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This project consists of 27 interviews on the participation of girls in athletics from the nineteen twenties through the nineteen eighties. Organizations such as the Indiana High School Athletic Organization are discussed with regard to female participation in sports. The project also explores sex roles and girls' high school sports in local communities.
Adkins, Bernita
Baldwin, Harmon
Ball, Mildred
Bland, Hester Beth
Carter, Lee
Connor, Janet
Dill, Sally
Dillow, Priscilla
Dold, Jim
Flack, Emma
Freeman, Rebecca
Houchin, Geraldine
Hurley, Mary
Johnson, Norma Jean
Leedy, Rosie
Lowry, Florida
McMillen, Nancy
Molinder, Florence
Morischini, Carmen
Myers, Robert
Ricketts, Sarah
Roy, Patricia
Scheibner, Helen
Tubbs, Phyllis
Weirick, Bedelia
Winslow, Imogene
Zuege, Claudia
| Interviewee: | Adkins, Bernita |
| Call number: | 89-014 |
| Date(s) of Interview: | March 19, 1990 |
| Physical Description: | untranscribed; 3 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 166 minutes |
| Physical Location: | Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office. |
| Access Status: | Open |
| Interviewer: | Bair, Susan |
Bernita Adkins comments on girls' participation in high school athletics, girls' athletic associations, and the IHSAA, or Indiana High School Athletic Association.
Indiana High School Athletic Association
girls' athletic associations
girls' athletics
| Interviewee: | Baldwin, Harmon |
| Call number: | 89-023 |
| Date(s) of Interview: | August 6, 1990 |
| Physical Description: | untranscribed; 1 tape, 1 7/8 ips, 58 minutes |
| Physical Location: | Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office. |
| Access Status: | Open |
| Interviewer: | Bair, Susan |
Harmon Baldwin comments on girls' participation in high school athletics, girls' athletic associations, and the IHSAA, or Indiana High School Athletic Association.
Indiana High School Athletic Association
girls' athletic associations
| Interviewee: | Ball, Mildred |
| Call number: | 89-020 |
| Date(s) of Interview: | April 25, 1990 |
| Physical Description: | untranscribed; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 119 minutes |
| Physical Location: | Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office. |
| Access Status: | Open |
| Interviewer: | Bair, Susan |
Mildred Ball comments on girls' participation in high school athletics, girls' athletic associations, and the IHSAA, or Indiana High School Athletic Association.
Indiana High School Athletic Association
girls' athletic associations
girls' athletics
| Interviewee: | Bland, Hester Beth |
| Call number: | 89-013 |
| Date(s) of Interview: | March 16, 1990 |
| Physical Description: | untranscribed; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 90 minutes |
| Physical Location: | Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office. |
| Access Status: | Open |
| Interviewer: | Bair, Susan |
Hester Beth Bland comments on girls' participation in high school athletics, particularly basketball in the nineteen twenties. In addition, she discusses girls' athletic associations, and the IHSAA, or Indiana High School Athletic Association.
Indiana High School Athletic Association
basketball
girls' athletic associations
girls' athletics
nineteen twenties
| Interviewee: | Carter, Lee |
| Call number: | 89-022 |
| Date(s) of Interview: | May 1, 1990 |
| Physical Description: | untranscribed; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 110 minutes |
| Physical Location: | Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office. |
| Access Status: | Open |
| Interviewer: | Bair, Susan |
Lee Carter comments on girls' participation in high school athletics, girls' athletic associations, and the IHSAA, or Indiana High School Athletic Association.
Indiana High School Athletic Association
girls' athletic associations
| Interviewee: | Connor, Janet |
| Call number: | 89-009 |
| Date(s) of Interview: | March 13, 1990 |
| Physical Description: | untranscribed; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 81 minutes |
| Physical Location: | Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office. |
| Access Status: | Open |
| Interviewer: | Bair, Susan |
Janet Connor comments on girls' participation in high school athletics, girls' athletic associations, and the IHSAA, or Indiana High School Athletic Association.
Indiana High School Athletic Association
girls' athletic associations
girls' athletics
| Interviewee: | Dill, Sally |
| Call number: | 89-007 |
| Date(s) of Interview: | March 12, 1990 |
| Physical Description: | untranscribed; 3 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 142 minutes |
| Physical Location: | Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office. |
| Access Status: | Open |
| Interviewer: | Bair, Susan |
Sally Dill comments on girls' participation in junior high school athletics. She begins with her family background and continues with her high school participation in the Girls' Athletic Association (GAA) and college sports. She describes the transition to the IHSAA, or Indiana High School Athletic Association, the challenges of coaching junior high girls' sports, and her experiences as a GAA sponsor, including organizing weekend camps and Playdays.
Girls' Athletic Association
Indiana High School Athletic Association
Indiana State University
Roy, Pat
Ward, B. D.
Terre Haute, Indiana
Girls' Athletic Association sponsor
junior high school physical education
teacher
athletic competitiveness
childhood games
girls' athletic associations
girls' junior high school athletics
junior high school clubs
social activities
| Interviewee: | Dillow, Priscilla |
| Call number: | 89-016 |
| Date(s) of Interview: | April 17, 1990 |
| Physical Description: | untranscribed; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 84 minutes |
| Physical Location: | Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office. |
| Access Status: | Open |
| Interviewer: | Bair, Susan |
Priscilla Dillow comments on girls' participation in high school athletics, girls' athletic associations, and the IHSAA, or Indiana High School Athletic Association.
Indiana High School Athletic Association
girls' athletic associations
girls' athletics
| Interviewee: | Dold, Jim |
| Call number: | 89-026 |
| Date(s) of Interview: | August 10, 1990 |
| Physical Description: | untranscribed; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 90 minutes |
| Physical Location: | Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office. |
| Access Status: | Open |
| Interviewer: | Bair, Susan |
Jim Dold comments on girls' participation in high school athletics, girls' athletic associations, and the IHSAA, or Indiana High School Athletic Association.
Indiana High School Athletic Association
girls' athletic associations
girls' athletics
| Interviewee: | Flack, Emma |
| Call number: | 89-006 |
| Date(s) of Interview: | March 10, 1990 |
| Physical Description: | untranscribed; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 90 minutes |
| Physical Location: | Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office. |
| Access Status: | Open |
| Interviewer: | Bair, Susan |
Emma Flack describes her involvement as a Girl's Athletic Association (GAA) sponsor from 1939-1962. She recalls planning Playdays, weekend camps, leadership camps, and distributing ribbons and sporting rule books to other GAA schools. She discusses the lack of a competitive attitude among the girls and her family background.
Girls' Athletic Association
Indiana State University
Terre Haute, Indiana
high school physical education teacher
athletic competitiveness
childhood games
girls' athletic associations
girls' high school athletics
weekend camps
| Interviewee: | Freeman, Rebecca |
| Call number: | 89-024 |
| Date(s) of Interview: | August 8, 1990 |
| Physical Description: | untranscribed; 1 tape, 1 7/8 ips, 59 minutes |
| Physical Location: | Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office. |
| Access Status: | Open |
| Interviewer: | Bair, Susan |
Rebecca Freeman comments on girls' participation in high school athletics, girls' athletic associations, and the IHSAA, or Indiana High School Athletic Association.
Indiana High School Athletic Association
girls' athletic associations
| Interviewee: | Houchin, Geraldine |
| Call number: | 89-015 |
| Date(s) of Interview: | April 10, 1990 |
| Physical Description: | untranscribed; 1 tape, 1 7/8 ips, 60 minutes |
| Physical Location: | Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office. |
| Access Status: | Open |
| Interviewer: | Bair, Susan |
Geraldine Houchin comments on girls' participation in high school athletics, particularly basketball in the nineteen twenties. In addition, she discusses girls' athletic associations, and the IHSAA, or Indiana High School Athletic Association.
Indiana High School Athletic Association
basketball
girls' athletic associations
girls' athletics
nineteen twenties
| Interviewee: | Hurley, Mary |
| Call number: | 89-011 |
| Date(s) of Interview: | March 14, 1990 |
| Physical Description: | untranscribed; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 72 minutes |
| Physical Location: | Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office. |
| Access Status: | Open |
| Interviewer: | Bair, Susan |
Mary Hurley comments on girls' participation in high school athletics, girls' athletic associations, and the IHSAA, or Indiana High School Athletic Association.
Indiana High School Athletic Association
girls' athletic associations
girls' athletics
| Interviewee: | Johnson, Norma Jean |
| Call number: | 89-021 |
| Date(s) of Interview: | April 26, 1990 |
| Physical Description: | untranscribed; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 107 minutes |
| Physical Location: | Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office. |
| Access Status: | Open |
| Interviewer: | Bair, Susan |
Norma Jean Johnson comments on girls' participation in high school athletics, girls' athletic associations, and the IHSAA, or Indiana High School Athletic Association.
Indiana High School Athletic Association
girls' athletic associations
| Interviewee: | Leedy, Rosie |
| Call number: | 89-018 |
| Date(s) of Interview: | April 20, 1990 |
| Physical Description: | untranscribed; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 100 minutes |
| Physical Location: | Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office. |
| Access Status: | Open |
| Interviewer: | Bair, Susan |
Rosie Leedy comments on girls' participation in high school athletics, girls' athletic associations, and the IHSAA, or Indiana High School Athletic Association.
Indiana High School Athletic Association
girls' athletic associations
girls' athletics
| Interviewee: | Lowry, Florida |
| Call number: | 89-002 |
| Date(s) of Interview: | November 7, 1989 - November 8, 1989 |
| Physical Description: | untranscribed; 3 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 168 minutes |
| Physical Location: | Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office. |
| Access Status: | Open |
| Interviewer: | Bair, Susan |
Florida Lowry comments on girls' participation in high school athletics, girls' athletic associations, and the IHSAA, or Indiana High School Athletic Association.
Indiana High School Athletic Association
girls' athletic associations
girls' athletics
| Interviewee: | McMillen, Nancy |
| Call number: | 89-028 |
| Date(s) of Interview: | January 25, 1990 |
| Physical Description: | untranscribed; 1 tape, 1 7/8 ips, 48 minutes |
| Physical Location: | Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office. |
| Access Status: | Open |
| Interviewer: | Bair, Susan |
Nancy McMillen comments on girls' participation in high school athletics, girls' athletic associations, and the IHSAA, or Indiana High School Athletic Association.
Indiana High School Athletic Association
girls' athletic associations
girls' athletics
| Interviewee: | Molinder, Florence |
| Call number: | 89-004 |
| Date(s) of Interview: | February 28, 1990 |
| Physical Description: | untranscribed; 3 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 125 minutes |
| Physical Location: | Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office. |
| Access Status: | Open |
| Interviewer: | Bair, Susan |
Florence Molinder , born in 1929, comments on girls' participation in high school athletics, the Girls' Athletic Associaton (GAA), and the transition to the IHSAA, or Indiana High School Athletic Association. Molinder begins with her family background and discusses her participation in sports from high school to college. She discusses her career as a physical education teacher, including intermural sports, instituting the GAA at her school, camps, Playdays, sportsdays, the social activities of the GAA. She also speaks about the challenges womens' athletics faced in the middle of the twentieth century.
Girls' Athletic Association
Indiana High School Athletic Association
Indiana Unversity, Bloomington Campus
Women's Recreation Association
Greenfield, Indiana
Valparaiso, Indiana
GAA sponsor
high school physical education teacher
athletic competitiveness
farm life
femininity
girls' athletic associations
girls' high school athletics
intermural sports
sports leadership
| Interviewee: | Morischini, Carmen |
| Call number: | 89-005 |
| Date(s) of Interview: | March 5, 1990 |
| Physical Description: | untranscribed; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 85 minutes |
| Physical Location: | Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office. |
| Access Status: | Open |
| Interviewer: | Bair, Susan |
Carmen Morischini, born in 1923, discusses her career in physical education and teacher training. She presents a detailed view of the Girls' Athletic Association (GAA) and the development of the Indiana High School Athletic Association, (ISHAA), of which she was the first president. She discusses her beliefs about women's athletic competitiveness, graciousness, and ladylike behavior.
Ball State University
Ball State University Burris Laboratory School
Colorado State Teacher's College
Columbia University
Girls' Athletic Association
Indiana High School Athletic Association
Women's Recreation Association
Roy, Pat
Greely, Colorado
high school physical education teacher
athletic competitiveness
childhood games
family history
girls' athletic associations
girls' high school athletics
gracious behavior
graduate education
social activities
teacher education
teaching philosophy
| Interviewee: | Myers, Robert |
| Call number: | 89-025 |
| Date(s) of Interview: | August 8, 1990 |
| Physical Description: | untranscribed; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 77 minutes |
| Physical Location: | Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office. |
| Access Status: | Open |
| Interviewer: | Bair, Susan |
Robert Myers comments on girls' participation in high school athletics, girlss athletic associations, and the IHSAA, or Indiana High School Athletic Association.
Indiana High School Athletic Association
girls' athletic associations
girls' athletics
| Interviewee: | Ricketts, Sarah |
| Call number: | 89-019 |
| Date(s) of Interview: | April 21, 1990 |
| Physical Description: | untranscribed; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 61 minutes |
| Physical Location: | Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office. |
| Access Status: | Open |
| Interviewer: | Bair, Susan |
Sarah Ricketts comments on girls' participation in high school athletics, girls' athletic associations, and the IHSAA, or Indiana High School Athletic Association.
Indiana High School Athletic Association
girls' athletic associations
girls' athletics
| Interviewee: | Roy, Patricia |
| Call number: | 89-003 |
| Date(s) of Interview: | November 28, 1989 |
| Physical Description: | untranscribed; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 120 minutes |
| Physical Location: | Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office. |
| Access Status: | Open |
| Interviewer: | Bair, Susan |
Patricia Roy comments on girls' participation in high school athletics, girls' athletic associations, and the IHSAA, or Indiana High School Athletic Association.
Indiana High School Athletic Association
girls' athletic associations
girls' athletics
| Interviewee: | Scheibner, Helen |
| Call number: | 89-017 |
| Date(s) of Interview: | April 18, 1990 |
| Physical Description: | untranscribed; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 65 minutes |
| Physical Location: | Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office. |
| Access Status: | Open |
| Interviewer: | Bair, Susan |
Helen Scheibner comments on girls' participation in high school athletics, girls' athletic associations, and the IHSAA, or Indiana High School Athletic Association.
Indiana High School Athletic Association
girls' athletic associations
girls' athletics
| Interviewee: | Tubbs, Phyllis |
| Call number: | 89-012 |
| Date(s) of Interview: | March 14, 1990 |
| Physical Description: | untranscribed; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 108 minutes |
| Physical Location: | Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office. |
| Access Status: | Open |
| Interviewer: | Bair, Susan |
Phyllis Tubbs comments on girls' participation in high school athletics, girls' athletic associations, and the IHSAA, or Indiana High School Athletic Association.
Indiana High School Athletic Association
girls' athletic associations
girls' athletics
| Interviewee: | Weirick, Bedelia |
| Call number: | 89-027 |
| Date(s) of Interview: | September 11, 1990 |
| Physical Description: | untranscribed; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 69 minutes |
| Physical Location: | Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office. |
| Access Status: | Open |
| Interviewer: | Bair, Susan |
Bedelia Weirick comments on girls' participation in high school athletics, girls' athletic associations, and the IHSAA, or Indiana High School Athletic Association.
Indiana High School Athletic Association
girls' athletic associations
girls' athletics
| Interviewee: | Winslow, Imogene |
| Call number: | 89-010 |
| Date(s) of Interview: | March 13, 1990 |
| Physical Description: | untranscribed; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 100 minutes |
| Physical Location: | Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office. |
| Access Status: | Open |
| Interviewer: | Bair, Susan |
Imogene Winslow comments on girls' participation in high school athletics, girls' athletic associations, and the IHSAA, or Indiana High School Athletic Association.
Indiana High School Athletic Association
girls' athletic associations
girls' athletics
| Interviewee: | Zuege, Claudia |
| Call number: | 89-008 |
| Date(s) of Interview: | March 13, 1990 |
| Physical Description: | untranscribed; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 106 minutes |
| Physical Location: | Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office. |
| Access Status: | Open |
| Interviewer: | Bair, Susan |
Claudia Zuege comments on girls' participation in high school athletics, girls' athletic associations, and the IHSAA, or Indiana High School Athletic Association.
Indiana High School Athletic Association
girls' athletic associations
girls' athletics