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Slater, Colby E. Colby E. "Babe" Slater collection, 1906-2001, (bulk 1917-1957).

Title: Colby E. "Babe" Slater collection, 1906-2001, (bulk 1917-1957).

Collection contains correspondence, diaries, publications, emphemera, photographic material, and realia. Most of the collection pertains to Slater and the United States Rugby Team winning gold medals at the Olympic Games in Antwerp, Belgium (1920) and Paris (1924). The collection also includes material related to the history of the University of California, Davis; the First World War, agriculture, and Yolo County, California.

ArchivalResource: 5.3 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/56206172 View

Rawson, Charles A., 1867-1936. Rawson, Charles A. papers, 1918-1924.

Title: Rawson, Charles A. papers, 1918-1924.

Papers, primarily correspondence related to political and business activities of Iowa Republican Charles A. Rawson.

ArchivalResource: 3.75 linear ft. (8 archives boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50181349 View

William L. Rogers photograph album and papers, 1924-1991

Title: William L. Rogers photograph album and papers 1924-1991

Album contains photographs, clippings, programs, and memorabilia pertaining to the American rugby team in the 1924 Olympics held in Paris, France. In addition to the games, the photos document the team's voyage to France, tour through England, and excursions in France. Many of the clippings are from French newspapers. Other items in the collection include articles on the 1924 team, 1988-91, biographical articles on Rogers, 1986-88, and correspondence with Norman Cleaveland regarding his football career at Stanford and the 1924 Olympic rugby team (of which he was also a member), 1984.

ArchivalResource: 0.5 linear foot

http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt800038kv View

Handy, Jamison, 1886-1983. Jam Handy Organization records, 1894-1984

Title: Jam Handy Organization records, 1894-1984

Collection includes Jamison (Jam.) Handy papers covering his personal life, athletic life and business career.

ArchivalResource: 9 linear ft. (17 boxes, 1 extra large manuscript)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/547043600 View

Rogers, William L. William L. Rogers photograph album and miscellaneous papers, 1924-1991.

Title: William L. Rogers photograph album and miscellaneous papers, 1924-1991.

Album contains photographs, clippings, programs, and memorabilia pertaining to the American rugby team in the 1924 Olympics held in Paris, France. In addition to the games, the photos document the team's voyage to France, tour through England, and excursions in France. Many of the clippings are from French newspapers. Other items in the collection include articles on the 1924 team, 1988-91, biographical articles on Rogers, 1986-88, and correspondence with Norman Cleaveland regarding his football career at Stanford and the 1924 Olympic rugby team (of which he was also a member), 1984.

ArchivalResource: .5 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/703841958 View

Gourdin, Edward O. (Edward Orval), 1898-1966. Edward Gourdin collection, [19--].

Title: Edward Gourdin collection, [19--].

Correspondence, printed material, photographs, clippings, and scrapbooks.

ArchivalResource: 6 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70973165 View

The Colby E. "Babe" Slater Collection, 1906-2001, (bulk 1917-1957)

Title: The Colby E. "Babe" Slater Collection, 1906-2001 (bulk 1917-1957)

Colby E. "Babe" Slater (1896-1965) graduated from the University Farm School (now the University of California, Davis) in 1917. He served with the United States Army Medical Corps in France during the First World War. An outstanding athlete, Slater won Olympic gold medals for rugby in 1920 and 1924. Around 1927, he bought land in Clarksburg, California where he farmed for many years. Slater was active in organizations associated with athletics; agriculture; the University of California, Davis; and Yolo County, California. The Colby E. "Babe" Slater Collection (1906-2001, bulk 1917-1957) contains correspondence, diaries, publications, ephemera, photographic material, and realia. Most of the collection pertains to Slater and the United States Olympic Rugby Team winning gold medals at the Olympic Games in Antwerp, Belgium (1920) and Paris (1924). The collection also includes material related to the history of the University of California, Davis; the First World War; agriculture; and the history of Yolo County, California.

ArchivalResource: 5.3 linear feet

http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt5p3020w9 View