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University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Basketball Records, 1927-2009

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Series 171

Content Description

These records contain scorebooks giving players' names, numbers, goals, fouls and the final score (1927-1967); miscellaneous programs, basketball yearbooks, publicity materials regarding basketball at the University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire (1952-1976), and video and reel to reel recordings of individual basketball games (1969-1979). Includes men’s and women’s basketball season reviews, yearbooks, and media guides ranging from 1966-2009, which are digitized and available online in the archives digital collections.

Dates

  • Creation: 1927-2009

Creator

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to the public.

Use Restrictions

Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. Copyright owned by the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire.

Biographical/Historical Note

The UW-Eau Claire Basketball team began with the opening of Eau Claire Normal School in 1916. Eau Claire’s first prominent coach was Bill Zorn, who coached Blugold football until 1943 and continued to lead the basketball team for 40 years. Zorn led the team to conference championships in 1938, 1939, 1955 and 1956, as well as the National Intercollegiate Basketball tournament in Kansas City in 1939, 1945, 1946, 1951 and 1956. After his retirement in 1968, Zorn was replaced by Kenneth (Ken) Anderson as head basketball coach. The Blugolds won 14 conference titles and competed in the NAIA tournament 15 times under Anderson's management.

Extent

8.7 Linear Feet (8.7 linear feet (8 archives boxes, 4 record center cartons and one oversize box))

Language of Materials

English

Summary

Materials documenting the basketball program at UW-Eau Claire. These records contain scorebooks giving players' names, numbers, goals, fouls and the final score (1927-1967); miscellaneous programs, basketball yearbooks, publicity materials regarding basketball at the University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire (1952-1976), and video and reel to reel recordings of individual basketball games (1969-1979). Includes men’s and women’s basketball season reviews, yearbooks, and media guides ranging from 1966-2009, which are digitized and available online in the archives digital collections.

Acquisition Information

Transferred to the University Archives by Student Affairs prior to January 2011. Additions transferred from the Athletics Department in 2013-2014.

Accession Number

92-194, 93-063, 12-034, 14-017

Related Materials

AS172: Football Records, 1969-2008

AS174: Blugold Athletics Sports Information, 1923-2010

AS473: UW-Eau Claire Oral History Interviews, 1963-1993

Reference Code

AS171

Processing Note

Processed by Jacob Riehl in November 2013.

Status
Published
Author
Kierstin Wagner
Date
October 27, 2023
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives, McIntyre Library, UW-Eau Claire Repository

Contact:
Special Collections and Archives, McIntyre Library
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
103 Garfield Avenue
Eau Claire WI 54701 United States
715-836-2739