Ronald Stein World University Games papers

Collection — Box: 1-11

Identifier: 3-4-529

Staff Only

Records, 1988-93, of Ronald H. Stein, a member of the GBAC and WUG Committee, documenting the planning, organization, and marketing of the 1993 World University Games held in Buffalo. Records include minutes, 1988-1992, of the WUGS Board and manuals, guides, and reports from other athletic games, including the 1991 Sheffield University Games that were used as planning aids. Manuals, correspondence, reports, and programs from the Medical and Education Division are included along with World University Games memorabilia. There is the presentation used to bid for the Games, and correspondence and rules books from FISU. Some general World University Games media and team guides and references are included.

Dates

1988-1993

Creator

Stein, Ronald H. (Person)

Language of Materials

Collection material in English.

Terms of Access

The Ronald Stein World University Games papers, 1988-1993, are open for research.

Copyright

Copyright is held by the State University of New York at Buffalo. Researchers must obtain the written permission of the holder(s) of copyright and the University Archives before publishing quotations from materials in the collection. Most papers may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures unless otherwise specified.

Extent

5.5 Linear Feet (11 boxes, 2 videotapes)

Additional Description

Overview

Records, 1988-93, of Ronald H. Stein, a member of the GBAC and WUG Committee, documenting the planning, organization, and marketing of the 1993 World University Games held in Buffalo.

Historical Note

The World University Games, an international athletic, educational, and cultural festival, was held in Buffalo, New York in July 1993. It was the first time the games were held in the United States. The Greater Buffalo Athletic Corporation (GBAC) was formed in 1988 to bid for the games for Buffalo, and was awarded to host the games in 1989 by FISU (Federation Internationale du Sport Universitaire). Ronald Stein, a President for University Advancement and Development of SUNY at Buffalo, was an original committee member of GBAC and in charge of the Education and Medical Divisions of the games.

The World University games are the largest summer athletic event held bi-annually since 1923 in non-Olympic years. Usually university athletes compete in 12 different events while the Commission Pour L'Etude du Sport (CESU) and International Sports Higher Education Conference are held to bring together scholars in sport and physical education, and to promote its cultural literacy and exchange.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in eight series: I. WUGS Board Meetings, II. World University Games General, III. FISU, IV. CESU, V. Medical Committee, VI. Education Division, VII. Goodwill Games 1990, VIII. Sheffield Games 1991.