LibGuides: Athletics at Duke University: Physical Education at Duke

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Publications, Reports, Student Papers

Bookhout, Elizabeth C. Fifty Years of Physical Education for Duke Women. Durham: Duke University, 1992. (Bookhout served as chair of the Women's Department of Health and Physical Education from 1967 to 1975.)

Dept. of Health, Physical Education and Recreation Newsletter. Durham: Duke University, 1976-1985 (incomplete run).

Dept. of Health and Physical Education for Men and Dept. of Health and Physical Education for the Woman's College. "Self-Study Report for Southern Association Reaccreditation." Duke University, October 1965. From the Self-Study Steering Committee Records, box 2.

Grout, Julia R. As You Were; or, Forty Years of "Happenings" in the Department of Health and Physical Education, the Woman's College, Duke University 1924-1964. Durham: 1969. (Grout came to Duke in 1924 as Assistant Director of Physical Education and served as chair of the Women's Department of Health and Physical Education from its inception to 1964.)

Krueger, Robert, et al. "Varieties of Learning Experience: A Report Submitted to the Undergraduate Faculty Council." Duke University, March 22, 1968. From the University Reports Reference Collection, box 9. (Proposal #10 discusses Duke's physical education requirement at the time.)

Lessley, Bryan. "Corpore Sano at Duke: Physical Activity Programs in a Liberal Education." History 195/196 Research Paper, 1980. From the Dept. of History Records, box 3.

Archival Collections

The links below will take you to the collection guide for each collection. See the "Introduction" tab of this LibGuide for guidance on accessing these collections.

Wilbur Wade Card Papers, 1876-1943
Trinity College alum Wilbur Wade "Cap" Card served as director of physical education for Trinity College and Trinity Park School from 1902-1948.
Dept. of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation Records, 1932-1986
The Dept. of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (HPER) was created in 1975 by the merger of the Men's and Women's Physical Education Departments.
Julia R. Grout Papers, 1916-1984
Julia Grout (1898-1984) served as Chairman of the Women's Department of Health and Physical Education at Duke University from 1924 to 1964. Her papers include correspondence, clippings, writings, printed matter, photographs, and other materials related to her professional and personal interests. Many of the writings, in particular, explore Grout's views on the importance of physical education for women in general and at Duke.
Women's Department of Health and Physical Education Records, 1923-1976
The Women's Department of Health and Physical Education was responsible for providing required physical education courses for the students of Duke's Woman's College, overseeing recreational and athletic activities, and providing a major in physical education. Major topics include the curriculum and administration of the department, student attitudes toward P.E., the attempt to build or renovate the gymnasium facility for women, the eventual merging of the Women's and Men's departments, and the effect of Title IX on women's athletics. Photographs of female students participating in P. E. activities are also included.

In addition, there is some information on the Department of Physical Education and P.E. facilities in: