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Murray S. Peyton Collection of Princeton Track & Field Materials
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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.
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Murray S. Peyton was a member of the Princeton University Class of 1957. While at Princeton, Mr. Peyton was on the freshman and varsity track teams, the junior varsity football team, and freshman Glee Club. Mr. Peyton went on to a career in public school administration, while maintaining ties to the Friends of Princeton Track.
The Murray S. Peyton Collection of Princeton Track & Field Materials consists of rosters, meet schedules, programs, score cards, results, clippings, press releases, meet program magazines, and other published materials related to Princeton and Ivy League track & field and cross country.
The collection was assembled and organized by Murray S. Peyton ('57) over 50 years.
The order in which these materials came to Princeton has been maintained, with the exception of the Publications series which has been arranged chronologically.
This collection was donated by Murray S. Peyton. The accession number associated with this donation is AR.2017.064.
This collection was processed by Will Clements in 2017. Finding aid written by Will Clements in 2017.
Some duplicate publications were separated from this accession in 2017.
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- Publisher
- University Archives
- Finding Aid Date
- 2017
- Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research use.
- Use Restrictions
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Collection Inventory
The Track & Field and Cross Country Materials series contains rosters, meet schedules, programs, score cards, results, clippings and press releases related to Princeton Men's and Women's Track & Field and Cross Country.
The contents are divided into men's and women's divisions, and organized chronologically.
Physical Description6 boxes
The Men's Track & Field and Cross Country Materials subseries contains rosters, meet schedules, programs, score cards, results, clippings and press releases related to Princeton Men's Track & Field and Cross Country.
The folders are arranged chronologically.
Physical Description4 boxes
1 box
1 box
1 box
1 box
The Women's Track & Field and Cross Country Materials subseries contains rosters, meet schedules, programs, score cards, results, clippings and press releases related to Princeton Women's Track & Field and Cross Country.
The folders are arranged chronologically.
Physical Description3 boxes
1 box
1 box
1 box
The Track Rosters folder contains men's and women's track rosters.
Physical Description1 box
The Publications Series contains meet program magazines from various track & field and cross country events, including the Heptagonal Track & Field Championship and the Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes (IC4A) Competition, as well as other published materials.
The folders are arranged chronologically.
Physical Description3 boxes
The Mixed Publications subseries contains meet program magazines from various track & field and cross country events, including the Heptagonal Track & Field Championship and the Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes (IC4A) Competition, as well as other published materials.
Note: In the pre-1930s portion of the series, the folders contain only hardbound IC4A programs.
The folders are arrangeed chronologically.
Physical Description3 boxes
1 box
1 box
1 box
The Princeton Indoor Relays Programs subseries contains meet program magazines from Princeton Indoor Relay competitions.
The folders are arrangeed chronologically.
Physical Description1 box
1 box
1 box