Albany’s Early Days of Running Papers, 1916-1990
Collection context
Summary
- Abstract:
- Although not an active runner, George Mahar was the founder, president, coach and primary organizer of the Albany Mercury Club.
- Extent:
- 1 box
- Language:
- English
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection contains a scrapbook and scholarly papers relating to sports, specifically running and the Albany Mercury Club in Albany, New York.
- Biographical / historical:
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The scrapbook, created by Nick Dunn, historian for the Albany Mercury Club, records the early history of the Albany Mercury Club through news clippings. The Albany Mercury Club was created by runners for runners, held many athletic relay games for students, and was known as a track and field organization. The scrapbook highlights individual runners as well as major events that were sponsored by the Albany Mercury Club. The club was organized in the fall of 1932 to bring local runners together for team competition and to promote major running events. George Mahar was the founder, president, coach and primary organizer of the club. Although he was not an active runner, he channeled his energies into race promotion and organization.
Also in this collection are scholarly papers written in the 1980’s by Paul Murray, Associate Professor of Sociology at Siena College. The papers are mostly about the Albany Mercury Club and the history of running in Albany, NY. One or two of the papers highlight the unsung hero of running in Albany, Johnny DeGloria.
- Acquisition information:
- Accession: # LIB.2010.391 and LIB.2010.392 Accession Source/Date: Gift of Paul Murray, 2010
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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This collection is open for research according to the regulations of the Albany Institute of History & Art without any additional restrictions.
- Terms of access:
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The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of copyright. Whenever possible, the Albany Institute of History & Art Library will provide information about copyright owners and other restrictions, but the legal determination ultimately rests with the researcher. Requests for permission to publish material from this collection should be discussed with the Archivist/Librarian.
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