SFHL/SCA. Swarthmore College Archives
Record Group
Identifier: SFHL/SCA
The Friends Historical Library collects, preserves, and provides access to the institutional archives of Swarthmore College.
Creator:
Swarthmore College
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Swarthmore College Physical Education and Athletics Department records
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-I001
Overview
Some structured exercise program, physical education or "physical culture," has always been required of Swarthmore students as a condition of enrollment or graduation, from its earliest years into the 21st century. In 1888 Swarthmore College formed a Department of Physical Culture, now known as the Physical Education Department. The Swarthmore College Physical Education and Athletics Department records, 1921-1996, includes reports on the department, sports news releases, and other...
Dates:
1921 - 1996
Women's Athletic Association of Swarthmore College records
Collection — Othertype RG6-Q036
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-Q036
Overview
This collection contains meeting minutes, handbooks, and other records of the Women's Athletic Association of Swarthmore College (WAA), a student organization that held various administrative responsibilities relating to women's athletics. It was founded in 1898 as the Girls' Athletic Club of Swarthmore College. The Women's Athletic Association existed in some form into the 1980s at least.
Dates:
1902-1963
