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Allen, Mary Beth. |
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Sports, Exercise, and Fitness: A Guide to Reference and Information Sources. |
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Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited, 2005. |
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Location: Social Science Reference Center (SSRC) |
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Call Number: GV704.A55 2005 |
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Annoted bibliography on specific sports, the Olympics, and fitness activities. |
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Ambast, Ravi, U.C. Gupta, J.P. Sharma, Narendra Kumar, and K.C. Shekar, eds. |
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Sports Encyclopaedia. |
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New Delhi, India: Khel Sahitya Kendra, 2007. |
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Location: Social Science Reference Center (SSRC) |
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Call Number: GV567.S667 2007 |
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Volume 1 includes track and field, badminton, basketball, cricket, and cycling. Volume 2 includes hockey, diving, swimming, skating, and pole vaulting. Volume 3 includes soccer, volleyball, table tennis, tennis, and wicket-keeping. |
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Arlott, John, ed. |
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The Oxford Companion to World Sports and Games.. |
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London and New York: Oxford University Press, 1975 . |
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Location: General/Humanities Reference Collection, Trustees Reading Room (DR) |
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Call Number: GV207 .O93 |
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An illustrated dictionary of sport, excluding hunting, fishing, and board and table games, this resource is concerned primarily with those sports-and their participating athletes-that are televised, although ancient sports that were significant to the development of modern sports are also included. Many of the entries also include a short bibliography. |
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Bartlett, Roger, Chris Gratton, and Christer G. Rolf. |
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Encyclopedia of International Sports Studies. |
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Routledge, 2005. |
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Location: Social Science Reference Center (SSRC) |
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Call Number: GV558.E527 2006 |
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Three volume set focusing on the academic study of sport. |
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Cross, Gary S., editor in chief |
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Encyclopedia of Recreation and Leisure |
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Farmington Hills, MI : Charles Scribner's Sons, 2004. |
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Location: Social Science Reference Center (SSRC) |
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Call Number: GV53 .E53 2004 |
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Entries not limited to subjects like gardening and football but also include less obvious topics such as smoking, senior leisure lifestyles and beauty culture. Each brief entry includes a bibliography. |
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Cuddon, J. A. |
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The International Dictionary of Sports and Games. |
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New York: Schocken Books, 1980. |
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Location: General/Humanities Reference Collection, Trustees Reading Room (DR) |
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Call Number: GV567 .C8 |
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With the layperson as its target audience, this is a historical dictionary of major and some minor sports and games and international sports organizations with a selection of technical and colloquial terms. The dictionary does not include biographical entries or bibliographical references.
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Deardorff, Donald L., II. |
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Sports: A Reference Guide and Critical Commentary, 1980-1999. |
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Westport, Conn. and London: Greenwood Press, 2000. |
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Location: General/Humanities Reference Collection, Trustees Reading Room (DR) |
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Call Number: GV704 .D42 2000 |
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An excellent source on sport history, this purpose of this resource is to introduce the researcher to the issues and theories of sport scholarship. The focus is primarily American competitive sport and includes essays such as "Sport and American history," "Sports: Business and Law," and "Sport and Gender." Each essay is followed by an extensive bibliography and a list of relevant sport periodicals. |
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Delahunty, Andrew. |
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Talking Balls: A Guide to the Language of Sport. |
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Great Britain: Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 2006. |
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Location: Social Science Reference Center (SSRC) |
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Call Number: GV706.8.D45 2006 |
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Dictionary of Sport and Exercise Science |
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United Kingdom: Black, A & C, 2006 |
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Location: Social Science Reference Center (SSRC) |
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Call Number: GV558 .D525 2006 |
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Franck, Irene M. & David M. Brownstone |
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Famous First Facts About Sports. |
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New York: H.W. Wilson, 2001. |
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Location: Social Science Reference Center (SSRC) |
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Call Number: GV571 .F73 2001 |
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Hickok, Ralph. |
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The Encyclopedia of North American Sports History. |
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2nd. ed. New York: Facts on File, 2002. |
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Location: Social Science Reference Center (SSRC) |
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Call Number: GV567 .H518 2002 |
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Higgs, Robert J. |
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Sports: A Reference Guide. |
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Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, 1996. |
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Location: General/Humanities Reference Collection, Trustees Reading Room (DR) |
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Call Number: GV704 .H53 1982 |
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A guide to sources on sport history, this purpose of this resource is to introduce the researcher to the issues and theories of sport scholarship. The focus is primarily American competitive sport, although the author does discuss foreign influences and uses foreign sports as a point of comparison. Sports: A Reference Guide and Critical Commentary, 1980-1999.(cited above) is an updated edition of this guide.
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Levinson, David & Karen Christensen, eds. |
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Berkshire Encyclopedia of World Sport. |
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Great Barrington, Mass.: Berkshire, 2005. |
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Location: Social Science Reference Center (SSRC) |
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Call Number: GV567.B48 2005 |
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Three volume set of long, signed entries on aspects of sports including college, culture, events, health and fitness, media, industry, society, venues, and youth. |
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Levinson, David & Karen Christensen, eds. |
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Encyclopedia of World Sport: From Ancient Times to the Present. |
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Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, 1996. |
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Location: General/Humanities Reference Collection, Trustees Reading Room (DR) |
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Call Number: GV567 .E56 1996 |
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The stated purpose of this three-volume encyclopedia was to assemble information about the history of sport and its role as a societal institution from ancient to present time. All entries are signed and include rather long bibliographies.
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Malcolm, Dominic |
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Sage Dictionary of Sports Studies. |
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Los Angeles, Calif.: Sage, 2008. |
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Location: Social Science Reference Center (SSRC) |
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Call Number: GV567.M335 2008 |
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Examines the sociological aspects of sports. |
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Menke, Frank Grant |
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The Encyclopedia of Sports. |
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4th ed.Edited by Roger Treat. South Brunswick, N.J.: A.S. Barnes, 1969. |
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Location: General/Humanities Reference Collection, Trustees Reading Room |
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Call Number: GV11 .M4 1969 |
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Surprisingly comprehensive, this encyclopedia focuses on both competitive and blood sports, like angling and hunting. It also includes information on amateur and collegiate men's and women's athletics, in addition to men's professional sports. |
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Rooney, John F. Jr. and Richard Pillsbury. |
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Atlas of American Sport. |
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New York: Macmillan Pub., Co., 1992. |
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Location: Firestone Library |
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Call Number: Oversize G1202.E63 R6 1992f |
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Sports Factfinder |
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Edinburgh: Chambers, 2005. |
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Location: Social Science Reference Center (SSRC) |
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Call Number: GV567.F33 2005 |
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Each entry provides a description of the sport's origin, main features, rules, and major results. |
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Sport Discus |
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(online) 1830- |
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Location: ONLINE |
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Call Number: |
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Covering sports medicine, exercise physiology, biomechanics, psychology, training, coaching, physical education and fitness, and other sport-related topics, this database is international in scope, making it a standard resource for academic sports research. In addition to journal articles, SPORT Discus also indexes dissertation and books.
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Draayer, I., et al., eds. |
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Sport Bibliography. |
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8 vols. Ottawa: Sport Information Resource Centre, 1981-1982. |
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Location: General/Humanities Reference Collection, Trustees Reading Room (DR) |
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Call Number: Z7511 .xS68 |
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Gratch, Bonnie, Betty Chan, and Judith Lingenfelter, comps. |
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Sports and Physical Education: A Guide to the Reference Resources. |
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Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1983. |
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Location: General/Humanities Reference Collection, Trustees Reading Room (DR) |
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Call Number: Z7511 .G7 1983 |
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Herron, Nancy L., ed. |
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The Leisure Literature: A Guide to Sources in Leisure Studies, Fitness, Sports, and Travel. |
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Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1992. |
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Location: General/Humanities Reference Collection, Trustees Reading Room (DR) |
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Call Number: Z7511 .L37 1992 |
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Jones, Donald G. and Elaine L. Daly |
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Sports Ethics in America: A Bibliography, 1970-1990. |
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New York, N.Y.: Greenwood Press, 1992. |
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Location: Firestone Library |
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Call Number: Z7514.M66 J66 1992 |
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International Sport: A Bibliography. |
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London and Portland, Ore.: F. Cass, 2003-. |
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Location: Social Science Reference Center (SSRC) |
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Call Number: GV571 .I65 |
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Current supplements to the monograph International Sport: A Bibliography, 1995-1999. |
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Shoebridge, Michele, ed. |
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Information Sources in Sport and Leisure. |
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London and New York: Bowker-Saur, 1991 |
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Location: Firestone Library |
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Call Number: Z7511 .S48 1991 |
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The Blue Book of College Athletics for Senior, Junior & Community Colleges.
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Montgomery, Ala.: Athletic Publishing Co., 1991-. |
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Location: General/Humanities Reference Collection, Trustees Reading Room (DR) |
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Call Number: GV741 .B53 |
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A directory of college athletic administrators and varsity men's and women's coaches at American colleges and universities.
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The ...ESPN Information Please Sports Almanac. |
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Boston, Mass.: Information Please LLC; New York: Hyperion ESPN Books, 1997-. |
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Location: General/Humanities Reference Collection, Trustees Reading Room (DR) |
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Call Number: GV741 .I58 (current issue) |
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Although focused primarily on men's professional baseball, basketball, football, and baseball, this almanac also includes statistical information for collegiate men's football, basketball, hockey and other minor sports, like auto racing, tennis, golf, soccer; women's professional basketball; women's collegiate basketball and minor sports; and for the Olympics. There are also obituaries.
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Gelbert, Doug. |
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Sports Halls of Fame: A Directory of Over 100 Sports Museums in the United States. |
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Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co., 1992. |
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Location: Firestone Library |
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Call Number: Z7514.M66 J66 1992 |
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The National Directory of College Athletics. |
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Men's ed. Amarillo, Tex.: R. Franks Pub. Ranch, 1976/1977-. |
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Location: General/Humanities Reference Collection, Trustees Reading Room (DR) |
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Call Number: GV561 .xN322 |
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A directory of men's college athletics, this resources includes such information as a historical list of national championship winners in varsity sports for Division I, II, and III colleges and universities; a list of the varsity sports currently played at Division I, II, and III colleges and universities; and addresses of various colleges sports organizations and conferences.
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The National Directory of College Athletics. |
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Women's ed. Amarillo, Tex.: R. Franks Pub. Ranch, 1976/1977-. |
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Location: General/Humanities Reference Collection, Trustees Reading Room (DR) |
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Call Number: GV439 .N35 |
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A directory of women's college athletics, this resources includes such information as a historical list of national championship winners in varsity sports for Division I, II, and III colleges and universities; a list of the varsity sports currently played at Division I, II, and III colleges and universities; and addresses of various colleges sports organizations and conferences.
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Sports Market Place. |
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Princeton, N.J.: Sportsguide, 1984-. |
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Location: General/Humanities Reference Collection, Trustees Reading Room (DR) |
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Call Number: HD9992.U5 S666 (current issue) |
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Sports Phone Book USA. |
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Detroit, Mich.: Omnigraphics, Inc., 1998-. |
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Location: General/Humanities Reference Collection, Trustees Reading Room (DR) |
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Call Number: GV583 .S72 (1998 ed.) |
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