Personal papers of Robert Tague
Overview
This collection consists of two scrapbooks regarding Robert (Bob) Tague's basketball and track performance at Rosedale High in Kansas City, Kansas and his track carreer at the University of Kansas where he and teammates, including Ernie Shelby; Charlie Tidwell; and Billy Mills, won the 1959 N.C.A.A. championship. The scrapbooks include newspaper clippings, photographs, correspondence, certificates, diplomas, track meet programs, and reunion memorabilia. A folder in box 2 contains a few loose pages including a memorial program and an obituary for a former teammate.
Dates
- Creation: 1952-2021, bulk 1952-1964
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Full Extent
2 boxes (2 oversize boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
PP 664
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, Robert Tague, 2023.
Source
- Tague, Robert (Donor, Person)
Subject
- Rosedale High School (Kansas City, Kan.) -- Track and field (Organization)
- Rosedale High School (Kansas City, Kan.) -- Basketball (Organization)
- University of Kansas -- Track and field (Organization)
- Tague, Robert (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Robert Tague Collection
- Subtitle
- Personal papers of Robert Tague
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by eje. Finding aid encoded by eje.
- Date
- 2025-05-13
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- https://hdl.handle.net/10407/5555789541
- Preferred citation
-
Personal papers of Robert Tague, PP 664, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository