Series VIII. IMAGES: SPORT AND RECREATION, 1667, 1851-1993 (#8OB.2-8OB.5, 9.20-9.45, 10FB.1-10FB.15, 11FB.1-11FB.12, 12F+B.1-12F+B.11, 13.1-13.24, 14FB.1-14FB.10, SD.2-SD.3)
Scope and Contents
Series VIII, IMAGES: SPORT AND RECREATION, 1667, 1851-1993 (#8OB.2-8OB.5, 9.20-9.45, 10FB.1-10FB.15, 11FB.1-11FB.12, 12F+B.1-12F+B.11, 13.1-13.24, 14FB.1-14FB.10, SD.2, SD.3), contains postcards, trade cards, pochoir prints, photographs, posters, illustrations from periodicals, copies of images, etc., of women engaged in various sports and recreational activities. Fox often attached small sticky notes to images; the information from short notes was transferred onto the verso of the image; more substantial notes were retained in mylar pockets adjacent to the image itself. Many folders contain captions, clippings, poster titles, etc., in languages other than English; these are listed at the end of the folder description. Prints, posters, trade cards, etc., are original with the following exceptions: folders titled "copies of images" contain research photocopies and folder descriptions with "poster facsimile" are modern reproductions of posters as noted (some posters in #SD.2). Multiple topics may be filed together in the same folder, though they are listed separately (i.e., #8OB.2 contains archery and bicycling; #8OB.3 contains billiards, equestrian, games and recreation, and mountain climbing; #8OB.5 contains shooting and tennis; #11.FB.1 contains fishing and archery, #11FB.3 contains aviation and bicycling; #11FB.4 contains boating and bowling; #11FB.7 contains games and recreation, golf, and gymnastics; #11FB.8 contains other/multiple sports, mountain climbing, shooting; #11FB.12 contains tennis and track and field; #12F+B.1 contains archery, automobiling, aviation, and fishing; #12F+B.2 contains baseball, basketball, and bicycling; #12F+B.4 contains bowling and croquet; #12F+B.8 contains football, golf, gymnastics, and hockey; #12F+B.9 contains mountain climbing, other/multiple sports, and shooting; #12F+B.10 contains skating, skiing/winter sports, and swimming; #12F+B.11 contains tennis and track and field). This subseries is divided into twenty-eight subseries, arranged alphabetically by topic and thereunder by container size, from smaller to larger.
Dates
- Creation: 1575-2005
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1860-1929
Language of Materials
Most materials in English and French. Some in German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Dutch, Chinese, Czech, Hebrew, Greek, Russian, Swedish, Arabic.
Access Restrictions:
Access. Unrestricted, except that #SD.1-SD.3 are closed to research use; researchers may use reference photocopies as noted. An appointment is required to use any audiovisual material.
Extent
15.26 linear feet ((7 + 1/2 file boxes, 8 folio boxes, 2 folio+ boxes, 1 oversize box) plus 1 supersize drawer, 1 videotape)Creator
- From the Collection: Fox, Sally (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
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