RIT Sports Information records

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: RITArc-0517

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Records documenting the intercollegiate athletic teams at RIT, many from their inception through about 2010 when most records have been retained digitally. Team schedules, game programs, player spotlights, media guides, trophies and news clippings all follow the development of sports at RIT. Other areas documented are the RIT Wrestling and Coach School from 1963-1987; Matt Hamill, RIT/NTID deaf wrestler turned Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter; the Letterman's Club and an entire run of RIT Sports Hall of Fame programs from 1969 to the present which indicate RIT athletes inducted each year.

Dates

Creation: 1920-2014
Creation: Majority of material found within 1950 - 2010

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to researchers.

Extent

34.5 Linear Feet (61 document boxes 3 cartons)

Language

English

Additional Description

Overview

Collection includes records from all men's and women's athletic teams at RIT, some beginning in the 1950s to the present. Record series include news clippings, game programs, schedules, and fact books. There are 14 boxes with more being added as transferred.

Arrangement

Records are arranged by sport, then by date.

Other Finding Aids

In addition to this finding aid, an inventory is available below. For more information, please contact the RIT Archive Collections.

RIT Sports Information records

Immediate Source of Acquisition

RIT Sports Information records have been deposited in the RIT Archives over a period of many years.

Accruals

Although accurals have been received on an annual basis; most records are now in digital format so the amount of paper records received will diminish rapidly.