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Hockey (AEWHA) 1 University of Bath Archives Catalogue of the papers and correspondence of the All England Women’s Hockey Association (AEWHA) (1895-1997) Title: Catalogue of the papers and correspondence of the All England Women’s Hockey Association (1895-1997) Compiled by: Lizzie Richmond Description level: Fonds Date of material: 1895-2003 Extent of material: 79 boxes, c1547 items Deposited in: University of Bath Library Reference code: GB 1128 Hockey by Lizzie Richmond 2016 The Library, University of Bath. Hockey (AEWHA) 2 Hockey (AEWHA) 3 University of Bath Archives University of Bath Archives LIST OF CONTENTS Items Page GENERAL INTRODUCTION 4 SECTION A ALL ENGLAND WOMEN’S HOCKEY A/1-A/11 7 ASSOCIATION (AEWHA) NOT ALL THE MATERIAL IN THIS COLLECTION SECTION B INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF WOMEN’S B/1-B/3 32 MAY YET BE AVAILABLE FOR CONSULTATION. HOCKEY ASSOCIATIONS (IFWHA) ENQUIRIES SHOULD BE ADDRESSED IN THE FIRST INSTANCE TO: SECTION C EVENTS C/1-C/4 40 THE ARCHIVIST THE LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF BATH SECTION D SCRAPBOOKS, ALBUMS, PHOTOGRAPHS D/1, D/2 93 CLAVERTON DOWN & NEGATIVES BATH BA2 7AY SECTION E HOCKEY ASSOCIATION (HA) E/1-E/6 118 SECTION F PRESS CUTTINGS F/1-F/4 138 SECTION G NATIONAL HOCKEY CENTRE (MILTON KEYNES) G/1-G/4 152 SECTION H ENGLISH HOCKEY ASSOCIATION (EHA) H/1-H/3 157 Hockey (AEWHA) 4 Hockey (AEWHA) 5 University of Bath Archives University of Bath Archives GENERAL INTRODUCTION DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION PROVENANCE The material is presented in the order given in the contents list. It covers the period from c1895 to 2003. The main body of the material was received in 2005 on deposit from England Hockey, the governing body for hockey in the UK. At that time the Collection comprised material assembled over several Section A, All England Women’s Hockey Association (AEWHA), contains material relating to the years from various different sources. Smaller supplemental donations of publications and papers organisation, activities and day to day management of the governing body for women’s hockey in the have subsequently been made by private individuals. The Collection remains in the ownership of UK from its formation in 1895 until it was superseded by the English Hockey Association in 1997. It England Hockey. includes minutes of meetings, affiliated club lists, rulebooks, newsletters and associated publicity. It also includes a small amount of material relating to territorial (West and South) women’s hockey associations. BRIEF OUTLINE OF THE HISTORY OF WOMEN’S HOCKEY IN THE UK Section B, International Federation of Women’s Hockey Associations (IFWHA), documents the The earliest origins of hockey are unclear but pictorial evidence from as far back as 2000 BC is often internationalisation of women’s hockey as player nations cooperated to improve and promote the cited to suggest that some form of the game was played by the ancient Egyptians. Whatever the game worldwide. As well as more general administrative papers relating to UK participation in the details of its long and complex ancestry, the modern sport of hockey does not appear to have been management of IFWHA, the section also contains material relating to the organisation of a series of played widely by women until the 1880s. The first known UK women’s hockey club was established triennial IFWHA conferences and tournaments between 1930 and 1983. in East Molesey, Surrey, in 1887 and from this date the popularity of women’s hockey, both in the UK and around the world, grew rapidly. The Ladies’ Hockey Association, later the All England Women’s Section C, Events, is the largest section in the catalogue, comprising a chronological sequence of Hockey Association (AEWHA), was formed in 1895 by a small group of dedicated amateur players. programmes, flyers and handbills relating to local, regional, national and international hockey events Over the next century the AEWHA oversaw the expansion, development and governance of hockey of all types between 1905 and 1998. The section also contains material relating to the Women’s in the UK played by women, authorising changes to the rules, organising tournaments and Hockey World Cup between 1974 and 2002. international tours, selecting players for the national team and presiding over a country-wide network of affiliated clubs. The AEWHA was replaced by the English Hockey Association (EHA), established Section D, Scrapbooks, albums, photographs & negatives, contains a range of material assembled to govern men’s and women’s hockey jointly, in 1997. by prominent and well-known hockey players and advocates of the sport. Over sixty scrapbooks and albums covering the period from 1898 to 1961 offer a uniquely personal perspective on the early The official records of the AEWHA that form the core of the Collection are complemented by the days of women’s hockey in the UK. An extensive collection of photographic prints and negatives, personal collections of pioneering players and supporters of the sport. Individuals like Gwendoline many donated by Pat Ward, editor of Hockey Field, record hockey-related events as well as the Parr (1878-1956) who led the Irish team in the early 1900s, Hilda Light (1890-1967) who in 1924 changing visual identity of the sport of hockey. captained at county, territorial and national level before serving as AEWHA president, Marjorie Pollard (1899-1982) the legendary goal-scorer who went on to become a respected sports journalist Section E, Hockey Association (HA), comprises material, including minutes of meetings, handbooks and author, Mary Russell Vick (1922-2012) who excelled at golf, cricket and tennis as well as hockey and annual reports, relating to the governing body for men’s hockey in the UK. Although women’s and many others. These player collections, in combination with the AEWHA records, offer a well- hockey, governed separately by the All England Women’s Hockey Association (AEWHA) until 1997, rounded and unparalleled insight into the beginnings and growth of women’s hockey, documenting its is the primary focus of the Collection, the material in this section forms a useful point of comparison transformation from a pass-time for the leisured classes into a competitive, mass participation, between the sport as played and managed by men and by women. Olympic sport. Hockey (AEWHA) 6 Hockey (AEWHA) 7 University of Bath Archives University of Bath Archives Section F, Press cuttings, contains several collections of press cuttings relating to both women’s and SECTION A ALL ENGLAND WOMEN’S HOCKEY ASSOCIATION (AEWHA) men’s hockey dating from 1931 to 2001. The Ladies’ Hockey Association, the precursor of the All England Women’s Hockey Association Section G, National Hockey Centre (Milton Keynes), comprises minutes of meetings, (AEWHA), came into being in Brighton on 10th April 1895 as a result of the efforts of a small number correspondence and architectural plans relating to the development and construction of hockey’s first of enthusiastic and determined women hockey players. Shortly after its formation, the AEWHA national playing headquarters between 1988 and 1998. requested affiliation with the Hockey Association. The all-male Association declined this request and the governing body of the women’s game subsequently remained separate for over a century. Section H, English Hockey Association (EHA), contains correspondence and papers relating to the formation in 1997 of a new association to jointly govern both women’s and men’s hockey in England. In late 1992 the National Councils of the Hockey Association (HA) and the AEWHA began The EHA was dissolved in 2002 and shortly afterwards England Hockey was established as the discussions regarding the possible future formation of a new association to govern both women’s and national governing body of the sport. men’s hockey in England. The English Hockey Association (EHA) was officially established on 1st June 1997 to unite the separate governing bodies for men’s and women’s hockey. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This section contains material relating the organisation, activities and day to day management of the AEWHA and its constituent regional associations. We are very grateful to England Hockey, Adrian Weston, Ian Wilson, Robin Elliott, Eilish MacBean, Nevill and Barbara Miroy, Cyril Dashwood, Katie Dodd, Mike Smith and The Hockey Museum for their assistance in making this material available. A/1 COUNCIL A/2 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING L. Richmond, University of Bath, 2016. A/3 CONSTITUTION A/4 RULES A/5 AFFILIATED CLUBS A/6 HANDBOOKS A/7 NEWS, PRESS RELEASES & PUBLICITY A/8 CENTENARY A/9 WESTERN COUNTIES WOMEN’S HOCKEY ASSOCIATION A/10 SOUTHERN COUNTIES WOMEN’S HOCKEY ASSOCIATION A/11 MISCELLANEOUS Hockey (AEWHA) 8 Hockey (AEWHA) 9 University of Bath Archives University of Bath Archives A/1 COUNCIL 1895-1932 A/1/7 Softback notebook containing minutes of the All England Women’s Hockey Association Council, 31 May 1923-3 October 1924. This sub-section contains records relating to the AEWHA Council. A preliminary meeting of the Ladies’ Hockey Association took place on 10th A/1/8 Softback notebook containing minutes of the All England Women’s Hockey April 1895 in Brighton, but the Association’s first formal meeting took place in Association Council, 20 November 1924-19 January 1926. Westminster on 23rd November 1895. From this date on the executive body of the All England Women’s Hockey Association, as it became known in 1896, met regularly in locations around the country to discuss and formulate policy for the governance and conduct of women’s hockey in England. A/1/9 Softback notebook containing minutes of the All England Women’s Hockey Association Council, 4 March 1926-20 October 1927. The presentation is chronological. A/1/10 Softback notebook containing minutes of the All England Women’s Hockey A/1/1 Softback notebook containing minutes of meetings of the Ladies’ Hockey Association Council, 17 November 1927-22 February 1929.