Special Collections Department
David M. Nelson Papers
Manuscript Collection Number: 328
Accessioned: Gift of David M. Nelson and Mrs. Shirley Nelson.
Extent: 42 linear ft.
Content: Correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, clippings, minutes, manuals, programs, magazines, books,
media guides, annual reports, articles, dockets, posters, pamphlets, diary, motion pictures, video cassettes, drafts
(preliminary versions), speeches, surveys, diagrams, certificates, interviews, bulletins, notes, newsletters,
proceedings, resumes, and logbook.
Access: The collection is open for research.
Processed: 1995-1996 by Anita A. Wellner.
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Special Collections, University of Delaware Library
Newark, Delaware 19717-5267
(302) 831-2229
Table of Contents
Contents List
Series I. - Series VI.
- Series I.: High School and University Scholar and Athlete
- Series II.: U. S. Naval Air Corps Service, 1942-1945
- Series III.: Early Career as a Coach and Athletic Administrator, 1946-1945
- Series IV.: University of Delaware, 1951-1991
- Series V.: National Collegiate Athletic Association, 1946-1991
- Series VI.: Other Professional Affiliations, 1948-1991
Biographical Note
Scope and Contents Note
Series Outline
Contents List
Series VII. - IX..
Series X. - XVII., Apppendix A and Appendix B
Contents List
Series I. High School and University Scholar and
Athlete, 1936-1950
Note that all scrapbooks have been shelved
separately at the end of the collection.
Series I.1. Northwestern High School, Detroit,
Michigan, 1936-1938
F1 Scrapbooks #1 (1936-1937) and #2 (1937-1938)
Includes clippings and letters which chronicle Nelson's
role as a star baseball, football, and basketball
player at Northwestern. Honors included "Prep Hall of
Fame" and the "All State High School Football Team."
He also played baseball for the Hertzberg team in Class
C of the Detroit Baseball Federation. Scrapbook #1
also includes two photographs of Mrs. Shirley Nelson
and the high school hockey teams on which she played in
1936-1937.
Series I.2. University of Michigan, 1938-1950
F2 Scrapbooks #3 (1938-1942) and #4 (1938-1942)
Clippings, letters, and photographs which document
Nelson's undergraduate experience as a student and
football player at the University of Michigan.
Includes a 1940 letter from Fritz Crisler noting
Nelson's place on the Michigan football team.
F3 "A Study of the Factors Influencing the Success and
Failure of Football Rushing Plays," 1946 May
Typescript copy of Nelson's thesis for his Master of
Science degree from the School of Education, University
of Michigan.
F4 "The Educational Values of Football Today," 1950 Jul 27
Graduate paper written for F214 course at Michigan.
1 Series II. U. S. Naval Air Corps Service, 1942-1945
F1 Clippings, [1942-1945]
Include reports of Nelson's departure, flight school,
and assignments. Note that Scrapbook #4 also includes
a few clippings regarding Nelson's naval service.
F2 Flight log, 1942-1945
Records all flights in which Nelson participated,
including plane numbers, times, names of pilots, etc.
F3 Letters, 1943-1944
Two letters from Nelson to Henry Hatch, who was his
equipment manager at the University of Michigan.
F4 Diary, 1943-1945
Includes names and addresses of friends, family, and
other servicemen, a map delineating his travels during
the war, descriptions of reconnaissance flights, and
reports of the activities, damages, and casualties on
the U.S.S. Yorktown and other ships. Beginning on
April 15, 1943, during his voyage to Alaska, the diary
mentions his participation in bombing raids over Tokyo,
providing air support for ground troops at Iwo Jima
(1945) and Okinawa, as well as reporting the sinking of
the U.S.S. Indianapolis and the end of the war.
F5 Negative, [n.d.]
Negative which depicts Nelson in his Navy uniform,
possibly at an athletic event. May include Fritz
Crisler.
1 Series III. Early Career as a Coach and Athletic
Administrator, 1946-1951
Series III.1. Hillsdale College, Director of the
Department of Physical Education and Head Football
Coach, 1946-1948
F1 Letters, programs, Scrapbooks #5 (1946-1947) and #6
(1947-1948), and press kit, 1946-1948
Includes two letters from Crisler, "A Century of
Hillsdale College Football, 1891-1991," game programs,
a press kit for the 1947 football team, photographs,
and expense sheets. Scrapbook #6 contains a small
number of clippings related to Nelson's tenure at
Hillsdale.
Series III.2. Harvard University, Backfield Coach,
1948-1949
F2 Letters and Scrapbook #6 (1947-1948)
Scrapbook #6 begins with material about Hillsdale, but
concludes with clippings and telegrams related to
Nelson's career move to Harvard and programs related to
Harvard football games.
Series III.3. University of Maine-Orono, Assistant
Professor of Physical Education and Head Football
Coach, 1949-1951
F3 Correspondence, notes, programs, and Scrapbooks #7
(1949) and #8 (1950)
Through clippings, telegrams, and football programs,
the scrapbooks detail Nelson's coaching and
administrative tenure at Maine. Includes a program for
the 1986 "Celebration of Maine Football."
1 Series IV. University of Delaware, 1951-1991
Arranged alphabetically by subject.
Series IV.1. Director of Physical Education and
Athletics and Head Football Coach, 1951-1966
F1 Annual Reports of the Division of Physical Education,
Athletics and Recreation, 1958-1966
One bound volume of reports housed in Box 31.
F2 Athletic Council Minutes, 1912-1966
Twenty-three bound volumes of Minutes of the University
of Delaware Athletic Council removed to Boxes 28-29.
F3 Board of Trustees' Committee on Physical Education,
Recreation and Athletics, Dockets, 1955-1966
One bound volume of dockets removed to Box 31.
F4 Contracts with MacGregor Sport Products, 1960-1962
Nelson's contracts with MacGregor regarding his testing
and endorsement of their athletic equipment.
F5 Correspondence, 1951-1959
Notes for reports regarding the athletic program;
letters to Nelson from coaches, fans, and UD
administrators; carbons of Nelson's responses; and
press releases regarding the UD football program.
F6 Correspondence, 1960-1966
Most of the correspondence is with UD President John
Perkins, plus copies of Friends, Look (oversize, see
Box 37), and Sport, which includes articles about
Nelson.
University of Delaware Football Training Notebooks
F7 "Football Notes 1953"
Mimeograph manual of philosophy and system of football
played by the University, including offense and
defense.
F8 "Football Notes 1953"
Second copy.
F9 UD Football Team Practice Schedules, 1952-1954
Originally in blue binder, includes detailed daily
schedules for football training.
F10 "Defensive Schemes," 1954-1956
Originally in a blue binder, provides detailed
descriptions and diagrams of the defensive schemes used
by Delaware against their opponents in specific games
in 1954-1956.
1 Series IV. University of Delaware (cont'd)
Series IV.1. Head Football Coach (cont'd)
UD Football Training Notebooks (cont'd)
F11 "Delaware Offense," 1957-1958
Originally in a blue binder, provides detailed lists of
plays run by UD, with an analysis of the effectiveness
of each play against particular defenses. Also
includes several "drive studies," which analyze
sequences of plays used during football games.
F12 "1963 Plays Staff Book," 1963
Originally in blue binder, provides descriptions,
diagrams, and charts of offensive and defensive plays
for 1963, including game evaluations and success rates
by play.
F13 Clippings about football games, 1951-1966
Clippings from The Review and News Journal which depict
or describe UD football games in which Nelson coached.
Removed to oversize section (Box 38).
F14 Media or Press Guides, 1952-1966
Titles for the media guides varied, including:
University of Delaware Fighting Blue Hen Press
Information (1952-1956), Delaware Football Facts
(1957-1962), Delaware Football (1963-1967).
F15 Photographs, [n.d.]
Five photographs, including two of Nelson on the
sidelines during a football game.
F16 Scrapbooks, 1951-1966
Includes scrapbooks #9-18, containing mainly clippings
of newspaper stories related to Coach Nelson and UD
football teams. The scrapbooks also include letters
and telegrams, programs of football games and coaching
clinics, copies of The Review, press releases,
brochures, and a chalk portrait of David Nelson (by
Harold "Tubby" Raymond). Note that all scrapbooks have
been shelved separately at the end of the collection.
F17 University of Delaware News, 1956-1972
Two bound volumes of University of Delaware News or The
University News, which contain selected issues of these
magazines between 1956 and 1972, have been removed to
Box 27. Housed in the folder are two issues (Winter
1954-1955 and Winter 1959-1960).
1 Series IV. University of Delaware (cont'd)
Series IV.2. Director of Physical Education and
Athletics, 1966-1980
Nelson continued as Director of Physical Education
and Athletics, following his retirement from
coaching in 1966. Nelson became the Dean of the
College of Physical Education, Athletics, and
Recreation in 1981.
F18 Annual Reports of the Division of Physical Education,
Athletics and Recreation, 1966-1977
One bound volume removed to Box 31 and another volume
(1978-1981) has been transferred to the Department of
Physical Education (see removal sheet in F34).
F19 Athletic Council Minutes or Athletic Governing Board,
1966-1980
Fourteen volumes of minutes removed to Boxes 29-30.
The UD Athletic Council changed its name to the UD
Athletic Governing Board on May 18, 1973.
F20 Board of Trustees' Committee on Physical Education,
Recreation and Athletics, Dockets, 1966-1980
Three bound volumes removed to Box 31.
F21 Contract and letter with MacGregor Division, Brunswick
Corporation, 1969-1973
Correspondence, 1967-1979
Correspondence with UD administrators (particularly
President Arthur Trabant) and faculty, athletic
supporters, area coaches and others regarding UD
athletic programs, budget, facilities, and sporting
events. With the correspondence are included reports
and Nelson's notes for reports or discussions.
F22 1967-1971
F23 1972 Jan-Jul
F24 1972 Aug-Dec
F25 1973-1974
F26 1975
F27 1976-1979
F28 [1970s]
F29 Issues of Delaware Today, 1973 Sep, 1976 Sep
Include feature articles on the University of Delaware
football team.
F30 Football clippings, 1966-1980
Removed to oversize Box 38.1
Series IV. University of Delaware (cont'd)
Series IV.2. Director Physical Education (cont'd)
F31 Media or Press Guides, 1966-1980
Titles include Delaware Football (1963-1967),
University of Delaware Football Press Guide (1968-1971),
Delaware Football Guide (1972-1975), University
of Delaware Media Guide (1976-1982).
F32 Scrapbook #18, 1954-1977
Includes clippings, brochures, and magazines related to
Nelson and the University of Delaware.
F33 University of Delaware News, 1966-1972
Two bound volumes of University of Delaware News or The
University News, which contain selected issues of these
magazines between 1956 and 1972, have been removed to
Box 27.
1 Series IV. University of Delaware (cont'd)
Series IV.3. Dean, College of Physical Education,
Athletics and Recreation, 1980-1991
In 1984 Nelson retired as the Athletic Director,
but continued as the Dean of the College of
Physical Education, Athletics and Recreation.
Although Nelson retired as Dean in 1990, he was
also the Special Assistant to the President of the
University (1989-1990), and carried the rank of
Professor Emeritus at the time of his death.
F34 Annual Reports of the Division of Physical Education,
Athletics and Recreation, 1980-1990
One copy of the 1989-1990 report plus two bound volumes
(1978-1981 and 1982-1985) which have been transferred
to the Department of Physical Education. See enclosed
removal sheet for details.
F35 Athletic Governing Board Minutes, 1980-1988
Eight bound volumes of minutes, removed to Boxes 30-31.
F36 Board of Trustees' Committee on Physical Education,
Recreation and Athletics, Dockets, 1980-1984
One bound volume removed to Box 31.
Correspondence, 1980-1991
Correspondence with UD administrators (particularly
President Trabant) and faculty, athletic supporters,
area coaches, UD coaches, and others regarding UD
athletic programs, budget, facilities, and sporting
events. With the correspondence are included reports
and Nelson's notes for reports or discussions. A
considerable amount of information is present regarding
Nelson's concern about maintaining the balance between
education and athletics.
F37 1980-1982
F38 1983
F39 1984
2 F40 1985-1986
F41 1987 Jan-May
F42 1987 Jun-Sep
F43 1987 Oct-Dec
F44 1988
F45 1989
F46 [1980s]
F47 1990-1991
F48 [n.d.]
2 Series IV. University of Delaware (cont'd)
Series IV.3. Dean, College of PEAR (cont'd)
The Blue Hen Gridder, 1985-1988
University of Delaware football program.
F49 1985-1986
Five issues for games against West Chester, Rhode
Island, New Hampshire, and Temple.
F50 1987-1988
Issues for games against West Chester, Navy, Boston
University, and Massachusetts, plus a Navy program.
F51 Defensive Plays and Spacing from a Philadelphia Eagles
Clinic, [n.d.]
F52 Football clippings, 1980-1989
Includes issues of The Review and News Journal special
sections on the centennial celebration of football at
the University of Delaware in 1989. All clippings
removed to the oversize section.
F53 Interviews with Dean Nelson, 1988-1990
Correspondence and typescript of an interview for
Sports Care and Fitness, as well as an issue of Referee
which includes an interview by Nelson.
F54 Media or Press Guides, 1980-1991
Includes a bound volume of University of Delaware Media
Guide (1976-1982), which has been removed to Box 27,
plus a copy of the 1991 media guide.
F55 University of Delaware Magazine, 1988-1989
Two issues, one of which includes the feature article,
"'Admiral' Nelson Stands Down."
Series V. National Collegiate Athletic Association
1946-1991 9 linear ft. Boxes 2-11
Contents: Correspondence, bulletins, manuals, audiovisual
material, minutes, photographs, posters, pamphlets, publications,
subject file, reports, and speeches.
Arrangement: These files are arranged in subseries reflecting
six National Collegiate Athletic Association committees or
organizations related to the NCAA on which Nelson served or to
which he was a liaison. These subseries are the NCAA Football
Rules Committee, the Collegiate Commissioners Association, the
Division II Football Committee, the Joint Commission on
Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports, the NCAA
Television Committee, and the Yankee Conference.
The bulk of the series is related to the Football Rules
Committee, which is arranged in the following subunits:
bulletins, clinics, correspondence, films, minutes, posters and
pamphlets, publications, and subject file.
Description: David Nelson served on the National Collegiate
Athletic Association Football Rules Committee for 35 years and as
the Rules Committee's Secretary-Editor from 1962 until his death
in 1991. His term as Secretary-Editor was the longest tenure in
Rules Committee history. His service on the Rules Committee
qualified him as the foremost authority on collegiate football
rules.
The material in the subseries on the Football Rules
Committee reflects Nelson responsibilities as Secretary-Editor.
Minutes taken at committee meetings, rules books and technical
manuals edited by Nelson and published by the NCAA, press
releases regarding rule changes, and subcommittee information on
equipment, sports injuries, and safety are available in this
series. Also in the series are Nelson's reports and
correspondence as the Rules Committee liaison with the National
Association of Collegiate Commissioners, the American Football
Coaches Association, the National Collegiate Athletic
Association, and the National Football Foundation and Hall of
Fame. Additionally, the series consists of manuals and notes
used by Nelson to conduct sessions at football clinics in the
United States and overseas. During these clinics Nelson
explained the annual football rule changes and points of
emphasis.
The correspondence files of the Football Rules Committee
subseries are substantial and detail Nelson's interactions with
individual coaches and officials on particular rule implications
or offering his interpretation of the application of the rules to
particular game plays. The correspondence files are rich in
historical documentation of the changes in college football.
Furthermore, the files also mirror some of the key issues in
intercollegiate athletics, such as safety and injuries, violence
and sportsmanship, issues surrounding television rights, the
costs of intercollegiate athletics, relationships to professional
sports, academic standards for athletes, and recruiting policies.
The correspondence includes letters from familiar names
connected with football such as Fritz Crisler, Walter Byers,
Wayne Duke, R. R. Neyland, Ara Parseghian, Homer C. Rice, Grant
Teaff, Joe Paterno, John Waldorf, Art McNally, Chalmer W. (Bump)
Elliott, Paul W. (Bear) Bryant, Vince Dooley, and Bobby Bowden.
However, the bulk of the letters to Nelson are from NCAA
officials, coaches, and fans who write regarding college football
rules, or in the case of NCAA officials, conducting the business
of the Rules Committee.
Filed throughout the NCAA correspondence are letters to
Nelson from several Japanese football officials, with whom Nelson
established long-term professional relationships as well as
friendships. David Nelson's original letters to Hiroshi Kiire
and Haruo Higashimoto were returned to Mrs. Nelson in 1992-1993
and are now available in F176-177 of this series.
Additionally, the Football Rules Committee files include
posters, pamphlets, 16mm films and video cassettes produced by
the NCAA, many with the editorial assistance of David Nelson.
Finally, it should be noted that the Rules Committee files
include copies of a small amount of correspondence and copies of
minutes for the years 1948 to 1956, the year Nelson was elected
as the District II representative to the Rules Committee. These
files contain carbon copies of letters from E.E. Wieman, as
secretary of the committee, suggesting that the files were
originally his and transferred to Nelson when he became
secretary.
The material related to the Collegiate Commissioners
Association includes Nelson's reports to this group on behalf of
the NCAA Rules Committee, as well as correspondence, minutes,
clinic manuals, officials' rules exams, and films. The films,
which were jointly produced with the NCAA, frequently involved
Nelson's input, which in some cases included preparing the script
and/or narrating segments of the films.
Nelson served as a member of the Division II Football
Committee from 1973-1979. The correspondence, reports, minutes
and other information in this series represent Nelson's work on
this committee, which was responsible for arranging the play-off
and championship games for Division II football.
As a liaison for the Rules Committee, Nelson attended
meetings of the Joint Commission on Competitive Safeguards and
Medical Aspects of Sports, frequently reporting to the group on
rule changes which were intended to prevent injuries and promote
safety. The series contains reports, correspondence, articles,
brochures, and information regarding safeguards and injuries.
From 1977 until 1981, Nelson served as a member of the NCAA
Television Committee, which was responsible for the
administration of "1978-1981 NCAA Football Television Plan" (see
F272 for a copy) and the NCAA contract with ABC-TV. Agenda,
minutes of meetings, correspondence, reports, plans for
television coverage, maps of the ABC's networks, and newspaper
articles document Nelson's term on the committee.
As Commissioner of the Yankee Conference from 1989-1991,
David Nelson represented the Conference at national meetings,
promoted and advanced the Conference, and performed other duties
as assigned by the Yankee Conference Presidents and Directors of
Athletics. Documents recording Nelson's efforts as Commissioner
include correspondence, reports, agenda and minutes of meetings,
constitution and bylaws, budget information, bill, and other
information.
Between 1951 and 1991 David Nelson served on numerous other
NCAA Committees, for which little or no information is available
in these papers, particularly the Anti-Bribery Committee (1963-1964)
and the College Professional Committee (1965-1970). On
November 21, 1963, Nelson, on behalf of the NCAA Anti-Bribery
Committee, testified before a Congressional Committee which was
considering legislation targeting bribery problems in collegiate
sports (particularly basketball). The investigation and
legislation were a result of the scandal surrounding bribery in
college basketball in 1962. For further information about the
Anti-Bribery Committee or other NCAA committees, contact the
National Collegiate Athletic Association.
2 Series V. National Collegiate Athletic Association,
1946-1991
Series V.1. NCAA Football Rules Committee, 1946-1991
Material arranged in alphabetical order by topic
and reverse chronological order within folders.
F1 Bulletins from the Rules Committee, 1956-1978
Clinics, 1957-1989
F2 Clinic manuals, 1957-1962
One bound volume of manuals used in Football Clinics,
including clinics at Washington State, Purdue, Arizona
State University, Florida A&M, Ohio State University
(signed by Woody Hayes), and high school clinics in
Wisconsin and Texas. Most include portions taught by
Nelson.
F3 Clinic notes, [n.d.]
Nelson's notes for addresses or lectures during various
clinics (frequently on topics related to football
rules), including the Collegiate Coaches Association,
the Hall of Fame Clinic, and for CBS television sportscasters.
F4 Programs, article, and posters for clinics, 1957-1959
F5 Programs, posters, and schedules for clinics, 1960-1964
F6 Programs, correspondence, notes, lectures, and programs
for clinics, 1970-1979
F7 Programs, correspondence, notes, and lectures for
clinics, 1980-1985
F8 Programs, correspondence, notes, lectures, and notebook
for clinics, 1986-1989
F9 Video cassettes, 1981-1988
Includes Blocking/Hands @ TCU (March 16 1988), David
Nelson and Football Supervisors Rules (January 1981),
David Nelson 82 Rules Changes/SWC Football Clinic
(1982), SFOA Houston Clinic Rules Q & A Session (1981).
See Box 35 for these video cassettes.
2 Series V. National Collegiate Athletic Assoc. (cont'd)
Series V.1. NCAA Football Rules Committee (cont'd)
NCCA and Rules Committee Correspondence, 1947-1991
F10 1947-1948
F11 1950
F12 1951
F13 1952
F14 1953
F15 1954
F16 1955
F17 1956
F18 1957
F19 1958
F20 1959
F21 1960
3 F22 1961
F23 1962 Jan-Jun
F24 Jul-Dec
F25 1963 Jan-Feb
F26 Mar-Apr
F27 May-Sep
F28 Oct-Dec
F29 [1963]
F30 1964 Jan-Jun
F31 Jul-Sep
F32 Oct-Dec
F33 [1964]
F34 1965
F35 1966
F36 1967
F37 1968
F38 1969
F39 1970
F40 1971
F41 1972 Jan-Feb
F42 Mar-Jun
F43 Jul-Aug
F44 Sep-Oct
F45 Nov-Dec
F46 [1972]
F47 1973 Jan-Feb
F48 Mar-May
F49 Jun-Aug
F50 Sep-Oct
F51 Nov-Dec
F52 [1973]
4 Series V. National Collegiate Athletic Assoc. (cont'd)
Series V.1. NCAA Football Rules Committee (cont'd)
NCCA and Rules Committee Correspondence (cont'd)
F53 1974 Jan
F54 Feb
F55 Mar-Apr
F56 May-Jun
F57 Jul-Aug
F58 Sep-Oct
F59 Nov-Dec
F60 [1974]
F61 1975 Jan-Feb
F62 Mar-Apr
F63 May-Jun
F64 Jul-Aug
F65 Sep-Oct
F66 Nov-Dec
F67 [1975]
F68 1976 Jan-Mar
F69 Apr-Jun
F70 Jul
F71 Aug-Sep
F72 Oct
F73 Nov-Dec
F74 [1976]
F75 1977 Jan-Feb
F76 Mar-May
F77 Jun-Jul
F78 Aug
F79 Sep
F80 Oct-Nov
F81 Dec
F82 [1977]
5 F83 1978 Jan-Mar
F84 Apr-Jun
F85 Jul-Aug
F86 Sep-Oct
F87 Nov-Dec
F88 [1978]
F89 1979 Jan-Mar
F90 Apr-Jun
F91 Jul-Sep
F92 Oct-Dec
F93 [1979]
F94 1980 Jan-Apr
F95 May-Aug
F96 Sep-Oct
F97 Nov
F98 Dec
F99 [1980]
5 Series V. National Collegiate Athletic Assoc. (cont'd)
Series V.1. NCAA Football Rules Committee (cont'd)
NCCA and Rules Committee Correspondence (cont'd)
F100 1981 Jan-Mar
F101 Apr-Aug
F102 Sep-Dec
F103 [1981]
F104 1982 Jan-Apr
F105 May-Aug
F106 Sep-Dec
F107 [1982]
6 F108 1983 Jan-Feb
F109 Mar-May
F110 Jun-Jul
F111 Aug-Sep
F112 Oct-Dec
F113 [1983]
F114 1984 Jan-Feb
F115 Mar-May
F116 Jun-Jul
F117 Aug-Sep
F118 Oct-Nov
F119 Dec
F120 [1984]
F121 1985 Jan
F122 Feb-Mar
F123 Apr-May
F124 Jun-Jul
F125 Aug-Sep
F126 Oct
F127 Nov-Dec
F128 [1985]
F129 1986 Jan-Feb
F130 Mar-Apr
F131 May-Aug
F132 Sep-Oct
F133 Nov-Dec
F134 [1986]
7 F135 1987 Jan-Feb
F136 Mar-May
F137 Jun-Jul
F138 Aug
F139 Sep-Oct
F140 Nov
F141 Dec
F142 [1987]
7 Series V. National Collegiate Athletic Assoc. (cont'd)
Series V.1. NCAA Football Rules Committee (cont'd)
NCCA and Rules Committee Correspondence (cont'd)
F143 1988 Jan-Feb
F144 Mar-Apr
F145 May-Jun
F146 Jul-Aug
F147 Sep-Oct
F148 Nov-Dec
F149 [1988]
F150 1989 Jan-Feb
F151 Mar-May
F152 Jun-Jul
F153 Aug
F154 Sep
F155 Oct
F156 Nov
F157 Dec
F158 [1989]
8 F159 1990 Jan
F160 Feb
F161 Mar
F162 Apr-Jun
F163 Jul-Aug
F164 Sep
F165 Oct
F166 Nov
F167 Dec
F168 [1990]
F169 [1990]
F170 1991 Jan-Feb
F171 Mar
F172 Apr-May
F173 Jun-Dec
F174 [1991]
F175 [n.d.]
F176 Nelson's letters to Haruo Higashimoto, 1984-1991
F177 Nelson's letters to Hiroshi Kiire, 1988-1991
8 Series V. National Collegiate Athletic Assoc. (cont'd)
Series V.1. NCAA Football Rules Committee (cont'd)
NCAA films and video cassettes, 1963-1991
See Appendix A for a complete list of audiovisual
material available in this collection. Video cassettes
are removed to Boxes 35 and 36. 16MM films are shelved
separately at the end of the collection.
F178 Films, scripts, and brochures, 1963-1971
Includes brochures, bound volume of scripts, and the
16MM films for: The Best Football Plays of 1963, The
Best Football Plays for 1964, and The Best Football
Plays for 1965, and Monday Morning Quarterback, and The
Football Code of Champions, and a film on pass
interference (F179). Also includes video cassette and
16MM copies of Sportsmanship: a Question of Attitude.
F179 Film, script, and correspondence, 1972
Includes a 16MM film titled Pass Interference, as well
as drafts of the script and correspondence related to
this film. See F178 for a final script for this film.
F180 Correspondence, cue cards, and illustrations for
transparencies, 1977-1988
Includes Nelson's cue cards for his introduction to the
film The CCA Football Training Film (produced by the
NCAA and the officiating supervisors of the Collegiate
Commissioners Association). Also includes drafts of
scripts for films on safety and rules, illustrations
for transparencies, and correspondence.
F181 Films and video cassettes, 1989-1991
The following 16MM films or video cassettes were
produced for the NCAA, sent to Nelson in his role on
the Rules Committee, or featured Nelson in interviews:
"Ark[ansas] vs. SMU Football - November 20, 1982 -
copy." (homemade video) Tape sent to Nelson for
review, regarding a controversial pass
interference call in the fourth quarter of the
game, which caused Arkansas to lose the game and
the Southwest Conference title. However, there is
no appeal after a game is completed.
"Black Athlete: Fact or Fiction" [n.d.] (homemade
video) Narrated by Tom Brokaw, explores research
on black athletes, this NBC program is incomplete
(follows several programs on the tape).
8 Series V. National Collegiate Athletic Assoc. (cont'd)
Series V.1. NCAA Football Rules Committee (cont'd)
NCAA films and video cassettes (cont'd)
F181 Films (cont'd)
Business World - ABC TV/Network. Video Computer Sports
Technology. March 4, 1990.
"CFA Rules - Interview with Dave Nelson, October 17,
1984 - Cassettes 1 & 2 - ABC Sports" (homemade
video)
Collegiate Commissioners Association. Four Man
Mechanics. Dallas: SOA Productions, 1989.
. 1989 Five Man Mechanics.
Dallas: SOA Productions, 1989.
. 1989 Revised Blocking Rule.
Dallas: SOA Productions, 1989.
. 1989 Seven Man Mechanics.
Dallas: SOA Productions, 1989.
. 1989 Six Man Mechanics.
Dallas: SOA Productions, 1989.
. The Passing Game. Dallas: SOA
Productions, 1989.
. [Untitled]. Tape #2. Dallas:
SOA Productions, 1989.
"Dave Sports Show - Clip of 5th Down," October 6, 1990.
(homemade video) CBS Sports - College Football
Today segment on the the Colorado vs. Missouri
game 5th down controversy. Includes a brief
statement by David Nelson.
"Dave Philadelphia Talk Show - Discussion of Athletes,"
[n.d.] (homemade video) "People to People" program
hosted by Marc Howard, with a panel including
David Nelson, Billy Cunningham, Scott Palmer,
Steve Kinney, and Bruce Arians. The discussion
focused on paying college athletes. Incomplete.
Finley's Fluorescent Football. Bac Group, Inc. [n.d.]
"5 Man Mechanics" (homemade video)
8 Series V. National Collegiate Athletic Assoc. (cont'd)
Series V.1. NCAA Football Rules Committee (cont'd)
NCAA films and video cassettes (cont'd)
F181 Films (cont'd)
National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1991
Football Rule Changes. Professional Image Video
Services. 16:51 min. Two copies.
. 1989 NCAA Rule Revisions. Tape
#1, Tape #2. Dotson Lewis at Trinity University.
Dallas: SOA Productions, 1989.
. Six Man Officiating Techniques.
43 min.
National Collegiate Athletic Association, NFSHSA, and
Rawlings. Five Man Officiating Techniques.
Preliminary review copy for Nelson. 35 min.
"1985 CCA-NCAA Football Mechanics." (homemade video)
Included in the box is a letter which lists the
nine programs included on this tape.
1990 Seven Man Mechanics. Dallas: SOA Productions,
1990.
"1990 Training Tape" (homemade video)
"1991 False Starts with Offlines - Dave Nelson Intro."
(homemade video)
"Rule Changes 1990 1st Takes" (homemade video)
Six Man Mechanics Revised for 1990. Dallas: SOA
Productions, 1990.
9 Series V. National Collegiate Athletic Assoc. (cont'd)
Series V.1. NCAA Football Rules Committee (cont'd)
NCAA Rules Committee Minutes, 1905-1990
Includes published or mimeographed minutes and
notebooks of Nelson autograph notes taken during
meetings (lacking 1966, 1976, 1979, and 1980).
F182 1905-1926
Includes lists of Rules Committee members for early
committees.
F183 1951-1960
F184 1961-1964
F185 1965
F186 1967
F187 1968
F188 1969
F189 1970
F190 1971
F191 1972
F192 1973
F193 1974
F194 1975
F195 1977
F196 1978
F197 1981
F198 1982
F199 1983
F200 1984
F201 1985
F202 1986
F203 1987
F204 1988
F205 1989
F206 1990
F207 [n.d.]
NCCA Posters and pamphlets, 1982-1986
F208 Includes correspondence, proofs for posters, copies of
the pamphlet "The NCAA and College Football," posters
illustrating the NCAA Football Code and NCAA equipment
requirements, and photographs of equipment. Posters
have been removed to Box 38 or the Map Case.
10 Series V. National Collegiate Athletic Assoc. (cont'd)
Series V.1. NCAA Football Rules Committee (cont'd)
NCAA Publications, 1978-1991
F209 College Football 1978 Press Kit, 1978
F210 College Football 1987 Press Kit, 1987
Includes published copy and pages of text edited by
Nelson.
1991 NCAA Football Rules and Interpretations, 1991
Manuscript prepared by Nelson.
F211 Correspondence, 1990-1991
F212 1990 NCAA Football Rules and Regulations, 1990-1991
Copy of the manuscript for the 1990 NCAA Football Rules
and Regulations, which has been used as the basis for
the 1991 publication.
F213 1990 NCAA Football Rules and Regulations,1990-1991
Another copy edited for the 1991 publication.
F214 1991 NCAA Football Rules and Interpretations, 1991 Feb
First set of proofs.
F215 1991 NCAA Football Rules and Interpretations, 1991 Feb
Another set of first proofs.
F216 1991 NCAA Football Rules and Interpretations, 1991
Portions of the proofs with corrections.
F217 1990 Read-Easy Football Rules, 1990
Bears a few corrections, may have been used as a draft
for the 1991 Read-Easy Football Rules. Text by Nelson.
F218 Official Football Rules 1948, [1948]
Draft of the publication, prepared by Geiges.
10 Series V. National Collegiate Athletic Assoc. (cont'd)
NCAA Rules Committee Subject File, 1931-1990
Files of material on a variety of subjects related to
the NCAA or football. Arranged alphabetically by
subject and chronologically within each folder.
F219 Artificial turf, 1985
F220 Cleats, 1969
F221 Colorado-Missouri, fifth down controversy, 1990
F222 Corner flags, [n.d.]
F223 Football equipment patents, 1931-1960
F224 Football exams, 1973-1974
F225 Football fatalities, [1969]
F226 Football game timing, 1973
F227 Football helmet - history, 1969
F228 Football standards, 1969-1972
F229 Football statistics, 1969-1974
F230 Football surveys, 1971-1974
F231 History of football, 1969-1987
F232 History of players' numbers, [1984]
F233 National Federation of High Schools, 1972
F234 National Federation of High Schools, 1973
F235 National Football League, 1985
Includes a video cassette titled "Two Samples of NFL
Officials Training Tapes - Voice Over: Art McNally,
Director of Officiating."
F236 NCAA, NFL, & high school rules differences, 1968-1989
F237 Passing rules chronology, 1982-1985
Includes copies of Nelson's paper "NCAA Football Rules
Committee Chronology of 80 Years of Forward Passing
Rules 1906-1985," plus an earlier version written in
1982.
F238 Product liability, 1973-1979
F239 Professional relations, 1970-1972
11 F240 Rule changes, [1972-1982]
F241 Rules research, 1972-1977
F242 Shoe turf interface, 1972
F243 Signals, [1988]
F244 Tartan turf, 1971-1972
F245 Touch football, [n.d.]
F246 William and Mary, 1974-1979
11 Series V. National Collegiate Athletic Assoc. (cont'd)
Series V.2. Collegiate Commissioners Association,
1968-1991
Arranged chronologically, includes correspondence,
films, minutes, clinic manuals, officials' rules
exams, notes or reports for Nelson's presentations
at CCA clinics or meetings. Films co-produced by
the CCA, with the NCAA (see F178-181 for more
information) include: Pass Interference (16MM),
Four Man Mechanics, 1989 Five Man Mechanics, 1989
Revised Blocking Rule, 1989 Seven Man Mechanics,
1989 Six Man Mechanics, and The Passing Game; plus
Nelson's cue cards for the film The CCA Football
Training Film.
F247 1968-1972
F248 1973
F249 1974
F250 1975-1976
F251 1976
F252 1977
F253 1978
F254 1979
F255 1981
F256 1984-1986
F257 1987-1988
F258 1989
F259 1990-1991
F260 [n.d.]
11 Series V. National Collegiate Athletic Assoc. (cont'd)
Series V.3. NCAA Division II Football Committee, 1977-1980
F261 1977
F262 1978 Jan-Jun
F263 1978 Jul-Aug
F264 1978 Sep-Oct
F265 1978 Nov-Dec
F266 1979 Jan-Jul
F267 1979 Aug-Sep
F268 1979 Oct-Dec
F269 1980
Series V.4. Joint Commission on Competitive Safeguards
and Medical Aspects of Sports, 1973-1979
F270 1973-1974
F271 1975-1979
Series V.5. NCAA Television Committee, 1978-1981
F272 1978
F273 1979 Jan-Feb
F274 1979 Mar-May
12 F275 1979 Jun-Jul
F276 1979 Aug-Sep
F277 1979 Oct-Nov
F278 1979 Dec
F279 1980 Jan
F280 1980 Feb
F281 1980 Mar-May
F282 1980 Jun-Jul
F283 1980 Aug-Sep
F284 1980 Oct-Dec
F285 198112
Series V. National Collegiate Athletic Assoc. (cont'd)
Series V.6. Yankee Conference, 1985-1991
Arranged alphabetically by subject.
F286 Annual meeting, 1990-1991
F287 Budget study, 1989-1990
F288 Constitution and bylaws, 1985-1990
F289 Correspondence, 1989-1991
F290 Eligibility, 1990
F291 Expansion, 1990-1991
F292 Fax bills, 1991
F293 Federal Trade Commission subpoena, 1991
F294 Game participation reports, 1991
F295 I-AA playoffs, 1990-1991
F296 Videos, 1990
13 Series VI. Other Professional Affiliations, 1948-1991
Arranged alphabetically by topics.
Series VI.1. American Association of Higher Education,
1974
F1 Correspondence and reports, 1974
Series VI.2. American Football Coaches Association,
1948-1991
Nelson was a member of this association from 1948-1991,
serving on the AFCA's Program Committee
(1962-1964), as a District Representative (1958-1962),
and as a Trustee (1964-1967).
F2 Convention, 1987
F3 Correspondence, 1972-1979
F4 Digest, Constitution, History and Membership, 1966-1981
Bound volumes removed to Box 33.
F5 Directories, 1982-1990
Includes loose issues and one bound volume (removed to
Box 33).
F6 Proceedings, 1948-1991
Includes loose issues and eight bound volumes (removed
to Box 32).
F7 Summer manuals, 1949-1991
Includes five bound volumes (removed to Box 33).
Series VI.3. Football Writers Association, 1972-1983
Nelson was a member of the Football Writers
Association from 1960-1991.
F8 Membership list, program, speech, 1972-1983
Series VI.4. National Federation of State High School
Associations, 1973-1981
Includes correspondence, programs, reports,
examinations, rules checklists, photograph, and
other material related to Nelson's speaking
engagements and interaction with the National
Federation.
F9 1973-1975
F10 1976-1977
F11 1979-1981
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