| Level | Sub-fonds |
| Finding Number (Click this to view full catalogue structure) | ATH/ERLP |
| Title | Papers of Edgar Robert Leslie (Peter) Powell |
| Extent | 6 standard boxes (comprising 18 volumes, 4 files, 7 microfiche and 285 items) |
| Date | 1813-1988 |
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| Description | Personal papers compiled by the athlete and athletics administrator, Peter Powell. The collection includes a significant number of programmes, mostly for various track and field events with coverage spanning a century between 1880s to 1980s. There are a number of papers relating to the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), the Northern Counties Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Chesterfield Schools' Sports Association (CSSA); scrapbooks which include a number of photographs, cuttings and ephemera relating to the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games; and personalia including medals and plaques awarded to Powell over the course of his athletics career. |
| Notes | Old references: ERLP; NCAL XXV.P585 |
| Arrangement | These papers have been arranged into the following seven series:
athletics programmes;
papers relating to the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA);
papers relating to the Northern Counties Athletic Association (NCAA);
papers relating to the Chesterfield Schools' Sports Association;
correspondence and research notes;
scrapbooks, newspaper cuttings and photographs;
personalia. |
| Access Conditions | Access to all registered researchers. |
| Copyright | Permission to make any published use of any material from the collection must be sought in advance in writing from the Director of Special Collections (email: special-collections@contacts.bham.ac.uk). Identification of copyright holders of unpublished material is often difficult. Special Collections will assist where possible with identifying copyright owners, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user of the material. |
| Language | English |
| Finding Aids | A catalogue of this collection is available on the online archive catalogue. Click on the Finding Number to display the summary contents list of the catalogue and to view the full catalogue, or view the catalogue as a PDF file by clicking in the document field below. A paper copy is also available in the Cadbury Research Library: Special Collections Department. |
| Document | ATH_ERLP.pdf |
| Access Status | Open |
| Creator Name | Powell, Edgar Robert Leslie (Peter), athlete and athletics administrator |
| Administrative History | Edgar Robert Leslie (Peter) Powell (fl 1920s-1970s) was a sprinter in his youth. In 1928 he founded the Chesterfield Schools' Sports Association and was the organisation's secretary for over 30 years. He held a number of posts in athletics administration including treasurer of the Northern Counties Athletic Association (NCAA) for over 30 years; secretary of the Chesterfield District Committee of the NCAA; president of the former Chesterfield Athletic Club; member of the general committee and later life vice-president of the AAA; and he was elected president of the NCAA when aged 74. He was an official at the 1948 London Olympic Games and was sometime team manager for the AAA and British Amateur Athletic Board (BAAB) taking athletes to Japan, South America and Eastern Europe to complete. In 1965 he led a six-strong British team to success at two international meetings in Madrid and Barcelona.
Powell was a teacher by profession, working in Chesterfield for over 40 years and held the position of Headteacher at both Gilbert Heathcote and Dunston schools.
Sources: papers of E. R. L. Powell |
| Custodial History | This collection was previously in the custody of the National Centre for Athletics Literature (NCAL). |
| Archival Note | Papers arranged and described by Mark Eccleston, July 2014, in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description (ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; and in-house cataloguing guidelines. |
| Related Material | Other archive collections, formerly held as part of the National Centre for Athletics Literature (NCAL), are catalogued as collections distinct from this collection. They comprise both institutional archives and collections of personal papers of athletes, athletics administrators, journalists and others associated with the athletics world.
Catalogues of the institutional archives available on the online archive catalogue are as follows:
Amateur Athletic Association: papers, 1880-1992. Finding No: ATH/AAA;
English Cross-Country Union: papers, 1911-1989. Finding No: ATH/ECCU;
Midland Counties Amateur Athletics Association: papers, 1900-1991. Finding No: ATH/MCAAA;
Midland Counties Cross Country Association: papers, 1898-1985. Finding No: ATH/MCCCA;
Midland Counties Women's Amateur Athletic Association: papers, 1949-[1980s]. Finding No: ATH/MCWAAA;
Northern Counties Women's Amateur Athletic Association: papers, 1933-1989. Finding No: ATH/NCWAAA;
Northern Cross-Country Association: papers, 1906-1983. Finding No: ATH/NCCA;
Northern Women's Track and Field League: papers, 1982-1983. Finding No: ATH/NWTFL;
Southern Counties Amateur Athletic Association: papers, 1958-1983. Finding No: ATH/SCAAA;
Southern Counties Cross-Country Association: papers, 1911-1990. Find No: ATH/SCCCA;
The Sports Council: papers, [1940s]-2001. Finding No: ATH/SC;
Women's Amateur Athletic Association: papers, 1932-1989. Finding No: ATH/WAAA.
Catalogues of personal papers available on the online archive catalogue are as follows:
Abrahams, Harold Maurice (1899-1978), athlete, administrator, commentator and journalist: papers, 1902-1989. Finding No: ATH/HA;
Adam, George Mair (1898-1989), athlete, coach and athletics administrator: papers, 1909-1989. Finding No: ATH/GA;
Binks, Joseph (Joe) (1874-1966), athlete and athletics commentator: papers, [1920s-1950s]. Finding No: ATH/JB;
Brown, Audrey Kathleen (nee Court) (1913-2005), athlete: papers, [1930s]-2005. Finding No: USS22;
Cardew, Martin H. (b 1927), athlete: papers, 1964-1988. Finding No: ATH/MHC;
Cullum, Dennis Noel Johnson (1913-1985), athlete and coach: papers, [1930s]-1985. Finding No: ATH/DC;
Humphrey, David (b 1933), athlete: papers, 1944-1958. Finding No: ATH/DH;
Ives, Bert (1890-1975), athlete and athletics administrator: papers, [1920s-1970s]. Finding No: ATH/BI;
Jarvis, Walter (c 1888-c 1935), athlete: papers, 1910-1996. Finding No: MS4;
Jewell, John Christopher (1912-2001), athlete and athletics commentator: papers, 1897-2002. Finding No: ATH/JJ;
Lloyd-Edgley, Ralph: scrapbook, [c 1924]-[c 1931]. Finding No: ATH/RLE;
MacLean, Duncan (1884-1980), athlete and coach: papers, 1948-1977. Finding No: ATH/DM;
Monk, Walter Harry (Wal) (1896-after 1965), athlete: papers, 1918-1961. Finding No: ATH/WHM;
Morgan, Wilf (b 1935), athlete and athletics historian: papers, 1937-2012. Finding No: ATH/WM;
Newton, Arthur Francis Hamilton (1883-1959), athlete: papers, [c 1904]-[1990s]. Finding No: ATH/AN;
Payne, Howard (1931-1992), athlete: papers, 1899-[c 1975]. Finding No: ATH/HP;
Percy, Joe W. (1912-2001), athlete and athletics administrator: papers, 1910-1997. Finding No: ATH/JWP;
Perry, George (b 1903), athlete: papers, [1920s]-1956. Finding No: ATH/GP;
Powell, Edgar Robert Leslie (Peter), (fl 1920s-70s), athlete: papers, 1813-1988. Finding No: ATH/ERLP;
Richards, Wilf (b 1906), athlete and journalist: papers, 1924-[mid 20th century]. Finding No: ATH/WR;
Roberts, Dave (fl 1930s-1990s), athlete and statistician: papers, [1930s]-1991. Finding No: ATH/DR;
Simpson, Colin J. (1929-2011), athlete and athletics administrator: papers, 1945-1990. Finding No: ATH/CS;
Tatham, Wilfrid George (Gus) (1898-1978), athlete: papers, 1908-1960. Finding No: ATH/WGT;
Thomas, Dr Philip, athletics administrator and coach: papers, [c 1900]-[late 20th century]. Finding No: ATH/PT;
Vargas, Charles Climaco (1905-1975), athlete: papers, 1921-31. Finding No: ATH/CCV;
Ward, Leonard H., athletics coach: papers, [mid-20th century]. Finding No: ATH/LW;
Watman, Melvyn Francis (Mel) (b 1938), athletics journalist and statistician: papers, 1980-1993. Finding No: ATH/MW;
Wight, Robert M., athletics administrator: papers, [mid-20th century]. Finding No: ATH/RW;
Winter, Arthur E. H. (d 1990), athlete and athletics commentator: papers, [early 20th century]-1983. Finding No: ATH/AW;
Yarrow, Squire Stevens (1905-1984), athlete and athletics administrator: papers, 1938-1984. Finding No: ATH/SY. |
| Associated Materials | Derbyshire Record Office, Archon Code: 26 (cuttings book of E. R. L. Powell, 1922-1951, Ref: D5500/6/1-2) |