Maurice A. Clay papers
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Maurice A. Clay papers
- Date
- 1939-1997 (inclusive)
- Bulk, 1943-1965 (bulk)
- Creator
- Clay, Maurice A., Dr., 1911-2003
- Extent
- 1.04 Cubic feet
- Subjects
- Physical education and training--Kentucky.
- Arrangement
- This collection is arranged in three series by subject.
- Preferred Citation
- 0000ua049 : [identification of item], Maurice A. Clay papers, University of Kentucky Special Collections.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Maurice A. Clay was coordinator of undergraduate professional physical education at UK from the 1940s until his retirement in 1976. He was a former president of the Kentucky Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation. In the early 1960s, he was a senior Fulbright lecturer at the National University of Colombia in Bogota. Clay was director of physical education at the College of the Ozarks in Clarksville, Arkansas, before he worked at UK. He also had been a consultant to the American School Foundation in Mexico City and the Peace Corps. Mr. Clay had been executive director of Omicron Delta Kappa national college leadership honor society. He also was a former president of the UK Faculty Club and had served on the board of Spindletop Hall. At one time, he coached boys' basketball at the old University High School. He also had served on the board of the Northside Neighborhood Association. He was in the Army Air Corps during World War II and later was in the Air Force Reserves. Mr. Clay grew up in Waldron, Ind., and received degrees from Kentucky Wesleyan College in Winchester and UK.
- Source: Lexington Herald-Leader
- Scope and Content
- The Maurice A. Clay Papers contain six boxes of professional and personal material from 1939-1997, the bulk of which being from 1943-1965 when Clay was a physical education instructor in the U.S. Army Air Force and who would later teach at the University of Kentucky. Papers include training aids, manuals, class syllabi, reports, tests, charts, and photographs. In addition, there are three desconstructed notebooks containing various materials on physical fitness at Army Air Force bases, including Orangeburg, S.C. All papers were kept in the orignal order of the notebooks.
- Photographs that were loose within the notebooks were placed in box 3 and numbered by the original order from the notebook. All photographs have been numbered by the original order of the notebooks. Photographs have stamp, "Official Photograph U.S. Air Force."
- 0000ua049:3:1-0000ua049:3:32 are photographs from the first notebook. These photos were loose and placed orginially before page one of the notebook. These photographs include the U.S. Army Air Force participating in a variety of physical activities including football, races, punching bags, pull-ups, tug-o-war, rope climbing, basketball, archery, baseball, volleyball, and tennis.
- 0000ua049:3:33-0000ua049:52 are loose photographs from the "Pictures and Diagrams," section of the second notebook. These photographs include the U.S. Army Air Force participating in a variety of physical activities including tennis, marching, football, baseball, basketball, swimming, and equipment used.
- The collection also contains a series on famed Kentucky writer, Jesse Stuart. Materials include correspondence between Clay and Stuart, Christmas cards from the Stuart family, short works by Stuart, and various materials written about him.
- Other materials include a drawing of the Taylor Educational Building, articles by Clay's father, Oliver S. Clay in the "Auctioneer," blank metal Sullivan awards, and swimming medals in box 4.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections.
Contents of the Collection
U.S. Army Air Force Physical Education, 1942-1945
Scope and Contents note
Series I. contains five subseries pertaining to the U.S. Army Air Force Physical Education. All notebooks were deconstructed for preservation purposes, but papers were kept in original order. Photographs inside notebooks were transferred to box 3.
General
Scope and Contents note
Subseries i. includes general information including training aids, programs, reports, charts, media, manuals, and an agenda book.
P.T. In-Service Training Aids: Syllabi, Lectures, Physical Fitness Handbook, 1945
Physical Programs and Activities, 1942-1945
Reports, 1943-1945
Charts, 1944
Media, 1944
Manual for Physical Training For Aviation Cadets, 1942
Agenda Book
1944 Notebook, 1944
Scope and Contents note
Subseries ii. contains Clay's 1944 Notebook in Box 1 folder 8, and includes achievement cards, charts, orders, instruction guides, and photographs. All photographs have been numbered by the original order of the notebooks. Photographs have stamp, "Official Photograph U.S. Army Air Force." 0000ua049:3:1-0000ua049:3:32 are loose photographs from the 1944 Notebook that were originally before page one of the notebook. These photographs include the U.S. Army Air Force participating in a variety of physical activities including football, races, punching bags, pull-ups, tug-o-war, rope climbing, basketball, archery, baseball, vollyball, and tennis.
Achievement cards, Charts, Orders, Instruction Guides, 1944
Photographs 0000ua049:3:1-0000ua049:3:32
Photographs 0000ua049:3:33-0000ua049:3:52
1939-1944 Notebook, 1939-1944
Scope and Contents note
Subseries iii. contains Clay's 1939-1944 Notebook in Box 1 folders 9-13 and Box 2 folders 1-4. Notebook contains general programs, diagrams, reports and inspections, testing program, swimming, inter-post intramurals, forms, funds, and photographs. 0000ua049:3:33-0000ua049:3:52 are loose photographs from the "Pictures and Diagrams," section of the notebook. These photographs have the official U.S. Army Air Force stamp as well. Photographs include participation of the U.S. Army Air Force in tennis, marching, football, baseball, basketball, swimming, and equipment used.
General Programs, 1939-1944
Pictures and Diagrams
Historical Reports, Inspections, 1944
Testing Program, 1943-1944
Swimming, 1944
Inter-Post Intramurals, 1944
Forms, Diagrams, and Rules of Sports, 1939-1944
Monthly Reports and Schedule Annoucements, 1943-1944
Funds, Facilities, and Equipment, Bulk, 1942-1944, 1942-1944
"AAF Primary Training P.T. Program, Orangeburg, S.C." Notebook, 1943-1945
Scope and Contents note
Subseries iv. contains the "AAF Primary Flying Training P.T. Program, Orangeburg, S.C.," notebook in Box 2 folders 5-13. This notebook includes papers on physical training, drills, boxing, running activities, games, administration, tests, and tumbling.
Physical Training, 1945
Conditioning Drills, 1944
Mass Boxing
Running Activities
Mass Games, 1943
Grass Drills
Administration, 1944-1945
Physical Fitness Test, 1944-1945
Tumbling
Jesse Stuart, 1958-1997
Scope and Contents note
The Jesse Stuart series contains various materials related to the author from 1958-1997. Materials include the correspondence of Maurice A. Clay and Jesse Stuart from 1959-1981, Christmas cards from the Stuart family, three short works by Jesse Stuart, information about Stuart's books, and newspaper articles written about Stuart.
Correspondence, 1959-1981
Christmas Cards, 1964-1975
Jesse Stuart Short Works
- Box 1, Folder 3
Scope and Contents note
The Jesse Stuart Short Works folder contains one bibliography, "Jesse Stuart: A Bibliography For May, 1960-May, 1965," by Hensley C. Woodbridge. As well as two short stories, "A Kentucky Christmas Classic," featured in the Lexington-Herald Leader, and "Corbie," featured in The Herald-Advertiser.
Materials about Jesse Stuart, 1958-1997
Newspaper articles about Jesse Stuart
Miscellaneous, 1930-1964
Scope and Contents note
The Miscellaneous series contains a drawing of the Taylor Educational Building, articles by Oliver S. Clay in the "Auctioneer," and four blank metal Sullivan awards.
Drawing of Taylor Educational Building
Articles by Oliver S. Clay in the "Auctioneer", 1957-1964
Two blank Sullivan Awards (metal)
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