This series consists of film, video, and photographs of varsity and intramural athletic events and games at Trent University, including rugby, volleyball, soccer, rowing, cycling, skiing, Head of the Trent, and athletic banquets. Series includes photograph albums, print photographs, negatives, and photographs and video stored on CDs, VHS, and other media. See file listing for more details.
Fonds consists of records from the Trent University Athletic Centre, documenting the department's development, its facilities and program offerings, and varsity and intramural sports. Fonds includes records from Paul S.B. Wilson throughout his time as Director (1966-2002). Fonds also consists of records about the growth and development of the Athletics Department including architectural briefs, reports, correspondence, promotional materials, photographs, and slides. There are also many photographs, scrapbooks, and CD’s containing records about intramural, varsity, and community sports. The sports documented include synchronized swimming, rowing, volleyball, basketball, swimming, hockey, squash, soccer, rugby, curling, field hockey, fencing, cycling, and karate. Also included are Michael Treadwell's correspondence and brochures of various racing sailboats, and material gathered from other universities' athletics programs.
Fonds is organized into 6 series: Paul S.B Wilson files; Development of Athletics Department and facilities; Early files on sports and programs; Scrapbooks and newspaper clippings; Videos and photographs of sports teams and events; and Synchronized swimming.
Trent Athletics CentreThis series consists of records documenting swimming team practices, competitions, regulations, and team auditions of the Varsity Synchronized Swim Team at Trent University from 1975-2001. Some files relate to Ontario University Athletics competitions and contain email correspondence, team applications, competition itineraries, results, and expenses. There are approximately 200 photographs documenting the synchronized swimming team practices, competitions, and social gatherings with their coach Donna Burgis and teammates. Also included are 10 cassettes of music used for swimming performances.