Overview
| Repository: |
Manuscripts and Archives
Sterling Memorial Library 128 Wall Street P.O. Box 208240 New Haven, CT 06520 Web: http://www.library.yale.edu/mssa/ Email: mssa.assist@yale.edu Phone: (203) 432-1735 Fax: (203) 432-7441 |
| Call Number: | RU 17 |
| Creator: | Yale University. President's Office. |
| Title: | Ivy Group Presidents records |
| Dates: | 1963-1977 |
| Physical Description: | 5.25 linear feet (10 boxes, 1 folio) |
| Language(s): | The materials are in English. |
| Summary: | The records include the original agreement establishing the group in 1954; meeting agendas, outlines, and background materials; comprehensive files on intercollegiate athletics; documents outlining policy discussions and decisions on academic scholarships and admissions; the Ivy Group charter and handbook, 1972; and materials on Yale University's dispute with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) over the Jack Langer case. The Ivy Group Presidents formed in 1954 to foster amateurism in collegiate athletics. Soon after, the organization broadened its mission and began meeting regularly to discuss educational philosophy and to formulate policies governing Ivy League academics, athletics, admissions, and scholarships. |
| Note: | Forms part of Yale Record Group 2-A (YRG 2-A), Records of the President. |
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| Finding Aid Link: | To cite or bookmark this finding aid, use the following address: http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ru.0017 |
| Catalog Record: | A record for this collection, including location information, may be available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog. |
Administrative Information
Provenance
The records were transferred from the Office of the President, 1977 and 1980.
Information about Access
The records are open for research.
Cite As
Ivy Group Presidents Records (YRU 17). Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library.
Description of the Collection
The records include the original agreement establishing the group in 1954; meeting agendas, outlines, and background materials; comprehensive files on intercollegiate athletics; documents outlining policy discussions and decisions on academic scholarships and admissions; the Ivy Group charter and handbook, 1972; and materials on Yale University's dispute with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) over the Jack Langer case. The Ivy Group Presidents formed in 1954 to foster amateurism in collegiate athletics. Soon after, the organization broadened its mission and began meeting regularly to discuss educational philosophy and to formulate policies governing Ivy League academics, athletics, admissions, and scholarships.
Arrangement
The records are arranged alphabetically by subject.