2.5 in. each); (13 record cartons, 15 in. each); (1 index card box,12 in.); (1 large flat storage box, 1.5 in.); (1 large flat storage box, 3.5 in.); (1 large flat storage box, 3 in.)
Creator
West Virginia University. Athletics Communications
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English .

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Conditions Governing Access

Box 25 is restricted (cannot be used) until it can be cleaned.

Audiovisual recordings must be digitized for research access. Researchers must contact the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc.

Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], West Virginia University, Athletics Communications, Records, A&M 5209, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transfer from Antonik, John, on behalf of WVU Athletics, 2016/03/10

Scope and Contents

This collection includes broadcast recordings on cassette tapes, publications, scrapbooks, photographs, and other records and papers pertaining to West Virginia University Athletics Communications Office and their published works mainly regarding WVU football, men's basketball, and baseball.

Cassette tapes include audio recordings of radio broadcasts of WVU men's basketball, women's basketball, and football games.

Publications include media guides, score cards, and programs of men's basketball, football and baseball. Scrapbooks of newspaper clippings pertain to the 1968 football team, the 1951-1954 men's basketball teams, and others.

Papers include files of WVU Sports Information Director Edgar "Eddie" Barrett and WVU Athletic Director Robert "Red" Brown on the West Virginia Centennial Celebration. Other papers include publications, tributes, and photographs of former WVU and NBA basketball star Jerry West.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

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Container List

Cassette Tapes
1980-2000
Scope and Contents

This series includes over 1,000 cassette tape recordings of radio broadcasts of WVU men's basketball, women's basketball, and football games. Cassette tape highlights include the 1989 Fiesta Bowl, the Backyard Brawls between 1988 and 1998, and the 1998 Big East Tournament.

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Publications
1944-2014
Scope and Contents

Publications include West Virginia University basketball programs and score cards, assorted magazines, issues of Mountaineer Illustrated , WVU football programs and assorted booklets, including of the 1989 Fiesta Bowl (Box 15) and 2010 Champs Sports Bowl (Box 23), and WVU baseball programs and tournament guides.

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Scrapbooks
1951-1968, undated
Scope and Contents

Scrapbooks mainly include newspaper clippings and handwritten notes featuring West Virginia University's men's basketball and football teams. One scrapbook includes a photograph of the 1951-1952 WVU men's basketball team signed by all team members (Box 17). Several scrapbooks belonged to WVU basketball player and WVU Sports Hall of Famer Eddie Becker.

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Subjects
1954-2007
Scope and Contents

Includes newsletters, brochures, handwritten notes, and personal files of WVU Sports Information Director Edgar "Eddie" Barrett and WVU Athletic Director Robert "Red" Brown on the West Virginia Centennial Celebration, 1962-1963. Also includes commemorative patches of the state centennial celebration (Box 20, Folder 2) and correspondence with various people and businesses in Charleston and elsewhere about the celebration (Box 20). Papers also include a photograph and programs of the Swedish National Gymnastics Team performance at West Virginia University in 1955 (Box 20, Folder 4). Other papers include publications, photographs, biographical information, and other materials relating to former WVU and NBA basketball star Jerry West. Some highlights include an autographed 1965 edition of Sports Illustrated (Box 21, Folder 5), and photographs of the Jerry West Boulevard dedication ceremony in Morgantown (Box 21, Folder 4).

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