Ohio State University, Department of Athletics, Director of Athletics Records 1886-2019

27.82 Cubic feet

(22) cartons, (3) 5" letter document boxes, (11) letter file folders

The Ohio State University, Department of Athletics, Director of Athletics Records contain budgets, curriculum, annual reports and other publications, and materials on the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the Physical Education Department, and construction of the Ohio Stadium, dated 1886-2019. The Department of Athletics at Ohio State University was formally established in 1912, and its first athletic director is considered to be Lynn W. St. John, who served from 1912-1947. As of 2017, the Department of Athletics on the Ohio State University campus operated as its own unit under the President's Office, led by a Senior Vice President and Director of Athletics.

[identification of item], Ohio State University, Department of Athletics, Director of Athletics Records, RG 9.E.1, Ohio State University Archives, Ohio State University

The Ohio State University, Department of Athletics, Director of Athletics Records contain the administrative files of the Director of Athletics at Ohio State University as well as other records from the Department of Athletics from 1886-2019. Collection materials include budgets, committee and conference notes, curriculum, annual reports, and other publications. Topics include the Athletic Board, basketball, football, the university golf courses, intramural programs, the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the Physical Education Department, university sport team reunions, and building the Ohio Stadium.

Materials are arranged in the order received.

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Accession Number UA.1974.0033: Intramural Office, date unknown; Accession Number UA.1979.0060: Athletics director, date unknown; Accession Number UA.1985.0020: Source unknown, date unknown; Accession Number UA.1994.0029: Source unknown, date unknown; Accession Number UA.2007.0077: Source unknown, date unknown; Accession Number UA.2011.0014: Source unknown, date unknown

Ohio State University Archives Subject File: Athletic Director

RG 9.E: Ohio State University, Department of Athletics Records

RG 9.E.8: Ohio State University, Ohio Stadium Campaign Records

Physical education at Ohio State University began to be formally encouraged as early as 1881. In 1891, an Athletic Board was formed, a forerunner to the Athletic Council, but was mainly run by students. The Department of Athletics and Physical Training was established in 1898, and separated as two separate departments in 1911, though the Department of Athletics at Ohio State University is considered to be formally established in 1912. In 1912 Ohio State University joined the Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives, ensuring faculty control of the Athletic Board and creating a Board of Control over intercollegiate athletics. The first athletic director and head coach was John R. Richards, appointed in 1912 and resigning a few months later. Lynn W. St. John was appointed as the next director in December 1912, serving until 1947. The campaign to build the Ohio Stadium began in 1920, and construction was completed in 1922, followed by other large athletic facilities such as the golf courses. As of 2017, the Department of Athletics on the Ohio State University campus operated as its own unit under the President's Office, led by a Senior Vice President and Director of Athletics.

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Finding aid created by Karen Glenn, 2017 July

Finding aid prepared by Karen Glenn