Record

LevelSeries
Finding Number (Click this to view full catalogue structure)ATH/HA/5/2
TitlePapers relating to the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA) and British Amateur Athletic Board (BAAB)
Extent1 file
Date1936-1977
DescriptionMiscellaneous papers including Report of International Board of AAA, 1936; papers relating to BAAB meetings held during the 1970s; Abraham's suggestions, as President, to the Rules Revision and Records Committee of the AAA, primarily concerning high jumping and pole vaulting, 1977. The file also includes a typescript review of the AAA Coaching Scheme by Anthony Abrahams [son of Sidney 'Solly' Abrahams and nephew of Harold Abrahams], 1959; typescript copy of 'The Byers Report', with manuscript annotations, concerning the development of athletics under the direction of AAA and BAAB, 1968; newspaper cuttings concerning Frank Byers; typescript copy of 'The Tupholme Report'; and correspondence between the AAA and BAAB concerning television rights, 1962-1963.
Access StatusOpen

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