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Henry Walter Crowe, Jr. Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS382

  • Staff Only

Abstract

This collection is made up of recruitment letters, schedules, and itineraries for the Georgia Tech football team, dating from the mid-1920s.

Dates

  • 1924-1927

Creator

General Physical Description note

(one half-size document case)

Restrictions: Access

None.

Restrictions: Use

Permission to publish materials from this collection must be obtained from the Head of Archives and Special Collections.

Extent

0.2 Linear Feet

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of an itinerary for the freshman football Georgia Tech-Florida game from 1924; a recruitment letter for the freshman football team, a schedule for varsity and freshman football from the same year, and a letter from Douglas Wycoff encouraging participation, all dating from 1925; and two letters from 1927, one from Ed Crowley and one from W. A. Alexander, to the candidates for the varsity football team.

Biography of Henry Walter Crowe, Jr.

Henry Walter Crowe, Jr. attended Georgia Tech between 1924 and about 1927. He is listed in the 1925 Blue Print, the college yearbook, as a member of the freshman class and as a member of the freshman football team for the 1924 season. In the following yearbook, his name appears in the list of sophomore students, but he is not listed as a member of the football team. In 1927, he is again listed as a member of the sophomore class. No mention of Crowe's name occurs in subsequent volumes of the yearbook.

Other Finding Aids

A print copy of this finding aid is available in the Georgia Tech Archives reading room.

Provenance

Donation, 1992; accession number 1992.1103.

General Physical Description note

(one half-size document case)

Processing Information

Christine de Catanzaro processed these papers in May 2011.

Title
Inventory of the Henry Walter Crowe, Jr. Papers, 1924-1927
Subtitle
MS382
Status
Completed
Author
Christine de Catanzaro
Date
Copyright May 2011.
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid is written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Archives and Special Collections, Library, Georgia Institute of Technology Repository

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