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Contributing Institution:
University Archives
Title: Women's Athletic Association records
Creator:
Women's Athletic Association
Identifier/Call Number: CU-283
Physical Description:
19.3 linear feet
(19 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1904-1995
Abstract: Contains minutes, reports, programs, photograph albums, and scrapbooks documenting the activities of the Women's Athletic
Association at the University of California, Berkeley.
Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information
on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Language of Material:
English
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Collection is open for research.
No further additions are expected.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Department of Human Biodynamics, 1997. Addition received by 2013 by an anonymous donor. Addition received in 2015
were seperated from the Records of the Department of Physical Education, CU-543.
The Women's Athletic Association (WAA) was formed in 1901 as an extracurricular sports organization for women. The organization
included sports such as badminton, basketball, bowling, crew, crop and saddle, fencing, field hockey, golf, gymnastics, lacrosse,
riflery, softball, swimming, table tennis, tennis, and volleyball. The Intermural Program and the Interclass Program (renamed
in the 1960s as the Extramural Program) each had its own student officers, as did the WAA Council. Originally named "Sports
and Pastimes," the name was changed to the Women's Athletic Association of the University of California in 1926. In 1974,
the name was changed to Women's Intercollegiate Sports.
[Identification of item], Women's Athletic Association records, CU-283, University Archives, The Bancroft Library, University
of California, Berkeley.
Processed by Jessica Tai in 2023. Materials were rehoused in archival boxes and described at the file level. Some material
have been retained in their original folders.
Contains minutes, reports, programs, photograph albums, and scrapbooks documenting the activities of the Women's Athletic
Association (WAA) at the University of California, Berkeley. The collection documents the WAA and subsidiary organizations
such as the Women's "C" Society, Interclass Sports Club, and the Intramural Board. The records also document activities such
as Bay Area Sports Day, Triangle Sports Day, Field Week, and High School Sports Day.
Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction
of some materials may be restricted by terms of University of California gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions,
privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond
that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the
Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley 94720-6000. See: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html
Collection is arranged and described at the file level.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
College sports for women
College Sports -- California -- Berkeley
Sports -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area
Women athletes
Women college athletes
Women's Athletic Association