MS 90 - Ohio College Association - Women's Physical Education Section

Title	MS 90 - Ohio College Association - Women's Physical Education Section
Introduction	The records of the Ohio College Association-Women's Physical Education Section date from 1920 to 1988. The history of this professional organization is reflected in the 3.5 linear feet of minutes, constitutions and bylaws, correspondence, membership lists, financial reports, subject files and biographies. The records of the OCA-WPES were donated to the Center for Archival Collections in 1976, with additional files being donated as designated inactive by the organization, through the cooperation of Carol A. Thompson, president of OCA-WPES and Beverly Zanger, HPER professor at BGSU. Literary and property rights have been dedicated to the public and duplication is permitted for the purpose of preservation and scholarly research. The register was prepared by Elaine Ezell in 1981, and updated by Ann Bowers in February 1992.
Agency History	The purpose of the Women's Physical Education Section of the Ohio College Association (WPES-OCA), according to the constitution, shall be "to promote cooperation among departments of physical education in colleges and universities in the state of Ohio, and to study common problems." In 1924, Mr. Boles of Wooster College, president of the men's division of the Ohio College Association, wrote to Lydia Clark at the Ohio State University and suggested that the women organize into a similar group. Thus the Ohio College Association-Women's Physical Education Section was organized in 1924-1925. Lydia Clark was president and a constitution was adopted. Annual meetings were held in the spring from 1925 to 1934 with the exception of 1932, at which time the members were busy with the Mid-West Physical Education Association meetings being held in Columbus. In 1934, the group reorganized into a more compact group and changed the regular meeting date to the fall. The annual meetings are held at the various members' institutions. Significant steps in its history include the establishment of the Invitational College Tennis Organization in 1957, Advisor to the Athletic Federation of Ohio College Women (AFOCW) Sports Section, and the establishment of the Ohio Association of Intercollegiate Sports for Women (OAISW) in 1972. Additional information on the history of the WPES-OCA and women's intercollegiate athletics in Ohio can be found in June Frances Kearney's 1973 dissertation, The History of Women's Intercollegiate Athletics in Ohio, 1945-1972, available online via the OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center.
Scope and Content	The records of the Women's Physical Education Section of the Ohio College Association (OCA-WPES) cover the period from 1920 to 1988, with the bulk of the records dating from 1934 to 1988. The Executive Board minutes (1953-1968, 1970-1988) primarily pertain to the arrangements, topics and programs for the annual meetings. The Business Meeting minutes (1936, 1938-1940, 1944, 1947-1987) provide more detailed information on the topics covered at the annual meetings and the concerns of the organization in relation to athletics for women at both the public school and college levels in Ohio. Programs and files documenting the annual conferences (1937-1988) complete the material on the annual meetings. Constitutions and bylaws (1934-1984) and membership lists (1935-1984) are arranged chronologically. Operating codes (1960-1983) outline the job descriptions and responsibilities for officers of the organization and the hostess schools. President's correspondence and files (1966, 1970-1986) basically concern programs and attendance at various meetings. The split between the Ohio Commission on Intercollegiate Sports (OCIS) and the Ohio Association for Intercollegiate Sports for Women (OAISW) in 1971-1972 is well documented. The financial picture of the organization is provided through the treasurer's reports (1935-1986) and the treasurer's correspondence (1968-1975). The 1974 treasurer's correspondence lists the women physical education faculty members of the universities in Ohio. Biographies of many of the members were compiled in 1973 as part of the OCA-WPES 50th anniversary celebration. Other biographical references also are included. The collection contains files documenting the Athletic and Recreation Federation of Ohio College Women (changed to the Ohio College Women in Sport and Recreation in 1973). Convention programs and reports (1946-1976), financial records (1948-1974) and newsletters (1946-1973) comprise the bulk of this documentation. Articles and subject files regarding physical education and women (1920-1982), largely compiled by Ruth Helsel, physical education professor at Wittenberg University, complete this collection. These files illustrate educational curriculum for women in physical education, health and recreation.
Series Description	PROCEEDINGS MINUTES-EXECUTIVE BOARD 1953-1968, 1970-1988. Arranged chronologically Includes constitution changes, programs for annual meetings, various board actions. MINUTES-BUSINESS MEETING 1936, 1938-1940, 1944, 1947-1966, 1968-1987. Arranged chronologically Includes proceedings of annual meetings, committee reports, financial reports and actions taken. CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS 1934-1984. Arranged chronologically Includes articles establishing the name of the organization, purpose, membership criteria, officers, meetings, amendments, committees, dues, elections and quorum. MEMBERSHIP RECORDS 1935-1984, n.d. Arranged chronologically Includes lists of members noting the university with which they are affiliated. OPERATING CODES 1960-1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1983. Arranged chronologically Includes code for hostess school, requirements for honorary membership, responsibilities of various committees and duties of officers. POLICIES 1940-1977, n.d. Arranged chronologically Includes policy guidelines for sports day, intramural athletics, extra-mural athletics and intercollegiate activities. Also includes questionnaires and athletic committee reports. CORRESPONDENCE CORRESPONDENCE 1966, 1970-1986. Arranged chronologically Includes both incoming and outgoing correspondence involving inter-collegiate athletics for women, executive board meetings, programs, and nominations for honorary membership. Correspondence is mostly from and to the President. CORRESPONDENCE-TREASURER 1968-1975, n.d. Arranged chronologically Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence related to payment of expenses and membership fees. The 1974 correspondence includes lists of women physical education faculty members at various Ohio colleges. SUBJECT FILES ANNUAL CONFERENCES 1937-1988. Arranged chronologically Includes programs, evaluations and correspondence related to the conferences. ARCHIVIST/ARCHIVES 1973-1979, 1981 Arranged chronologically Includes guidelines for retention of materials, operating code for historian/archivist, deed of gift agreements and inventory. ATHLETIC AND RECREATION FEDERATION OF OHIO COLLEGE WOMEN (changed to Ohio College Women in Sport and Recreation in 1973) 1946-1976. Arranged by series and within chronologically. Includes constitutions, correspondence, financial reports, convention files, and newsletters. BIOGRAPHIES 1973, 1982-1987, n.d. Arranged chronologically Includes biographical forms completed by members at the time of the 50th anniversary. RUTH HELSEL FILES 1920-1982. Arranged by subject title and within chronologically. Includes files comprised of notes, articles, reports pertaining to women's physical education, health and recreation issues. REPORTS AD HOC COMMITTEE ON STRUCTURE AND CONSTITUTION 1971. Arranged chronologically Includes questionnaire with its results and incoming and outgoing correspondence related to changes in the structure of the organization and its constitution. AD HOC EVALUATION COMMITTEE 1965. Arranged chronologically Includes purpose, evaluation and recommendations in regard to OCA-WPES. TASK FORCE ON THE STRUCTURE OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND ATHLETICS 1974. Arranged chronologically Includes policies and models developed from the study of the relationship between women's intercollegiate athletics and women's physical education programs for colleges and universities in Ohio. TREASURER 1935-1986. Arranged chronologically Includes financial reports containing itemized receipts and expenditures and balances. PRINTED MATERIAL ASSOCIATION FOR INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS FOR WOMEN 1971-1972. Handbook of the Association. MIDWEST ASSOCIATION FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION OF COLLEGE WOMEN 1968-1970, 1974. Arranged chronologically Includes annual report, newsletter and conference program. NEWSLETTERS 1971-1988. Arranged chronologically Includes newsletters of the OCA-WPES which contain conference reports, meeting minutes and other pertinent news. OHIO ASSOCIATION FOR HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND RECREATION 1939, 1969, 1971. Arranged chronologically Includes history of organization, conference program and bulletin OHIO ASSOCIATION FOR INTERCOLLEGIATE SPORTS FOR WOMEN. 1985. Newsletters, bylaws, affiliation list. PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIALS PHOTOGRAPHS n.d. Includes photographs of OCA/WPES conference proceedings.
Inventory	Box 1 Folders Minutes-Executive Board, 1953-1968, 1970-1975 Minutes-Executive Board, 1976-1988 Minutes-Business Meeting, 1936, 1938-1940, 1944, 1947-1965 Minutes-Business Meeting (minutes also in newsletter), 1966, 1968-1987 Constitution and bylaws, 1934-1984 Membership lists, 1935-1969 (scattered holdings) Membership lists, 1970-1984, n.d. Operating codes, 1960-1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1983 Policies, 1940-1977, n.d. Box 2 Folder Correspondence, December 1966, October 1970-December 1971 Correspondence, October-November 1972 Correspondence, February-November 1973 Correspondence, January-December 1974 Correspondence, January-December 1975 Correspondence, January-December 1976 Correspondence, January-November 1977 Correspondence, January 1978-December 1979 Correspondence, January 1980-December 1981 Correspondence, January 1982-December 1983 Correspondence, January 1984-October 1986 Correspondence-treasurer, March 1968-December 1975, n.d. (scattered holdings) Box 3 Folder Annual Conference, 1937-1972 Annual Conference, 1973, 1974 Annual Conference, 1975 Annual Conference, 1976 Annual Conference, 1977-1978 Annual Conference, 1979-1988 Newsletters, 1971-1977 Newsletters, 1978-1981 Newsletters, 1982-1984 Newsletters, 1985-1988 Box 4 Folder Archives/Archivist, 1973-1979 (scattered holdings) Certificates-blank, n.d. Biographies, 1973 Biographies, 1973 Biographies, 1982-1987, n.d. Necrology, 1973-1976 History of the organization, 1973-1975, 1981 OCIS and OAIAW split, 1969-1971 OCIS and OAIAW split, 1972 Treasurer's reports, 1935-1939, 1949-1951, 1954-1986 Ad Hoc Committee on Structure and Constitution, 1971 Ad Hoc Evaluation Committee, 1965 Task Force on the Structure of Physical Education and Athletics report, September 1974 Photographs-OCA/WPES conference, n.d. Ohio Association for Intercollegiate Sports for Women, 1985 Ohio Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation, 1939, 1969, 1971 Midwest Association for Physical Education of College Women, 1968-1970, 1974 Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women Handbook, 1971-1972 Box 5 Folder Athletic and Recreation Federation of Ohio College Women (Changed to Ohio College Women in Sport and Recreation-1973) Constitution, 1950-1974 (scattered holdings) Correspondence (mostly financial), 1950-1956, 1962, 1963, 1968-1974 (scattered holdings) Report of State Advisor, 1964-1965 Convention programs, reports and files, 1946, 1952, 1954, 1955 Convention programs, reports and files, 1956 Convention programs, reports and files, 1957 Convention programs, reports and files, 1958 Convention programs, reports and files, 1959 Convention programs, reports and files, 1960 Convention programs, reports and files, 1961 Convention programs, reports and files, 1962 Box 6 Folder Convention programs, reports and files, 1963 Convention programs, reports and files, 1964 Convention programs, reports and files, 1965 Convention programs, reports and files, 1966 Convention programs, reports and files, 1967 Convention programs, reports and files, 1968 Convention programs, reports and files, 1971, 1973, 1976 Treasurer's ledger/reports, 1948-1962 Newsletters, 1946, 1953-1957, 1963-1965, 1973 An Informative Guide for State Organizations of the Athletic Federation of College Women by Barbara Sprayberry, 1954 Box 7 Folder Articles/Files compiled by Ruth Helsel Archery, 1930-1951, n.d. Basketball and Volleyball, 1960-1961 Dance, 1939, 1949, n.d. First Aid/Water Safety, 1948 Hockey, 1954, 1961, 1963, n.d. Equestrians and horses, 1936, 1939 (includes photographs from Wittenberg and Ohio State) Golf, 1966-1967, n.d. Girls-Sports, 1932-1982, n.d. (scattered holdings) Gymnastics and club exercises, 1924 Grading and credit practices in physical education (BGSU study), 1957 Health Education, 1928-1958, n.d. (scattered holdings) Personal Hygiene, 1929-1930 Box 8 Folder Physical Education/Fitness, 1920, 1934, 1943-1944, 1947 Physical Education/Fitness, 1950-1961, 1964, 1973, n.d. Physical Fitness Institute (Wittenberg and Ohio State), February-March 1943 Posture, 1923, 1942, 1960, n.d. "Whither Are We Bound: A Critical Study of the Woman Sport Movement" by Von Studienrat Walter Kuhn, 1928 A Comparative Study of The Motor Ability of Entering Freshwomen at Wittenberg University during the years 1960, 1962, 1963 and 1964, thesis by Patricia Winifred Tanner Workshop on School Health Education, 1953 Green Meadows Conference Report Certification Standards for Health Education, Physical Education and Interscholastic Sports, 1965 Workshop Proceedings-The Extended Health Education Program for Ohio, September 7-12, 1947 A History of the Midwest Association for Physical Education of College Women, 1917-1957 The Life and Lights of the National Association for Physical Education of College Women (history and newsletter), 1962, December 1968 Report of First Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women Delegate Assembly, held in November 1973 Photograph with Ruth Helsel, Akron Convention, n.d.

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