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Series I. Leo Ward memorabilia, 1935-2003

Leo Ward memorabilia, 1935-2003

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Series I. Leo Ward memorabilia, 1935-2003

Alumni materials


Box 1 Folder 1 Light Blue of '52 chain letter (copies), 1953-1954

(Copies of letters, made in the 1990s, of a chain letter sent around/shared by the former fellow team members after graduation.)

Box 1 Folder 2 Homecoming reunion correspondence, 1971

Box 1 Folder 3 Class of 1952 25th anniversary reunion at Arden House, 1977 May

(includes program, newsletter, directory, class lists, etc.)

Box 1 Folder 4 Light Blue reunions, 1990s-2000s

(includes photographs and class contact information)

Artwork


Box 2 Folder 3 Leo Ward caricature, "Leo the Lion", circa 1950

(Drawing in color)

Box 2 Folder 4 Leo Ward portrait, 1952

(Charles T?, charcoal)


Box 1 Folder 16 Leo Ward caricature, "Leo the Lion", 1993

(Black ink line drawing)

Correspondence

Box 1 Folder 6 Columbia University, 1935-1950

(Certificate of vaccinations, admissions letter, transcripts)

Box 1 Folder 7 General, 1970-1973

(Centennial Football Banquet seating chart, letter from Lou Little, and a letter to President McGill re: Columbia's next football coach)

Film reels


Box 3 Film reel, unidentified, undated


Box 4 Film reel, unidentified, undated


Box 5 Film reel, unidentified, undated

Memorabilia


Box 2 Folder 8 Blood Bowl Championship rosters and plays, 1950 May

(Muldoon's Reds vs. Nork's Shenandoah Blues)

Box 2 Folder 1 Columbia University pennants, undated

Box 2 Folder 7 Columbia and Cornell football team rosters and school songs laminated sheet, 1950


Box 1 Folder 5 Commemorative ticket, 1984 September 22

(Dedication of the Lawrence A. Wien Stadium at Baker Field)


Box 2 Folder 6 Varsity "C" certificates, 1949-1950


Box 1 Folder 8 Newspaper clippings, 1946-1987

(Mostly Columbia football-related, but also includes materials from Ward's high school days in Pottsville, PA)

Photographs

Box 1 Folder 9 Columbia football, 1949-1951


Box 2 Folder 5 Columbia football team, 1949-1951

(Enlargements of team photos)


Box 1 Folder 10 Leo Ward, 1949-1951

Publications

Box 1 Folder 12 Columbia football game programs, 1949-1950

Box 1 Folder 11 Columbia football record book/media guide, 1951

Box 1 Folder 14 "Jester", 1951 April

Box 1 Folder 13 "Lines on Lions", 1949-1986, 4 items

Box 1 Folder 15 Directory of Columbia University Alumni Residing in the State of Connecticut, 1969


Box 2 Folder 2 Scrapbook, 1951-1952

(Newspaper clippings)

Box 2 Sweater, circa 1950

(Off-white wool cardigan with light blue "C" by the front left pocket)