Finding Aid for Avery Brundage Collection, 1908-82 | University of Illinois Archives

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Collection Overview

Title: Avery Brundage Collection, 1908-82

ID: 26/20/37

Primary Creator: Brundage, Avery (1887-1975)

Extent: 152.4 cubic feet

Arrangement: by sub-series and alphabetical or chronological thereunder

Date Acquired: 02/05/1975. More info below under Accruals.

Formats/Genres: Papers

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Collection of Avery Brundage '09 (1887-75), including correspondence, minutes, reports, photographs, clippings, scrapbooks, artifacts, certificates, awards, honors, publications concerning Brundage's service as president of the International Olympic Committee (1952-72), United States Olympic Committee (1929-52) and Amateur Athletic Union (1928-36); national Olympic committees; international sports federations; Olympic games in Australia (1956), England (1948), Finland (1952), Germany (1936, 1972), Italy (1960), Japan (1964) and Mexico (1968); winter Olympic games in Austria (1964), France (1968), Italy (1956), Japan (1972), Norway (1952), Switzerland (1948) and the United States (1960); controversies over the participation of teams from China (1959-66), Germany (1953-65), Korea (1953-68) and South Africa (1963-73); bids for Olympic games (1938-73); international athletic competition; National Collegiate Athletic Association (1952-74); colleges and universities and amateurism. Sports federation and subject files cover basketball, boxing, equestrian sports, fencing, gymnastics, hockey, rowing, sailing, skating, skiing, soccer, swimming, track and field, and wrestling. Correspondence includes J. Lyman Bingham, Asa S. Bushnell, J. Sigfrid Edstram, Daniel J. Ferris, William M. Garland, Gustavus T. Kirby, Otto Mayer, Frederic W. Rubien, Heinz Schobel and James Simms.

Subject/Index Terms

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Amateur Athletic Union],
[Series 2: Amateurism],
[Series 3: Colleges and Universities],
[Series 4: Individuals],
[Series 5: IOC Presidents and Secretariat],
[Series 6: IOC Members],
[Series 7: Bulletin Officiel du Comite International Olympique],
[Series 8: IOC Newsletter],
[Series 9: Circular Letters],
[Series 10: Duplicate Circular Letters],
[Series 11: Circular Letter Responses],
[Series 12: IOC Meetings],
[Series 13: IOC Minutes],
[Series 14: IOC Commissions and Committees],
[Series 15: IOC Subject File],
[Series 16: National Olympic Committees],
[Series 17: Olympic Games],
[Series 18: Olympic Games Bids],
[Series 19: Regional Games],
[Series 20: Sports Federations],
[Series 21: Sports Organizations],
[Series 22: Sports Publications],
[Series 23: United States Olympic Association and Committee],
[Series 24: Personal Materials],
[Series 25: Articles and Speeches],
[Series 26: Publications],
[Series 27: Clippings],
[Series 28: Photographs],
[Series 29: Olympic Games Programs],
[Series 30: Programs for Regional Games],
[Series 31: Sports Programs],
[Series 32: Subject File],
[Series 33: Travel],
[Series 34: Book Notes and Sources],
[Series 35: Important Letters],
[Series 36: Microfilm],
[Series 37: Daguerreotypes and Ambrotypes],
[Series 38: Scrapbooks],
[Series 39: Audiovisual],
[Series 40: Photo Albums],
[Series 41: Certificates and Awards],
[Series 42: Oversize File],
[[information restricted]],
[Series 44: Series Additions, 2023],
[All]

Series 7: Bulletin Officiel du Comite International Olympique

Box 68

Folder 1: Vol.1: Number 2, ca. 1913
Folder 2: Vol. 1: Numbers 1-4 (2 copies), 1926: the volume numbers restarted
Folder 3: Vol. 2: Numbers 5-9 (2 copies), 1927
Folder 4: Vol. 3: Numbers 10-11 (2 copies), 1928
Folder 5: Vol. 4: Numbers 12-14 (4 copies), 1929
Folder 6: Vol. 5: Numbers 15-16 (2 copies), 1930
Folder 7: Vol. 6: Numbers 17-19 (2 copies), 1931
Folder 8: Vol. 7: Numbers 20-22 (2 copies), 1932
Folder 9: Vol. 8: Numbers 23-24 (3 copies), 1933
Folder 10: Vol. 9: Numbers 25-27 (4 copies), 1934
Folder 11: Vol. 10: Numbers 28-30 (4 copies), 1935
Folder 12: Vol. 11: Numbers 31-32 (3 copies), 1936
Folder 13: Vol. 12: Numbers 33-35 (4 copies), 1937
Folder 14: Vol. 13: Number 36 (2 copies), 1938
Folder 15: Vol. 14: Number 42 pp. 1-24, 1939

Box 69

Item 1: Vol. 1 (2 copies), October 15, 1946: Volume numbers restarted
Item 2: Vol. 2 (2 copies), December 16, 1946
Item 3: Vol. 3, February 15, 1947
Item 4: Vol. 4, April 15, 1947
Item 5: Vol. 5, July 15, 1947
Item 6: Vol. 6, September 15, 1947
Item 7: Vol. 7, November 15, 1947
Item 8: Vol. 8, January 15, 1948
Item 9: Vol. 9, March 15, 1948
Item 10: Vol. 10, May 15, 1948
Item 11: Vol. 11, September 15, 1948
Item 12: Vol. 12, November 15, 1958
Item 13: Vol. 13, January 15, 1949
Item 14: Vol. 14, March 15, 1949
Item 15: Vol. 15, May 15, 1949
Item 16: Vol. 16, July 15, 1949
Item 17: Vol. 17, September 15, 1949
Item 18: Vol. 18, November 15, 1949
Item 19: Vol. 19, January 15, 1950
Item 20: Vol. 20, March 15, 1950
Item 21: Vol. 21-22, June-August 1950
Item 22: Vol. 23-24, October 1950
Item 23: Vol. 25, January 1951
Item 24: Vol. 26, March 1951
Item 25: Vol. 27, June 1951: there is no front cover
Item 26: Vol. 28, July 1951
Item 27: Vol. 29, September 1961
Item 28: Vol. 30, November 1951
Item 29: Vol. 31, January 15, 1952
Item 30: Vol. 32, March 15, 1952
Item 31: Vol. 33, May 15, 1952
Item 32: Vol. 34-35 (3 copies), September 15, 1952
Item 33: Vol. 36 (3 copies), November 15, 1952
Item 34: Vol. 37 (5 copies), January 15, 1953
Item 35: Vol. 38 (3 copies), March 15, 1953
Item 36: Vol. 39-40 (3 copies), June 15, 1953
Item 37: Vol. 41 (2 copies), August 15, 1953
Item 38: Vol. 42 (3 copies), October 15, 1953
Item 39: Vol. 43 (3 copies), December 15, 1953
Item 40: Vol. 44 (3 copies), February 15, 1954
Item 41: Vol. 45 (3 copies), April 15, 1954
Item 42: Vol. 46 (3 copies), June 15, 1954
Item 43: Vol. 47 (3 copies), August 15, 1954
Item 44: Vol. 48 (3 copies), October 15, 1954
Item 45: Vol. 49 (3 copies), February 15, 1955
Item 46: Vol. 50 (3 copies), April 15, 1955
Item 47: Vol. 51 (2 copies), August 15, 1955
Item 48: Vol. 52 (3 copies), November 15, 1955
Item 49: Vol. 53 (2 copies), February 15, 1956
Item 50: Vol. 54 (3 copies), May 15, 1956
Item 51: Vol. 55 (3 copies), july 15, 1956
Item 52: Vol. 56 (2 copies), October 15, 1956
Item 53: Vol. 57 (4 copies), February 15, 1957

Box 70

Item 1: Vol. 58 (3 copies), May 15, 1957
Item 2: Vol. 59 (3 copies), August 15, 1957
Item 3: Vol. 60 (3 copies), November 15, 1957
Item 4: Vol. 61 (5 copies), February 15, 1958
Item 5: Vol. 62 (3 copies), May 15, 1958
Item 6: Vol. 63 (3 copies), August 15, 1958
Item 7: Vol. 64 (3 copies), November 15, 1958
Item 8: Vol. 65 (3 copies), February 15, 1959
Item 9: Vol. 66 (3 copies), May 15, 1959
Item 10: Vol. 67 (3 copies), August 15, 1959
Item 11: Vol. 68 (3 copies), November 15, 1959
Item 12: Vol. 69 (5 copies), February 15, 1960
Item 13: Vol. 70 (3 copies), May 15, 1960
Item 14: Vol. 71 (3 copies), July 15, 1960
Item 15: Vol. 72 (3 copies), November 15, 1960
Item 16: Vol. 73 (3 copies), February 15, 1961
Item 17: Vol. 74 (4 copies), May 15, 1961
Item 18: Vol. 75 (2 copies), August 15, 1961
Item 19: Vol. 76 (3 copies), November 15, 1961
Item 20: Vol. 77 (2 copies), February 15, 1962
Item 21: Vol. 78 (2 copies), May 15, 1962
Item 22: Vol. 79 (2 copies), August 15, 1962

Box 71

Item 1: Vol. 80 (2 copies), November 15, 1962
Item 2: Vol. 81 (2 copies), February 15, 1963
Item 3: Vol. 82 (2 copies), May 15, 1963
Item 4: Vol. 83 (2 copies), August 15, 1963
Item 5: Vol. 84 (2 copies), November 15, 1963
Item 6: Vol. 85 (2 copies), February 15, 1964
Item 7: Vol. 86 (3 copies), May 15, 1964
Item 8: Vol. 87 (2 copies), August 15, 1964
Item 9: Vol. 88 (3 copies), November 15, 1964
Item 10: Vol. 89 (3 copies), february 15, 1965
Item 11: Vol. 89 (3 copies), February 15, 1965
Item 12: Vol. 90, May 15, 1965
Item 13: Vol. 91 (2 copies), August 15, 1965
Item 14: Vol. 92 (3 copies), November 15, 1965
Item 15: Vol. 93 (3 copies), February 15, 1966
Item 16: Vol. 94 (2 copies), May 15, 1966
Item 17: Vol. 95 (3 copies), August 15, 1966
Item 18: Vol. 96 (3 copies), November 15, 1966
Item 19: Vol. 97 (3 copies), February 15, 1967
Item 20: Vol. 98-99 (6 copies), August 15, 1967: one copy is in Spanish.
Folder 1: Proposal for Development