Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries
Guide to the Harry A. Applequist Papers
1916-1966
Cage 393
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
- Creator
- Applequist, Harry A.
- Title
- Harry A. Applequist Papers
- ID
- Cage 393
- Date [inclusive]
- 1916-1966
- Extent
- 0.25 linear feet of shelf space
- Languages
- Materials are in English.
- Abstract
- This collection consists of mementos of the 1916 Rose Bowl, Washington State vs. Brown University, and the program from the 50th anniversary reunion of the two 1916 teams organized in 1966 by the Rose Bowl committee in Pasadena, California. The items were collected by Harry A. Applequist, one of Washington State's football players in the 1916 game.
Preferred Citation
[Item description] Harry A. Applequist Papers, 1916-1966
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections Washington State University Libraries Pullman, WA
Biography/History
Harry "Hack" Applequist attended Washington State College and received a degree in geology in 1916. He played right tackle on the undefeated 1915 football team which went to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on January 1, 1916 and defeated Brown University.
Applequist was offered a job on the WSC coaching staff by Athletic Director J. Fred Bohler and became assistant football coach and head baseball coach from 1923-1926. In 1923, he married Mildred Perry, also a WSC graduate. Again leaving WSC, he accepted a coaching position in Sacramento, California, and eventually became coordinator of the Sacramento City Unified School District's entire physical education program, a position he retained until he retired in 1956.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of mementos of the 1916 Rose Bowl collected by Harry A. Applequist, a member of the Washington State College football team playing in the game. The collection includes play-by-play telegrams of the game, newspapers clippings of Applequist's athletic career as well as correspondence and a program from the 50th anniversary reunion of members of the two 1916 Rose Bowl teams organized in 1966 by the Rose Bowl committee in Pasadena, California.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in two series.
Series 1. Play-by-play telegrams from the Washington State Cougars vs. Brown University Rose Bowl game, 1916.
Series 2. Clippings,correspondence and a program from the 50th anniversary reunion of the two football teams, 1917-1966.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries 2013
http://www.libraries.wsu.edu/masc/
Terrell Library
P.O. Box 645610
Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA
509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open and available for research use.
Acquisition Information
This collection was donated to the Washington State University Libraries in 1978 by Mrs. Harry A. (Mildred) Applequist (MS 1978-53).
Related Materials
Related Material
Harry "Hack" Applequist Photographs, 1906-1966 (PC 33).