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| Size | 8.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 5200 items) |
| Abstract | The American Association (later Alliance) for Health, Physical Education and Recreation, a division of the National Education Association, was formed in 1927 to awaken a wide and intelligent interest in physical and health education; to acquire and disseminate knowledge concerning it; and to promote such universal physical and health education as will provide well-trained teachers and secure adequate programs throughout the South. The Southern District includes Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. This collection contains the records of the Southern District of AAHPER. Included are lists of members, officers, and convention delegates; correspondence; publications; clippings; and constitutions; photographs; audiotapes; convention programs; minutes and reports, including financial reports; material related to first president A. D. Browne; and presidential papers of Ruth Cady. Volumes include biographies of Nathan Taylor Dodson, Edward Hitchcock, Jessie Reid Garrison Mehling, Emma W. Plunkett, Jackson Roger Sharman, Mary Ella Soule, and Solon B. Sudduth, and histories of the individual state associations and of the development of physical education in the South. Also included are several unprocessed additions. |
| Creator | American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation. Southern District. |
| Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
| Language | English |
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Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Adam Fielding, Kate Stratton, and Jodi Berkowitz, January 2011
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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Historical Information
The American Association (later Alliance) for Health, Physical Education and Recreation, a division of the National Education Association, was formed in 1927 to awaken a wide and intelligent interest in physical and health education; to acquire and disseminate knowledge concerning it; and to promote such universal physical and health education as will provide well-trained teachers and secure adequate programs throughout the South. The Southern District includes Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
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Scope and Content
This collection contains the records of the Southern District of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (AAHPER). Included are lists of members, officers, and convention delegates; correspondence; publications; clippings; and constitutions; photographs; audiotapes; convention programs; minutes and reports, including financial reports; material related to first president A. D. Browne; and presidential papers of Ruth Cady. Volumes include biographies of Nathan Taylor Dodson, Edward Hitchcock, Jessie Reid Garrison Mehling, Emma W. Plunkett, Jackson Roger Sharman, Mary Ella Soule, and Solon B. Sudduth, and histories of the individual state associations and of the development of physical education in the South. Also included are several unprocessed series.
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Series 1. American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation Southern District
Papers, 1927-1972.
Arrangement: chronological.
This series contains correspondence; publications; clippings; scattered lists of members, officers, and convention delegates; convention programs; minutes and reports, including financial reports; consitutions of 1940 and 1948; and material related to the first president of AAHPER, A. D. Browne. Also included are dissertations and papers on related topics to AAHPER.
| Folder 1a |
Original finding aid |
| Folder 1 |
1927-1928Contains organizational materials related to first president A. D. Browne. |
| Folder 2 |
1929-1930 |
| Folder 3 |
1931-1932 |
| Folder 4 |
1933-1934 |
| Folder 5 |
1935 |
| Folder 6 |
1936 |
| Folder 7 |
1937 |
| Folder 8 |
1938 |
| Folder 9 |
1939 |
Folder 10-11
Folder 10Folder 11 |
1940 |
Folder 12-14
Folder 12Folder 13Folder 14 |
1941 |
Folder 15-16
Folder 15Folder 16 |
1942 |
Folder 17-18
Folder 17Folder 18 |
1943 |
Folder 19-20
Folder 19Folder 20 |
1944 |
| Folder 21 |
1945 |
| Folder 22 |
1946 |
Folder 23-24
Folder 23Folder 24 |
1947 |
Folder 25-26
Folder 25Folder 26 |
1948 |
Folder 27-28
Folder 27Folder 28 |
1949 |
Folder 29-30
Folder 29Folder 30 |
1950 |
| Folder 31 |
Volume 1: Dissertation, 1966History of the Florida Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, 1919-1965 by Troy S. Cleland, Florida State University. |
| Folder 32 |
Volume 2: Dissertation, 1969The Life of Jackson Roger Sharman, Sr., and His Contributions to Health, Physical Education, and Recreation by Miriam Collins, University of Alabama. |
| Folder 33 |
Volume 3: Dissertation, 1971The Life of Jessie Reid Garrison Mehling, and Her Contributions to Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, by Shirley Ann Hill, University of Alabama. |
| Folder 34 |
Volume 4: Dissertation, 1968Emma W. Plunkett: Her Life, Career, and Professional Contributions, by Virginia Lee Peters, Florida State University. |
| Folder 35 |
Volume 5: Dissertation, 1936The Development of Physical Education in Tennessee, by Caroline Baytop Sinclair, New York University. |
| Folder 36 |
Volume 6: Dissertation, 1966Edward Hitchcock, M.D., Founder of Physical Education in the College Curriculum, by Edmund J. Welch, East Carolina College. |
| Folder 37 |
Volume 7: Paper, 27 February 1970The Contributions of Solon B. Sudduth to Professional Preparation in Physical Education, by Edmund J. Welch. Paper was presented to the Research Section of the Southern District Convention, American Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation on 27 February 1970. |
| Folder 38 |
Volume 8: Paper, 3 December 1972Physical Education as a Way of Life: The Story of Nathan Taylor Dodson, by Edmund J. Welch. Paper was presented to the Research Section of the annual convention of the North Carolina Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation on 3 December 1972. |
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Series 2. Addition of August 1977: Ruth Cady Papers, 1975-1976.
Arrangement: chronological.
This series consists of the papers of Ruth Cady at Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Tex., while she was president of AAHPER, 1975-1976. The papers include corresponence, agendas, minutes, photographs, reports, programs, and other material related to board meetings, committees, and the 1976 convention in Mobile, Ala. Also included are newsletters, memoranda, and letters.
Folder 39-41
Folder 39Folder 40Folder 41 |
Correspondence, 1975-1976 |
| Folder 42 |
Southern District AAHPER Summer Board Meeting, 1975 |
Folder 43-46
Folder 43Folder 44Folder 45Folder 46 |
Committees, 1975 |
Folder 47-50
Folder 47Folder 48Folder 49Folder 50 |
AAHPER convention, 1976 |
Folder 51-52
Folder 51Folder 52 |
Newsletters, memoranda, and unidentified letters |
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Series 3. Addition of January 1978: AAHPER Southern District Papers, 1951-1977.
Arrangement: chronological. Cities refer to location of annual convention of AAHPER.
Materials in this series consist of the convention programs, minutes and reports, financial reports, correspondence, newsletters, clippings, photographs, citations, and lists of honorees of the Southern District organization. Constitutions are located in folders dated 1956, 1958, 1960, 1967, 1970, 1973, and 1977. Also included are biographies of past presidents, board members, and related individuals; a partial biography of Mary Ella Soule by Martha Judith Greer; articles; and a typed transcription of an interview with Dr. Caroline B. Sinclair.
| Folder 53 |
1951, Richmond, Va. |
| Folder 54 |
1952, Atlanta, Ga. |
| Folder 55 |
1953, St. Petersburg, Fla. |
| Folder 56 |
1954, Biloxi, Miss. |
Folder 57-58
Folder 57Folder 58 |
1955, Tulsa, Okla. |
Folder 59-60
Folder 59Folder 60 |
1956, Nashville, Tenn. |
Folder 61-62
Folder 61Folder 62 |
1957, Asheville, N.C. |
| Folder 63 |
1958, Louisville, Ky. |
Folder 64-66
Folder 64Folder 65Folder 66 |
1959, Houston, Tex. |
| Folder 67 |
1960, Miami Beach, Fla. |
Folder 68-69
Folder 68Folder 69 |
1961, Atlanta, Ga. |
| Folder 70 |
1962, Little Rock, Ark. |
Folder 71-72
Folder 71Folder 72 |
1963, Knoxville, Tenn. |
Folder 73-74
Folder 73Folder 74 |
1964, Jacksonville, Fla. |
| Folder 75 |
1965, Dallas, Tex. |
Folder 76-77
Folder 76Folder 77 |
1966, Louisville, Ky. |
| Folder 78 |
1967, Richmond, Va. |
Folder 79-82
Folder 79Folder 80Folder 81Folder 82 |
1968, New Orleans, La. |
Folder 83-85
Folder 83Folder 84Folder 85 |
1969, Memphis, Tenn. |
Folder 86-88
Folder 86Folder 87Folder 88 |
1970, Columbia, S.C. |
Folder 89-91
Folder 89Folder 90Folder 91 |
1971, Oklahoma City, Okla. |
Folder 92-94
Folder 92Folder 93Folder 94 |
1972, Houston, Tex. |
Folder 95-98
Folder 95Folder 96Folder 97Folder 98 |
1973, Jackson, Miss. |
Folder 99-100
Folder 99Folder 100 |
1974, Norfolk, Va. |
Folder 101-103
Folder 101Folder 102Folder 103 |
1975, San Antonio, Tex. |
| Folder 104 |
1976, Mobile, Ala. |
| Folder 105 |
1977, Atlanta, Ga. |
| Folder 106 |
Articles and typed transcription of interview with Dr. Caroline B. Sinclair |
| Folder 107 |
Past presidents A-L |
| Folder 108 |
Past presidents M-Z |
| Folder 109 |
Other board members A-L |
| Folder 110 |
Other board members M-Z |
| Folder 111 |
Biographies |
| Folder 112 |
Biography of Mary Ella Soule |
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Series 4. Addition of February 1987 (Acc. 82104), 1977-1980.
Arrangement: chronological.
This addition includes correspondence, committee membership rosters, an officer directory, financial reports, agendas, and materials relating to the conventions of 1978 and 1980.
| Folder 113 |
1977-1978 |
| Folder 114 |
1978-1979 |
| Folder 115 |
1979-1980 |
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Series 5. Addition of January 1978, February 1979, February 1987 (Acc. 82104) Volumes, 1925-1980.
These volumes are primarily histories of different state associations within the AAHPER, a thesis and dissertation, publications, and a photograph album.
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Series 6. Addition of Fall 1982 (Acc. 83028), 1953-1969.
This addition is unprocessed and contains newsletters, constitutions and by-laws, operating codes, reports, presidential correspondence, financial papers, and convention materials.
| Box 18 |
Records, 1953-1969 |
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Series 7. Addition of May 1991 (Acc. 91071), 1928-1991.
This addition is unprocessed and contains addenda and additional Southern District files, an archives file, a scrapbook, a presidential key, and publications.
Records, 1928-1991 |
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Series 8. Addition of October 1994 (Acc. 94148), 1992-1994.
This addition is unprocessed and contains materials relating to Dance Kaleidoscope, including videotapes, 1993-1994, of the event.
| Box 19 |
Records, 1922-1994 |
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Series 9. Addition of September 1995, 1972.
This addition is unprocessed and contains a copy of Mary Ella Lunday Soule: Her Career and Contributions to Health, Physical, and Recreational Education , dissertation by Martha Judith Greer, University of Georgia, 1972
Records, 1972 |