Athletics programmes and printed publications collected by Wilf Morgan during the course of his athletics career. The collection includes a number of athletics programmes detailing events held in the Midlands as well as some European Championships, World Championships and Olympic Games. Wilf Morgan is listed as a competitor in some programmes. In addition, the collection includes a small number of printed publications comprising club and event histories, Olympic Games reports; an undated IAAF directory; and a medal and badge awarded to Wilf Morgan as a veteran athlete.
Papers of Wilf Morgan
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- ReferenceGB 150 ATH/WM
- Dates of Creation1937 - 2012
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description2 standard boxes (comprising 114 items)
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Wilf Morgan was born on 19 June 1935. During his athletics career he was associated with both Lozells Harriers and Birchfield Harriers. He was a prolific veteran athlete and competed over various distances including 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m and the relay. He primarily competed at the 400m and 800m distances. He achieved gold medals at various British, European and World Masters meetings. Further details available in the deposit file.
Source: papers of Wilf Morgan
Arrangement
Papers have been arranged into the following two series: athletics programmes and printed publications.
Access Information
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Acquisition Information
The papers were gifted to the University, June 2014.
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Archivist's Note
Papers arranged and described by Mark Eccleston, November 2014, in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description (ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; and in-house cataloguing guidelines.
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