Oregon State University Women's Basketball and Field Hockey Scrapbooks, 1964-1968

Title: Oregon State University Women's Basketball and Field Hockey Scrapbooks, 1964-1968

ID: MSS WomenBBHockey

Primary Creator: Oregon State College. Athletic Department

Extent: 0.25 cubic feet. More info below.

Languages of Materials: English [eng]

Abstract

Scope and Content Notes

The Oregon State University Women's Basketball and Field Hockey Scrapbooks document the women's basketball and field hockey teams for several years in the mid-1960s. The scrapbooks include color and b/w snapshot photographs, ephemera, and clippings documenting team members, games, travel, and special events.

One of the scrapbooks is for the 1968 basketball team which played all of its games in February.

Three of the scrapbooks are for the women's field hockey teams in 1964, 1966, and 1967. The 1966 team was known as the "Lady Tigers". The 1967 scrapbook includes 23 images as b/w contact prints. The hockey scrapbooks include information about the Willamette Valley Collegiate Field Hockey Association which selected an all-star team.

The creators of the scrapbooks are not identified.

Biographical / Historical Notes

These basketball and field hockey teams were under the jurisdiction of the Women's Recreation Association (WRA). From the 1940s until 1973, the WRA was responsible for coordination and administration of athletics for women, both intramurals and intercollegiate. Oregon State had one of the largest women's athletics programs in the northwest and, during the 1960s, about a third of the women students were involved in WRA activities. In addition to basketball and field hockey, women's sports included volleyball, softball, tennis, golf, swimming, bowling, archery, track, and gymnastics. Most of these were intramural teams; however, the Northwest Field Hockey Association was formed in 1938 and Oregon State women competed with field hockey teams from Oregon and Washington schools.

Administrative Information

More Extent Information: 113 photographs; 1 oversize box

Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.

Related Materials: Additional photographs of field hockey and basketball teams and games are part of the Women's Recreation Association (WRA) Photographic Collection (P 171); WRA scrapbooks for 1947-1969 are part of the College of Health and Human Performance Records (RG 031). Photographs of women's athletics are also part of the Women's Athletics Photograph Collection (P 009) and Harriet's Photograph Collection (P HC). A film of women's field hockey is part of the Betty Lynd Thompson Papers (MSS Thompson). The OSU Memorabilia Collection (MSS MC) file "MC-Women's Intercollegiate Athletics" includes a history of women's sports at Oregon State. The Sports Media Guides (PUB 054) include extensive information about women's intercollegiate athletics teams, players, coaches, and events beginning in the 1970s.

Preferred Citation: Oregon State University Women's Basketball and Field Hockey Scrapbooks (MSS WomenBBHockey), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Creators

People, Places, and Topics

Basketball for women--Oregon--Corvallis.
College sports--Oregon--Corvallis.
Field hockey--Oregon--Corvallis.
Oregon State University--Sports.
Oregon State University--Students.
Student activities--Oregon--Corvallis.
University History
Women--Education (Higher)--Oregon--Corvallis.
Women field hockey players--Oregon--Corvallis.