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 28: Photographs

Box 329

Folder 1: Buenos Aires, 1942
Folder 2: IOC Executive Committee, Lausanne and Lake Geneva, September 1946
Folder 3: Jesus Ferrer Gacubras, June 1947
Folder 4: James Murray, Chummy Hawyward, Brundage, Howard Trott, and E.R. Williams, November 18, 1947
Folder 5: Rome, Colosseum, April 29, 1949
Folder 6: Guatemala, November 1949
Folder 7: Mexico, November 28, 1949
Folder 8: Copenhagen, May 1950
Folder 9: Lausanne, Grave of Coubertin, September 1950
Folder 10: Avery Brundage, 1951
Folder 11: Oslo VI Winter Games, February 14-25, 1952
Folder 12: Argentina, 1952
Folder 13: Olympic Telethon, June 22, 1952
Folder 14: Helsinki, 1952
Folder 15: Japan, 1953
Folder 16: Santa Barbara, California, IOC, Members, Summer 1953
Folder 17: Taher, Ritter von Holt, Mrs. Brundage
Folder 18: Ritter von Holt, S. Edstrom
Folder 19: Mrs. Ritter von Holt
Folder 20: Budapest, New Stadium, August 19, 1953
Folder 21: Lausanne, September 1953
Folder 22: Russia, 1954
Folder 23: IOC 49th Session, Greece, May 1954
Folder 24: Reno, October 22, 1954
Folder 25: China, 1955
Folder 26: Dusseldorf, Germany, 1955
Folder 27: Kyoto, Nara, 1955
Folder 28: Mexico, Pan American Games, 1955
Folder 29: Reims, France, June 20, 1955
Folder 30: IOC 50th Session, Paris, June 13-18, 1955
Folder 31: International Olympic Academy, August 1955
Folder 32: Avery Brundage, Sports Illustrated, 1956
Folder 33: Tehran, 1956
Folder 34: Lausanne, 1957
Folder 35: Avery Brundage, 1957

Box 330

Folder 1: Sigma Alpha Epsilon, 50 Year Award, 1957
Folder 2: IOC 53rd Session, Sofia, Bulgaria, 1957
Folder 3: East Berlin, September 1957
Folder 4: Garmisch-Partenkirchen, ca. 1957
Folder 5: Taiwan, 1958
Folder 6: City of Chicago, 121st Anniversary, March 4, 1958
Folder 7: Japan, May 1958
Folder 8: Lebanon, 1959
Folder 9: Lisbon, 1959
Folder 10: Portugal, October 1959
Folder 11: Paris, Sports Merit Medal, 1959
Folder 12: Chicago, Order of Sacred Treasure Recipient, 1960
Folder 13: Santa Barbara, California, House, 1960
Folder 14: Montecito Country Club, 1960
Folder 15: Squaw Valley, California, 1960
Folder 16: San Francisco Press and Union League Club, May 6, 1960
Folder 17: Rome, Olympic Games, 1960
Folder 18: Chicago, Crown Prince and Princess of Japan, Fall 1960
Folder 19: Genoa, 1962
Folder 20: Tula, Mexico, 1962
Folder 21: New York, Idlewild Airport, 1963
Folder 22: Avery Brundage and Richard Reems, San Francisco, March 22, 1963
Folder 23: Chicago, W. Fred Puffer, Testimonial, La Salle Hotel, March 10, 1964
Folder 24: Japan, October 1964
Folder 25: Japan, Ceremony of the Unveiling, 1964
Folder 26: Korea, 1964
Folder 27: IOC Members, Imperial Hotel, Tokyo, 1964
Folder 28: IOC Executive Board, Mitsui Club, Japan, 1964
Folder 29: Mrs. Elizabeth Brundage, Tokyo, Japan, 1964
Folder 30: Taiwan, 1964
Folder 31: Berlin, 1965
Folder 32: Brazzaville, Athletic Events, 1965
Folder 33: Brazzaville, Social, 1965
Folder 34: Madrid, 1965
Folder 35: Mexico, 1965
Folder 36: Madinet Habu, Pakistan, 1965
Folder 37: Lausanne Coubertin Grave, April 10, 1965
Folder 38: Abebe Bikila, Ethiopia, April 21, 1965
Folder 39: Rome, April 24, 1965
Folder 40: Japan, October 1965
Folder 41: Austrian Olympic Medal, Awarded to Brundage, December 1965
Folder 42: IOC 64th Session, Rome, April 21-29, 1966

Box 331

Folder 1: Rome, Pope Paul, 1966
Folder 2: Mexico, October 1966
Folder 3: Avery Brundage, 1967
Folder 4: Burgandy, France, Chavalier du Taste Vin, 1967
Folder 5: Japanese Olympic Reception, 1967
Folder 6: Brundage Trophy, Tokyo, Japan, 1967
Folder 7: Biblos, 1967
Folder 8: Chicago Office, 1967
Folder 9: Mexico, 1967
Folder 10: Moscow Museum, 1967
Folder 11: Avery Brundage, 1967
Folder 12: Irkutsk, Siberia, 1967
Folder 13: Barcelona, Spain, February 1967: folder 1 of 2
Folder 14: Barcelona, Spain, February 1967: folder 2 of 2
Folder 15: Delivery of Bonacossa Trophy to Spanish Olympic Committee, February 1967
Folder 16: Ray Ravenfeld, March 7, 1967
Folder 17: Iran, IOC Members Introduced to Farah Diba at the Summer Castle, May 1967
Folder 18: Tehran, May 1967
Folder 19: Persepolis, May 1967
Folder 20: Introduction of IOC Members to President Charles de Helon of Lebanon, May 1967
Folder 21: Russia, August 7, 1967
Folder 22: Canada, Montreal, August 12, 1967
Folder 23: USSR Olympic Committee Greetings, September 28, 1967
Folder 24: Chicago Civic Committee to Honor Avery Brundage, September 29, 1967
Folder 25: Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry, 1968
Folder 26: Berlin, 1968
Folder 27: France, Commandeur de la Legion d'Honneur, 1968
Folder 28: Grenoble, February 15, 1968
Folder 29: Saint Nicier, France, February 18, 1968
Folder 30: Japan, June 1968
Folder 31: Japan Visit and Sapporo Inspection Tour, June 1968
Folder 32: Olympic Day, Japan, June 23, 1968
Folder 33: Portugal, 1968
Folder 34: Madrid, Spain, 1968
Folder 35: Johannesburg, South Africa, 1968
Folder 36: Seoul, Korea, 1968

Box 332

Folder 1: Mexico, 1968
Folder 2: Acapulco, 1968
Folder 3: Avery Brundage, 1969
Folder 4: La Salle Hotel and TV Studio, 1969
Folder 5: Chicago, Avery Brundage with Hans Klein, Munich Organizing Committee, 1969
Folder 6: Mexico, 1969
Folder 7: Munich, 1969
Folder 8: Norway, 1969
Folder 9: Rome, Mussolini Forum, 1969
Folder 10: New York, Dan Ferris Birthday Party, 1969
Folder 11: Warsaw Poland, June 8, 1969
Folder 12: Montreux, Switzerland, June 28, 1969
Folder 13: Weimar and Leipzig, July 25, 1969
Folder 14: Berlin, July 29, 1969
Folder 15: Chicago, 82nd Birthday Party, September 26, 1969
Folder 16: Dubrovnik, October 23-26, 1969
Folder 17: Avery Brundage, ca. 1970
Folder 18: Bangkok, 1970
Folder 19: Taiwan, 1970
Folder 20: Amsterdam, May 12, 1970
Folder 21: Dubrovnik and Kotor, October 1970
Folder 22: Santa Barbara, California, December 28, 1970
Folder 23: Avery Brundage, 1971
Folder 24: Santa Barbara, California, Avery Brundage, Vind Gomez, 1971
Folder 25: Santa Barbara, California, Montecito Country Club, June 9, 1971
Folder 26: Japan, Unveiling of the Brundage Bust by Olympic Hopefuls, June 23, 1971
Folder 27: Moscow, July 1971
Folder 28: Pan American Games, Cali, Columbia, July 1971
Folder 29: IOC 71st Session, Luxembourg, September 11-18, 1971
Folder 30: Luxembourg, Munich Organizing Committee Reception, September 1971
Folder 31: Press Party for Avery Brundage, Before Munich Games, 1971
Folder 32: Izmir, Turkey, October 1971

Box 333

Folder 1: Izmir, Turkey, Birthday Party, October 1971
Folder 2: Avery Brundage, 1972
Folder 3: New York, The Holland Society, 1972
Folder 4: Tokyo, Japan, Prime Minister's Residence, 1972
Folder 5: Sapporo, Japan, February 1972
Folder 6: Munich, August 1972
Folder 7: Crete, September 18-20, 1972
Folder 8: Johannesburg, South Africa, 1972
Folder 9: Munich, 1973
Folder 10: Japan, April 1974
Folder 11: Antwerp, Belgium
Folder 12: Baden-Baden, BRD
Folder 13: Brundage, Avery with Vincent H. Flaherty
Folder 14: Brundage, Avery with Vincent H. Flaherty, La Salle Hotel Office and Art Works
Folder 15: Mr. and Mrs. Brundage
Folder 16: Copenhagen, Denmark
Folder 17: Egypt
Folder 18: Evian, France
Folder 19: Florence, Italy
Folder 20: Geneva, Switzerland, IOC Meeting
Folder 21: Genoa, Italy
Folder 22: Germany
Folder 23: Greece, Constantine and Olympia
Folder 24: Grenoble, France
Folder 25: Honolulu Academy of Arts
Folder 26: Innsbruck, Austria
Folder 27: Irkutsk, Siberia, 1967
Folder 28: Italy, Rome
Folder 29: Italy
Folder 30: Japan, ca. 1939
Folder 31: Japan, Olympics, 1964
Folder 32: Japan, United States Track Team, ca. 1939
Folder 33: Korea
Folder 34: Korean Consul General and Award
Folder 35: Lausanne, IOC
Folder 36: Lausanne, IOC Mon Repos
Folder 37: Leipzig, GDR, 1969
Folder 38: Munich, BRD

Box 334

Folder 1: Paris, France
Folder 2: Peru, Puente Intiernullo, September 18, 1940
Folder 3: Puerto Rico
Folder 4: Russia
Folder 5: Soviet Union
Folder 6: Spain
Folder 7: Sweden
Folder 8: Dorothy Ainsworth, Ato Y. Tessema, Carl A. Foester, Melesse Yituyeur
Folder 9: Crown Prince Akhito and Princess Michiko
Folder 10: Anguiario, Raiel
Folder 11: Azuma, Ryotoro
Folder 12: Berlioux, Monique
Folder 13: Jean Borotra, Mr. Malme, and Sir Philip Noel-Baker,
Folder 14: Cha Sing Dal and Brig. General Charles G. Helmich
Folder 15: Egan, Firpo and Tunney
Folder 16: Lord and Lady Exeter and Mr. and Mrs. von Halt
Folder 17: William, Garland
Folder 18: Gerson, Sam
Folder 19: Hart, Dwight
Folder 20: Peter L. Hayes and Alan Sherman
Folder 21: Herzog, Maurice
Folder 22: Kirby, Gustavus
Folder 23: MacArthur-Mott Foundation Medal
Folder 24: McKinnon, Stewart K.
Folder 25: de Morelos, Countess
Folder 26: Owens, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse
Folder 27: de Polignac, Marquis
Folder 28: Shah of Iran
Folder 29: Shah of Iran, former wife of
Folder 30: Taher and von Halt: This folder is missing.
Folder 31: von Halt, Karl and Sigfird Edstrom: This folder is missing.
Folder 32: Avery Brundage, 1893
Folder 33: Avery Brundage, 1908-19
Folder 34: Avery Brundage, 1920-39
Folder 35: Avery Brundage, 1940-51
Folder 36: Avery Brundage, 1952-74
Folder 37: Avery Brundage, 8 portrait negatives in front of Olympic Games Sign
Folder 38: Avery Brundage, Negatives and Slides: folder 1 of 2

Box 335

Folder 1: Avery Brundage, Negatives and Slides: folder 2 of 2
Folder 2: Avery Brundage, parents and relatives, ca. 1884
Folder 3: Group Photographs: folder 1 of 3
Folder 4: Group Photographs: folder 2 of 3
Folder 5: Group Photographs: folder 3 of 3
Folder 6: Olympic Athletes, 1912-1984
Folder 7: Unidentified Individuals and Groups
Folder 8: Unidentified Individuals and Groups
Folder 9: Unidentified Objects and Places
Folder 10: American Olympic Association, Washington, November 22, 1933
Folder 11: Nara Todaiji, Gakko-Bosatsu, 7th century
Folder 12: McKendree Gaskill
Folder 13: Douglas MacArthur
Folder 14: AAU Banquet, lead table, November 1955
Folder 15: Avery Brundage, ca. 1956
Folder 16: Australian Nature Design
Folder 17: Los Angeles, October 8, 1941
Folder 18: Santa Barbara, California, garden
Folder 19: Francisco Franco and Avery Brundage, 1965
Folder 20: Wataru Shumiga
Folder 21: Skating Champaionships, West Allis, Wisconsin, February 29, 1970
Folder 22: IOC Group
Folder 23: Montreal 1976 Stadium