Introduction/History | Record Group/Series Description | Inventory

Introduction/History

In April 1998, the Association for Applied Sport Psychology designated Bowling Green State University, specifically the Center for Archival Collections, to house their archives. The collection consists of six linear feet of minutes, conference programs and proceedings, officer correspondence, financial files, committee and subject files, and publications. The records date from the establishment of AASP in 1986 to 2002.

Founded in 1986, the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) has emerged as the largest applied sport and exercise psychology organization in the world. Founding President, John M. Silva, established AASP to promote the science and practice of sport and exercise psychology, while providing an opportunity for individuals to share information related to theory development, research, and the provision of psychological services to consumers. Today, AASP is a vibrant international, multidisciplinary organization.

Since its inception, AASP has committed significant time and effort to identify essential criteria to the practice of applied sport psychology. In 1989, AASP established and approved criteria for certification intended to demonstrate that individuals seeking certification must have obtained a minimal level of training and experience to provide professional services in applied sport psychology. Currently, AASP is the only professional organization in North America that offers certification to qualified professionals who practice sport, exercise, and health psychology.

Additional information on AASP can be found at www.aaasponline.org

Record Group/Series Description

The Association for Applied Sport Psychology collection is arranged into the following Record Groups: Executive Board, Office Correspondence and Files, Conferences, Subject Files, Committee/Council/Task Force Files, and Publications. These Record Groups are divided into Record Series as described below.

Executive Board

Constitution
1986
First constitution of the AASP.

Executive Board Minutes and Files
October 1985-April 1998
Arranged chronologically
Includes minutes of Board meetings (Spring and Fall) and may include minutes of the annual meeting. Also may include agenda items such as committee and officer reports and correspondence. Inclusion of agenda items or lack of minutes so noted in the inventory.

Officer Correspondence and Files

Officer Correspondence
1991-1997
Arranged chronologically
Includes correspondence mostly of the president regarding the work of AASP and its relationship with other organizations.

Treasurer Reports and Files
1986-1998
Arranged by topic and within chronologically
Includes financial and budget reports compiled by Treasurer. Also includes tax information and reports filed with the IRS and insurance correspondence and policies.

Legal Counsel
1992-1996
Arranged chronologically
Includes correspondence and opinions of the AASP legal counsel.

Conference Files

Conferences
1986-1998
Arranged chronologically
Includes programs and abstracts. May also include some planning files and reports on site selection.

Regional Symposium
1993, 1995, 1996
Arranged by region and within chronologically
Includes programs of symposium held by various regions within AASP.

Subject Files

Archives and History
1994
Arranged chronologically
Includes correspondence and reports compiling the history of AASP and developing the AASP archives.

Awards
1993-1997
Arranged chronologically
Includes correspondence and selection/awarding information for the Dorothy V. Harris Memorial Award and the Dissertation Award.

Grant Awards
1994-1997
Arranged chronologically.
Includes correspondence and selection/awarding information for AASP research grants.

Committee/Councils/Task Force Files

Committee/Council/Task Force Files
1988-1998
Arranged alphabetically by name of group and within chronologically
Includes minutes, correspondence and reports of the various committees, several which began as ad hoc committees or task forces. Also includes minutes, correspondence and reports of the Fellows and Sport Psychology Council.

Publications

Journal and Graduate Programs Directory Correspondence
1991-1998
Arranged chronologically
Includes correspondence and agreements regarding the publication of the AASP Journal and the Graduate Programs Directory.

Newsletters
1986-2001
Arranged chronologically
Includes the published AASP newsletters which describe the activities of the organization and its officers and members. Missing issues noted on the inventory.

Inventory

Executive Board : Box 1

1. Constitution, 1986
2. Executive Board minutes, October 1985-September 1990
3. Executive Board minutes
   (records not available for Fall 1992 meeting, no minutes for Spring 1993 beginning in 1993, also includes reports and correspondence) , April 1991-October 1993
4. Executive Board files
   (includes reports and correspondence but no minutes)
   (records not available for Fall 1994 meeting) , April 1994
5. Executive Board minutes and files, April 1995

Executive Board : Box 2

1. Executive Board minutes and files, October 1995
2. Executive Board minutes and files, April 1996
3. Executive Board minutes and files, October 1996
4. Executive Board minutes and files, April 1997
5. Executive Board minutes and files, September 1997
6. Executive Board files (no minutes), April 1998

Officer Correspondence and Files : Box 1

1. Officer correspondence, 1991-1994
2. Officer correspondence, 1995-1997
3. Financial and budget reports, [1986-1990], 1993-1994
4. Financial and budget reports, 1995-1998
5. IRS information, 1986-1995
6. Insurance information, 1989-1997
7. Legal Counsel, 1992-1996

Conference Files : Box 1

1. Conference Program and Abstracts, 1986
2. Conference Program and Abstracts, 1987
3. Conference Program and Abstracts, 1988
4. Conference Program and Abstracts, 1989
5. Conference Program and Abstracts, 1990
6. Conference Program and Abstracts, 1991

Conference Files : Box 2

1. Conference Program and Abstracts, 1992
2. Conference Program, Abstracts and reports , 1993
3. Conference Program, Abstracts and reports , 1994
4. Conference Program, Abstracts and planning files and reports , 1995

Conference Files : Box 3

1. Conference Program, Abstracts and planning files and reports , 1996
2. Conference Program, Abstracts and planning files and reports , 1997
3. Conference Program and Abstracts, 1998
4. Conference site selection reports, 1994-1996
5. Regional symposium-Midwest, 1993, 1996
6. Regional symposium-Southwest, 1995, 1996
7. Regional symposium-South Central, 1996
8. Regional symposium-Northwest, 1996
9. Regional symposium-Eastern Canada 1996

Subject Files : Box 1

1. Archives and history of AASP, 1994
2. Awards , 1993-1997
3. Grant awards, 1994-1995
4. Grant awards, 1996-1997

Committee/Council/Task Force Files : Box 1

1. Certification Committee, 1989-2002
2. Continuing Education Committee, 1990, 1995, 1997-1998
3. Ethics Committee/Code, 1991-1996, 1998
4. Fellows (meetings, review committee), 1988-1997
5. Graduate Tracking Committee-final report, 1996
6. Human Diversity (ad hoc/committee), 1992-1993
7. Organizational Outreach and Education (ad hoc and committee) , 1992-1996
8. Past President's Council, 1993-1995
9. Sport Psychology Council, 1992-1997

Publications : Box 1

1. Journal-editing and publishing correspondence , 1991-1998
2. Directory of Graduate Programs in Applied Sport Psychology publishing correspondence , 1995-1998
3. Membership Directories, 1993, 1996-1998

Publications : Box 2 (Oversize Box)

1. Newsletters
   Volume 1, Number 2 through Volume 8, #3, Spring 1986-Fall 1993
   Missing: Volume 1, #1 (Winter 1986)
   Volume 2 (all issues (1987)
   Volume 3, #1 (Winter 1988)
   Volume 4, #1 (Winter 1989)
   Volume 6, #2 (Summer 1991)

Publications : Box 3

1. Newsletters
   Volume 9, #1 through Volume 16, #3, Winter 1994-Fall 2001
   Missing: Volume 13, #3 (Fall 1998)

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