Student Athletes at Rice materials

Collection

Identifier: UA 0398

Staff Only

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

The holdings consist of camera tapes and their logs, as well as related papers documenting Rice University Baseball, Women’s basketball, and Football games from the years 2003-2004, as well as interviews and footage featuring players from the teams.

Dates

Creation: 2003 - 2004

Creator

Rice University (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

This material is open for research.

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

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from these papers must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library.

The Woodson Research Center use policy is that researchers assume sole responsibility for any infringement of privacy, literary rights, copyrights, or other rights arising from their use of the archival materials. In addition to any restrictions placed by donors, certain kinds of archival materials are restricted for the life of the creator plus 50 years. These materials include, but are not limited to, student grades, transcripts, and any job applications or recommendations.

Biographical / Historical

The Rice Owls baseball team represents Rice University in the NCAA Division I Conference USA, playing its home games at Reckling Park on the Rice campus in Houston, Texas. In the past, the team participated in the Southwest Conference and the Western Atlantic Conference--in which the team won nine regular season titles from 1997 to 2005. The team has participated in every tournament since 1995, led by head coach Wayne Graham, whose 953 victories over 21 seasons make him both the most successful and longest-tenured coach in Rice history.

In 2003, when many of the tapes were recorded, the Rice baseball team won the national championship, the first national title that Rice had ever won.

Coached by Cristy McKinney, the Rice Owls women’s basketball team competes in the NCAA Division I Conference USA, and plays home games at Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston, Texas.

The Rice Owls Football team plays in the NCAA Division I college football Conference USA, led by head coach Ken Hatfield. Home games are played at Rice Stadium, built in 1950.

Extent

2 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The collection consists of camera tapes and their logs, as well as related papers documenting Rice University Baseball, Women’s basketball, and Football games from the years 2003-2004, as well as interviews and footage featuring players from the teams.