Title: Wisconsin Independent Schools Athletic Association Records
Inclusive Dates: 1928-2000

Creator:

• Wisconsin Independent Schools Athletic Association

Call Number: M2001-133

Quantity: 2.0 c.f. (1 record center carton and 3 archives boxes) and 1 videorecording

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

Records of the Wisconsin Independent Schools Athletic Association (WISAA) and its predecessor, the Wisconsin Catholic Interscholastic Athletic Asssociation (WCIAA), whose purpose was to foster competition among the state’s private secondary schools. Included are annual statistics for the nine boys' sports (bulk 1950s) and seven girls' sports (bulk 1980s-1990s) recognized by WISAA documenting state champions, scores of tournament and championship games, records, coaches' names, and the names of some of the participating athletes. Other records document the history of the organization, its dissolution in 2000, and the demographics of member schools.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-m2001133

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First established in 1957 as the Wisconsin Catholic Interscholastic Athletic Association (WCIAA), the name was changed in 1968 to reflect the inclusion of non-Catholic private schools. Following the 1999-2000 school year, WISAA voted to dissolve and member schools joined the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA).

The records for boys' basketball go back as far as 1928, the first year private statewide Catholic school tournaments were held, but most records of boys sports date from the 1950s. Beginning in 1975, WISAA sanctioned girls' basketball but most of the records for girls' sports date from 1980-1999. Also included are newspaper clippings reporting the dissolution of WISAA, various WISAA publications, constitutions and bylaws, championship guides from the late 1990s, and demographics of participating schools such as size, nickname, colors, etc. Additionally, there is one videotape, produced during WISAA’s last season of competition, documenting the history of the association.

Acquisition Information

Accession Number: M2001-133

M2001-133	Boys' athletic events
Box   1 Folder   1	Baseball
Box   1 Folder   2-3	Basketball
Box   1 Folder   4	Cross country
Box   1 Folder   5	Football
Box   1 Folder   6-7	Golf
Box   1 Folder   8	Soccer
Box   1 Folder   9-10	Tennis
Box   1 Folder   11-13	Track
Box   1 Folder   14-15	Wrestling
	Girls' athletic events
Box   1 Folder   16-17	Basketball
Box   1 Folder   18	Cross country
Box   1 Folder   19	Soccer
Box   1 Folder   20	Softball
Box   2 Folder   1-2	Tennis
Box   2 Folder   3-4	Track
Box   2 Folder   5	Volleyball
Box   3 Folder   1	Newspaper clippings, 2000
	Publications
Box   3 Folder   2	, 1968-2000 WISAA record book
Box   3 Folder   3	Championship guides, 1997-2000
Box   3 Folder   4	Constitution and bylaws, 1965-1999
Box   4 Folder   1-3	WCIAA/WISAA Directories, 1960-2000
Box   4 Folder   4-6	WISAA member school statistics and information, 1957-2000
Film Archive	Videotape, “WISAA: The End of an Era”