Athletic Association records, Series 2: Scrapbooks, 1892-1991

Summary

Creator:
University of Georgia. Athletic Association
Date:
1892-1991
Extent:
21.50 Linear Feet (22 boxes)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Athletic Association records, UA0055, University of Georgia Archives, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The scrapbooks series consists of more than forty-five scrapbooks capturing nearly a century of UGA athetlic history. These collections of clippings, photographs, tickets, and souvenirs were created by athletes and fans alike. Football is the most widely represented sport in the collection, but baseball, basketball, and swimming are also featured, and the 1940s-1960s is the most heavily documented time period.

Biographical / historical:

The University of Georgia Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I and are members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The official mascot is an English bulldog named Uga, (derived from an abbreviation of the University of Georgia), while the costumed character version of Uga is Hairy Dawg. The Bulldog name has its origins in a 1920 Atlanta Constitution article by sportswriter Morgan Blake, who cited the animal's dignity and ferocity.

The University of Georgia sponsors nineteen sports – baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, women's equestrian, football, men's and women's golf, women's gymnastics, women's soccer, softball, men's and women's swimming and diving, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's track, and women's volleyball. Those 19 teams have won a combined 41 national championships (including 28 NCAA championships) and 151 Southeastern Conference championships through the end of the 2013–14 school year.

For more information on the history of UGA's athletic programs, see http://www.georgiadogs.com/ot/geo-history.html.

Access and use restrictions

Preferred citation:

Athletic Association records, UA0055, University of Georgia Archives, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.