Syracuse University Rugby Football Club Collection
An inventory of its collection at the Syracuse University Archives
Summary |
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| Creator: | Syracuse University Rugby Football Club. |
| Title: | Syracuse University Rugby Football Club Collection |
| Dates: | 1974-2016 |
| Size: | 5 boxes and 5 trophies (9.2 linear feet) |
| Abstract: | Record books, tournament programs, memorabilia, and alumni materials for the Syracuse University Rugby Football Club |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
University Archives, Special Collections Research Center Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Ave., Suite 600 Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center/university-archives |
Historical Note
The Syracuse University Rugby Football Club (SURFC) was founded in 1969 by John Mauro and Peter Baigent. Though scrappy at first, the Club quickly established itself and by 1973 had won the Upstate Tournament. In 1980, during Mardi Gras Rugby Classic in Louisiana, the team gave itself the name still used today, the Syracuse Hammerheads.
The SURFC is a member of the New York State Rugby Conference and USA Rugby.
Scope and Content Note
The Syracuse University Rugby Football Club Collection comprises memorabilia, including trophies and uniforms, and tournament programs, record books, newsletters, photographs, and team schedules and rosters from the earliest years of the Club through the 2010s. The materials range in purpose from promotional to internal.
This collection includes materials that users may find objectionable due to harmful language. These materials are preserved and presented for their historic and research value. This collection also contains sexually explicit content.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Please note that the collection is housed off-site, and advance notice is required to allow time to have the materials brought to the Reading Room on campus.
Due to their fragile condition and the difficulty in transporting them from their off-site housing, access to the trophies is restricted. Please contact the archivist with any questions.
Use Restrictions
Written permission must be obtained from the Syracuse University Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Related Material
A number of newspaper clippings were separated and placed with the Archives' existing clippings file on the Syracuse University Rugby Football Club.
Additional photographs of the rugby team can be found in the Syracuse University Photograph Collection.
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Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Syracuse University Rugby Football Club Collection,
University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Gift of Barry Glickstein in 2018 and 2019 and of Rick Portine in 2020.
Processing Information
Materials were rehoused in archival folders and boxes.
Finding Aid Information
Created by: Erin Gravley
Date: 2018
Revision history: Aug 2019 - Additional posters added (AS);
October 2020 - Additional photographs, tournament materials, and a trophy added
(KJ);
March 2023 - Content warnings added (HVA)