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UNO Athletics Collection

 Collection
Identifier: UNO-0074

Scope and Contents

The UNO Athletics Collection is comprised of an array of documents and other materials related to the intercollegiate athletics program at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and its predecessor the Municipal University of Omaha. The records include media guides, game programs, scrapbooks, artifacts and memorabilia, selected trophies and awards, marketing and publicity material, and administrative records from circa 1924 to the present. Included are materials related to specific sports, individual student athletes, coaches and directors, facilities, and departmental administration.

Materials related to Women's Athletics programs include: --Scrapbooks (binders of photographs and programs) for basketball (1970/1971-2008/2009), cross country/XC/track (1977/1978-2003/2004), golf (2002/2003-2008/2009), soccer (1998/1999-2008/2009, incomplete), softball (1969/1970-2007/2008, including the Women's College World Series, 1977-1979, 1981), swimming (1997/1998-2002/2003), tennis (1975/1980), volleyball (1970/1971-2011/2012, incomplete), and general --Connie Claussen's records including correspondence, brochures, and information packets --Media guides for softball (1979 to the present), volleyball (1979 to the present, incomplete), basketball (1976 to the present), and soccer (1999 to the present) --Indexed organizational records of women's athletics administration (1968-1998), basketball (1981-1994), softball (1974-1998); track and field/cross country (1979-1997); volleyball (1971-1997), the Women's Walk (1986-1997), and the Briefcase Relay (1998-1995) --Diet Pepsi/UNO Women's Walk binders, including photographs, press releases, newsletters, and other records (1986-2000) --Lady Mavs Events Binders --University of Omaha Women's Basketball score books (1924-1930) --Proclamations honoring UNO Lady Mavs --UNO Women's Athletics 25th Anniversary Scrapbook (1969-1994) --History of Women's Athletics and Facility Improvements at UNO 1968 to 2002, by Connie Claussen, manuscript and notes --UNO Women's Athletics photo album (1970/1971)

Materials related to the Men's Athletics programs include: --Miscellaneous correspondence, papers, and photographs --UNO football programs (1931-2008, incomplete) --Media guides for basketball (1939/1940-2012/2013), baseball (1972-2005, incomplete), wrestling (1964/1965-2004/2005, incomplete), and football (1941, 1950-2005) --Scrapbooks (binders of photographs and programs) for hockey (1996/1997-2010/2011, incomplete) --Hockey, wrestling, and football records --Football game stats, 2001-2010

Materials related to the Athletics Department include: --Correspondence, budget information, policies, procedures, and planning documents --Omaha convention center schematic design and sports arena planning documents (circa 1997) --UNO Athletics reports, including Mavs annual reviews (1997/1999-1999/2000) --Athletic conference record book --University of Omaha Department of Athletics Scrapbooks (1946/1947-1959/1960) --Bound records, including Athletic Department Reorganization (1946), Football (1941/1942), and Athletic Committee Minutes (1949/1950) --Books and reports collected by the Athletics Department --Brochures, newsletters, and photographs --Schedules, awards, and other records, 1947-1968 --Fieldhouse renovations blueprints, 1997 --News articles in binders, 1996-2010 --Press Releases and News Clippings, circa 1950-circa 2004.

Dates

  • 1920 - 2020

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the Nebraska Public Records Statutes (Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 84-712 through 84-712.09), and other relevant regulations. Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the University of Nebraska Omaha assumes no responsibility.

Conditions Governing Use

The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of copyright. Whenever possible, Archives & Special Collections will provide information about copyright owners and related information. Securing permission to publish or use material is the responsibility of the researcher. Note that unless specifically transferred to the University of Nebraska at Omaha, any applicable copyrights may be held by another individual or entity. Further information about copyright policy is available at http://libguides.unomaha.edu/library_policies.

Extent

144 Cubic Feet (146 boxes, 298 binders, 45 volumes)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Future series arrangement: Baseball, Basketball-Men, Basketball-Women, Football, Golf, Hockey, Soccer-Men, Soccer-Women, Softball, Swimming and Diving, Tennis, Track and Field and Cross Country, Volleyball, Wrestling, General Athletics, Administration (includes when there were separate Men's and Women's Athletics administrators), Press Releases and News Clippings.

Custodial History

Accession records are incomplete or absent. The materials originated with various faculty and staff members of the Athletics Department, as well as many alumni who had played on the various teams.

New material added 2015-08-27: These materials were gathered by UNO Athletics during the early years of the UNO Hockey program. They were transferred to University Archives by Dave Ahlers, Director of Media Relations, UNO Athletics.

New material added 2015-10-26: Tickets donated by Michael LaCroix, Interim Dean of the Criss Library.

New material added 2015-11-24: Connie Claussen acquired these materials through her position as Assistant Director of UNO Athletics.

New material added 2016-02-2, 2016-03-01, 2016-03-31: These materials were gathered by Connie Claussen from the offices within UNO Athletics and include many sports.

New material added 2016-10-14: This box of programs from UNO Hockey contests was collected by UNO Athletics and made available to athletes in the Hockey Player Lounge. Athletics decided to send them to University Archives.

New material added 2016-12-06: The Marlin Briscoe accrual Material was collected by University of Nebraska Foundation staff and loaned to Archives & Special Collections for duplication.

New material added during and after 2017: See component tree.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

University of Nebraska at Omaha. Department of Athletics

Accruals

New materials are transferred to University Archives on an irregular schedule.

Related Materials

UNO Media Collection, UNO Artifact Collection, UNO Poster Collection

Separated Materials

Videotapes and DVDs related to the UNO Women's Walk, UNO Women's Athletics, UNO Hall of Fame, and related topics received from Connie Claussen and other media formats were transferred to the UNO Media Collection on February 3, 2021.

Photographs of Royce Brown, football player and coach, were transferred to the UNO Photograph Collection on April 21, 2022.

Paul Cerio Materials Aquatics, Outdoor Venture Center transferred from UNO Athletics Collection to UNO Campus Recreation Records on September 20, 2022.

General

Statement on Harmful Material: Materials in UNO Libraries’ Archives and Special Collections are historical in nature and reflect the society in which they were produced. As such, they may contain racial, gender, sexual, religious, and other language and imagery that are offensive by today's standards. The documents, images, publications, and other materials have been retained in order to fully represent the materials in their original format. If the offensive text is not in the original, but in a finding aid, catalog record, or other description created by library employees, please contact Archives and Special Collections to bring this to our attention. Archives & Special Collections is guided by the core values of the Society of American Archivists. If you have questions about this statement or about Archives and Special Collections’ work, we welcome your feedback. Please contact us at unoasc@unomaha.edu or 402-554-6046.

The Municipal University of Omaha/University of Nebraska at Omaha sports team name of "Indians" was abolished in May 1971, along with associated mascots, nicknames, and other references to Native American imagery or terms (such as the yearbook name "Tomahawk"). UNO would be briefly without a mascot, until "Mavericks" was selected in October 1971. The university now recognizes that the mascot and associated depictions is offensive. When the university first selected this mascot in 1939, school mascots based on Native American stereotypes were common. Many artifacts, publications, names, and other material from university history from the period 1939 through 1971 depict Native American caricatures, and it is difficult to present materials from this era without showing or acknowledging this mascot. We accept this as a part of our history, as we accept that the 1971 mascot change represented a positive step for the university.

Processing Information

Minimally processed by Criss Library staff prior to 2014. Described at the collection level in 2014 by Angela Kroeger, Archives and Special Collections Associate. The sub-series of Women's Athletics Scrapbooks was arranged and described by Bailey Halbur, Practicum Student, in February-April 2015.

The majority of the collection is material that has not yet been further arranged and described.

Processing Information

Gateway Athletics accession 2018-034 were removed from boxes and rehoused with relevant sports 3/2/2021.

Source

Title
UNO Athletics Collection
Status
In Progress
Author
Angela Kroeger; Les Valentine; Amy Schindler
Date
2014
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English
Edition statement
20th Edition

Repository Details

Part of the University of Nebraska at Omaha Archives & Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Archives & Special Collections
Dr. C.C. and Mabel L. Criss Library
6001 Dodge St.
Omaha Nebraska 68182-0237 United States
402-554-6046