Julia R. Grout papers, 1916-1984.

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Julia R. Grout papers, 1916-1984.

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The Julia R. Grout Papers include correspondence, clippings, writings, printed matter, photographs, and other materials related to Grout's professional and personal interests. Topics include Grout's career and retirement; the history of physical education at Duke; comparisons of American and European physical education; physical education for women; Grout's travels to Southern Africa and Europe; and Grout's participation in the Dedication Committee of Baldwin Auditorium at Duke.

500 items (0.75 linear ft.)

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7776899

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Grout, Julia R.

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Julia Rebecca Grout (1898-1984) served as Chairman of the Women's Department of Health and Physical Education at Duke University from 1924 to 1964. From the description of Julia R. Grout papers, 1916-1984. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 60344414 ...

Duke University

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Duke University. Baldwin Auditorium.

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Duke University. Women's Dept. of Physical Education.

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Women have participated in physical education classes at Duke University since at least 1896. Men's and women's physical education was conducted out of the same department, and female students took classes in gymnastics, marching, and calisthenics. In 1924, Julia Jerry R. Grout was named Assistant Director of Physical Education for the department, and she became the Director of the physical education program for women. Soon after she arrived, Grout began to offer women s...