Archival Resources in Wisconsin: Descriptive Finding Aids

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Container	Title
M2001-017	Part 2 (M2001-017): Additions, circa 1903-1997 Physical Description: 4.0 c.f. (10 archives boxes), 2 films, 31 videorecordings, and 0.2 c.f. of photographs (58 photographs in 1 archives box) Scope and Content Note: Additions, circa 1903-1997, consisting of annual reports, officer's and general correspondence, minutes of the board and representative assembly, treasurer's reports and budgets, girls and women's sports division papers, revised constitutions and by-laws, biographies of officers, directories and lists of members, and publications. The subject files document various activities sponsored by WAHPERD such as the Jump Rope For Heart campaign, Legislative Health and Fitness Day, Physical Education Public Information (PEPI), research on Turner Hall, and other areas related to physical education and the affairs of the association. Also included are several centennial publications and photographs, film, and videotape documenting the activities in which the organization was involved.
	Series: Policy and Administrative Records
Box 1 Folder 1	Constitutions and by-laws, 1986-1992
Box 1 Folder 2-3	Articles of incorporation and by-laws, 1987, 1991
Box 1 Folder 4	Operating codes, 1976-1992
Box 1 Folder 5	History, 1967
Box 1 Folder 6-7	Position statements, 1987, 1993
	Reports
Box 1 Folder 8-9	Annual reports to AAHPER(D), 1953-1957, 1992
Box 1 Folder 10-14	Presidents' and committee annual reports, 1986-1991, 1992, 1994-95
Box 2 Folder 1	Executive Secretary's annual reports, 1974
Box 2 Folder 2	Executive Director's annual reports, 1987, 1989-1992
Box 2 Folder 3	Treasurer's reports and budgets, 1986-1993
Box 2 Folder 4	District reports, 1987-1991
Box 2 Folder 5	Division reports, 1987-1992
	Minutes
	Board
Box 2 Folder 6	Executive Committee, 1986-1988, 1990-1993
Box 2 Folder 7	Board of Directors, 1986-1993
Box 2 Folder 8-12	Representative Assembly, 1987-1992
	Committee files
Box 3 Folder 1	Committee lists, 1991-1992
Box 3 Folder 2	Committee reports, 1954
Box 3 Folder 3	Ad-Hoc Committee, 1977, 1987-1988
Box 3 Folder 4-5	Awards Committee, 1988, 1992
Box 3 Folder 6	“Basic Stuff” Committee, 1988, 1990
Box 3 Folder 7-8	Centennial Committee, 1991-1997
Box 3 Folder 9-10	Convention Planning Committee, 1984-1990
Box 3 Folder 11	Curriculum Committee, 1946-1952
Box 3 Folder 12	Early Childhood Motor Development Committee, 1987-1993
Box 3 Folder 13	Fitness Assessment Committee, 1987-1992
Box 3 Folder 14	Governor's Committee, 1969
Box 3 Folder 15	Jump Rope for Heart Grants Committee, 1987-1992
Box 3 Folder 16	Measurement, Evaluation and Research Committee, undated
Box 3 Folder 17	Public Relations Committee, 1981-1983, 1992
Box 3 Folder 18	Steering Committee, 1976
Box 3 Folder 19	Strategic Planning Ad Hoc Committee (SPAHC), 1991
	Division files
Box 4 Folder 1	Dance Division, 1990-1991
Box 4 Folder 2	General Division, 1990-1991
Box 4 Folder 3	Health Division, 1990-1991
Box 4 Folder 4	Physical Education Division, 1990-1991
Box 4 Folder 5	Recreation Division, 1990-1991
Box 4 Folder 6	Sports and Athletics Division, 1990-1991
Box 4 Folder 7	Student Division, 1990-1991
	Series: Correspondence	⇧
	Officers' correspondence
Box 4 Folder 8	Budris, Bill (President), 1988-1989
	Culver, A.B.
Box 4 Folder 9	President-elect, 1974-1975
Box 4 Folder 10	President, 1975-1976
Box 4 Folder 11-13	Executive Secretary, 1988, 1991-1992
Box 5 Folder 1	Grosse, Susan (President), 1987-1988
Box 5 Folder 2-4	Hisgen, Jon (President), 1986-1987
Box 5 Folder 5-6	Hood, Dennis (President), 1994-1995
Box 5 Folder 7	Correspondence with Department of Public Instruction (DPI), 1988-1992
	General correspondence
Box 5 Folder 8	1958, 1964
Box 5 Folder 9	1988-1989
	Series: Conventions	⇧
Box 5 Folder 10	Conference themes, 1957-1987
Box 5 Folder 11-12	Convention reports, 1987-1998
Box 5 Folder 13	Correspondence of Convention Planner, 1982-1985, 1987-1992
Box 6 Folder 1	Fall Conferences, 1988-1992
Box 6 Folder 2	Lakeside, 1988-1991
Box 6 Folder 3-7	Leadership Conference, 1986-1991
Box 6 Folder 8-10	Fall Conferences, 1976-1992
Box 6 Folder 11	Spring Conference, 1967
Box 6 Folder 12	Lakeside, 1994
Box 6 Folder 13-14	Convention Planning Handbook, 1976, 1987
Box 6 Folder 15	Convention participant survey, 1994
Box 6 Folder 16-17	Workshops, 1949, 1958-1959, 1970, 1974-1975, 1990
	Series: Subject Files	⇧
Box 7 Folder 1	AAHPER National Convention, 1976
Box 7 Folder 2-3	Archivist/Historian's correspondence, 1950-1976, 1992
Box 7 Folder 4-5	Awards, 1953, 1975-1977, 1981, 1987-1992
Box 7 Folder 6	Awards Programs, 1981-1982
Box 7 Folder 7	Teacher of the Year Awards, 1986-1988, 1991
Box 7 Folder 8-9	Girls and Women's Sports Division, 1923, 1946-1958, 1963-1964
Box 7 Folder 10	Governor's Council on Physical Fitness, 1966
Box 7 Folder 11	Instructional materials, 1942-1950s
Box 7 Folder 12-14	Jump Rope for Heart, 1986-1989, 1990-1991, 1992
Box 8 Folder 1	Legislative Action, 1987
Box 8 Folder 2	Legislative Health and Fitness Day, 1985-1991
Box 8 Folder 3	Mission Possible - Project Inspiration, 1981-1984
Box 8 Folder 4	Physical Education Public Information (PEPI), 1986-1992
Box 8 Folder 5	Turners Hall, 1994
	Series: Membership Records	⇧
	Officers
Box 8 Folder 6	Biographies
Box 8 Folder 7	George Wittich (President, 1903-1908)
Box 8 Folder 8	Lists, 1903-1993
Box 8 Folder 9	Nominations, 1988-1990,1992
	Members
Box 8 Folder 10	Directories, 1969, 1987-1994
Box 8 Folder 11-12	Lists, 1989-1993
Box 9 Folder 1-2	Reports, 1974-1985, 1987-1992
	Series: Publications	⇧
Box 9 Folder 3	Turners publication advertisement, circa early 1900s
Box 9 Folder 4-9	Journal, 1936-1942, 1987-1992
Box 9 Folder 10	Journal Editorials, 1976, 1987-1992
Box 9 Folder 11	“Current Problems in Physical Education,” 1945
Box 9 Folder 12-13	“The Idea Book,” 1986-1987, 1990
Box 9 Folder 14	“Gross Motor Assessment for Children ... in Early Childhood,” 1986
Box 9 Folder 15	“Healthstyle,” 1992
Box 9 Folder 16	“Heartbeat,” 1997
	Centennial publications
Box 9 Folder 17	“100 Years of Leadership,” 1997
Box 9 Folder 18	“Celebrate Our Heritage,” 1997
Box 9 Folder 19	“Historic Happenings in WAHPERD, A Chronology,” 1997
Box 10 Folder 1-8	Newsletter, 1943-1992
Box 10 Folder 9-10	Video descriptions, 1943-1992
	Series: Photographs	⇧
Box 11 Folder 1	Conventions
Box 11 Folder 2	Health Promotion Lakeside
Box 11 Folder 3	Jump Rope for Heart
Box 11 Folder 4	Legislation Health Fitness Day
Box 11 Folder 5	Wittich, George (President, 1903-1908)
Box 11 Folder 6	Mass drills Note: Old Stills of groups performing physical activity from the 1940s and 1950s.
Box 11 Folder 7	Activity Note: Students engaged in physical activity in physical education classes.
Box 11 Folder 8	Fitness Testing, 1959 Note: Students tested on their physical fitness. Girls and boys exercise with the chin-up bar.
Box 11 Folder 9	TV Programs Note: Students on Television, a Physical Education advisor program with Robert McLaughlin (President, 1972-1973).
Box 11 Folder 10	Boys in Native American dress
	Celebrities
Box 11 Folder 11	Arnold Schwarzenegger
Box 11 Folder 12	Bart Starr
Box 11 Folder 13	Student Leadership Note: Student Physical Education leaders' activities.
	Series: Moving Images	⇧
	Film
CC 412	“Ready, Set, Go” Note Educational advertisement for physical education programming. Lolas Halverson (President of WAHPERD, 1965-1966) produced, AAHPER endorses; 16 mm, color. For Access, use viewing copy Video 24.
AE 215	Children's Physical Education Milwaukee Public Schools, 1969 Note First grade children engaging in physical activity with various gym equipment. “A free situation where the arrangement of the apparatus offers the challenge;” 16 mm, silent. For Access, use viewing copy Video 23.
	Videorecordings Note: All videocassettes are 1/2-inch VHS unless otherwise noted. Videocassettes compiled and used for “100 Years of WAHPERD.” VHB 531 is the final product.
VHB 531	“100 Years of WAHPERD,” 1897-1997 Note: A historical overview of WAHPERD that includes old footage, photographs, interviews with past presidents; Color and black and white, 23 minutes, 28 seconds.
	Studio Interviews Note: Color interviews with leaders in the organization. Interviews may be duplicated on VHS cassettes.
Video 1	Karen Cowan, Frances Cumbee Physical Description: U-matic
Video 2	Frances Cumbee, Fred Lengfeld Physical Description: U-matic
Video 3	Chet Bradley Physical Description: U-matic
Video 4	Karen Kuhn Physical Description: U-matic
Video 5	A.B. Culver Physical Description: U-matic
Video 6	Sharon Jensen Physical Description: U-matic
Video 7	Donald Brault Physical Description: U-matic
Video 8	Donald Brault, Gordon Jensen Physical Description: U-matic
Video 9	Gordon Jensen, Lolas Halverson Physical Description: U-matic
Video 10	Jon Hisgen Physical Description: U-matic
Video 11	Early Childhood Gross Motor Screening Instrument Ages 3-6, 1990
	Studio Interviews
Video 12	Frances Cumbee (President 1959-1960); Donald Brault (President 1962-1963); Lolas Halverson (President 1965-1966), conducted 1992 November 22
Video 13	Bill Budris (President 1988-1989); Karen Cowan Frances Cumbee (President 1959-1960); Fred Lengfeld, conducted 1992 November 22
Video 14	A.B. Culver (President 1975-1976); Sharon Jensen (President 1991-1992); Donald Brault (President 1962-1963); Gordon Jensen; Lolas Halverson (President 1965-1966); Jon Hisgin (President 1986-1987), conducted 1992 December 4
Video 15	Chet Bradley (Health Education consultant, Department of Public Instruction (DPI))
Video 16	Fred Lengfeld (Executive Director 1966-1974)
Video 17	Rufus King Turnfest Milwaukee Turners Association, 1938 Note: Black and white, silent, 27 minutes.
Video 18	Playground Program, 1944-1945 Note: Fond du Lac Recreation Department; doll shows, pet shows, parade, pedal bike race, baseball; color, silent.
	Educational Professions Development Act (EPDA) footage
Video 19	University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, 1943-1944 Note: Elizabeth Ludwig, (President of WAHPERD, 1943-1944); kids with jump rope, hoops, climbing balancing; color.
Video 20	University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, 1943-1944 Note: Elizabeth Ludwig, (President of WAHPERD, 1943-44); Movement education, intermediate grades (5th and 6th).
Video 21	WAHPERD Project Meeting Note: Kids dancing in African dance forms; Federal Education discussions and talks.
Video 22	WAHPERD Project Note: Playground program, 1944-1945.
Video 23	Children's Physical Education Milwaukee Public Schools, 1969 Note First grade children engaging in physical activity with various gym equipment.”A free situation where the arrangement of the apparatus offers the challenge;” silent, color. See AE 215 for original film.
Video 24	“Ready, Set, Go” Note: Educational advertisement for physical education programming, Lolas Halverson (President of WAHPERD, 1965-1966) produced, AAHPER endorses. See CC 412 for original film.
Video 25	Wisconsin speed skating meet, 1970s Note: Pete Mueller is speed skating in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin; channel 2 Green Bay taped it; silent, color.
Video 26	Games from the 1890s, 1992 Note: Turn of the Century games and activities put on by Columbus Elementary School, Appleton, Wisconsin; silent, color.
	WAHPERD photographs Physical Description: Video footage of still images.
Video 27	Behl P.E. 1980s; Karen Kuhn, 1940s, 1950s and 1980s, filmed on 1994 June 10
Video 28	Historical Society photos Physical Description: U-matic
Video 29	Bayview High School recreation, 1966 Physical Description: U-matic
Video 30	Video of photographs, newsletters, and journals, filmed on 1994 April 8