| Record Group | 030-05-55 |
| Department or Office: | Athletics Department |
| Title: | Office Records |
| Dates: | 1974-2000 (bulk 1993-1999) |
| Size: | 2.5 cubic feet. |
| Arrangement: | Arranged alphabetically by subject title of file folder. |
| History: | The Athletic Department at Central Washington University dates back to 1893 with the introduction of a Physical Culture class at the Washington State Normal School and with the first womens basketball game played in 1895. Throughout the 1890s and early 1900s, the mens and womens basketball teams played local and regional high schools. In 1909 the Normal School hired a part time athletic coach to manage the growing number of sports teams. Later that same year, the mens basketball team played Bellingham Normal School (Western Washington University), making it the first inter-collegiate sporting event in the schools history. The athletics program served as part of the Department of Health and Physical Education until 1983 when it became its own independent department. |
| Contents: | The office records of the Athletics Department at Central Washington University contain correspondence and inter-office memos created or received by the department from 1993 to 2000. The records include contract agreements, program reviews, newspaper clippings (1993-1999), position descriptions (1993-1998), and information on the National Youth Sports Program (1999-2000) at Central. Other topics of interest include Title IX compliance, gender equity issues in the department, NCAA and NAIA affiliation for sports teams, investigations of athletic programs, and related materials on the activities of the department. |
| Restrictions: | Permission of Athletic Department required. |