Descriptive Summary: Title: The Northern State University Athletics Collection Repository: Beulah Williams Library Archive and Special Collections Creator: Northern State University Athletics Department Dates: 1903-2019 Extent: 77 Linear Feet Administrative Information Acquisitions Information: This collection has been donated at various times from the Athletic department. Future accretions will be added to the collection as they are received. Processing Information: This collection has been processed by Rachel Senese, Sarah Jones, and Stephanie Cossette. Access Restrictions: Some materials have been restricted for public use. Copyright Notice: Literary rights and copyrights, when applicable, have been assigned to Beulah Williams Library. Preferred Citation: [Item Name], The Northern State University Athletics Collection, Beulah Williams Library Archives and Special Collections, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD. Related Collections: For related collections please refer to: The Pat Fors Collection Beulah Williams Library Archive and Special Collections Note: Pat Fors was the coach of the women’s gold team. Her collection includes a Women’s Golf Scrapbook. The NSU Clothes Collection Beulah Williams Library Archive and Special Collections Note: Includes lettermen jackets. Biographical Note While Northern men’s basketball has developed the largest following of any sport on campus the athletic tradition at Northern includes much more than men’s basketball. Many All-Americans, hall-of-fame coaches, and national champions have walked the campus. As the school grew and developed, so did the athletic program. Northern has gone from a normal school with a pair of varsity sports playing high school teams to a university with fifteen school-sponsored sports playing teams all over the country. The athletic program which started in 1902 with men’s basketball and football has made additions as recently as 1997 with women’s soccer.1 Scope and Content The formats included in this collection are administrative records, advertisements, awards, flyers, media guides, photographs, posters, plaques, press releases, programs, score sheets, student athlete information sheets, uniforms and watches. Photos will eventually be removed and added into the NSU History Photo collection. This collection is arranged into series by sport: Baseball, Basketball, Football, Golf, Rugby, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Track and Cross Country, Volleyball, Wrestling, and General. This collection is entirely in English. Series Descriptions: Series 1: Baseball Boxes: Base1-Base3, OS4:DR1 Dates: 1970-2008 Student Athletes1, G14 Formats included in this series are awards, media guides, posters, press releases, and statistics. This series is divided into 4 subseries: statistics, press, artifacts, and student athletes. This series is focused solely on men’s baseball. Items related to women’s softball are in Series 6. Series 2: Basketball Boxes: B1-B12, OS4:DR1 Dates: 1930s-2016 Student Athletes1 BF1, 10:05:26 Formats included in this series are awards, media guides, photographs, plaques, posters, programs, score sheets, statistics, and uniforms. All photographs will eventually be removed into the photograph collection. This series is divided into 4 subseries: general, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, and student athletes. Items in the General subseries either are about both men’s and women’s basketball (such as the media guides and programs) or did not identify a team. 1 “Football and Other Sports.” Northern State University: The First Century, 1901-2000, edited by Mark C. Bartusis, Northern State University Press, 2001, 496. Series 3: Football Boxes: F1-F12, 10:05:10 Dates: 1903-2019 Student Athletes1 BF1, OS4:DR1, G14 This series encompasses the history of Northern State University’s football team. Items in this collection include documents of administrative records, game statistics, game programs, recruiting material, posters, artifacts, and various video media as well as photographs. The video and photographic materials have been separated from the collection and can be found in our film and photograph inventories. This series is divided into 5 subseries: Administration and Marketing, Game Day Statistics, Game Programs, Student Athletes, and artifacts. The recruiting materials have been restricted indefinitely and are currently MIA. Series 4: Golf Boxes: Go1, Student Athletes1 Dates: 1986-2005,n.d. G14 This series includes a women’s golf jacket, pamphlets, press guides, advertisements, records, and statisics. This series is arranged chronologically. Series 5: Rugby Boxes: R1, OS4:DR1 Dates: 2017-2018 This series has recruitment flyers and a poster. Series 6: Soccer Boxes: SC1, OS4:DR2, G14 Dates: 1998-2007 This series only has items about the women’s soccer team. It includes awards, a plaque, an undated jersey, posters, programs, media guides, records and a Jones Soda Bottle. The series is arranged chronologically. One of the folders is restricted. Series 7: Softball Boxes: SB1 - SB3, OS4:DR2 Dates: 1982-2004 Student Athletes1, G14 This series is divided into 6 subseries: Administration, Statistics, Photos, Awards, Artifacts, and Student Athletes. The statistics subseries is arranged chronologically. Photographs will eventually be removed. Series 8: Swimming Boxes: SW1 Dates: 2015 This series includes one item, a flyer from 2015. Series 9: Tennis Boxes: TN1, Student Athletes1 Dates: 1977, n.d. This series includes results, rosters, schedules, a tennis information booklet, press guide and a mock-up of the tennis logo. It is arranged chronologically. Series 10: Track and Cross Country Boxes: T1-T14, OS4:DR2 Dates: 1959-2018 Student Athletes1, G14 This series includes artifacts, awards, media guides, photographs, posters, results, rosters, schedules, statistics, and uniforms. This series is divided into 7 subseries: Cross Country; Track Results, Rosters, and Schedules; Track Marketing; Track Awards; Artifacts; Photographs; Student Athletes. Photographs will eventually be removed. Series 11: Volleyball Boxes: V1, 10:05:01, OS4:DR2 Dates: 1970s-2013 Student Athletes1, G14 This series includes media guides, plaques, photos, posters, programs, statistics, and volleyballs. This series is divided into 4 subseries: Records and Results; Marketing; Students; Artifacts. This series is arranged chronologically. Two of the folders are restricted. Series 12: Wrestling Boxes: W1-W4 , OS4:DR2 Dates: 1959-2010 Student Athletes1 Items included in this collection are media guides, newspaper clippings, photographs, posters, programs, results, and scrapbooks. This series is divided into 7 subseries: Administrative; Newspaper Articles and Scrapbooks; Photographs; Marketing; Records and Results; Artifacts; and Student Athletes. Photographs will eventually be removed. Series 13: General Boxes: G1-G17, OS4:DR2 Dates: 1910, 1959-2015 Student Athletes1,2 10:05:37 Items included in this collection are artifacts, handbooks, news clippings, photographs, posters, press releases, and student records. The series is divided into 4 subseries: Student Athletes; News and Marketing; Administration; and Artifacts. These series are all arranged chronologically. Photographs will eventually be removed. Detailed Description of the Collection 1. Series 1: Baseball a. Sub-Series 1a: Statistics Box #Base1 Baseball Statistics (1970-1997) Box #G14 Records and Statistics – Baseball (1981-2006) b. Sub-Series 1b: Press Box #Base1 Media Guides (1976-1977, 1982-2002) News Article, “Can Wolves Make it Five Titles in a Row” (March 23, 1974) Schedules (1974-1979) Senior/Returning Lettermen (1970s) Press Releases (1996) c. Sub-Series 1c: Artifacts Box #Base2 Plaque: NAIA District 12 Runner Up (1970) Plaque: NAIA District 12 Runner Up (1976) Plaque: NAIA District 12 Runner Up (1986) Plaque: In appreciation Coach Bart Berndt for 473 wins (1992) Plaque: NAIA District 12 Runner Up (1993) Plaque: NCAA Division II Statistical Champion .968 Slugging Percentage– Adam Kampsen (2008) Plaque: SD Amateur Baseball Tournament Team Batting Champion (1982) Plaque: SD Amateur Baseball Tournament Team Highest Batting Average (1988) Plaque: SD Amateur Baseball Tournament Team Highest Batting Average (1991) Box #Base3 Jersey #26 Oversized – OS4:DR1 FF1 Posters: Schedule (1982-1999) Award: NAIA All-American Baseball Team – Curt Fredrickson (1974) d. Sub-Series 1d: Student Athletes Box #StudentAthletes Student Athlete Folders - RESTRICTED 2. Series 2: Basketball a) Sub-Series 2a: General Box #B1 FF 1 Schedules (1939-1941) Press Guide (1977-1978) Media Guides (1981-1995) Programs (1960, 1971, 1984-1996) FF 2 Basketball Ticket Booklet (1980-81; 1983-84) FF 3 Basketball Camps (1975-1981) FF 4 Administrative – Bids on Programs (1983; 1987-1988) FF 5 Basketball Ticket Book (1983) FF 6 Home Attendance (1993-1995) Box #B2 Media Guides (2000-2004) Programs (1997-2003) Box #B3 Programs (2004-2010) FF 1 Basketball Team Camp Shootout Handout (2004) FF 2 Basketball Camp Flyer (2007) FF 3 8 Gifts that Don’t Cost a Cent Flyer (n.d.) FF 4 Game Flyers (n.d.) FF 5 Stop and Think Handout (n.d.) FF 6 Wolves Basketball Tip-Off Night Handouts (n.d.) FF 7 “It’s a Slam Dunk. Don’t Drive Drunk” Car Sticker (n.d.) FF 8 SDIAW Basketball Policies (n.d.) T-shirt (n.d.) Box #BF1 Programs (2011-2016) Oversized – MF4:A:DR2 Poster: Schedule (1981-1982) b) Sub-Series 2b: Men’s Basketball Box #B4 2 Singlets - #1, #46 (ca. 1930s) Box #B5 FF 1 Basketball Team’s Record (1902-1955) Score Books (1952-1985) FF 2 Bulletin (1958-59) FF 3 Basketball Records and Statistics