Title: John Tierney Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1941-1987

Creator:

• Tierney, John, 1914-

Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 252

Quantity:

• .4 cubic ft. (1 box)
• 21 digital files (730 MB)
• 1 oversize folder

Repository:

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives Department

Archival Location:

UW-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Ctr. (Map)

Abstract:

Papers consist mainly of photographs of individual athletes, teams (primarily track and cross-country), and of John Tierney himself. The collection also consists of a clipping from The Panther, as well as Tierney Track and Field Classic programs from 1982 to 1987.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-mil-uwmmss0252

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John Tierney graduated from the Milwaukee State Teachers College (MSTC) in 1936. He went on to coach athletics and teach physical education and human kinetics at MSTC and UW-Milwaukee or over four decades. Before retiring from UW-Milwaukee in May 1994, he had taken his track and field teams to many wins. Tierney also served with the Wisconsin Amateur Athletic Union for forty years, including six terms as president. He directed the Junior Olympics Program in Wisconsin for track and field, as well as coaching the War Vets Wheelchair Olympics Track and Field National Program and the state's Special Olympics Track and Field program. A UWM major track meet was named in his honor, the Tierney Track Classic.

The collection contains photographs documenting John Tierney's coaching career in track and field. Other photographs document UWM athletes who participated in track, cross-country, basketball (both men's and women's), and football. There is an album specifically dedicated to the 1942 Milwaukee State Teachers College football team. The collection also contains programs from the Tierney Track and Field Classic, spanning 1982 to 1987, as well as clipping published in The Panther featuring a caricature of John Tierney by cartoonist Albert Rainovic.

Citation Guide for Primary Sources

• UW-Milwaukee Athletics Records. UWM Archival Collection 8.

• UW-Milwaukee Dept. of Physical Education, Recreation and Health Education Records. UWM Archival Collection 21.

• UW-Milwaukee Oral History Project Records. UWM Archival Collection 16.

• UW-Milwaukee Photographs Collection. UWM Archival Collection 6.

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials, and the collection is open to all members of the public in accordance with state law.

Use Restrictions

The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection (Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).

Acquisition Information

John Tierney donated his personal papers to the Archives in April 2007 (accession 2006-059).

Processing Information

Ryan Claringbole processed the collection in May 2007 (Michael Doylen supervised).

Box   1 Folder   1	Brochure, UWM Intercollegiate Track and Field, 1972
Box   1 Folder   2	Caricature, John Tierney, undated
Box   1 Folder   3	Certificate, United States Olympic Association, 1952
Box   1 Folder   4	Newspaper Clipping, The Panther, 1973
	Photographs
Box   1 Folder   5	John Tierney and J. Martin Klotsche, 1971
Box   1 Folder   8	Athletic Teams, 1941-1942, undated
Box   1 Folder   6	John Tierney, 1960-1967, undated
	Milwaukee State Teachers College Football Team, 1942
Electronic Folder     \Box07\   Folder07\	Digital Physical Description: 21 digital files (730 MB)
Box   1 Folder   7	Physical
Oversize folder   1	Track and Field, undated
Box   1 Folder   9	Track and Field, 1972, undated
	Programs
Box   1 Folder   10	Ferris State College Invitational Track Meet, 1974
Box   1 Folder   11	Tierney Track Classic, 1982-1987