Summary information
| Repository: | South Peace Regional Archives |
| Title: | Red Willow Basketball Team fonds |
| Reference code: | 0335 |
| Date: | 1913-1917 (date of creation) |
| Physical description: | 1 cm textual records |
| Dates of creation, revision and deletion: | Processed by Karen Burgess January 2009 Added to new database September 2024 – TD |
Administrative history / Biographical sketch
1913 appears to be the year several women’s basketball teams were organized in the Beaverlodge district. The Red Willow Basketball Team organized in 1913 with a full slate of officers: Honorable President, C. McNaught; Vice-President, Mr. H. Walker; Secretary, Ivy Chapman; Treasurer, Mary Ray; Captain Manager, Margarite McNaught. Members were Mrs. H. Walker, Misses Marrion, Margarite, Isabel, and Effie McNaught, Miss Ivy Chapman, and Miss Mary Ray. Reta and Pearl Cleland, Agnes and Ada Wertenbee and Bell McNaught. The game was played wherever suitable grounds could be found and when the weather cooperated. The girls were also interested in organizing after game events such as campfires, social evenings, and dances to raise money to buy necessities such as a basketball, pump, and twine.
Custodial history
These records were originally donated to the South Peace Centennial Museum in Beaverlodge by Liza Sippan and were transferred to the South Peace Regional Archives by Lori Dalgleish in November, 2008.
Scope and content
The fonds consists of a minute book (1913-1917) and 1 letter addressed to the ladies of the club from a couple of admirers.
Notes
Title notes
- Source of title proper: Title of fonds based on contents.
Access points
- Textual record (documentary form)
- Women (subject)
- Sports, recreation and leisure* (subject)