University of Arizona Athletics collection
Brigham Young vs. University of Arizona Football Program, September 25, 1936 (Box 13A, Folder 2).University of Arizona Men's Basketball Program, December 9, 1965 (Box 23, Folder 3).
Collection area: University of Arizona
Collection dates: 1913-2011
The University of Arizona Athletics collection documents the history of men's and women's athletics from 1913-2011. It consists of correspondence, athletic programs, media guides, other publications, ephemera, student handbooks, scrapbooks, and includes the papers of Charles "Bumps" Tribolet, Graduate Manager of Student Activities. This collection represents a range of competitive athletic activities, with a strong focus on football and men's basketball from the early 20th century to the early 21st century. Series I includes bills and correspondence relating to athletic administration and other student activities from 1913-1939. Series II is comprised of athletic programs from men's and women's sporting events from 1916-2010. Series III contains media guides from 1949-2011 which document player and team information and statistics for media professionals. Series IV, Other Publications, consists of bulletins, brochures, conference programs and handbooks from 1952-2004. Series V, ephemera, contains tickets from sporting and entertainment events, bumper stickers, press passes, student identification cards and other items from 1926-1979. Series VI contains student handbooks from 1923-1974 and the year 2000. Series VII contains scrapbooks mostly comprised of newspaper clippings, yearbook clippings, photographs, and other memorabilia of individual and team sports from 1918-1999. The bulk of scrapbooks cover basketball, football, and women's athletics. Series VIII, Papers of Charles Tribolet, consist of official documents and correspondence relating to athletics administration from the office of graduate manager for student activities, Charles "Bumps" Tribolet from 1949-1975.
The University of Arizona's athletic program is rooted in a strong foundation of tradition and history that dates back to the early 1900s. Men's football, baseball and basketball have been played at the University almost as long as the UA has been in existence. Under the leadership of coaches and athletics directors such as J.F. "Pop" McKale and Fred Enke the University of Arizona athletics department has enjoyed a robust history. The Wildcats' other success in softball and baseball - a combined nine NCAA titles - and the program's 1997 NCAA Championship in men's basketball underscore the level of competitiveness embraced by UA sports programs. Records from the University of Arizona athletics department were collected over many years and housed at Mckale Center until they were transferred to Special Collections in 2015.
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