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COLLECTION SUMMARY
Title:
Athletic
Department, Cuba Trip collection
Dates:
1975-1977 (bulk 1977)
Creator:
Athletic Department, South Dakota State University
Physical
description:
0.21 linear feet—1
container, 4 audio reels, 1 audio cassette
Collection
number:
UA 46.1
Language:
Collection material
mainly in English with some in Spanish.
Repository:
South Dakota State
University Archives, Hilton M. Briggs Library, South Dakota State
University, Brookings, S.D.
Abstract: Collection
composed of
material related to a 1977 trip to Cuba arranged by Sen. George
McGovern in which five members of the South Dakota State University
basketball team were a part.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Provenance:
The bulk of this collection was found in the archives stacks in the
fall of 1997. There is no indication of where they came from or how
they came to be here.
Access
Restrictions: This
collection is open to research without restriction.
Items in this collection do
not circulate and may be used in-house only.
Copyright Status:
Copyright
2008 by South Dakota State University and SDSU Archives. Please
credit the SDSU Archives if you copy or reproduce material from this
finding aid.
It is the responsibility of anyone reproducing
material to determine the copyright holders and obtain permission
from them if necessary. Archives staff will provide available
copyright information on request. Please note that most collections,
especially those received before 1997, may not have complete
information on file. (Revised 15 SEP 2003)
Preferred citation:
[Identification of item]. Athletic Department, Cuba Trip
collection, UA 46.1, South Dakota State University Archives, South
Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D.
Processing
information:
The material was left in much the same order as found, although
whether any preliminary processing occurred is questionable. The
large numbers of newspaper clippings were copied and the originals
discarded.
This collection was processed by Crystal J. Gamradt
on May 8, 1998 with revisions on November 4, 2008 (cjg).
SELECTED SEARCH TERMS
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection
in the subject guide.
They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or
location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein.
Persons:
Subjects:
BACKGROUND NOTE
The five members of the South Dakota State University
[SDSU] basketball team took part in a 1977 trip to Cuba as part of a
South Dakota Delegation. The first mention of such a trip to Cuba
came after Sen. George McGovern’s 1975 trip to that country. Dave
Martin, the SDSU sport’s director, was in contact with Sen. McGovern
almost immediately after his return from Cuba, interested in what
sorts of sports exchanges would be possible with the broadening of
relations with the communist country. Despite the numerous
diplomatic troubles requisite in such an exchange, by March of 1977
plans for such a trip were well underway. Due perhaps to the
continuing influence of Sen. McGovern and Sen. James Abourezk, the
trip became a joint venture between the University of South Dakota
and South Dakota State University, and was finally taken on April.
4-8 1977. Twenty people were a part of the South Dakota delegation,
among them five students and five advisors from SDSU.
SCOPE AND CONTENTS NOTE
This collection is composed of material related to
the undertaking of such a trip. Much of the material contained here
includes the media surrounding the event. There are numerous
clippings and excerpts from radio spots highlighting the event.
Some of the correspondence is interesting, as it shows the earliest
stages of the trip. Much of the planning material for this event
seems to be lost, however.
ARRANGEMENT of the RECORDS
Folders are arranged
in alphabetical order.
Box 1.
|
Folder |
Description |
Dates |
|
1 |
Audio Tape outline [Cuban Stories] |
1977 April 4-8 |
|
2 |
Correspondence |
1975-1977 |
|
3 |
Fidel Castro and George McGovern |
1977 |
|
4 |
Granma - Havana, Cuba newspaper |
1977 April 5 |
|
5 |
Miscellaneous memoranda |
[n.d.] |
|
6 |
Newspaper clippings - National |
1977 April |
|
7 |
Newspaper clippings - South Dakota |
1977 March-April |
|
8 |
Newspaper clippings - Unknown |
[n.d.] |
|
9 |
Press releases |
1977 |
|
10 |
Rosters |
1977 |
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