Identity elements
Cote
Name and location of repository
Niveau de description
Titre
Date(s)
- 1925-2020+ (Création/Production)
Extent
115.08 linear feet [274 boxes and one oversize drawer]
Nom du producteur
Histoire administrative
The office of Sports Information was established in 1965. Its purpose is to publicize St. Cloud State intercollegiate athletics, creating schedules, press releases, media guides, and other promotional material for each sport.
Those who have served as head of this office are:
1965-1975: Bob Peterson
1975-1976: William Lynch (acting)
1976-1978: William Lynch
1978-1979: Robert Olson (acting)
1979-1982: Robert Olson
1982-1983: Michael Schroeder (acting)
1983-1984: Michael Schroeder
1984-1985: Anne Abicht (acting)
1985-2015: Anne Abicht
2015-2021: Tom Nelson
2021-2022+: Andrew Melroe
The unit was renamed Athletic Media Relations from Sports Information in ca. 1996.
Nom du producteur
Histoire administrative
St. Cloud State University was established by the state of Minnesota in 1869 as the Third State Normal School.
Content and structure elements
Portée et contenu
Athletic Media Relations records contains promotional material created for each St. Cloud State intercollegiate sport, 1920s-2010+. The records are primarily from the 1960s and on. Depending on the sport, materials contained are press releases, media guides, programs, schedules, and score sheets. Some sports, such as hockey, are rich with information; others, such as cross country and skiing, are not as well documented.
The records are arranged in three series.
Series 1: Administrative Records
Records here did not deal with specific sports. Included are press releases that did not deal with a specific sports or several sports within each release, bound programs for athletic contests, and other miscellaneous material.
Series 2: Biographical Files
This series contains biographical information on athletes and coaches while at St. Cloud State and date primarily from the 1970s and on. Records here include forms filled out by athletes and coaches containing biographical information, press releases, clippings, and photographs. Some files simply contain photographs, while others may contained a great deal of information on the person.
Series 3: Sports
This series includes intercollegiate sports. Depending on the sport, materials contained are press releases, media guides, programs, schedules, and score sheets. Some sports, such as hockey, are rich with information; others, such as cross country and skiing, are not as well documented.
System of arrangement
The records are arranged in three series.
Series 1: Administrative Records
Records are in alphabetical order and do not relate to one specific sport.
Series 2: Biographical Files
Biographical files for both athletes and coaches in alphabetical order by last name.
Series 3: Sports
Sports are in alphabetical order, then split by gender, then by academic year. Some sports, such as basketball, swimming, tennis, are split by gender. But these sports also include records that dealt with both genders.
Records are located at 13A.1a-13G.4d and oversize drawer 20.
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions d’accès
There are no access restrictions.
Accès physique
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Permission to publish, quote, and reproduce must be secured from the copyright holder.
Languages of the material
- anglais
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Générer l'instrument de recherche
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Historique de la conservation
Source immédiate d'acquisition
Évaluation, élimination et calendrier de conservation
Accruals
A09-015, A10-001, A10-004, A10-010, A13-002, A13-012 A15-002, A16-004, A16-019, A17-002, A22-005
Related materials elements
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Existence and location of copies
Related archival materials
Kenneth Cox Papers
Descriptions associées
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Sources used
Archivist's note
Processed in 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016, and 2022 by Funmi Ajagbe, Carrie Bentley, Mark Bremel, Will Gottwalt, Kennedy Gratke, Alissa LaChapelle, Krista Lewis, Andrew Romitti, Connor Stark, Tom Steman, and Kristen Wiesen.