| Kent State University Athletics Contributor(s): Gilgenbach, Cara (Author), Walton, Theresa (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738551767 ISBN-13: 9780738551760 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2008 Annotation: Established in 1910 by the State of Ohio as a teachers' training college, Kent State Normal School rapidly evolved into a major research university during the fi rst half of the 20th century. Kent State University Athletics chronicles the highlights of sports history during the institution's first 100 years. As athletics evolved from its close relation to physical education training and intramural play to varsity intercollegiate programs competing at the Division I level, a number of outstanding athletes, teams, and coaches arose, including several Olympic competitors and future professional athletes. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | History - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi |
| Dewey: 796.043 |
| LCCN: 2007936590 |
| Series: Images of Sports |
| Physical Information: 0.35" H x 6.54" W x 9.21" (0.71 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Ohio |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Established in 1910 by the State of Ohio as a teachers training college, Kent State Normal School rapidly evolved into a major research university during the first half of the 20th century. Kent State University Athletics chronicles the highlights of sports history during the institution s first 100 years. As athletics evolved from its close relation to physical education training and intramural play to varsity intercollegiate programs competing at the Division I level, a number of outstanding athletes, teams, and coaches arose, including several Olympic competitors and future professional athletes." |
Contributor Bio(s): Gilgenbach, Cara: - Cara Gilgenbach heads the Department of Special Collections and Archives in the Kent State University libraries, where she administers the university archives collections, the source of most of the photographs featured in this book. Theresa Walton serves as assistant professor in the School of Exercise, Leisure and Sport at Kent State University, where she teaches a sports history class that uses the archival collection. |