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Office of Athletic Communication Records
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Held at: Princeton University Library: University Archives [Contact Us]
This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Princeton University Library: University Archives. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.
Overview and metadata sections
The Office of Athletic Communications is the division of Princeton University's Department of Athletics responsible for disseminating information about Princeton's athletic programs and student athletes. This objective is accomplished through the distribution of publications such as game-day programs and media guides and the issuing of press releases. The Office of Athletic Communications is also the Department of Athletics' chief liaison with print and broadcast media and the Ivy League Conference.
By the 1960s, athletics at Princeton had become such an important element of the daily life of the University that the Office of Communications maintained a full-time staff member to deal strictly with communications regarding sports. By 1975 the number of individuals dedicated to athletic communications had grown to three and the group moved out of the main Communications offices in Stanhope Hall to Jadwin Gymnasium, thus giving birth to the Office of Sports Information. In 1984 this title was changed to the Office of Athletic Communications, and following an administrative reorganization in 1994 the office was placed under the supervision of the Director of Athletics.
The records of the Office of Athletic Communications contain programs, press releases, clippings, statistics, and files on individual athletes. In some cases these materials predate the formation of the Office of Athletic Communications; however, they were retained by the Office and transferred to the University Archives along with more recent records.
Please see series descriptions in contents list for additional information about individual series.
Additional transfers of records are expected from the Office of Athletic Communications indefinitely.
The records were transferred to the University Archives in three accessions, occurring in 1998, 1999, and 2000. The materials in Series 5: Broadsheets were previously part of the Princeton University Oversize Collection.
This collection was processed by Daniel Brennan in May 2007 with assistance from Joshua Muketha '10. Finding aid written by Daniel Brennan in May 2007. Series 5 was added by Christie Peterson with assistance from Suchi Mandavilli '14 in November 2011. Finding aid updated by Christie Peterson in November 2011. Materials were added from Accession AR.2019.043 by Kimberly McCauley in July 2019.
Appraisal has been conducted in accordance with Mudd Library guidelines. In the course of processing these records, several media guides of colleges and universities which Princeton competed against were removed and discarded.
Organization
- Princeton University - Baseball.
- Princeton University - Basketball.
- Princeton University - Football.
- Princeton University - Golf.
- Princeton University - Hockey.
- Princeton University - Sports - Photographs.
- Princeton University - Sports.
- Princeton University - Tennis.
- Princeton University - Track and Field.
- Princeton University - Volleyball.
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- Publisher
- University Archives
- Finding Aid Author
- Daniel Brennan; Christie Peterson
- Finding Aid Date
- 2007
- Access Restrictions
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Records of the Office of Athletic Communications are open for research use.
- Use Restrictions
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Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. For quotations that are fair use as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission to cite or publish is required. The Trustees of Princeton University hold copyright to all materials generated by Princeton University employees in the course of their work. If copyright is held by Princeton University, researchers will not need to obtain permission, complete any forms, or receive a letter to move forward with non-commercial use of materials from the Mudd Library. For materials where the copyright is not held by the University, researchers are responsible for determining who may hold the copyright and obtaining approval from them. If you have a question about who owns the copyright for an item, you may request clarification by contacting us through the Ask Us! form.
Collection Inventory
The Newspaper Clippings series contains copies of news articles relating to Princeton University athletics collected from local and national publications.
Arranged chronologically by sport or season.
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The Programs and Press Releases series contains game-day programs and Athletic Communications press releases. Nearly every athletic team at Princeton University is represented in this series, though the number of programs and press releases for each sport varies. Football and Men's Basketball are the most heavily documented teams in this series. (Football programs are also known as Princeton Athletic News.) Notable also are the records related to the Sailing and Yacht Club, which contain a somewhat more diverse selection of materials than the other sports in this series.
Arranged by sport and chronologically thereunder.
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The Program Notebooks series consists of the contents of binders maintained by the Office of Athletic Communications for team sports. Included in these program notebooks are seasonal schedules, statistics, results, articles, and photographs.
Arranged by sport and chronologically thereunder.
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The Athlete Files series consists of files maintained by the Office of Athletic Communications on historically significant Princeton athletes. The contents of each folder varies; however, the files often contain articles, correspondence with researchers and with the athletes themselves, and photographs.
Arranged alphabetically by athlete name.
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Series 5: Broadsheets, 1879-1907 and undated, contains late-19th and early-20th century oversize posters and broadsides advertising various Princeton sports events.
The materials in Series 5: Broadsheets, 1879-1907 and undated are arranged in approximately chronological order, with undated materials at the end.
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The Princeton Athletics (or Princeton Tigers) Website documents the teams, schedules, and news of Princeton University's athletic teams. The website also provides recruiting information, the Student Athlete Handbook, information on groups that support the athletic teams and information for visitors attending sports events.
Full text searching of the Princeton Athletics archived website is available through the ArchiveIt interface.
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Series 7 consists of photographs of Princeton University athletics. Photographs are primarily of individual athletes.
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