Debate Team Records
Scope and Contents
The Debate Team Records include correspondence and subject files related to the team. The collection also includes a selection of trophies won by College of St. Thomas teams.
Dates
- created: 1928-1972
Creator
- College of St. Thomas (Saint Paul, Minn.). Debate Team (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on the use of the collection for research purposes.
Conditions Governing Use
The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property and libel laws as they apply.
Biographical or Historical Information
The College of St. Thomas supported collegiate debate teams from its inception through the early 1970s. The team reached its peak in the late 1920s and early 1930s under the tutelge of their debating coach, Owen McElmeel. His teams twice won national debating championship titles in 1928 and 1936.
Extent
10.46 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Method of Acquisition
The collection was transferred from the Communications and Theater Departmen in November 1979.
Processing Information
Processed in July 2008 by Josh Hainey
Subject
- College of St. Thomas (Saint Paul, Minn.). Debate Team (Organization)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the University of St. Thomas Archives & Manuscript Collections Repository
Department of Special Collections, LL09 O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library
University of St. Thomas
St. Paul MN 55105-1096 US
651-962-5467
uarchives@stthomas.edu