University of Miami Athletics collection

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Title

University of Miami Athletics collection

Date(s)

  • 1926-2012 (Creation)

Extent

220 boxes

Name of creator

University of Miami Athletics

Administrative history

The University of Miami’s Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is dedicated to developing and supporting its student-athletes in their efforts to achieve personal, academic and athletic excellence.

The Miami Hurricanes football team represents the University of Miami in the sport of American football. The program began in 1926 and they have won five AP national championships in 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, and 2001.

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Scope and content

This collection contains an array of materials that document the history and legacy of the University of Miami Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Contained within are photographs, audio-visual materials, publications, news and magazine clippings, sports statistics, contracts, questionnaires, and topical files.

System of arrangement

This collection has been arranged into the following series:

Series I. Audio-visual materials (65 boxes)
Series II. Media clippings (41 boxes)
Series III. Photographs (52 boxes)
Series IV. Publications (23 boxes)
Series V. Sports statistics (19 boxes)
Series VI. Agreements and contracts (2 boxes)
Series VII. Topical files (6 boxes)
Series VIII. Freshmen questionnaires (3 boxes)
Series IX. Duplicates (9 boxes)

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Conditions governing access

This collection is open for research except for the Box 1 and 2 in Series VI. Agreements and contracts, which are restricted.

Physical access

This collection is kept in an off-campus storage facility. Please contact the University Archivist, Nick Iwanicki, at ngi5@miami.edu with the boxes you are interested in prior to your visit, and allow up to 1 week for delivery of materials.

Technical access

Conditions governing reproduction

Requests to reproduce or publish materials from this collection should be directed to ngi5@miami.edu.

Languages of the material

  • English

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Finding aids

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Immediate source of acquisition

45 boxes of press clippings, photographs, and other materials were donated by Chris Yandle, Assistant AD, Communications, University of Miami Athletics on March 18, 2014.

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Select materials from the collection have been digitized and are available on the University of Miami Libraries Digital collections site.

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Archivist's note

Processed by Archives Technician, Marcia Heath; finding aid edited by Processing Archivist, Yvette Yurubi, 01-11-23.

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