Brian Fruits collection of deaf softball tournament materials
Scope and Contents note
This collection contains materials related to deaf softball tournaments in which donator Brian Fruits participated including tournaments sponsored by the American Athletic Association of the Deaf, National Softball Association of the Deaf, Southeast Athletic Association of the Deaf, Southern Sports Association of the Deaf, Central Athletic Association of the Deaf, Madison Association of the Deaf, Metro Washington Association of the Deaf, Carolina Athletic Association of the Deaf, Triad All Stars, and Vancyball. The collection also includes tournament programs, name badges, tournament brackets, newsletters, a tournament bid, and team shirts.
Dates
- 1977-2007
- Majority of material found within , 1989-2007
Creator
- Fruits, Brian (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access note
Access to the collection is open with assistance from the archivist or staff. Restrictions on Box 1 Folder 1; Box 2 Folders 2 and 4; Box 3 Folder 5 due to private information.
Conditions Governing Use note
Open for Research. Copyright for Official University records is held by Utah Valley University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Biographical/Historical note
Brian Fruits is an active participant in deaf athletics including softball. In 2012 he was a member of the Sioux Falls/CSD Blue Sox championship men's softball team at the John L. Buckmaster Memorial tournament hosted by the Midwest Athletic Association of the Deaf. The collection contains items from Fruits' participation in tournaments throughout the 1990s and into the first decade of the new century.
Extent
2.46 Linear Feet (4 containers)
Abstract
This collection contains materials related to deaf softball tournaments in which donator Brian Fruits participated including tournaments sponsored by the American Athletic Association of the Deaf, National Softball Association of the Deaf, Southeast Athletic Association of the Deaf, Southern Sports Association of the Deaf, Central Athletic Association of the Deaf, Madison Association of the Deaf, Metro Washington Association of the Deaf, Carolina Athletic Association of the Deaf, Triad All Stars, and Vancyball.
Arrangement note
Series arrangement is as follows: Box 1: Folders: 1. American Athletic Association of the Deaf; 2-5. National Softball Association of the Deaf; 6. Southeast Athletic Association of the Deaf; 7. Southern Sports Association of the Deaf; 8. miscellaneous associations and tournaments; Box 2: Folders: 1. Central Athletic Association of the Deaf; 2-4. Madison Association of the Deaf tournament bid; 5. Metro Washington Association of the Deaf; 6. Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission; Box 3: Folders: 1. Carolina Athletic Association of the Deaf; 2. Greensboro Parks and Recreation; 3. Triad All Stars; 4. Vancyball; 5. airline tickets; 6. tournament badges; Box 4: clothing.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Gift of Brian Fruits
Acknowledgment of Bias and Harmful Content
The Sutherland Archives recognizes there are materials in our collections that may be offensive or harmful. Materials may contain language or depictions that are racist, sexist, Eurocentric, ableist, homophobic, etc. We present such materials unaltered to preserve context and to present a complete historical record. Sutherland Archives staff is making efforts to update our finding aids to acknowledge offensive content.
- American Athletic Association of the Deaf
- Baseball caps Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Carolina Athletic Association of the Deaf
- Central Athletic Association of the Deaf
- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Deaf Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Deaf--Sports Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Electronic mail messages Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Facsimile transmission Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Madison Association of the Deaf
- Maps Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Meetings--Agendas Subject Source: Local sources
- Metro Washington Association of the Deaf
- Minutes (Records) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Name tags Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- National Softball Association of the Deaf
- Newsletters Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photocopying Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photographs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Softball Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Southeast Athletic Association of the Deaf
- Southern Sports Association of the Deaf
- Sports tournaments Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- T-shirts Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Triad All Stars
- Vancyball
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Kellie Johnson, intern
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Fulton Library George Sutherland Archives Repository
800 West University Parkway
MS 145
Orem Utah 84058 United States
