Abstract Records of the MIAA document the activities of the oldest existing college athletic conference in the United States. Collection includes correspondence, minutes, constitutions and by laws, reports, manuals, statistics, press kits, programs, photographs, and videocassettes. Also included is the MIAA publication Fact Finders. Major topics include administration, sports competition, the centennial anniversary, women’s sports, and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
Accession No.: H91-1110
Provenance: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Donor: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Photographs: Boxes 8-11
Processed by: Geoffrey D. Reynolds, June 1997, July 2001; Michael
Douma, July 2003; Geoffrey D. Reynolds, December, 2006
History
The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) is the oldest continuous intercollegiate athletic conference in the United States. On March 17, 1888, delegates from Adrian, Albion, Hillsdale, Olivet, and Michigan Agricultural College (MAC, now known as Michigan State University) met in Jackson to discuss the formation of an athletic conference among Michigan colleges. The idea was primarily driven by a desire to formalize a field day competition with baseball, track and tennis. A constitution with nine articles was created at Albion only a week later on the 24th. The site was particularly appropriate considering that over the 104-year history of the MIAA only Albion has held continuous membership. Of the five schools that had met the previous week, Adrian did not attend the constitutional meeting, nor would they join the league for another 20 years. The first president of the MIAA was E. H. Barringer of Hillsdale and the first “Field Day” occurred from May 31 to June 2, 1888. Over the history of the MIAA only four schools have left the organization. Michigan Agricultural College left in 1907. Michigan Normal College (currently Eastern Michigan University joined in 1892, left in 1902, rejoined in 1920, and left for good in 1926. Hillsdale College left the MIAA in 1960 in a dispute over participation in post-season competition. The MIAA went 45 years (1953-1997) without a change in membership. Two new members were added effective with the start of the 1997-1998 academic year, The Defiance College of Defiance, Ohio and Saint Mary’s College of Notre Dame, Indiana. The expansion gave the MIAA eight schools participating in men’s sports and nine schools in women’s sports. (Saint Mary’s is an all-women’s college.) It also marked the first time that the conference added members from outside Michigan. However, the President Council decreed that the conference would not change its name and would remain the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Saint Mary’s was granted permanent membership with the beginning of the 1999-2000 school year. After three years as a provisional conference member, Defiance withdrew membership at the conclusion of the 1999-2000 winter season to join the Heartland Conference. The MIAA marked a historic note in 2002 when the league accepted Wisconsin Lutheran College of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as an associate member for the purpose of competing in football. Tri-State University of Angola, Indiana, upon its acceptance as a provisional member of NCAA Division III, became a full member of the conference with the start of the 2004-2005 school year. Tri-State became eligible to compete for conference championships, but was not able to participate in Division III championship competition pending entry as a full NCAA member.
The nine current members of the MIAA are all private colleges,
which do not award athletic scholarships. The years of
participation in the MIAA by these colleges is as follows: Adrian
1908-1922, 1937-present
Albion 1888-present
Alma 1902-present
Calvin 1953-present
Hope 1926-present
Kalamazoo 1896-present
Olivet 1888-1940, 1952-present
Saint Mary’s 1997-present
Wisconsin Lutheran 2002-2007 There have been seven commissioners
of the league: Clark Heeron from 1922 to 1931, when the position
was known as Judge Advocate; James Hasselman of Michigan State
University from 1931 to 1933, the only commissioner from a
non-league school; DeGay Ernst from 1933 to 1961; Win Schuler from
1961 to 1965; John Hoekje from 1965 to 1971, who had the added
responsibility as the Supervisor of Officials; Albert L. Deal from
1971 to 1991, when Supervisor of Officials was separated from the
job; and Sheila K. Wallace-Kovalchik became the first woman
commissioner in 1991, serving until June 30, 2002. David L. Neilson
was appointed the eighth commissioner in the spring of 2003 after
serving on an interim basis for one year.
Women first competed in the league in 1896. On March 20, 1941, the Women’s Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association was formed. During the 1978-1979 season the WMIAA and the MIAA were brought under single governance.
Currently the MIAA sponsors 18 men and women’s sports. What follows below is a summary of the various official league sports and the years of sponsorship.
Archery (w) 1952-1981
Baseball (m) 1888-1929, 1948-present
Basketball (m) 1911-present
Basketball (w) 1973-present
Cross Country (m) 1922-1932, 1946-present
Cross Country (w) 1981-present
Field Hockey (w) 1968-1990
Football (m) 1894-present *
Golf (m) 1934-present
Golf (w) 1991-present
Soccer (m) 1970-present
Soccer (w) 1989-present
Softball (w) 1977-present
Swimming (m) 1971-present
Swimming (w) 1977-present
Tennis (m) 1888-present **
Tennis (w) 1938-present **
Track, Indoor (m) 1936-1948
Track, Outdoor (m) 1888-present
Track, Outdoor (w) 1979-present
Volleyball (w) 1972-present
Wrestling (m) 1969-1982
* There was an official champion in 1894, but football was not
an official sport until 1904.
** Tennis championships from 1896 to 1925 were coed.
Scope and Content
The records of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) consist of materials from 1913 to the present that document the activities of the oldest existing collegiate athletic conference in the United States.
The record group contains folders divided into five subgroups, Administration, Competition, Centennial, Objects, Oversized, and Restricted.
The Administration subgroup (15.50 linear ft.) consists of records from 1913 to 2002 that document the administrative activities of the organization. Materials include minutes, correspondence, constitutions and by-laws, reports and manuals. The subgroup is arranged alphabetically by topical folder headings.
This subgroup forms the core of the collection and the researcher will find rich sources of information in the correspondence and minutes folders. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) materials document to a limited degree the relationship between a regional and a national athletic association. The NCAA reports illustrate some of the issues that have been faced by college sports.
One major subject represented in this section is women’s participation in college sports. Information on this will be found in Athletic Director’s meeting minutes, correspondence (mostly late 1970s), NCAA reports, and the constitution of the Women’s Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (WMIAA). One weakness of the collection is how few WMIAA materials it contains. Another interesting subject is the wide variety of eligibility questions that have arisen over the years that are primarily documented in the correspondence files. The Eligibility Study Statistics folder is RESTRICTED due to the presence of student grade point averages. Also of interest is a 1922 letter signed by Charles Comiskey on 1917 World Champions Chicago White Sox letterhead.
The Competition (3.50 linear ft.) subgroup contains documents from 1924 to 2004 that are directly related to athletic competition in the Association, covering a variety of sports. Included are the MIAA publication Fact Finders, statistics, press kits, programs, and handbooks. The folders are arranged alphabetically by sport.
The Centennial (0.75 linear ft.) subgroup documents activities recognizing the centennial anniversary of the MIAA in 1987. The bulk of the materials cover the time span 1985 to 1987, with a few photographs that predate the rest of the documents. Materials include photographs, programs, videocassettes, minutes, correspondence, logos, and a press kit. The two major topics of this subgroup are the anniversary banquet and the book Celebrating a Century of the Student Athlete. Folders have been arranged alphabetically by topical headings.
Most of the photographs are reproductions of earlier originals
and have been arranged in the page order in which they appear in
the book. The photos have been described through the following
characteristics: page number; subject; school(s); sport(s), if not
obvious from the subject; and the date. Occasionally a
parenthetical note has been added at the end with additional
information. Nine of the photographs that appear in the book do not
have images in this collection, they are as follows:
96; Rudy Vlaardingerbroek; Calvin
98; Jare Klein; Olivet
99; Mark Veenstra; Calvin 101; Doug Diekema; Calvin 102; John
Brink; Calvin 103; Doug DeSmit; Calvin 103; Leah Calsbeek; Calvin
105; Russ DeVette and Gordon Brewer; Hope 107; Marv Zuidema, Calvin
The Objects (1.50 linear ft.) subgroup includes t-shirts,
mini-football, patch, awards, and medals commemorating important
events or games in the association’s history. The Restricted
subgroup (0.25 linear ft.) contains records restricted to the
public for research. The Oversized subgroup is located in the Hope
College Non-Photographic Media cabinet. The Hope College Collection
contains biographical materials Hope faculty and staff that have
been active in the MIAA. In addition, files on the following MIAA
people are included in the Biographical Files of the Hope College
Collection: Dempsey, Cedric Container List Box 1 ADMINISTRATION Ad
Hoc Committee Proposal for Changes, c. 2000 Annual Report, 1966
Archival Collection, 1992 Articles of Incorporation, 1986
Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women - Eligibility
Forms, n. d. Athletic Directors Correspondence, 1969, 1971-1985,
1990-1994, 2001 (9 folders) Minutes, 1970, 1978-1991, 2001 Combined
Men’s and Women’s, 1978-1991, 2001 (4 folders)
Men’s, 1965-1991 (3 folders) Women’s, 1978-1981,
1983-1991 (2 folders) Physical Education Symposium, 1974 (includes
“How far From Camelot?” by William Vanderbilt) Policy
Book, 1967-1976 Organization, Football, Cross Country, and
Basketball, 1967-1975 Wrestling, Track, Baseball, 1967-1974 Tennis,
Golf, Soccer, Swimming, Awards, 1967-1976 Press Releases, 1990
Athletic Policies of MIAA Schools, 1956-1957 Awards Albert L. Deal
Male Scholar-Athlete Award, 2004 Sheila Wallace Kovalchik Women
Scholar-Athlete Award, 2002- Basketball Tournament
Regulations-Proposed Changes, n. d. Blue Ribbon Committee,
1982-1985 Board of Control Minutes, 1998, 1999, 2000-2001 (3
folders) Proposal on Nontraditional Seasons, 2000 Box 1.5
ADMINISTRATION (cont.) Assistant to the Commissioner, 2006
Commissioners, 1990-present Commissioner’s Notes, 1994-1998
(4 binders) Box 2 ADMINISTRATION (cont.) Board of Directors -
Minutes, 1920-1943, 1945-1958 (2 folders) Board of Directors (cont.
from Box 1), 1961, 1981-1991 (3 folders) Board of Governors -
Minutes, 1962-1972, 1980-1986, 1986-1991 (3 folders) Budget,
1999-2001 Calendars, 1971, 1975-1977, 2001-2002 Coaches Meetings
Basketball, 2001 Softball, 2001 Code of Conduct, 2000 Committees Ad
Hoc Committee on Academic Eligibility, 1979 Ad Hoc Committee on the
Evaluation of Post Season Competition, 1979-1980 Survey, 1980 Ad
Hoc Committee on Proposal for Changes, c. 2000 Athletics, 1999-2001
Basketball Tournament Committee - Minutes, 1949 Blue Ribbon
Committee - Minutes, 1982 Committees on Financial Aid and
Recruiting, n. d., 1959, 1974, 1979 Committee to Study Division XI
of the By Laws, 1957 Executive Committee - Correspondence, 1966,
1973-1975, 1978-1984 (includes minutes 11/27/78) Field Day
Committee - Minutes, 1921-1922, 1943 Handbook Committee - Report,
n. d. MIAA Structure Committee, 1977-1978 Constitution and By-Laws
MIAA, 1913-1978, 1986 (scattered) (3 folders) Resolution, 1987
Other Athletic Conferences Correspondence, 1949-1953 Drafts,
1949-1952 Notes, n. d. (ca.1949) Contracts Checklists, 1933-1940
Basketball, 1932-1940 Football, 1933-1939, 1946 Golf, 1934-1941
Golf and Tennis, 1934 Tennis, 1932-1941 Track, 1933-1940 Cook, Paul
- MIAA Secretary, 1960-1976 (6 folders) Box 3 ADMINISTRATION
(cont.) Cooper, Joseph - Supervisor of Officials General,
1972-1976, 1982-1991 (3 folders) Football, 1986-1991 Correspondence
Deal, Al - MIAA Commissioner Board of Governors, 1971-1986 General,
1971-1977, 1979-1980, 1982-1984, 1987-1988 (9 folders) General,
1920-1924, 1926-1927, 1929, 1933-1943, 1945-1959, 1977-1982,
1986-1990 (12 folders) (includes 1922 Charles Comiskey letter) Alma
Investigation, 1999-2000 Box 4 ADMINISTRATION (cont.)
Correspondence (cont.) E-mails, Kovalchik, Sheila Wallace,
1998-2001 (6 folders) Kovalchik, Sheila Wallace 1999-2002 (6
folders) Tri-State University, 2001 MIAA College Presidents,
1968-1986 (2 folders) NCAA, 2000 Stowe, Allen B. - MIAA Secretary,
1946-1948 Cross Country Jamborees Expense Increase Request, n. d.
Eligibility Reports Adrian, 1937-2001 (11 folders) Box 5
ADMINISTRATION (cont.) Eligibility (cont.) Reports (cont.) Albion,
1929-2001 (12 folders) Alma, 1930-2001 (11 folders) Calvin,
1953-2001 (11 folders) Defiance, 1997-2000 (3 folders) Hillsdale,
1920-1957 Hope, 1930-2001 (11 folders) Kalamazoo, 1921-2001 (11
folders) Box 6 ADMINISTRATION (cont.) Eligibility (cont.) Reports
(cont.) Michigan State Normal College (Eastern Michigan
University), 1921 Non-MIAA Institutions, 1947-1954 Olivet,
1930-2001 (11 folders) Saint Mary’s, 1997-2001 (4 folders)
Unidentified Colleges, n. d., 1937-1938 Eligibility Study
Statistics, 1948-1952 (2 folders) (RESTRICTED, Box 15) Study, 1952
(RESTRICTED, Box 15) Rules of Eligibility, 1951 Ephemera (blank
certificates and passes), n. d., 1945 Event Management Policy, 2000
Faculty Athletics Representatives, 1999-2001 Financial Aid Ad Hoc
Committee, 1987-1988 Brochure, NCAA Guide, 1999-2000
Correspondence, 1989-1991 Reports 1980-1998 (8 folders) Albion,
1997-1999 Alma, 1997-1999 Calvin, 1997-1999 Defiance, 1997-1999
Hope, 1997-1999 Olivet, 1997-1999 Saint Mary’s, 1997-1999
Officers - minutes, 1974-1991 Financial Information Attorneys,
1985-1987 Centennial Book Fund, 1997-1998 Insurance, n. d. Income
Taxes, 1975-1995 (5 folders) Box 7 ADMINISTRATION (cont.)
Insurance, n. d. League Expansion Investigation, 1999 First Hundred
Years of Hillsdale College, The by Vivian Lyon Moore, c.1944
“Founding Dates of Intercollegiate Conferences,” by Tom
Renner, 1981 Historic Hillsdale College: Pioneer in Higher
Education, 1844-1900 by Arlan K. Gilbert, 1991 Logo, 1988-1997,
1997-, 1997 (Oversize) MIAA Coaches - Minutes Association, 1923,
1933-1936, 1938, 1941-1942, 1947-1951, 1953-1958 Basketball
Coaches, 1982-1983 Field Hockey Coaches, 1982 Golf Coaches, 1982
Soccer Coaches, 1982-1983 Women’s Basketball, 1983 National
Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), 1958 National
Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Bylaw Amendment - 1980
Convention, 1979-1980 Constitution and By-laws, 1958-1960, 1975
(includes proposed amendments) Division III Conference Survey
Results, 2000 A Guide for the College-Bound Student-Athlete,
1975-1982 “Comparison of Selected NCAA and AIAW
Regulations,” 1981 Correspondence, 1956-1959, 1962-1965,
1972-1990 (6 folders) Grants, 2001-2002 Insurance, 1958, 1964
National Collegiate Athletic Association News, 8/15/73
(reorganization, federal legislation, drug testing) NCAA Directory
and NCAA Publications Catalog, 1976 Newspaper Clippings,
Wallace-Kovalchik, Sheila, 1999 Poll of Sentiment about Joining
NCAA, 1956 Post-Graduate Scholarship Program, 1964, 1971 Reports
College Division Reports, 1958-1960 College-Professional Relations,
1958, 1960 “The Educational Philosophy of Sanctioning,”
1965 Membership Reports, 1955-1960 “Report of the NCAA
Council,” 1965 Report of the Special Committee on NCAA
Governance, Organization and Services, 1979-1980 (women’s
participation) “Report of Special NCAA Committee on
Recruiting and Financial Aids,” 1960 Technology Grant
Proposal, 2001-2002 Television Committee Report, 1957 Title IX
Reports, 1974-1979 (women’s participation) Operations Manual,
1982, 1997-1998, 1998-1999, 2000-2001, 2001-2002 (5 folders) Box 8
ADMINISTRATION (cont.) Out of Season Coaching, Ad Hoc Committee,
1983-1984 Participation Reports Adrian, 1941-1942, 1947-1971, 1975,
1984-1985 (3 folders) Albion, 1931, 1933-1938, 1940, 1942,
1947-1962, 1964-1968, 1971-1982, 1984-1985 (4 folders) Alma,
1932-1942, 1947-1958, 1961-1964, 1966, 1984-1985 (2 folders)
Calvin, 1953-1969, 1972-1982, 1984-1985 (3 folders) Hillsdale,
1934-1938, 1941-1942, 1947-1958 Hope, 1933-1942, 1949-1968, 1971,
1974-1982, 1984-1985 (4 folders) Kalamazoo, 1933-1941, 1947-1971,
1974-1978, 1984-1985 (4 folders) Olivet, 1933-1940, 1952-1957,
1966, 1984-1985 Pioneers in Women’s Athletics: A History of
Women in the MIAA by Thomas A. Myers, 1987 Photograph, Bid Proposal
Committee, 1999 Post-Season Activities, 1974-1977 Presidents
Association Memoranda, 1972-1978, 1986 Minutes, 1922, 1949,
1960-1961, 1967, 1970-1972, 1972-1978, 1979-1981, 1985 (3 folders)
President’s Council, 1999-2001 Protests, 1971-1987
Proposition 48 (RESTRICTED, Box 15) Publicity Expenses, 1972-1977
Press Clippings, n. d., 1975, 1977-1978, 1990 Press Days, 1973-1979
Press Releases, 1978-1979 Publicity Brochure, n. d. (includes brief
history) Renner, Thomas L. - MIAA Publicist - Correspondence,
1973-1980, 1987 Reports Basketball, 2000 Swimming Meet, 2000
Volleyball, 2000 Retirement of Albert Deal Correspondence/Programs,
1991 Newspaper Clippings, 1983, 1991 Photographs, 1987, n. d. (12
images) Schedules, 1940-41, 1946-1965, 2001-2002 (3 folders) Senior
Scholar-Athletes, 2005-present Box 9 ADMINISTRATION (cont.) Sports
Information Committee, 1999-2000 Student Athlete Advisory
Committee, Minutes, 1999-2000 Student Athletic Trainer Symposium,
1992 Student Representatives Committee, Minutes, 1993 Task Force on
Basketball Officiating, Minutes, 2000 Treasurer Budgets, 1975-1977
Record Book, 1960-1977 Reports, 1921-1979 (scattered) Speare,
Edward P. - Correspondence, 1975-1976 Tsunami Relief, 2005
Wallace-Kovalchik, Biographical Information, 1991-2002 (1 image)
Website, 1997-2001 Women’s Basketball - Three Point Field
Goal Experiment, 1986-1987 Women’s Michigan Intercollegiate
Athletic Association (WMIAA) Constitution, 1972 Integrated
Competition for Men and Women, 1973 COMPETITION All Sports Academic
Honor Roll Press Releases, 1991-present All Sports Standings,
1991-present All Sports Trophy, 1967 “40 Years of MIAA Notes
1939-1979: Copies of the notes of George Mather, Sports Editor The
Albion Evening Recorder,” 1992 (2 folders) Calvin College
Tuuk, David B. Maroon and Gold Will Bind Our Hearts, 1998 Tuuk,
David B. Golden Years: Calvin’s First Half-Century in the
MIAA, 1953-2003, 2005 Diamond Jubilee 1888-1963, 1963 Fact Finders,
1966-2006 (14 folders) Field Day, 1937, 1988, 1994 Fiftieth
Anniversary Tribute to 1939-1940 MIAA Champions, 1989 MIAA’s
All-Time National Champions list, 1994 “MIAA Facts and
Figures: An Update of the MIAA Centennial Publication, Celebrating
a Century of the Student-Athlete,” through 2004-2005 Academic
Year Statistics, n. d., 1895-1940, 1948-1968, 1971-1980 (4 folders)
(includes Willkie for President Club of Holland stationery) Box 10
COMPETITION (cont.) All Sports (cont.) MIAA Handbook, 1939 MIAA
Members Additions, 1996 Defiance College, 1997 St. Mary’s
College, 1997 Tri-State University, 2001-2003 MIAA Miscellaneous
Certificates, n. d. Press Releases (includes only those for
multiple sports), 1991-1994 Team Grade Point Average Award Winners,
1999-present Baseball Baseball Reports, 1991-present (2 folders)
Baseball and Softball Reports, 2002-present Statistics, 1920-1921,
1952-1956, 1997 Basketball Albion College Basketball Handbook
1897-98 Season through 1950-51 Season, 1951 Box Score, 1993-1996
(record 61 points for Steve Honderd for Calvin) Calvin College
Program, 1997 National Champions Program, 2000 National Champions
videotape, 2000 (“A Dream Comes True”) Scrapbook and
Media Guide, 1999-2000 Hope College Book, 100 Years of Hope
Basketball, 2004 News clippings, 1997 Photographs Basketball
(Men’s), 1976, 1993 Press Kits Adrian, 1951, 1954 Albion,
1955 (includes swimming) MIAA, 1949 Programs, 1981, 1992, 1996
Publicity 1996 NCAA Division III Champions (3 folders) Reports
Men’s Basketball, 1980-present (4 folders) Schedules, 1921,
1941, 1947, 1977 Statistics 1939-1958, 1950-1958, 1997 Tie
Procedure, 1978 Tournament, Income Report, 2001 Box 11 COMPETITION
(cont.) Commissioners Cup, 2004-2006 Cross Country Calvin College
Championship Program, 2003 Publicity MIAA Championship Programs,
1950 (includes football), 1972-1973, 1975-1978, 1980, 1983-1985,
1986-1988 (3 folders) NCAA Division III Championship Programs,
1980, 1987, 1998-1999 Reports Men’s, 1991-present Men’s
and Women’s, 1991-1998 Statistics, 1947-1957 Fall and Winter
Sports Directories, 1963-1964 Field Hockey General, n. d., 1985
Reports, 1990 Football “A Century of Hillsdale College
Football 1891-1991,” 1991 “A Century of Tradition:
Hillsdale College Football, 100 Years of Excellence,” 1991
“A Tradition of Excellence: A Centennial Salute to the
Champions: 100 Years of Alma College Football, 1894-1994,”
1994 Albion 1994 NCAA Division III Champions Programs, 1994
Publicity, 1994 Statistics, 1994 Videotapes, 1994 (3 copies) Morley
Fraser (1922-2004) "Celebration of a Life," program, 2004 Life with
Morley: A Commemorative Album for Coach Morley Fraser, 2002 Alma
College Alma Football Yearbook, 2002 (100th Year) Kalamazoo College
Football Team, 1919 (MIAA Champions, 1919) MIAA Football: The
Illustrated Gridiron History of the MIAA by Todd and Gerald
Harburn, 1986 MIAA Press kits, 1949-1951 (includes Cross Country)
Commemorative Programs (100th Year), 1997 “MIAA: 100th Year,
Football, 1997” “100 Years of Triumph: Hillsdale
Football 1891-1991,” from Hillsdale Magazine (v.66, n.2)
pp.23-30 News Clippings, 1917, 1997, 1999 (2 folders) Photographs
Football, 1892, 1900, n. d. Reports, 1990-present (3 folders)
Schedules (Hope College), 1941, 1958, 1959 Statistics, 1936, 1941,
1949-1958 Wisconsin Lutheran, 2005 Golf Division III Men’s
Golf Championship Program, 2000 Reports, 1991-present Statistics,
1948, 1951, 1953-1956, 1958 Soccer Reports Men’s,
1990-present Spring Sports Changes, 1972 Schedule, 1991 Season
Results and Entries, n. d., 1948, 1949, 1957, 1997 Swimming 1984
Programs from NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving
Championships, March 10-12, 2005 and March 17-19, 2005 Reports,
1991-present Statistics, 1997 Tennis George Acker’s
Retirement, 1993 Newspaper Clippings, Hope Ends Kalamazoo Streak,
2003 Reports, 1998-present Reports (Men’s), 1991-present
Statistics, 1931-1958, 1997 Box 12 COMPETITION (cont.) Track and
Field Correspondence, 1942 Press Kit - Adrian, 1951 Photograph
Cedric Dempsey, Sheila Wallace-Kovalchik, June Dempsey, Melvin
Vulgamore, 2001 (1 item) Programs, 1921, 1934-1942, 1947,
1949-1952, 1954-1955, 1971-1991 (5 folders) Reports (Combined),
1991-present Reports (Men’s), 1991-present Statistics, 1897,
1920, 1923-1939, 1947, 1949, 1954-1956, 1958, 1997 Volleyball
Reports, 1991-present (2 folders) Women’s Athletics-History
Albion College, c.1967 Women’s Basketball NCAA Division III
Final Four Program, 1990 (Hope), 1992 (Alma) Reports, 1990-present
(4 folders) Statistics, 1997 Women’s Cross Country Reports,
1991-present Women’s Golf Reports, 1991-present Season
Results, 1997 Women’s Soccer Reports, 1990-present
Women’s Softball Albion College Program for Dedication of
Softball Field for Cedric Dempsey, 2000 Reports, 1991-2004
Statistics, 1997 Women’s Swimming and Diving Report,
1991-present Women’s Tennis - MIAA Championship Programs,
1984 Reports, 1991-present Women’s Track and Field Reports,
1991-present Winter Sports Press Day, 1991 Wrestling
Correspondence, 1972-1973, 1978, 1980, 1982 Press Releases, 1991
Programs, 1972, 1979 Schedules, 1981-1982, 1983 Statistics,
1973-1974 Box 13 CENTENNIAL Alma-Maters and Music, 1987 Banquet,
1987 General, 1987 Invitations, 1987 Programs, 1987 Videocassettes,
11/10/1987 (2 items) Book, Celebrating a Century of the Student
Athlete Centennial Publications Committee - Minutes, 1985-1987
Correspondence, 1985-1987 Issues, 1987 MIAA Milestones, 1987
Photographs (page; subject; school; sport; date) Cover; MIAA
Collage; 1987 (color transparency) 46; Downs Hall; Adrian; n. d.
52, 89; Stanley Kresge Gymnasium; Albion; n. d. 58; Dunning
Memorial Chapel; Alma; n. d. 63; Calvin College Sign; n. d. 67;
Dimnent Memorial Chapel; Hope; n. d. 72; Kalamazoo College;
Kalamazoo; n. d. 79; Burrage Library; Olivet; n. d. 84; Frank Knox;
Alma; Football; ca.1941 84; Football Team; Albion; 1894 85;
Baseball Team; MSU; 1890 (©MSU) 85; Track - 100 yd dash; Alma
vs. Saginaw Valley; 1897 85; Football Game; Alma vs. MSU; 1896 86;
Ralph Young; Kalamazoo; Coach; n. d. 86; Davis Field Baseball Game;
Alma; n. d. 86; Football Team; Olivet; 1901 86; Claire Wight (nee
Payne); Kalamazoo; Tennis; n. d. 87; Track - 440 yd dash - MIAA
Field Day - includes Frank “Fleety” McComb; Alma; 1908
87; Jesse Harper; Alma; Coach; n. d. 87; Basketball Team; Alma;
1911 87; Carnegie Gymnasium; Hope; n. d. 87; Football Team; MSU;
1905 (©MSU) 88; Arthur Carty; Alma; n. d. 88; Tennis Team;
Kalamazoo; 1922 88; Lee Bartlett; Albion; Track; 1928 88; Harold
“Hap” Funk; Adrian; Basketball, Baseball, n. d. 89;
Tennis Team; Adrian; 1925 89; Royal Campbell; Alma; Coach; n. d.
89; Chester Barnard; Kalamazoo; Coach; n. d. 89; Henry Geisler;
Adrian; Football, Basketball, Baseball, Track; n. d. 89; John
“Jack” L. Schouten; Hope; Coach; 1923 (clipping) 89;
Win Schuler; Albion; Football; ca.1929 90; Allen B. Stowe;
Kalamazoo; Tennis Coach; n. d. 90; Marion “Buck” Shane;
Kalamazoo; Tennis; ca.1940 90; Josephine “Jo” Dunn;
Albion; Founder of WMIAA; n. d. 90; Football Game - Louis Japinga;
Hope; ca.1933 91; Henry “Hank” Brown; Kalamazoo; Golf;
n. d. 91; Football Team; Alma; 1935 91; Milton “Bud”
Hinga; Hope; Football and Basketball Coach; n. d. 91; Walt Ptak;
Albion; Football - All American; 1940 (includes negative) 91; Bob
Devaney; Alma; Football; ca.1937 91; Ordell McElhaney; Albion;
Football; ca.1939 92; Dale Sprankle; Albion, Adrian; Football
Coach; n. d. 92; Walter Sprandel; Albion, Olivet; Football Coach;
n. d. 92; John Porter; Albion; Basketball; ca.1952 93; Swimming
Team; Kalamazoo; ca.1946 93; Basketball Team; Hope; ca.1943 93;
Elkin Isaac; Albion; Basketball, Cross Country, Track, Coach; n. d.
94; Barney Steen and Don Vroon; Calvin; Basketball, Coach; ca. 1956
(©Calvin) 94; Fritz Shurmur; Albion; Football, Baseball;
ca.1953 94; Morley Fraser; Albion; Football and Basketball Coach;
n. d. 95; John Kleinheksel; Hope; Track; ca.1958 95; Henry Hughes;
Adrian; Basketball; n. d. 95; Rosemary “Posy” Luther;
Kalamazoo; Tennis; ca.1959 95; Jim Northrup; Alma; Football; n. d.
95; Basketball Team; Hope; 1959 96; Tennis Team; Hope; 1962
(includes negative) 96; John Hoekje; MIAA Commissioner, 1969 97;
Football Team; Kalamazoo; 1962 (includes coach Rolla Anderson, Ray
Comeau, and Jim Harkema) 97; A. L. “Tish” Loveless;
Kalamazoo; Archery, Field Hockey, and Tennis Coach; n. d. 97; Floyd
Brady; Hope; Basketball; 1968 97; John Persons; Kalamazoo;
Baseball; n. d. 97; All Sports Trophy; Hope; 1964 (Commissioner Win
Schuler and Coach Gordon Brewer) 98; Don Knoechel; Kalamazoo;
Swimming - All American; ca.1980 98; Charlotte “Char”
Duff; Albion; Field Hockey Coach; 1981 98; Albert L. Deal and Degay
Ernst; MIAA Commissioners; n. d. 99; Jamie Van Arsdalen; Adrian;
Basketball; ca.1980 99; Tennis Team; Kalamazoo; National Champions
- Coach George Acker; 1976 100; Frank Joranko; Albion; Football and
Baseball Coach; n. d. 100; Marjorie Snyder; Kalamazoo; Tennis,
Field Hockey; n. d. 100; Mike Maciasz; Olivet; Basketball; n. d.
101; Stuart Scholl; Hope; Cross Country, Track; ca.1976 101;
Tomazine Polizzi; Albion; Field Hockey; n. d. 101; Basketball Game;
Calvin vs. Hope; n. d. 101; Tracy Garner; Albion; Track; ca.1983
102; Merry Lu Jordan; Kalamazoo; Archery; n. d. 102; Rob Appell;
Hope; Track; ca.1986 103; Dan and Mike Pantaleo; Olivet; Wrestling
All Americans; 1982, 1984 104; Alex Palladino and Jim Burda;
Kalamazoo; Tennis - National Champions; n. d. 104; Nancy Walsh;
Adrian; Basketball Coach; n. d. 105; Swimming Team; Hope; Coach
John Patnott, Shelly Russell, and Rob Peel; 1987 105; Track Meet;
Alma; Includes Jill Charron; n. d. 105; David Tuuk; Calvin; Coach,
n. d. 106; Lynn Achterberg; Kalamazoo; Diving; n. d. 106; Timon
Corwin; Kalamazoo; Tennis; n. d. 106; Sue Leiby; Albion; Swimming -
National Champion; ca.1984 107; Karla Wolters; Calvin, Hope; Coach;
n. d. 107; George Acker; Kalamazoo; Coach, n. d. 107; Gary
Morrison; Olivet; Coach; n. d. 107; Bob Kent; Kalamazoo; Coach; n.
d. 107; Bill Klenk; Alma; Coach; 1987 107; Bill Vanderbilt; Hope;
Coach; n. d. 107; Ray Smith; Hope; Coach; n. d. Not in Book;
Cedrick Dempsey; Albion; Baseball, Basketball; n. d. (includes
negative); Ron Schipper, n. d, 1984 Centennial Field Day - Calvin
College, 1987-1988 Clippings, 1987-1988 Logo, 1987 “MIAA
Athletic History” by Robert Wagner, n. d. Press Kit, 1987
Senate Concurrent Resolution, 1987 Box 14 OBJECTS Albion Football
T-Shirt (1994 NCAA Division III) MIAA Basketball Tournament, 1999
MIAA Centennial Mini-Football, 1997 MIAA Commemorative (100th Year)
Football T-Shirt, 1997 MIAA Commemorative (100th Year) Football
Patch, 1997 (2) MIAA Award MIAA Medals Box 15 (RESTRICTED)
Eligibility Study Statistics, 1948-1952 (2 folders) (RESTRICTED)
Study, 1952 (RESTRICTED) League Expansion Defiance College and
Saint Mary’s College, 1999 (RESTRICTED) Proposition 48
(RESTRICTED) OVERSIZED (Hope Non-Photographic Media Drawer)
Basketball Posters (1996 NCAA Division III) Resolutions 100th
Anniversary Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of
Michigan (AICUM), 1987 Michigan Senate Concurrent Resolution No.
391, 1987 Honoring Albert Deal AICUM, 1991 Michigan House
Concurrent Resolution No. 170, 1991 Sue Little Memorial Plaque
Newspapers-display copy, 1998
