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Council on Athletics Trophy Committee Records

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Call Number:
AC235
Repository:
Princeton University Library: University Archives
Extent:
1 box
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Collection Title, Box and Folder Number; Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
Date:
1929-1949 (inclusive)
Creator:
Princeton University. Council on Athletics.
Abstract:
Following a fire that destroyed the University Gymnasium in 1944, a committee was formed by the Council of Athletics for the purpose of replacing as many of the athletic trophies of the University as possible. The collection consists of the records of the Council on Athletics Trophy Committee, including subject files containing photographs, drawings, purchase orders, and other general information about the trophies.

Princeton University. Council on Athletics.

Following a fire that destroyed the University Gymnasium in 1944, a committee was formed for the purpose of replacing as many of the athletic trophies of the University as possible. The committee, headed by University Store manager and well-known campus personality Benjamin Franklin Bunn '07, almost immediately began the task of identifying the lost trophies and raising funds for their replacement.

Consists of the records of the Council on Athletics Trophy Committee, including subject files containing photographs, drawings, purchase orders, and other general information about the trophies. Also included is the correspondence of the Committee, the bulk of which is composed by chairman Benjamin Franklin Bunn.

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Publisher
University Archives
Finding Aid Date
2007
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Collection Inventory

Council on Athletics Trophy Committee Records, 1929-1949. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

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