Série S1 - Personal Files

1.5 m textual records ; 59 photographs; 4 photo albums [239 photos]; 95 slides; 2 DVDs; 1 lithograph [oversize]; 1 award [framed, oversize]; 1 plaque; 1 plate [commemorative]; 1 bowl [silver]; 1 medallion ; 1 pin collection [framed]; 1 statuette

Series documents the personal involvement of James Worrall in a wide range of Olympic and related sports events and organizations, his interaction with his peers, and the recognition that has been accorded him by many of these organizations. It comprises extensive personal correspondence with many key individuals involved in the Olympic movement at the national and international level, including Sidney A. Dawes, Bruce Kidd, Richard Pound, Frank Shaughnessy, and Jan Staubo, and professional correspondence with private sports foundations, sporting bodies and government organizations. Also included are interviews, presentations, and speeches given by Worrall as an IOC representative, president of the COA, and as an Olympian; accomplishments during his high school and university track and field career and participation in the 1934 British Empire Games and the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin; and materials from conferences, symposia, and professional membership in associations, committees, and societies relating to the Olympics, various sports, and international relations. Series also includes extensive reference material collected by Worrall over the course of his career on a variety of national and international topics and interests, such as research inquiries and personal notes on topics including: boycotts, sport administration and marketing, ethics in sport, women in sports, persons with disabilities in sports, drug testing and sport doping, and violence in sports. There are also greeting cards, invitations to events, and notes of appreciation; photo albums and photographs; awards and honours and associated congratulatory letters; and information on the 1936 Olympic Reunion and the James Worrall Gala.
Series has been arranged into the following sub-series:
Sub-series 1 Correspondence
Sub-series 2 Correspondence - Unsorted
Sub-series 3 Interviews
Sub-series 4 Awards and Honours
Sub-series 5 Presentations and Speeches
Sub-series 6 Professional Affiliations
Sub-series 7 Reference Materials
Sub-series 8 International Olympic Committee Appointments
Sub-series 9 High School and University Track Meets
Sub-series 10 British Empire/Empire Games
Sub-series 11 Olympic Games
Sub-series 12 1936 Olympic Reunion
Sub-series 13 Conferences and Symposiums
Sub-series 14 Ephemera
Sub-series 15 Miscellaneous
Sub-series 16 Items/Gifts
Sub-series 17 Photographs
Sub-series 18 Posters