Sports Media Guides, 1938-2008

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Oregon State University. Intercollegiate Athletics.
Title
Sports Media Guides
Dates
1938-2008 (inclusive)
1960-2005 (bulk)
Quantity
3.9 cubic feet, (4 boxes)
Collection Number
PUB.054
Summary
The Sports Media Guides include annual guides prepared by Intercollegiate Athletics and distributed to print, radio, and television media outlets in Oregon and nationally. The guides include information about sports teams including coaches, athletes, season schedules, and results of previous years.
Repository
Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives Research Center
Special Collections and Archives Research Center
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis OR
97331-4501
Telephone: 5417372075
Fax: 5417378674
scarc@oregonstate.edu
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Oregon State University teams have competed in intercollegiate athletics since the 1890s. Oregon State fielded its first football team in 1893. Intercollegiate competition in women's basketball began in 1898, three years before men's basketball debuted in 1901. Men's track began in 1906, baseball in 1907, and wrestling in 1909. Competitive rowing began at Oregon Agricultural College in 1927 as an intramural (inter-class) sport. A Rowing Club for intercollegiate competition for men was established in the early 1930s after Edward A. Stevens joined the physical education faculty in 1931.

Women were competing in a variety of intercollegiate sports by the 1920s, more than 50 years before the Women's Intercollegiate Athletic Department was established in 1973. By the mid-1970s, women's teams were established in basketball, crew (rowing), cross country, golf, gymnastics, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, and volleyball. Track and field for both men and women were eliminated at the end of the 1988 season; however, women's cross country and track resumed in the 2004-2005 academic year.

Oregon State University currently (as of 2010) competes in 7 men's intercollegiate sports and 10 women's. For men, these are baseball, basketball, football, golf, rowing, soccer, and wrestling. For women, these are basketball, cross country, golf, gymnastics, rowing, soccer, softball, swimming, track, and volleyball.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Sports Media Guides, produced by Intercollegiate Athletics' Sports Information Department, consist of annual guides for Oregon State University's intercollegiate sports teams. The guides include information about coaches and players, schedule for the season, results of previous seasons, team and individual records, and other information pertaining to that particular sport including facilities. This collection includes guides for men's and women's athletics teams. Men's teams include baseball, basketball, crew and rowing, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis, track and field, and wrestling. Of special note are guides for the 1957 and 1965 Rose Bowl football games and for the 2006 and 2007 national champion baseball teams. Women's sports include basketball, crew and rowing, cross country, golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, and volleyball. Many of the guides include photographs of athletes and coaches. Complete versions of the 2005-2007 baseball media guides are available online; covers of earlier guides are also available online. Images of media guides for other sports are available in the Best of the Archives digital collection.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

Sports Media Guides (PUB 054), Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The Sports Media Guides are arranged in 16 series: I. Baseball, 1976-2007; II. Basketball, 1938-2007; III. Crew and Rowing, 1981-2008; IV. Cross Country, 1966-1986; V. Football, 1939-2004; VI. Golf, 1981-2004; VII. Gymnastics, 1979-2005; VIII. Soccer, 1988-2004; IX. Softball, 1980-2007; X. Spring Sports, 1939-1978; XI. Swimming, 1981-2006; XII. Tennis, 1980-1984; XIII. Track and Field, 1976-1988; XIV. Volleyball, 1981-2004; XV. Women's Intercollegiate Athletics, 1978-1982; and XVI. Wrestling, 1969-2007.

Related Materials

The Intercollegiate Athletics Records (RG 007) document the overall administration of intercollegiate athletics at Oregon State and include administrative records, weekly news releases, and game programs. Additional information about individual sports and notable athletes are available in the Memorabilia Collection. The Intercollegiate Athletics Moving Images (FV P 031) and Photographs (P 031) provide visual documentation of sports teams and events at Oregon State. Other moving images of athletics teams and events are part of the Alumni Association (FV P 017) and the News and Communication Services (FV P 057) Motion Picture Films and Videotapes. The Archives' holdings include many collections with photographs, memorabilia, and other materials documenting athletics. Records of sports clubs which compete against other colleges and universities, but are not overseen by the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, are part of the Recreational Sports Department Records (RG 240).

Future Additions

Additions to the collection are expected.

Acquisition Information

The media guides were acquired by the Archives in numerous transfers from the 1980s through 2010.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series I:  Baseball, 1976-2007Return to Top

Series I consists of media guides for the Oregon State baseball team, primarily during the 1980s through 2000s. These include media guides for the 2006 and 2007 national championship teams. See the Spring Sports guides for the 1939 through 1977 baseball teams. Media guides for 2005-2007 are also available online.

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
1
1976
1
1979
1
1980
1
1981
1
1982
1
1983
1
1984
1
1985
1
1986
1
1987
1
1988
1
1989
1
1990
1
1991
1
1992
1
1993
1
1994
1
1995
1
1996
1
1997
1
1998
1
1999
1
2000
1
2001
1
2002
1
2003
1
2004
1
2005
1
2006
1
2007

Series II:  Basketball, 1938-2007Return to Top

Series II includes media guides for men's and women's basketball. The guides begin in 1981 for women's basketball and in the late 1930s for men's basketball. Several preseason guides for men's basketball in the mid-1990s are included. Information about women's basketball in 1978-1982 is available in the Women's Intercollegiate Athletics Guides (Series XV).

Container(s) Description Dates
Men's Basketball
 1938-2004
Box
1
1938-1939
1
1939-1940
1
1950-1951
1
1952-1953
1
1955
1
1958-1959
1
1962
1
1963
1
1964
1
1964-1965
1
1966
1
1967
1
1968
1
1969
1
1970
1
1971
1
1972
1
1973
1
1974
1
1975
1
1976
1
1976-1977
1
1977-1978
1
1978-1979
1
1979-1980
1
1980-1981
1
1981-1982
1
1982-1983
1
1983-1984
1
1984-1985
1
1985-1986
1
Cover available online.
1986-1987
1
1987-1988
1
1988-1989
1
1989-1990
1
1990-1991
1
1992-1993
1
Preseason Prospectus
 1993-1994
1
1993-1994
1
Preseason Prospectus
 1994-1995
1
Preseason Prospectus
 1995-1996
1
1995-1996
1
Preseason Prospectus
 1996-1997
1
1996-1997
1
1997-1998
1
1998-1999
1
1999-2000
1
2000-2001
1
2003-2004
Women's Basketball
 1981-2007
Box
1
1981-1982
1
1982-1983
1
1983-1984
1
1984-1985
1
1985-1986
1
1986-1987
1
1987-1988
1
1988-1989
1
1989-1990
1
1990-1991
1
1991-1992
1
1992-1993
1
1993-1994
1
1994-1995
1
1995-1996
1
1996-1997
1
1997-1998
2
2001-2002
2
2003-2004
2
2004-2005
2
2005-2006
2
2006-2007

Series III:  Crew and Rowing, 1981-2008Return to Top

Series III consists of combined media guides for men's and women's crew for 1981 through 2000 and separate guides for the women's and men's teams beginning in 2001 for women and 2006 for men. Information about the men's crew teams for 1968-1975 is available in the Spring Sports guides (Series X) and about the women's teams for 1978-1982 in the Women's Intercollegiate Athletics guides (Series XV).

Container(s) Description Dates
Men's and Women's Crew and Rowing
 1981-2000
Box
2
1981-1982
2
1983
2
1984
2
1985
2
1986
2
1987
2
1989
2
1991
2
1992
2
1994
2
1995
2
1996
2
1997
2
1998
2
1999
2
2000
Men's Crew and Rowing
 2006-2008
Box
2
2006-2007
2
2008
Women's Crew and Rowing
 2001-2008
Box
2
2001
2
2004
2
2006-2007
2
2008

Series IV:  Cross Country, 1966-1986Return to Top

Series IV consists of media guides for men's cross country in the late 1960s through mid-1970s and combined guides for men's and women's cross counry beginning in 1978. Additional information about women's cross country from 1978 through 1982 is available in the Women's Intercollegiate Athletics guides (Series XV).

Container(s) Description Dates
Men's Cross Country
Box
2
1966
2
1968
2
1970
2
1971
2
1972
2
1973
2
1974
2
1975
Men's and Women's Cross Country
Box
2
1978
2
1979
2
1980-1981
2
1981-1982
2
1982
2
1983
2
1984
2
1985
2
1986

Series V:  Football, 1939-2004Return to Top

Series V consists of media guides for football, primarily from the 1960s through early 2000s. For several years (1994-2000), media guides for spring football are also included. Of special note are guides for the 1957 and 1965 Rose Bowl games. See also the 1959 and 1960 Spring Sports guides (Series X) for information about spring football in those years.

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
2
1939
2
1954
2
1955
2
Rose Bowl
 1957
2
1960
2
1961
2
1962
2
1963
2
1964
2
Rose Bowl
 1965
2
1965
2
1966
2
1967
2
1968
2
1969
2
1970
2
1971
2
1972
2
2 copies
 1973
2
1974
2
1975
2
1976
2
1977
2
1978
2
1979
2
1980
2
1981
2
1982
2
1983
2
1984
2
1985
2
1986
2
1987
2
1988
2
1989
2
1990
2
1991
2
Spring Football
 1992
2
1992
2
1993
2
Spring Football
 1994
2
1994
2
Spring Football
 1995
2
1995
2
Spring Football
 1996
2
1996
3
Spring Football
 1997
3
1997
3
Spring Football
 1998
3
1998
3
1999
3
Spring Football
 2000
3
2000
3
2001
3
2002
3
2003
3
2004

Series VI:  Golf, 1981-2004Return to Top

Series VI includes separate media guides for the men's and women's golf teams as well as combined guides for both teams. Information about the men's golf teams for 1939 through 1975 is available in the Spring Sports guides (Series X) and about the women's teams for 1978-1982 is available in the Women's Intercollegiate Athletics guides (Series XV).

Container(s) Description Dates
Men's and Women's Golf
 1981-2004
Box
3
1981-1982
3
1983
3
1989
3
1992
3
1993
3
2003-2004
Men's Golf
 1985-1998
Box
3
1985
3
1986
3
1987
3
1988
3
1990
3
1991
3
1995-1996
3
1996-1997
3
1997-1998
Women's Golf
 1994-2000
Box
3
1994
3
1995-1996
3
1996-1997
3
1997-1998
3
1999-2000

Series VII:  Gymnastics, 1979-2005Return to Top

Series VII consists of media guides for the women's gymnastics team during the 1980s through mid-2000s. Additional information about gymnastics from 1978 through 1982 is available in the Women's Intercollegiate Athletics guides (Series XV).

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
3
1979-1980
3
1981-1982
3
1982-1983
3
1983-1984
3
1984-1985
3
1986
3
1987
3
1988
3
1989
3
1990
3
1991
3
1992
3
1993
3
1994
3
1995
3
1996
3
1997
3
1998
3
1999
3
2000
3
2002
3
2003
3
2004
3
2005

Series VIII:  Soccer, 1988-2004Return to Top

Series VIIII consists of media guides for the men's and women's soccer teams. Separate guides for the teams were produced beginning in 1995.

Container(s) Description Dates
Men's and Women's Soccer
 1988-1994
Box
3
1988
3
1991
3
1992
3
1993
3
1994
Men's Soccer
 1995-2004
Box
3
1995
3
1996
3
1997
3
1998
3
1999
3
2000
3
2001
3
2002
3
2003
3
2004
Women's Soccer
 1995-2004
Box
3
1995
3
1996
3
1997
3
1998
3
1999
3
2000
3
2001
3
2002
3
2003
3
2004

Series IX:  Softball, 1980-2007Return to Top

Series IX consists of guides for the women's softball team. Additional information about the softball teams for 1978-1982 is available in the Women's Intercollegiate Athletics guides (Series XV).

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
4
1980-1981
4
1981-1982
4
1983
4
1984
4
1985
4
1986
4
1987
4
1988
4
1989
4
1990
4
1991
4
1992
4
1993
4
1994
4
1996
4
1997
4
1998
4
1999
4
2000
4
2001
4
2002
4
2003
4
2004
4
2005
4
2006
4
2007

Series X:  Spring Sports, 1939-1978Return to Top

Series X consists of media guides for men's spring sports. All the guides for 1939 through 1975 include information about the baseball, golf, tennis, and track teams. The guides for 1968 through 1975 also include the men's crew (rowing) team. The 1977 and 1978 guides are only for the baseball and track teams. The 1959 and 1960 guides also include limited information about spring football for those years.

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
4
2 copies
 1939
4
1953
4
1955
4
1956
4
1959
4
1960
4
1961
4
1963
4
1965
4
1966
4
1967
4
1968
4
1969
4
1970
4
1971
4
1972
4
1973
4
1975
4
1977
4
1978

Series XI:  Swimming, 1981-2006Return to Top

Series XI consists of guides for the women's swimming team. Additional information about swimming teams in 1978-1982 is available in the Women's Intercollegiate Athletics guides (Series XV).

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
4
1981-1982
4
1982-1983
4
1984-1985
4
1987-1988
4
1988-1989
4
1990-1991
4
1991-1992
4
1993-1994
4
1994-1995
4
1995-1996
4
1996-1997
4
1997-1998
4
1998-1999
4
1999-2000
4
2000-2001
4
2001-2002
4
2002-2003
4
2003-2004
4
2004-2005
4
2005-2006

Series XII:  Tennis, 1980-1984Return to Top

Series XII includes media guides for the women's tennis team for 1980 through 1984. Additional information about women's tennis teams for 1978-1982 is available in the Women's Intercollegiate Athletics guides (Series XV). Information about the men's tennis teams in 1939-1975 is available in the Spring Sports guides (Series X).

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
4
1980
4
1980-1981
4
1981-1982
4
1983
4
1984

Series XIII:  Track and Field, 1976-1988Return to Top

Series XIII consists of media guides for men's track for 1976 and 1979 and combined guide for the men's and women's track teams for 1980-1988. For information about men's track teams for 1939-1975 and 1977-1978, see the Spring Sports guides (Series X). For women's track teams in 1978-1982, see the Women's Intercollegiate Athletics guides (Series XV).

Container(s) Description Dates
Men's Track
 1976-1979
Box
4
1976
4
1979
Men's and Women's Track and Field
 1980-1988
Box
4
1980
4
1980-1981
4
1982
4
1983
4
1984
4
1985
4
1986
4
1987
4
1988

Series XIV:  Volleyball, 1981-2004Return to Top

Series XIV consists of guides for the women's volleyball team. Information about the volleyball teams in 1978-1982 is available in the Women's Intercollegiate Athletics guides (Series XV).

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
4
1981-1982
4
1982
4
1983
4
1984
4
1986
4
1988
4
1989
4
1990
4
1991
4
1992
4
1993
4
1994
4
1995
4
1996
4
1998
4
2000
4
2001
4
2002
4
2003
4
2004

Series XV:  Women's Intercollegiate Athletics, 1978-1982Return to Top

Series XV include information for all the women's intercollegiate teams at Oregon State; these are basketball, crew (rowing), cross country, golf, gymnastics, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, and volleyball.

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
4
1978-1979
4
1980-1981
4
1981-1982

Series XVI:  Wrestling, 1969-2007Return to Top

Series XVI consists of guides for the wrestling team and includes guides for all teams from the mid-1970s through 2007.

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
4
1969
4
1969-1970
4
1973
4
1976
4
1976-1977
4
1978-1979
4
1979-1980
4
1980-1981
4
1981-1982
4
1982-1983
4
1983-1984
4
1984-1985
4
1985-1986
4
1986-1987
4
1987-1988
4
1988-1989
4
1989-1990
4
1990-1991
4
1991-1992
4
1992-1993
4
1993-1994
4
1994-1995
4
1994-1995
4
1995-1996
4
Post Season
 1996
4
1996-1997
4
1997-1998
4
1998-1999
4
1999-2000
4
2000-2001
4
2001-2002
4
2002-2003
4
2003-2004
4
2004-2005
4
2005-2006
4
2006-2007

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Baseball--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • Basketball for women--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • Basketball--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • College sports--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • College students--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • College sports for women--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • Cross-country running--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • Football--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • Golf for women--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • Golf--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • Gymnastics for women--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • Rowing--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • Soccer--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • Softball for women--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • Swimming for women--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • Tennis--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • Track and field athletes--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • Volleyball for women--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • Wrestling--Oregon--Corvallis.

Corporate Names

  • Oregon State College--Sports.
  • Oregon State College--Students.
  • Oregon State University--Sports.
  • Oregon State University--Students.
  • Rose Bowl (Football game)

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names
    • Oregon State University. Athletic Dept. (creator)
    • Oregon State University. Sports Information Dept. (creator)

Finding aid prepared by Karl McCreary and Elizabeth Nielsen
2010

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