College sports -- Coaching

Scope and Contents Includes archived Field House Museum website created by students in Holly Allen's AMST 1007 J-term course. Websites created by students include "Greatest Teams in Middlebury History," "History of Tennis," "Path to the Pros," "History of Women's Ice Hockey," "History of Squash," "History of Baseball," "History of Track and Field," History of Men's Lacrosse," "Early Sports at Middlebury," "Middlebury Sports Traditions," "Culture and Traditions of Winter Carnival," "Women's Sports and Title...

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Digital files containing digitized binders from Athletics. Organized by individual sport, the binders contain opponent history, season recaps, team histories, coaching history, and team records.

Scope and Contents Interview with Gordie Eaton, Class of 1962, and Michael Schoenfeld, conducted by College Archivist Danielle Rougeau at Davis Family Library. Eaton discusses skiing; John Bower; Hall of Famers; types of skiing; jumpers; when they started being competitive; World War II; slalom races; championship events every two years; qualifying for the national team; Olympics in the 1960s; NCAA National Championships; Buddy Warner; how he broke his leg; getting a concussion; skiing movies; how Buddy died...

Scope and Contents The second episode of Leaning Into Discomfort features head men's basketball coach Jeff Brown and Athletic Director Erin Quinn, Class of 1986. During the episode, Brown discusses his experience as a Black coach at Middlebury and as a Black man during the Black Lives Matter movement, as well as his family members who have worked in law enforcement. Quinn and Brown discuss attempts to diversify Athletics staff and the student athlete population at Middlebury, as well as the Diversity, Equity,...

Scope and Contents This episode features members of the DEI Committee (including several alumni) who discuss topics such as kneeling for the national anthem, mistakes they’ve made while doing anti-racism work, and common barriers to inclusive spaces. The episode is moderated by Ali Paquette, Assistant Director of Athletics Communications, and features members of the Athletics Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee including Dave Caputi, Class of 1981 and assistant football coach; Erin Quinn, Class of 1986...

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Episode 6 of Leaning Into Discomfort with Middlebury Athletics featuring Rene Wells, Director of Education for Equity and Inclusion; Kate Livesay, Women's Lacrosse Coach; Alana Kornaker, Class of 2022; Alex Elias, Class of 2008 and Men's Soccer Coach; and Griffin Price, Class of 2021. During the episode, the participants discuss fostering inclusive environments in Middlebury Athletics and the assumptions that are made about them and that they make about others.

Scope and Contents Digital video file containing episode 8 of Middlebury Athletics' Leaning Into Discomfort series, featuring Peter Kim, Head Women's Soccer Coach and Assistant Track and Field Coach; Emack Bentley, Class of 2022 and member of the Men's Ice Hockey team; Izzy Hartnett, Class of 2020.5 and member of the Women's Soccer team; Martin Beatty, Class of 1984 and Coach of Men's and Women's Track and Field; and Nicole Curvin, Dean of Admissions. During the episodes, the speakers discuss recruitment and...

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In the ninth episode of Leaning into Discomfort, members of the Middlebury basketball and football teams discuss the decision to kneel or stand for the national anthem when played before games. This episode features head men's basketball coach Jeff Brown, head football coach Bob Ritter (Class of 1982), Adisa Majors (Class of 2018), Pete Huggins (Class of 2021) and Michael Carr (Class of 2020).

Scope and Contents 1 .mp4 file, 1 .m4a file, and 1 .vtt file containing oral history interview conducted on Zoom with former Women's Lacrosse Coach, Missy Foote, and Special Collections Oral History Intern, Beatrice Donovan, Class of 2023.5.Introduction. Roles. Coach starting in 1977. Coached basketball, swimming, lacrosse, field hockey. Associate Athletic Director. Senior Women's Administrator. Director of Physical Education. Retired in 2015. (0:15); Title IX History. Graduated in 1974. Coaching...

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1 interview with Wendell F. Forbes, Middlebury College class of 1951. During the interview, Forbes discusses his graduating class, sports, professional and minor league baseball, his coaching career at Middlebury, football, hockey, golf, baseball, scholar-athletes, as well as the relationship between Middlebury College and the town of Middlebury, Vermont.

Scope and Contents 1 interview with Joan T. Greiner, Middlebury College Professor of Physical Education. Greiner discusses Skidmore; the Snow Bowl; skiing; women faculty; women's athletics; intermural sports; sororities; student activities; women's field on battell beach; Title IX; moving from McCullough to the Field house; coaching tennis; gender discrimination; President Stratton; teaching physical education; running the ski school; ROTC; physical education requirements; gender segregation in classes; co-ed...

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Video files containing conversations between Middlebury student athletes and coaches about race.

Scope and Contents 1 interview with Walter "Duke" Nelson, retired Middlebury College Football Coach. Nelson discusses what he studied at Middlebury; athletics; field house; athletic facilities; coaching football, hockey and golf; teaching PE; intermurals; lacrosse; comparing Middlebury to other colleges; student activities; changes in Middlebury; teaching sports at a young age; World War II; what makes Middlebury unique; the rural setting; the growth of Middlebury; scholarships; financial aid; President Moody;...

Scope and Contents 1 interview with Harold Parker, Middlebury College Class of 1944 and Instructor in Sociology. During the interview, Parker discusses having family members at Middlebury before he arrived in 1940; joining the military; majoring in sociology, psychology, and physical education; coming back to Middlebury after the war as a married student; his time as instructor in the Army Air Force; using "Free Frank Mails" to keep in touch with Middlebury while on military duty; being a student, faculty...

Scope and Contents 1 .wav file containing oral history interview with Head Volleyball Coach, Sarah Raunecker, Class of 1992, conducted by Special Collections Oral History Intern, Beatrice Donovan, Class of 2023.5.Introduction. Head women's volleyball coach. Director of Physical Education. 29th year as head coach. 10 years assistant basketball coach. (0:02); Equal treatment as a player. Late 80s. Early 90s. (0:31); Time away from Middlebury. CCI access. (1:10); Women's assistant basketball coach....

Scope and Contents Episode description: "In this episode of the Siefer’s Scoop podcast, I explore the political activism exhibited by Middlebury student-athletes this semester. I interview a host of athletes and coaches to learn about how our sports teams are fulfilling their civic duty, from ensuring voting registration to calling representatives to demand justice for Breonna Taylor.The podcast features Brinlea La Barge [Class of 2023], a member of women’s tennis; Beatrice Donovan [Class of...

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Collection includes oral history interviews conducted under the auspices of Special Collections. Interviewees include Middlebury College students, alumni, faculty, staff and administrators. As of 2020, the vast majority of the interviews are one-on-one, and more group recording sessions are being conducted and added.

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Includes audio files containing episodes of the Hot Seat podcast