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Rowing collection

 Collection
Identifier: UA22

Biographical / Historical

Gary Stockman, Rob Kallman, and Gary Bradhering, all members of the Class of 1983, started petitioning for a rowing team in 1981. George M. Angle, avid rower and former vice president of public affairs at the University of Rochester, helped mentor, advise, and raise funds for a program. With the support of Angle and others--including Richard U. and Elaine P. Wilson, and Allen Rosenburg, a former Olympic rowing coach--the three students raised enough money and recruited enough students to make rowing a sport at the University. The first coach of the team was Tom Welch, who continued to grow the team and lead it to more regattas.

Angle also co-founded the Bausch and Lomb Invitational Regatta in 1989, which was organized jointly by Rochester Institute of Technology and the University of Rochester. Its name changed in 1996 to the Stonehurst Capital Invitational Regatta and in 2006 to the Head of the Genesee Regatta. In 2007, the Genesee Waterways Center took over its management.

Rowing Team alumni, including Stockman, established Friends of UR Rowing (formerly Friends of UR Crew) with help from Angle in the early 1980s. The group fundraises for the team, recruits new players, and connects alumni and current players.

Scope and Contents

This collection contains materials related to the University Rowing program (formerly the Crew team). It consists of five series: Correspondence and Meeting Minutes, Newspapers and Clippings, Stickers, Regatta Booklets, and Photographs. Photographs are divided into subseries that focus on Social Events, Practices and Workouts, and Regattas.

Creator

Dates

  • Creation: 1983-2009, undated

Language of Materials

English

Extent

3.25 linear feet (4 boxes)

Conditions Governing Access

For access to this collection, please contact the University of Rochester Archives (archives@library.rochester.edu) at least two business days prior to your planned visit.

Conditions Governing Use

To request reproductions or permission to publish materials from the collection, please contact the University of Rochester Archives (archives@library.rochester.edu). Researchers may be responsible for determining any copyright questions.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Materials were transferred in 2016 by Heather Goerlich, assistant coach of Women’s Rowing and John Gaskin, director of Rowing. Also included are papers donated by Edward Fox (Class of 1991) and photographs from other alumni.

Preferred Citation

[Item title, item date], Rowing Collection, UA22, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester

Bibliography

"Head of the Genesee Invitational Regatta Comes under New Leadership." University of Rochester Newscenter. University of Rochester, 6 February 2007. Accessed 8 February 2018.

"History." Rochester Crew. University of Rochester. Accessed 26 January 2018.

Stauffer, A. K. "Down by the Riverside." Rochester Review, Summer 1983, pages 10-13.


Title
Rowing collection
Author
Miranda Zammarelli (Class of 2020)
Date
2018
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Library Details

Part of the University of Rochester Archives Library

Contact:
Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation
River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
500 Joseph C. Wilson Blvd.
Rochester New York 14627-0055 USA