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Tyler Lussi Collection of Oral History Interviews on Coeducation and Athletics

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Lussi, Tyler

Tyler Lussi is a member of the Princeton University undergraduate Class of 2017. For her senior thesis entitled "Exercising Their Equality: Coeducation and Athletics at Princeton University after 1969," Lussi conducted interviews with student athletes and coaches on their experience with coeducation. Lussi received a Bachelor of Arts in History. During her time at Princeton, Lussi was a forward on the women's soccer team. After graduation Lussi became a professional soccer player with the United States' National Women's Soccer League.

This collection contains transcripts of phone interviews and surveys facilitated by Tyler Lussi. The interviews and surveys address the personal impact coeducation and Title IX had on the participants, athletics, and Princeton University.

No arrangement action taken or arrangement information not recorded at the time of processing. To see this list in alphabetical order, click the "Title" column heading below.

This collection was transferred to the University Archives in December 2017.

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This collection was processed by Valencia L. Johnson in April 2018. Finding aid written by Valencia L. Johnson in May 2018.

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University Archives
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Valencia L. Johnson
Finding Aid Date
2017
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Surace, Bob (Class of 1990), 2016. 1 digital file.
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Surace describes the educational and athletic environment at Princeton from his perspective as a student-athlete, and later, a coach. He speaks about his time as a Princeton football player, the community between different sports teams on campus, and compares Princeton's football program to other collegiate teams. Finally, he speaks about the successes of Princeton's female student-athletes and how football culture at Princeton has changed.

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Brown, Carol (Class of 1975), 2016. 1 digital file.
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Brown speaks about her experience at Princeton as a female student-athlete. She describes feeling supported in the classroom but misogyny within the athletic department. She highlights a general lack of preparation by the university for the female students who wanted to also become athletes. In particular, she talks about how the female swimming team lacked a coach, opposition to the female rowing and ice hockey teams, and limited access to sports facilities. Finally, she speaks about the lack of funding provided to female teams.

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Cain, Dean (Class of 1988), 2017. 1 digital file.
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Cain discusses his perspective on equality within sports and American culture. He also talks about his experience on the Princeton football team, the equality between gendered sports that he observed on campus, and his perspective on Title IX. Finally, he discusses playing for Princeton's volleyball team, his relationships with female volleyball players, and joining Cap and Gown.

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Pettit, Donald (Class of 1976), 2016. 1 digital file.
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Petit discusses his experience as a student-athlete who played for Princeton's lacrosse team and as a coach for Princeton's women's club ice hockey team. He describes intersport support, and how he came to coach a women's team. Finally, he speaks about building community between female teammates, the lack of financial support for the ice hockey team, and the team's place among other colleges.

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Sowinski, Frank (Class of 1978), 2016. 1 digital file.
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Sowinski talks about his time at Princeton as a student-athlete and his perspective on women's sports at the time. He discusses struggling to balance academic and athletic expectations and his perspective on the championship women's basketball team. Finally, he speaks about how one woman started the female basketball team, his participation in the FSI program, and the connection between sports and mentorship.

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Walters, Gray D. (Class of 1967), 2017. 1 digital file.
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Walters reflects on his time as the Athletic Director for Princeton athletics and how he used his position to implement Title IX requirements. He discusses accepting the position, replacing Palmer Stadium, and fixing salary disparities between male and female coaches. He also speaks about building gendered locker rooms in Caldwell Fieldhouse, the Princeton Varsity Club, and the Equity in Athletics Disclosure Analysis report.

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Bjorklund, Hank (Class of 1972), 2017. 1 digital file.
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Bjorklund speaks about his time as a student-athlete at Princeton for the University's football and baseball teams. He speaks about the beginnings of co-education, the lack of women's sports, and how the anti-war protests affected the athletic environment. In addition, he speaks about winning several collegiate awards, joining the New York Jets, and his perspective on how Princeton women's sports has evolved since his senior year.

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Clarke, Janet (Class of 1975), 2016. 1 digital file.
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Clarke discusses playing women's ice hockey, club ice hockey, and refereeing for men's club ice hockey. She speaks about how women's teams were self-funded, playing co-ed pickup games, and how alumni resistance contributed to a slow 5 year integration plan. She also talks about how Princeton compared to Boston College and how the press built support for women's teams.

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Youngholm, Janet (Class of 1975), 2017. 1 digital file.
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Youngholm talks about playing for Princeton's women's rowing and basketball teams, training at Princeton for the Olympics, and becoming an assistant women's basketball coach after graduation. She discusses how the male team opposed women's rowing, the lack of material and coaching resources available to female teams, and how female athletes fought for varsity recognition. Two newspaper articles from her time at Princeton describing the development and achievements of women's teams are also attached.

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Pettit, Joan (Class of 1978), 2016. 1 digital file.
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Petit discusses her time at Princeton as a student-athlete for the women's field hockey, tennis, and ice hockey teams. She describes the women's varsity programs as extensive and well-developed. She also describes how the women's ice hockey team had to coordinate their own coaching, travel, and practice times.

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Stanton, Kathryn (Class of 1980), 2017. 1 digital file.
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Stanton talks about her time at Princeton as a student-athlete for the women's ice hockey and rugby teams. She speaks about feeling like a novelty to male coaches, receiving a lack of support from the university, and how the teams developed comradery over the adversities they faced.

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Marcoux Samaan, Mollie (Class of 1991), 2017. 1 digital file.
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Marcoux speaks about her time as a student-athlete at Princeton and her role as the University's athletic director in 2014. She explains that the campus supported women's sports, that teams in general had fewer resources or structured training programs, and her own commitment to athletics. She also discusses large talent disparities between different female athletes.

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Farrell, Peter (Former Staff), 2016. 1 digital file.
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Farrell speaks about his time at Princeton as the women's cross country coach. He describes how he was hired for the position, generating funds for the women's team, and developing a recruitment program for the varsity team. In addition, he speaks about his philosophy of integration, the development of the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women, and petitioning the Board of Trustees for new locker rooms.

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Mills, Steve (Class of 1981), 2017. 1 digital file.
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Mills discusses his time at Princeton as a student-athlete on the men's basketball and cross-country teams as an African-American athlete. He speaks about adjusting to Princeton's academic environment, connecting with other athletes, and his experience as an athlete coached by Peter Farrell. In addition, he also talks about how the alumni group Friends of Princeton basketball integrated male and female alumni, teaching a freshman seminar course, and continuing his involvement in athletics as a general manager.

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Bjorklund, Victoria (Class of 1973), 2017. 1 digital file.
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Bjorklund talks about her experience attending Princeton as a part of the first class under co-education, her experience as a student-athlete for the women's basketball team, and her time as a University trustee. She discusses Merrily Dean's role in forming the women's basketball team and how the women's basketball team struggled to access equipment, gear, locker rooms, or playing time with the men's team. In addition, she talks about how the women's basketball team lacked access to the Dillon Gym court and broad acceptance from male Princeton undergraduates and alumni. Finally, she discusses her reluctance to file administrative complaints about disparities between men and women's sports.

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