Below are archives, libraries, and museums for sports history.
For additional resources, see History: Archives, Libraries,
and Museums. To search for archival materials, use the resources at History:
Archival Resources.
Tillinghast Association
Established to share the research on and knowledge of A. W. Tillinghast. Biography, pictures, golf course designs, list of courses designed, etc.
Tucker
Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport
Studies the effect of sport, recreation and physical activity on the lives
of girls and women. Newsletter, links to and information on women's sports
organizations
Women's
Sports Foundation
National nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing opportunities for
girls and women in sports and fitness. Grants, scholarships, statistics,
general information.
Sometimes you
may need some information to get more familiar with your topic. Below are
some materials that can provide background on topics in sports history. Additional resources are listed at History: Background.
Ancient
Olympics (Perseus Project)
Ancient and modern Olympc sports, athletes' stories, links to other sites,
etc.
Cashmore, Ernest. Sports Culture: an A-Z Guide. New York: Routledge, 2000. HUNT REF-1 GV706.5 .C383 2000
Christensen,
Karen, Allen Guttmann, and Gertrud Pfister, eds. International Encyclopedia
of Women and Sports. 3 vols. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, c2001.
HUNT REF-1 GV709 .I58 2001
Gibbs, Marilyn J. and Claudius W. Griffin. "Physical Fitness." In Handbook of American Popular Culture, edited by M. Thomas Inge, v. 2, pp. 925-955. New York: Greenwood Press, 1989.
HUNT REF-1 E169.1 .H2643 1989
Goldstein,
Warren. "Sports in the Twentieth Century." in Encyclopedia of American
Social History, edited by Mary Kupiec Cayton, Elliott J. Gorn,
and Peter W. Williams, v. 3, pp. 1643-1656. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1993.
HUNT REF-1 HN57 .E58 1993
GolfCourse.com: The Golf Magazine Golf course Guide.
Browse or search for a golf course. Includes date course built, designer, and sometimes additional history of golf courses.
Gorn, Elliott
J. "Sports Through the Nineteenth Century." in Encyclopedia of American
Social History, edited by Mary Kupiec Cayton, Elliott J. Gorn,
and Peter W. Williams, v. 3, pp. 1627-1542. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1993.
HUNT REF-1 HN57 .E58 1993
Green, Thomas
A., ed. Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia. 2 vols. Santa
Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, 2001.
HUNT REF-1 GV1101 .M29 2001
Higgs, Robert
J. "Sports." in Handbook of American Popular Culture, edited by
M. Thomas Inge, v. 3, pp. 1277-1296. New York: Greenwood Press, Inc., 1989.
HUNT REF-1 E169.1 .H2643 1989
Kirsch, George B., Othello Harris, and Claire E. Nolte, eds.
Encyclopedia of Ethnicity and Sports in the United States. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2000. HUNT REF-1 GV709.5 .E83 2000
Levinson,
David, and Karen Christensen. Encyclopedia of World Sport: From
Ancient Times to the Present. 3 vols. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO,
c1996.
HUNT REF-1 GV567 .E56 1996
Light, Jonathan
Fraser. The Cultural Encyclopedia of Baseball. Jefferson,
N.C.: McFarland, c1997.
HUNT REF-1 GV862.3 .L54 1997
Mitchell, Nicole. Encyclopedia of Title IX and Sports. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2007. HUNT REF-1 GV709.18 .U6 M58 2007
Nelson, Murry R. Encyclopedia of Sports in America: a History from Foot Races to Extreme Sports. 2 vols. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2009. HUNT REF-1 GV583 .E64 2009
Sherrow, Victoria.
Encyclopedia of Women and Sports. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO,
c1996. HUNT REF-1 GV709 .S44 1996
Sparhawk,
Ruth M. ... [et al.]., comps. American Women in Sport, 1887-1987:
A 100-year Chronology. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1989.
HUNT REF-1 GV583 .A64 1989
Markoe, Arnie. The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives. Sports Figures.
2 vols. New York: C. Scribner's Sons, c2002.
HUNT REF-1 GV697 .A1 S42 2002
Member List (World Golf Hall of Fame)
Biographies of World Golf Hall of Fame members.
Orodenker,
Richard, ed. American Sportswriters and Writers on Sport. Vol. 241,
Dictionary of Literary Biography. Detroit: Gale Group, c2001.
HUNT REF-1 PS21 .D5 VOL. 241
Porter, David
L., ed. Biographical Dictionary of American Sports. Outdoor Sports.
New York: Greenwood Press, c1988.
HUNT REF-1 GV697.A1 B49 1988
Porter, David
L., ed. Biographical Dictionary of American Sports. 1989-1992. Supplement
for Baseball, Football, Basketball, and Other Sports. New York:
Greenwood Press, 1992.
HUNT REF-1 GV697.A1 B494 1992
Porter, David
L., ed. Biographical Dictionary of American Sports. 1992-1995. Supplement
for Baseball, Football, Basketball, and Other Sports. Westport,
Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1995.
HUNT REF-1 GV697.A1 B494 1995
Riley, James
A. The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues.
New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers/Richard Gallen, 1994.
HUNT REF-1 GV865.A1 R473 1994
Below are some
databases and print indexes that you can use to find books and articles on
sports history topics. For a more complete listing of those relevant to History,
see History: Databases and Indexes.
Academic OneFile (Carnegie Mellon users only)
ca. 1980-present (updated daily).
Citations to and some full text of journal articles in all fields. Search by keyword or use the Subject Guide and then select Narrow by Subdivision to browse. All major sports golf, tennis, football, soccer, ice hockey are subject headings. Indexing and some full text to: Golf Digest (1998-present), Golf Magazine (1980-present), and Baseball Research Journal (2000-present).
America: History and Life (Carnegie Mellon users only)
1964-present (updated monthly).
Citations and some abstracts to journal articles, dissertations, and
book and media reviews on United States and Canadian history from prehistory to the present. Covers all historical topics, including foreign policy, and a variety of disciplines including popular culture, gender studies, anthropology, literature and folklore, etc. Indexes such journals as Journal of Sport History, Sport History Review, Nine and Sports Historian. Also has a non-US history counterpart Historical Abstracts. You can also search America: History and Life and Historical Abstracts simultaneously.
Historical Abstracts (Carnegie Mellon users only) 1967-present (Updated monthly).
Citations and some abstracts of journal articles, books, and dissertations on world history from 1450 to the present (excluding the United States and Canada). It covers all historical topics, including foreign policy, and a variety of disciplines including religion, gender studies, anthropology, political science, etc. Indexes such journals as European Sports History Review, British Journal of Sports History, and Sports Historian. Also has a U. S. and and Canadian history counterpart, America: History and Life. You can also search America: History and Life and Historical Abstracts simultaneously.
Proquest Central (Carnegie Mellon users only) ca. 1980s-present (updated daily)
Citations to and some full text of journal and newspaper articles in all fields.
Readers' Guide Retrospective (Carnegie Mellon users only) 1890-1982.
Online versions of the print index Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature. These databases contain citations to popular magazine and journal articles in all subject areas, including sports. Includes indexing of: Sport (1978-1982), Sports Illustrated (1961-1983), and Skiing (1978-1982).
If full text links for journal articles are not provided, click on to see retrieval options. This is only for journal article citations, and may not be available in all databases. Otherwise, use the library catalog to see if materials are in the Carnegie Mellon University Libraries. If they aren't, you can use the ILLiad, our interlibrary loan service, to obtain the material.
Below are major journals in sports history. Use the library catalog
and the Find e-journal list to search for other journal titles in the Carnegie Mellon University Libraries,
or use the databases listed above to find journal articles on particular topics.
For additional titles, see History: Journals.
American Golfer (LA84 Foundation)
Full text: 1908-1920
Available via the Search Page of the LA84 Foundation
Digital Archive Periodicals and Series (LA84 Foundation)
Digitized copies of scholarly journals, proceedings and series publications, as well as non-scholarly sports magazines and reviews. To find specific articles, use the Search page
Golf Digest (Carnegie Mellon users only)
Full text: 1998-present.
Golf Magazine (Carnegie Mellon users only)
Full text: 1983-present.
Golf World Print: v. 44, 1991-present. HUNT JOUR-3
Journal
of Sport History
Full text: 1974-1997.
Available: Search
Page of LA84 Foundation. Journal
of Sport History
Print: v.15, 1988-present.
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North
American Society for Sport History. Proceedings.
Full text: 1973-1997.
Available: Search
Page of LA84 Foundation. North
American Society for Sport History. Proceedings.
Print: 1988-92, 1994-present.
HUNT STACKS-4 796.09 N86P
Olympic
Review
Full text: 1984-1994. Olympic
Review
Available: Search
Page of the LA84 Foundation.
Sports Illustrated (Carnegie Mellon users only)
Full text: v. 58, 1983-present. Sports Illustrated
Print: Kept one year
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Brenner, Morgan
G. College Basketball's National Championships: The Complete Record of
Every Tournament Ever Played. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 1999.
HUNT REF-1 GV885.45 .B74 1999
Diamond, Dan. Total Hockey: the Official Encyclopedia of the National Hockey League. Kingston, N.Y.: Total Sports Pub., c2000. HUNT REF-1 GV847 .T66 2000
Gaschnitz,
K. Michael. Professional Sports Statistics: A North American Team-By-Team
and Major Non-Team Events, Year-by-year Reference, 1876 Through 1996.
Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co., c1997.
HUNT REF-1 GV581 .G37 1997
The
Great American Baseball Stat Book. New York, NY: HarperPerennial,
c1993.
HUNT REF-1 GV877 .G74
Major League
Baseball Properties, Inc. and the Editors of The Baseball Encyclopedia,
comps. The Official Major League Baseball ... Stat Book.
New York: Collier Book/Macmillan Pub. Co., 1991.
HUNT REF-1 GV877 .O46
Wright, Marshall
D. Nineteenth Century Baseball: Year-by-year Statistics for the
Major League Teams, 1871 Through 1900. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland
& Co., c1996.
HUNT REF-1 GV863.A1 W752 1996
to see retrieval options. This is only for journal article citations, and may not be available in all databases. Otherwise, use the library catalog to see if materials are in the Carnegie Mellon University Libraries. If they aren't, you can use the ILLiad, our interlibrary loan service, to obtain the material.