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The organization was started in spring, 1893 as the Gymnasium and Field Association. The name was changed in 1915 to the Athletic Association. It originally had oversight of all inter-class sports, and later expanded to sanction inter-house and intercollegiate events as well. The group has also overseen parts of such college events as Father's Day, Field Day, Float Night, and Rally Day.
The Athletic Association records contain materials describing the history and scope of participation of the group in college events, as well as its organization, associated groups, and the changes in athletic policy at Smith College. Types of materials include student handbooks, the constitutions and bylaws, advertisements for events, other announcements, officer records and notes, minutes, and photographs.
The records are open for research according to the regulations of the Smith College Archives without any additional restrictions.
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish material from the documents must be requested from the Smith College Archives. Smith College owns copyright to any published material relating to college events and activities. Provenance and copyright ownership of other materials is unknown and researchers are responsible for determining any question of copyright.
Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:
Athletic Association Records, Box #, Smith College Archives.
The Athletic Association records were created by the Athletic Association and donated to the College Archives.
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