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Rice University Southwest Conference Faculty Representative records (Jim Castaneda)

 Collection
Identifier: UA 0152
Finding aid note: Stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, reports, and publications revealing Rice Institute / Rice University’s athletics programs and participation in regional athletics conferences.

Dates

  • 1940-2007

Creator

Access Restrictions

This material is open for research.

Conditions Governing Access

Stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.

Use Restrictions

Permission to publish from the SWC Representative records, UA 152, must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.

Biographical / Historical

The Southwest Conference (SWC) was a college athletic conference in the United States that became defunct in May of 1996. It consisted of schools in the states of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas. Jim Castaneda, Rice faculty member and golf coach, served as the Faculty Representative for the SWC. In 1997 the official records of the conference from 1914 to 1996 were moved from Dallas to the campus of Texas Tech University, becoming part of the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library. The archive also contains an extensive assortment of images and memorabilia from each member university. Rice University moved to the Western Athletic Conference when SWC closed, and is now a member of Conference USA. Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports. C-USA was founded in 1995 by the merger of the Metro Conference and Great Midwest Conference, two Division I conferences that did not sponsor football. The conference immediately started competition in all sports, including football. [Partially excerpted from wikipedia, July 10, 2007. ]

Extent

36 Linear Feet (36 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Overview

Correspondence, reports, and publications revealing Rice Institute / Rice University’s athletics programs and participation in regional athletics conferences.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transferred from Jim Castaneda, 1998 and 2007-2008.

Subjects

Record Groups

Related Names

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Rice University Southwest Conference Faculty Representative records (Jim Castaneda), 1940-2007
Status
Completed
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository

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Contact:
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA

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