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Contents of Edward S. Temple Collection (Room 320)

Artificial plant in tiger-shaped vase

Banners
1. "AOHNA 1986"
2. "if you are not part of the solution…you are part of the problem"
3. "Instituto Nacional De Deportes"
4. "Mexico"
5. "VII Juegos Panamericanos"

Baton
- "Penn Relay Carnival 100th Running 1994 Honorary Referee"

Books
1. Impressions Of Venezuela, by Wenzel Fischer and Willy Haas
2. Olympia ’68, by Harry Valerien
3. 100 Golden Moments, by International Amateur Athletic Federation
4. Quadrennial Review Of Activities For The Period 1965-1969, by United States Olympic Committee
5. Quadrennial Review Period of 1961-1965, by United States Olympic Committee
6. The Official 1980 Olympic Guide, by John V. Grombach
7. The 1984 Olympic Games Sarajevo/Los Angeles, by Dick Schaap
8. USA Official Track & Field 1968 Handbook, by Amateur Athletic Union Of The United States

Bottle
- "Moskovskaya Russian Vodka"

Bulletin boards [3] with photographs [50]

Button
- "International Freedom Games"

Calendars - 1980 [2]

Cards
1. "Discipline yourself in practice and practice self-discipline elsewhere."
2. "Manage yourself first. Your toughest opponent is you."

Certificates
1. "American Record Certificate Of The Amateur Athletic Union Of The United States"
2. "Certificate of Achievement, The Amateur Athletic Union Of The United States Hereby Declares     That Diana Hughes, Debbie Wedgeworth, Mattline Render, Iris Davis, Tennessee State 440 Yard Relay Track And Field Has Been Selected All America For Outstanding Athletic Performance During The Year 1971."
3. "Presented to Coach Ed Temple, Tennessee State University, for Outstanding Accomplishments in Promoting the Advancement of Women in Athletics. September 14, 1983."
4. "Tennessee State University Honors Edward Stanley Temple"
5. "The U.S. China Peoples Friendship Association Certificate of Appreciation to Edward S. Temple"
6. "This is to certify that the Tennessee State University #63 having duly qualified with the Laws of the Athletics Congress, is entitled to all the benefits and privileges of Active Membership in the Southeastern Association of The Athletics Congress of the Amateur Athletic Union"
7. "This is to certify that the Tennessee State University Club #64 having duly qualified with the Laws of The Athletics Congress, is entitled to all the benefits and privileges of Active Membership in the  Southeastern Association of The Athletics Congress of the Amateur Athletic Union."
8. "This is to certify that the Tennessee State University Track Club having duly qualified with the Laws of The Athletics Congress, is entitled to all the benefits and privileges of Active Membership in the Southeastern Association of The Athletics Congress of the USA."
9. "United States Olympic Trials, New York City 1964, Edward Temple, Official, Women’s Track & Field"

Coaster

Coin Set
- "Great Olympic Moments"

Dissertations
1. A Documentary Analysis Of Competitive Track And Field For Women At Tuskegee Institute And Tennessee State University, by Nolan A. Thaxton, June 1970, Springfield College
2. The Development Of Negro Female Olympic Talent, by Bernice Lee Adkins, June 1967, Indiana University

Drawing
- "I’m a Fast Lady", by Pamela Irby

Flags
1. United States flag (2)
2. VII Juegos Panamericanos Mexico 75
3. 1996 Olympic Torch Relay

Glass
- "The Big Apple"

ID Cards
1. Athletics Congress of the USA Official (2)
2. Ed Temple, U.S. Track Team, U.C.S.B. 1984

Key-Rings [2]
- "Kagoshima Sakurajima"

Lip Balm
- Aloe Vera

Medals
1. "Games of the XXII Olympiad"
2. "Presented To Edward S. Temple With Great Pride In Your High Honor At Olympic Games, Tokyo By The People Of Metropolitan Nashville And Davidson County"
3. "United States Olympic Committee"
4. "United States Olympic Team 1980"

Metal Clip

Model Car with artificial flowers

Mugs
1. "Big Blue Country, TSU, Nashville, Tenn."
2. "Tigerbelle Country, Where Olympic Champions Are Made, Tennessee State University"

Nameplate on stand
- "E.S. TEMPLE"

"Olympic Books"
1. United States 1952 Olympic Book
2. United States 1956 Olympic Book (2)
3. 1960 United States Olympic Book (2)
4. United States Olympic Book
5. 1968 United States Olympic Book
6. 1972 United States Olympic Book
7. 1976 United States Olympic Book
8. Los Angeles 1984

Paper Weights
1. "Connecting Link"
2. "Special Olympics"
3. "Woman’s & Girls’ National A.A.U. Track & Field Meet."

Patches
1. "AAU All-America" (14)
2. "AAU Champion"
3. "Champion Southeastern AAU" (3)
4. "Los Angeles Invitational Indoor Meet"
5. "The Athletics Congress USA"
6. "Venados"

Pen
- "Tenn. State University Athletic Training Dept."

Photograph [framed]
- Temple with Joseph Simons

Photographs [unframed]
1. Temple with Tigerbelles
2. Temple with Tigerbelles
3. Temple with 1960 Olympic Women's Track & Field Team
4. Edward S. Temple and John B. McClendon
5. Relay Team – USA vs. Russia Team, 1958 European Tour, (L-R) Coach Edward Temple,    Martha Hudson, Lucinda Williams, Isabelle Daniels, Margaret Matthews
6. 1971-72 Team, Front--Patricia Loretta Hunter, 1st row- Debbie Smith, Iris Davis, the Coach,  Mamie Rollins, Patricia Henderson, 2nd row - Asst. Ronnie Smith, Diane Hughes, Debra  Wedgeworth, Rhonda McManus

Photographs in envelope [25]
- Temple and others

Pillows [2]
- "America’s Track Pride, Tigerbelles’ T.S.U., Olympic, World, National Champions"

Pin
- "National Masters 1989 TAC/USA Track & Field Championships"

Plaques
1. AAU Senior Women’s Track & Field Championship, 1977, Los Angeles, California, Second Place
2. Commemorating The World’s 300TH "Tartan" Track, 1977
3. Georgia Bulldog "Babes" Women’s Invitational 1600 m Relay Team Champions
4. Lady Gator Florida Relays, University And Open Division 440 Relay, March 24, 1979
5. Lady Gator Florida Relays, University And Open Division Mile Relay, March 24, 1979
6. Lady Gator Florida Relays, University And Open Division Sprint Medley Relay, March 24, 1979
7. Lady Gator Florida Relays, University Division 4 X 100 Relay, March 22, 1980
8. Lady Gator Florida Relays, University Division Mile Relay, March 22, 1980
9. Lady Gator Florida Relays, University Division Sprint Medley Relay, March 22, 1980
10. Marine Corps Schools Relays, 1967 First Place Womens 440 Yard Relay
11. National Outdoor Championship, University Division, Women’s Champions, 1977
12. Pelican State Relays, Southern University, Baton Rouge, 440 YD Relay, 1962
13. Presented In Grateful Appreciation To 1960 Olympic Gold Medal Champions (Wilma Rudolph, Martha Hudson, Barbara Jones, Lucinda Williams, Ralph Boston, Edward Temple) On Their Visit To Detroit, Michigan, September 27, 1960, By Detroit Chapter, Tennessee State University
14. Quantico Relays 1968 First Place Womens 440 Yard Relay
15. Relay Carnival, University of Pennsylvania, College Women 4 X 400 Meter, 1980, E. Davis,  J. Pollion, D. Jones, H. Blake
16. Relay Carnival, University of Pennsylvania, College Women 4 X 100 Meter Championship – 1980, D. Jones, C. Cheeseborough, B. Morehead, K. McMillan
17. Relay Carnival, University of Pennsylvania, 440yd Relay – 1964, Edith Mcguire, Lorraine Dunn, Wyomia Tyus,Vivian Brown
18. USA – Lite Outdoor National Championships, 1980, Second Place
19. 4 X 100 Meter Relay Champions, 1984, Southeast Missouri State University
20. 4 X 100 Meter Relay Women, Winning Coach, 1984, Southeast Missouri State University
21. 4 X 100M Relay Women Champion, 1983, Southeast Missouri State University
22. 4 X 100M Relay Women, Winning Coach, 1983, Southeast Missouri State University
23. 4 X 200 Meter Relay Women Champion, 1984, Southeast Missouri States University
24. 4 X 200 Meter Relay Women, Winning Coach, 1984, Southeast Missouri State University
25. 4 X 200M Relay Women Champion, 1983, Southeast Missouri States University
26. 4 X 200M Relay Women, Winning Coach, 1983, Southeast Missouri State University
27. 4 X 400 Meter Relay Woman Champion, 1984, Southeast Missouri State University
28. 4 X 400 Meter Relay Women, Winning Coach, 1984, Southeast Missouri State University

Posters [framed]
1. Jesse Owens
2. "Games of the XXIIIrd Olympiad Los Angeles 1984", by Ernie Barnes

Posters [unframed]
1. "Coach Temple"
2. "Salute To Black Olympians"
3. Tigerbelles – Nike Sport Shoes – Brenda Morehead, Chandra Cheeseborough, Debbie Jones
4. "The Tigerbelles Of Tennessee State University"
5. "The Tigerbelles Of Tennessee State University World-Class Team"
6. "Wilma Rudolph, Queen of Track", by Wes Kendall
7. "II Campeonato Panamericanos De Atletismo Junior"

Resolution
- City of Nashville

Ribbons – "Eastern Kentucky University Becky Boone Relays 1979"
1. First Place, Chandra Cheeseborough, 100 Meters
2. First Place, Ernestine Davis, 400 Meters
3. First Place, Kathy McMillan, Long Jump
4. First Place, Tennessee State, Mile Relay (4)
5. First Place, Tennessee State, 440 Relay (4)
6. First Place, Tennessee State, 880 Medley Relay (4)
7. Fourth Place, Ernestine Davis, 200 Meters
8. Second Place, Deborah Jones, 200 Meters
9. Third Place, Rhonda Brady, 100M hurdles

Rugs
1. "Third National Bank, No. 1, Pay To T.S.U. Track Fund $1000, One Thousand Dollars, Tenn  Tufting Corp"
2. "Tigerbells"

Scrapbooks [4]
- "Temple And The Tigerbelles"

"Some Facts about the Coach"

"Some Facts about the Tigerbelles of Tennessee State University"

Spiral Notebook

Stamp with ink-pad
- "Property Of: Edward S. Temple"

Street sign
- "ED TEMPLE BLVD"

Teachers Roll Books [2]

Tennesseans
1. 1964 (2)
2. 1966

Trophies
1. Becky Boone Relays, 1979, Eastern Kentucky University, 1st Place
2. Carmel Classic Track And Field Championships, 1982 Womens Team Champion
3. Carmel Classic Track And Field Championships, Girls Team Winner – 1984
4. First Place, Carson Newman Invitational, ‘89
5. "Highest Visiting Team"
6. Lady Raidor Invitational, 1-16-82, Champion, Mile Relay
7. Lady Raidor Invitational, 1-16-82, First Place Team
8. Lady Raider Inv., 2-20-82, Champion, Mile Relay
9. Lady Vols Invitational 77, 2nd Place
10. Memphis State Invitational, 2nd Place, 1980
11. Memphis State Invitational, 2ND Place, 1978
12. Memphis State Invitational, 2ND Place, ’79
13. Memphis State Invitational, 3RD Place, ‘77
14. National Women’s Indoor Team Runners-Up, 1978
15. Nashville All Comers Track Meet, Girls College – 1st Place, 1985
16. National AAU Womens Track & Field Meet, Los Angeles – 1970, 3rd Place Team – Women
17. "To Edward 1961"
18. Tuskegee University Relays, 800 Meter Run, ‘90
19. Tuskegee University 1991 Relays, 1ST Place (2)
20. Western Kentucky Invitational, 1ST PL., 1978
21. 1st Place, K.S.U. Whitney M. Young Relays, Sprint Medley
22. 1st Place, K.S.U. Whitney M. Young Relays, 4 X 100
23. 1st Place, K.S.U. Whitney M. Young Relays, 4 X 200
24. 1st Place, K.S.U. Whitney M. Young Relays, 4 X 400
25. 1ST Place, Tuskegee University Track Meet – 1989 (4)
26. 2nd, Memphis State Inv., ‘76
27. "2-20-82 1st Place Team"
28. 1965 Central States A.A.U. Women’s Track & Field, Second Place
29. 1979 Women’s A.A.U. Outdoor National Track & Field Runners-Up, Tennessee State Track Club
30. 1988 Carson-Newman Relays, 2nd Place Team – Womens College Division
31. ’90 trophy [unmarked] (2)
32. trophy [unmarked]


Contents of Edward S. Temple Collection (room 321)

Bag
- "The Athletics Congress, Fourth Annual National Convention Philadelphia – December 1-5, 1982"

Calendars
1. 1980 (5)
2. 1995/1996
3. 1996 (2)

Certificate [framed]
- "Hall Of Fame Award Honoring Ralph Boston For Noteworthy Achievement"

Drawing [framed]
- "Wilma Rudolph, 1940-1994", by Dwayne Mitchell

Photographs [unframed]
1. Iris Davis, Edward S. Temple, Mamie Rollins, March 1973
2. Left-Right, Terri Houston, Maxine McMillan, Gina Gardner, Monica Hyde, Constance Williams
3. Temple and children – Edwina, Bernard, 1960, right after Olympics in Rome
4. Temple and Forrest Strange, New York 1956
5. Temple and others (4)
6. Temple and Isabelle Daniels with Trophy
7. Temple with Tigerbelles
8. Tigerbelle Iris Davis
9. Tigerbelles, 1955

Plaques
1. Georgia Bulldog "Babes" Women’s Invitational, 400 m Relay Team Champions
2. Georgia Bulldog "Babes" Women’s Invitational, 800 medley Relay Team Champions
3. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, 1961 Track & Field Championship, Team    Second Place

Posters [framed]
1. "The Victor’s Crown", by Ernie Barnes
2. "The Great Moments of Olympic History"

Posters [unframed]
1. "Salute To Black Olympians" (2)
2. "The Tigerbelles Of Tennessee State University" (8)
3. "The Tigerbelles Of Tennessee State University World-Class Team" (31)
4. Tigerbelles – Nike Sport Shoes – Brenda Morehead, Chandra Cheeseborough, Debbie Jones (34)
5. "Wilma Rudolph, Queen of Track", by Wes Kendall
6. Wilma Rudolph, by C. Palmer (2)
7. Wilma Rudolph, by Dorothea Taylor-Palmer (2)
8. "II Campionato Panamericanos De Atletismo Junior"

T-shirt
- Pan American Games, 1975


Contents of Edward S. Temple Collection (1st floor display case)

Certificates
1. "Hall Of Fame Award Honoring Wilma Rudolph For Noteworthy Achievement"
2. "Hall Of Fame Award Honoring Mae Faggs For Noteworthy Achievement"
3. "Hall Of Fame Honoring Wyomia Tyus For Noteworthy Achievement"

Framed articles
1. "A & I Girls Set Relay Mark", by Fred Russell, Wed., Sept. 7, 1960, Nashville Banner
2. "A&I Girls Win Relay Gold Medal", by Fred Russell, Thurs., Sept. 8, 1960, Nashville Banner
3. "The Man Who Really Won the Olympics", by George Barker, Oct. 23, 1960, The Nashville   Tennessean Magazine
4. "Wilma Wins 2nd Gold Medal", by Fred Russell, Sept. 5, 1960, Nashville Banner

Photographs
1. A & B Team Anchor Legs, Outdoor Nationals, 1965, Columbus, Ohio
2. Tennessee A & I State - - - 1956 Olympic Qualifiers, Mae Faggs, Lucinda Williams, Isabelle Daniels, Coach Ed Temple, Wilma Rudolph, Margaret Matthews, Willie White (from Nashville Banner)

Plaques
1. "Coach Edward Stanley Temple", by Paul Ladd, March 1994, The Tennessee Tribune    [newspaper article]
2. National AAU Senior Women’s Track & Field Championship, 1978, Los Angeles, California,  First Place
3. "Once They Ran The World", by Miki Turner, Mon., Feb. 27, 1995, Orange County Register  [newspaper article]
4. "Wilma Rudolph back home to stay", by Jessica Pasley, February 28, 1992, Nashville Banner [newspaper article]

Trophies
1. USA Womens Indoor Track & Field Championship, The Athletics Congress, February 29, 1980
2. U.S.A. Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championship Of The A.A.U., Feb. 23, 1979
3. U.S.A. Womens Indoor Track & Field Championship, The Athletics Congress, February 26, 1982
4. U.S.A. Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championship, The Athletics Congress, February 27, 1981
5. 90th National U.S.A. Indoor Track & Field Championship of The A.A.U., February 24, 1978 Women’s Team Championship


CONTENTS OF EDWARD S. TEMPLE COLLECTION
(3RD FLOOR DISPLAY CASE – OUTSIDE OF
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS ROOM)

Award
- "Winner, Women’s 440 Yard Relay, 1972, Marine Corps Relays"

Baton
- "1985 Tigerbelle Relays, 1st Place, Tennessee State University"

Cards
1. "Accept hard work in practice with no exceptions."
2. "Make the champion’s choice. Improve or stand still."
3. "Make weaknesses work for you by working to correct them."
4. "Memorize ‘TH’ – THINK you can win, HOPE to, and TRY."
5. "Never underestimate your ability. Who knows how far you can go?"
6. "Seek perfection. Few attain it but all who seek it gain."

Drawing
- "The runner who puts the last ounce of effort into the race feels the glorious satisfaction of having given everything to the moment", by Janet Casey

Medal
- "220 YDS 1974"

Photograph [unframed]
- Madeline Manning

Pins
1. "Budweiser USA" (6)
2. "Wilma Rudolph Foundation" (2)