26/20/77Alumni AssociationAlumniHarold M. Osborn Papers, 1917, 1919-83

Box 1:

CorrespondenceA, 1930-31, 1934

M. R. Alexanders, Carl AndersonAmateur Athletic Union, 1944-58, 1961, 1967, 1971B, 1925-32, 1941, 1943, 1947-48

Douglas Barham, John Behr, Hugo Bezdek, George Bell, Frank Blankley, FrankBrennan, Avery Brundage, Asa Bushnell

C, 1924, 1931-32, 1936, 1938-39Carl Carstensen, Jim Colvin

D, 1925-26, 1928, 1932-36Harry Devoe, George Donoghue, John Drummond, Howard Duncan, T. Duxbury

E, 1936, 1940-41F, 1930-32, 1935-36, 1939-40

Arthur Fast, R.A. Fetzer, Walter Fisher, W. J. FrancisFerris, Daniel F. (AAU), 1928, 1930-39G, 1930-32, 1936H, 1928-32

Walter Herbert, Charles Higginbottom, Adolph HodgeI, 1935-36

IOC - Olympic athletes admission to Berlin gamesJ, 1928, 1930-35, 1938-40

Skotte Jacobsson, Kelvin Johnston, B. & C. JorgensenK, 1928, 1931-32, 1934-36

Thomas Kanaly, J. J. Keane, W. P. Kenney, Robert KerrVolker Klug and Rainer Oschuetz (Berlin), 1962-69Volker Klug re “Fosbury Flop,” 1969Volker Kllug re Junge Welt articles on Decathlon, 1971L, 1928, 1930-31, 1935-36

A. S. Lamb, James A. Lec, Ben Levy, Clyde LittlefieldM, 1929, 1933-36, 1940

Lawrence Marcus, R. Merrill, C. B. MountN, 1927-28, 1936-37

Michael Navin (Tailteann Games), Thorwald NorlingO, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1935-37

Herman ObertubbesingOsborn, Harold, 1925-26, 1931, 1935

P, 1932-38, 1940-41W. Bryd Page, Paul Phillips, Paul Pilgrim, Marvin Plake, Paul Prehn, Rupert Price,

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Frank PercivalR, 1943, 1949

R. RichardsS, 1928, 1930, 1933-37, 1940-41

Fred Schmertz, P. M. Sweeney, T. A. Stinson, Luther Schmidt, George SchultzT, 1931, 1936, 1939-40

L. M. TobinU - V, 1931, 1934, 1936, 1940, 1946

Owen Van Camp, Joseph ViveritoBox 2:

W, 1928, 1930-42, 1949Wendell S. Wilson, James Wham, Nick Winter

Track & Field Programs,Osborn participating, 1924, 1928, 1931-32Osborn mentioned, 1930-32, 1928, 1956, 1959, 19631917, 1931, 1935-36, 1940-41, 1945, 1947-48, 1950-53, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1967

Track Meet Results, clippings, 1940, ca. 1947

Box 3:

Track & Field Publications, 1924, 1931, 1947-48, 1956-57, 1963Maps & Schedules, 1928Training Pledges, 1929Harvard Physical Therapy Course, 1930Publications, 1929, 1932, 1934, 1936, 1939, 1941

mentioning Osborn, 1922-23, 1928, 1931, 1943, 1972Montgomery County News, 1999

"High Jumping" by Harold Osborn, ca. 1931List of Medals won (1919-35), 1935Programs, 1936Honey Notes, ca. 1938Cross Country Coaches Meeting, 1939Correspondence about High School Athletes & Illinois, 1940-41

D. EddlemanIllinois Relays, Septathlon Rules & Results (1917-41), 1941Drake Relays clippings on Osborn, ca. 1943Correspondence, AAU Summer Meets, 1943-44University of Illinois, Physical Education for Men Information, 1943

ASTP Committee Reports, 1943-44v-12, Calisthenics, Combative contests

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ASTP, Grade Charts, 1943-44Physical Efficiency Score Sheets, 1943-44PEM 28, Boxing Committee Report, ca. 1943

Box 4:

Correspondence, Summer Meets, 1948-501954, 1967; 1977-82

Clippings cards, 1919-31, 1935Arranged by Number

No. Description Location Publication Date

01-A Great Work of H.O. at Armory Louisville, KY Courier Journal 1925 03 0101-B Great Work of H.O. at Armory Louisville, KY Courier Journal 1925 03 0102-A New York Athletic Letter Chicago, IL IL Athletic Club 192402-B Illinois Athletes on way to Europe Chicago, IL Tribune 1925 07 1103-A Jumping that Will be Applauded Boston, MA Christian Sci.Mon. 1925 07 2403-B 3 Swedish items on Osborn03-C German article on Dusseldorf Meet04-A Frigeria at Millrose Meet04-B Nurmi Beats our Champion New York, NY Times 1925 07 2804-C Thompson wins Decathlon Syracuse, NY Herald 1925 09 1204-D Ritola, Ray & Osborn Also Stars Louisville, KY Courier Journal 1925 03 0104-E June

1925 02 0904-F Osborn, Nurmi, & others Champaign, IL 1925 02 0804-G Millrose Games New York, NY Sun 1925 01 2805-A Osborn Win AAU Decathlon in SF Denver, CO Post05-B Lauferkörper, Laffe, H.O. techniques

192506-A Litchfield Celebrates Schalk-Osborn Springfield, IL State Register 1924 10 2606-B Osborn Leads IAC Scorers Champaign, IL Daily Illini 1925 06 0206-C French Question Legality of Style07-A Osborn in Caribbean Stadium (Spanish)07-B Field Day in University Stadium(Sp.)08-A Osborne - The Wonder Athlete New York, NY Telegram 1924 03 1308-B Sporting Gossip Paris/NY,NY Herald08-C Olympic Results, Osborn (French)09-A 3 outstanding, Nurmi, Ritola, Osborn09-B Harold Osborne Chicago, IL Sun 1923 02 1909-C Central AAU Meet in Detroit10-A Triumph for America UK 1924 07 2110-B Osborne clips Point Record.Decathlon 1924

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No. Description Location Publication Date 10-C Ray Dodge...Helped IAC10-D Second Day of the Olympic Game (Fr.) Paris, France arision 1924 07 0710-E Osborne & Le Gendre Smash World Rec. 1924 07 0710-F Joyce Winner...3 Events at Rocky Pt. Providence, RI Journal? 1930 08 0711-A America's Greatest UK Sports Pictures 1924 07 2611-B Two World Records Beaten...KCAC Meet Kansas City, MO Journal-Post 1925 02 0812-A US Passes Finland for Olympic Games Evening World 1924 07 0612-B The Yanks Again--Shot Put (English) Paris, France 1924 07 0613-A Osborn Stars in AAU Meet 1925 07 0513-B Comment of the Cinderpath New York, NY Sun 1925 07 0913-C Osborn Jumping Photos 1925 09 0913-D I Will Break Thorpe's Record in 1928 1926 08 2213-E Osborn to Appear..1/23 Brooklyn Meet14-A Great Work of Harold Osborn Thrills Louisville, KY 1925 03 0114-B Relay Winners Well Divided IL 192414-C Walter Camp's Sports Page Collier's 1923 11 1714-D Sadorus Wallops St. Joe; Osborne 1923 12 0814-E Cuba Stars Humbled by Lewistown 1923 02 0514-F Stickrod Winner...at Iowa City 1923 10 1814-G Stickrod Leads Runners to Danville 1923 11 2015-A Track Games Attract 4000 Fans Lynn, MA Daily Evening Item 1930 07 0515-B Track Meet in Quincy Quincy, MA Evening News 1930 07 2115-C BAA Colors Outfront in Common Boston, MA Post 1930 07 0515-D Osborne Thrills with Jumping 193016-A World Records Fall as Yankees 192416-B Olympic Record Falls 192416-C More U.S. Olympic Cripples 192416-D American Lead Growing Daily 192416-E Glory for American Athletes 192416-F Record Breakers Daily Mail 1928 02 2817-A H.M. Osborne...Topping the Bar 17-B In the Air 17-C New Record in Hop-Step-Jump 1926 03 1017-D IAC Stars Take Leave ???? 07 0917-E Osborne's Jumping Style...Legal 192417-F Coaches Differ on Legality of Style 1924 05 0917-G French Kick on Osborne's Jump Style 1924 05 0717-H High Jumpers Still Going Sun18-A America's Supremacy.Running High Jump 18-B Osborn Beats Olympic Record 192418-C Our All Around Champion

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No. Description Location Publication Date 18-D The Pulse Throbs Faster19-A Versatile Athlete Quits Midwest Brooklyn, NY19-B College Relay Race...IAC indoor Meet 19-C Central AAU Field Meet Tonight 192419-D Osborne Goes GG for Record 1924 03 2019-E He Went Over19-F Jumps Over Team-Mate's Head 1922 0619-G How - Who? 192420-A Idrettsstevnet igår Sweden20-B Aonach Tailteann20-C Osborn der 2-Meter Springer20-D Aonach Tailteann Intl. Athletics21-A From out of the Ballet?21-B Two World Champions...in Toronto 192821-C From Olympia to Hollywood? The Graphic 1928 08 1821-D Osborn is Best All-Round 192421-E Berth on Olympic Team22-A American's Set Three New Marks Evening World 1924 07 0822-B US Leads Finland in Point Score22-C Dornier aeroplane22-D Feg Murray---Sports Cartoonist 1926 02 1623-A Squints Sports 1920 02 2923-B Some of Monday's Olympic Winners 192423-C Oxford In23-D Ed Hughes column New York, NY Telegram/Even.Mail 1924 03 1323-E 100m Dash Feature of Olympics23-F Hal Osborne A Marked Athlete New York, NY Telegram 1924 06 3024-A L'Americaine Osborne Gagne La Sau France24-B Empire City, Sands to New York, NY Sun 1924 07 0924-C American Olympic Victory Endangered25-A Best College Stars Compete...in AAU Lincoln, NE World Herald 192525-B Heights Gained by Harold M. Osborn 192525-C Osborne Smashes AAU Record 192525-D Proudlock Wins 4 "Gov. Smith 500"25-E Sketch of Harold M. Osborn 192526-A More Honors.Visitors.Amer. Varsity UK Athletic News 1925 08 0326-B A Great Leaper Manchester, UK Sporting Chronicle 1925 07 2926-C The Amer./the County Police Sports Wigan, UK Observer & DA 1925 08 0826-D Amer. Athletes' Grt. Display/Rangers Scotland, UK Bulletin 1925 08 0327-A Brit. successes in AAA Championships UK Sporting Life 1925 07 18

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No. Description Location Publication Date

27-B AAA Championships UK 192527-C Fight for AAA Tit./High Jump Wizard UK Daily Mirror 1925 07 1827-D Eclipse UK 192527-E Irish Sprint Record Broken UK Irish Independent 1925 07 2027-F AAA Sensation UK 192528-A Foreign Chall. Menacing Proportions UK Sporting Chronicle 1925 07 1828-B Das DSC-Internationale Germany 1925 09 1429-A High O'er the Bar UK Evening Citizen 1925 08 0129-B H. M. Osborn Excel in the West UK Daily Record/Mail 1925 07 2729-C Amerikanske Idraetsmaerd Norway 192529-D UK Observer & Dist. 192529-E Naerbillede Norway 192529-F De Internationale Idraelstjerner Oslo, Norway Aftenavis 192530-A Athletes, Meeting of Champions UK30-B Harold Osborn to Show Wares NY30-C Osborn Breaks World Record/Decathlon 1925 07 0630-D Amateur Athletic Championships UK Daily Mail 1925 07 2031-A Ex-IL Track Star is Team in Himself Dayton, OH News 1923 11 2231-B To Jump in Exhibition Here, Sat. 19??31-C Paavo Nurmi and Harold Osborn Philadelphia, PA Eve. Public Lodger 1925 01 2831-D National Stars Who will Compete Minneapolis, MN 1925 04 1631-E "Flying Finn" to Compete in 2 Races Minneapolis, MN 1925 04 1032-A Deportiva en el stadium Caribe Havana, Cuba El Mundo 1926 03 2832-B Brillantisima Resulto la Fiesta Cuba 1926 03 2833-A Map - Rutebok for Norge Norway 1925 08 1233-B Contestant's Ticket Olympic Tryouts Cambridge, MA 1924 06 1333-C Deutsche Sport Club Intl. Sportfest Berlin, Germany 1925 09 1333-D LM & SR Seat Reservation33-E H. M. Osborn & 3 others - photos33-F Guest & Off. Representative Ribbons Culver, IN34-A IL Athletic Club Insignia-color34-B Interview w/World Champ H. M. Osborn Hargesund,Norway Avis 1925 08 1934-C AeroLloyd Airplane/Hamburg-Hanover 192534-D AeroLloyd Airplane/Hanover-Dortmond 192535-A H.M.O. Jumping at Penn Relays 35-B HMO&J. Murphy(Notre Dame)/Iowa City 192235-C Last AAU Indoor Meet Milwaukee, WI 1925 0235-D Osborn & Nouser Break Records 1925 07 0435-E Karl Anderson Equaled...World's Rec.36-A Ritola, Ray & Osborn stars Louisville, KY Courier Journal

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No. Description Location Publication Date 36-B 200 Compete..IAC Carnival Chicago, IL 192436-C Osborne's Great Jumping at Greenock UK 192536-D Winning the High Jump 36-E Osborn to Meet Roor Tonight in K.C. ???? 02 0636-F Litchfield Honors Schalk and Osborn 1924 10 2636-G Osborne Next to Nurmi in Track Vote Urbana, IL Daily Illini ???? 02 1436-H Olympic Tryouts 192437-A Nurmi Tells Amer. Boys/Bats & Sleeps Milwaukee, WI 1925 03 0937-B Journal Aims at High in Meet Here Milwaukee, WI37-C Scotch Mist at Corin 1922 09 0537-D Bball Season Opens/Osborn to Referee Lexington, IL 1924 12 1637-E Osborn set a new record37-F Ray & Watson Ran Race by Auto Lights38-A First Texas Relay Games Austin, TX The Longhorn 1925 04 0138-B Nurmi,Ritola &Osborn/Millrose Games38-C Osborn Gets 15 points 1925 05 3139-A Photographs of H. Osborn jumping 192539-B Olympic Athletes Ready for...Games 1924 07 2839-C British Records High Jump Greenock Scotland, UK 1925 07 2539-D Osborn gratulerer Axcel Jensen40-A Running Strength Gains Harvard40-B Story of Charles Hoff40-C 3 Photos Havana, Cuba La Prensa 1926 03 2640-D Amerikanarna pa slottsskoqsvallen 192541-A Amerikatävlingarna fingo en lyckad Göteburg, Sweden Posten 1925 08 2641-B Dining Ticket French Railroads 1924 0741-C Ad flyer for Oslo Meet (English) Norway 1925 08 1241-D LM & SR Railroad Dining Ticket41-E Billiards, Zweibrücker HofDusseldorf42-A Harold M. Osborn (Norwegian)42-B H.M.O. throwing javelin UK Daily Rec. & Mail 1925 07 2742-C H.M.O. high jumper (Norwegian)42-D Schwarze Denied Try at the Pole Jump UK42-E H.M.O., world's greatest high jumper Evening Times42-F Osborne, the High Jumper UK42-G Over the Heads of the Audience42-H Breaking the High Jump Record Greenock, UK 1925 07 2642-I The American Athletes UK42-J American Athletes UK Evening Times 1925 07 3143-A Day of Wonderful Records UK43-B Americans for Wigan Police Sport UK

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No. Description Location Publication Date 43-C American Tourists UK Athletic News 1925 07 2743-D At Glempark Harrier's Sports Greenock, UK 1925 07 2743-E H.M.Osborne..High Jump Champion UK43-F The Big Men in AAU Sports London, UK Evening News 1925 07 1643-G USA Athletes UK43-H High Jump Record Beaten UK Daily Mail 1927 07 2743-I Harold Osborn in SeinertypischenArt Germany44-A Is Harold Osborn as Great as Nurmi? New York, NY American 1925 01 1944-B Is Harold Osborn as Great as Nurmi? New York, NY American 1925 01 1945-A Osborn Breaks World Record/Decathlon Chicago, IL Tribune 1925 07 0545-B Midwest's Best Athletes, Start-Drake45-C The Superb Osborn Ireland45-D Athletes to Watch in the Var. Events45-E IAC Athletics Sail to Europe 1925 07 0845-F American Senior Athletes Sporting Life 1925 07 1845-G Hal Osborn45-H H. Osborn wins Decathlon on coast 1925 07 0645-I Champaign Toils for First Meet45-J Düsseldorf Berlin, Germany Leichtathlet 1925 09 0945-K AAA Titles UK The Star 1925 06 0746-A Modern Athletic Wonders Chicago, IL Daily Journal 1925 05 0146-B Osborne Wins in AAU Decathlon Chicago, IL Tribune 1924 09 0347-A AAU Holds Track Meet Tonight Chicago, IL Daily News 1924 03 1947-B Indians Cop Medley Relays at Penn Champaign, IL Daily Illini 1921 04 3047-C Osborne Wins Decathlon at AAU Games Denver, CO Post 1925 07 0748-A Indians Primed for Iowans 192048-B Illini Athletes Beat Notre Dame 1920 02 2848-C Rec. Crack as Illini take Big 10 192048-D Eligibility Hits Indian Tracksters 192148-E How Osborne Clears the Box 192148-F Osborne, Illinois, Copping High Jump48-G H.M. Osborne...Clearing the Bar 192149-A Illinois Relays Draw Big Field 1920 02 0749-B California Trip Stirs Track Men 1920 03 1349-C California's Team...Beats Michigan ???? 04 0949-D Sachem Pledges49-E Give Records of Illini Students 1919 06 1049-F New Records Champaign, IL Daily Illini 1921 03 0649-G Fall Handicap Calls Out 150 Champaign, IL Daily Illini 1919 11 0949-H 150 to start in Fall Handicap Champaign, IL Daily Illini 1919 11 08

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No. Description Location Publication Date 50-A Six Feet Four and One Half Inches Buffalo, NY Evening News 1921 05 0450-B Olympic Winner at Yards 192450-C Kansas City Mails 1000 Bids ???? 01 1550-D Harold M. Osborne's Record50-E How H. Osborn Employed Geometrics 192451-A Notre Dame or Wisconsin May Push 192051-B Illini Meet Michigan in Cross County 1919 11 1551-C Badgers Beat Illinois Track Men Chicago, IL Tribune 1920 05 1651-D Badger Tracksters Nick Illini 1920 11 1551-E Romance and Athletics 1919 02 2551-F Illinois Holds Wide Margin 1920 02 1451-G Illini Rout Staggs in Track 1920 02 2151-H Ma-Wan-Da Offers Watch as an Award52-A Varsity Track Squad52-B Montgomery Co. All-Around Athlete 1919 0652-C The Illinois Hope in High Jump San Francisco,CA Examiner 1920 04 0352-D Cinder Artists 1921 02 0352-E Illini Outrun Michigan 1919 11 1552-F Illini Base Hopes in Big 10 Chicago, IL Tribune 1920 05 3052-G Set New Records in Fall Handicap 1920 10 2453-A Iowa Meet to Fit Indian Tracksters 192053-B All-Around Star53-C Illinois Track Team Easy Winner 192253-D Michigan Star Sets Marks ???? 03 0753-E Gill's Squad Hits Trail Champaign, IL 1922 03 1753-F Mass Athletics Contest Champaign, IL 191953-G Gill Takes 27 Men to...Catholics Champaign, IL 192153-H Hamilton and Osborn, Veterans54-A High lights in Penn's Relay Meet Philadelphia, PA Enquirer 1921 05 0154-B Auzzie & A Couple of Other Champs Champaign, IL News-Gazette 192454-C H. Osborne Leads Big Ten54-D Crossing the Bar54-E Rolling over the Bar Boston, MA Herald55-A IAC Close Second in National Track 192256-A Knourek and Goelitz Jump 192256-B Half Inch Added to Old Mark 1925 01 2556-C Auzzie Schalk to be Honored 192456-D Handicap Broad Jump Goes to H.Osborn 192156-E McGinny56-F S.Hal, Royal, Osbourne Athletic Heads 192556-G Fillmen Clip 2nds from 3 of Marks 1922 03 05

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No. Description Location Publication Date 56-H Initial Seat Sale of Relay Carnival Champaign, IL56-I Osborne Remains Amateur56-J Osborne '22 Sign as Teacher, Coach Champaign, IL 192356-K Breaks All Records...Galesburg 1923 04 2857-A Two Headliners in Stagg Meet Sport Commercial57-B Defeats Chief Rival IL Mont. Co. News 1922 06 2957-C Paaro Nurmi Breaks Herald 1925 01 2857-D The Lord Provost will be pleased Glasgow, UK ???? ?? 0558-A Osborne to Seek World Record58-B A Man of Many Medals58-C He Coaches for Fun So He Can Remain 192258-D Osborne and Two Games Friday58-E CHS Harriers Defeat Decatur58-F Osborne Enters IAC Event in Chicago 1922 01 0958-G Stars of Athletic World/IAC Handicap Chicago, IL Daily News 1924 01 2558-H Williamsville Fans to Watch...Osborn Springfield, IL State Journal ???? 01 1458-I Osborne to Try for Indoor Jump 192458-J Expect High Jump Duel 192358-K This Osborne Person Champaign, IL 192458-L Harold M. Osborn59-A Drake and Penn Games Disclose 192459-B Illini and Purdue in Five Mile Race 1919 11 0659-C Distance Crews Take 3 Mile Jog59-D Carnival Comebackers 192359-E Coach Gill Plans Largest Nat'l Meet 1920 12 0559-F Murphy and Osborne to Clash/Urbana Champaign, IL ???? 05 1359-G Kappa Delta Rho Wins Champaign, IL59-H Osborne Sets Armory Mark..High Jump Champaign, IL 1922 02 2660-A Sport Shorts Champaign, IL Daily Illini 1931 07 0460-B Mr & Mrs. Clarence Osborn Have Son60-C A Hardy Perennial 193160-D Bemijs van Ontvangst Amsterdam, Neth. 1928 03 3160-E 101 Make Star Rhet Sect. for Fresh. Champaign, IL Daily Illini 1926 10 0561-A Awaiting Start of National AAU Pittsburgh, PA Post-Gazetter 1930 08 2261-B Ready for National Meet Pittsburgh, PA Press 1930 08 2261-C Headliners in AAU Meet Here Pittsburgh, PA Sun Telegraph 1930 08 2161-D Biggest Meet/Year Draw Nation's Best Pittsburgh, PA61-E They'll Provide Thrills in Meet Pittsburgh, PA Press 1930 08 2162-A Martin Picked to Race in 3 Meets New York, NY American 1931 01 1762-B Norwegian Games Tonight New York, NY Herald Tribune 1931 01 1762-C Osborn to Compete New York, NY Times 1931 01 11

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No. Description Location Publication Date 62-D Track Stars in Brooklyn New York, NY Daily Mirror 1931 01 1762-E Turns in Fine Performances New York, NY Times 1931 01 1862-F Youth Employs Own Form Baltimore, MD Sun 1931 02 2162-G Hooks & Slides Roanoke, VA Times 1931 01 3062-H A Hardy Perennial62-I Several Records Made New York, NY Sun 1931 02 0962-J High Jump Record at Garden New York, NY Herald Tribune 1931 02 0863-A Big Field in Scotch 15 Miler Boston, MA Post 1930 07 3063-B Believes US Will Win 1932 OlympicsRochester, MN 1931 0963-C Identity Crd Amsterdam 1928 OlympicsAmsterdam, Neth. 192863-D Jersey City Meet Draws Track Stars 1931 0963-E Osborn's Track Competitions, 1920-35 1935 04 1364-A High Jump Champion May Come Here Lynn, MA Evening News 1930 06 1364-B Osborne Captures High Jump Boston, MA Herald 1930 07 0564-C World's High Jump Holder is Magnet 1930 07 0565-A Osborn Proving He is Still Best Champaign, IL Eta Survey 1931 0365-B Osborn Seeks New Honors in High JumpNew York, NY Herald Tribune 1931 01 2065-C Osborn Seeks to Regain Title Baltimore, MD Sun 1931 03 0365-D 14 Years in AAU Competition Boston, MA Evening American 1931 02 1465-E In the High Jump New York, NY Evening Graphic 1931 02 2565-F Osborn Proves He is Still King 1931 01 2065-G In Exhibition Baltimore, MD Post 1931 05 2665-H 12 to Defend National Track Crowns New York, NY Herald Tribune 1931 02 2565-I Osborn Retains Jumping Ability Champaign, IL Daily Illini 1931 01 2866-A Sport Shots Newark, NJ Ledger 1931 03 3166-B Osborn Says He is Not too Old Baltimore, MD News 1931 05 2666-C Reaches New Heights Blacksburg, VA 1931 09 2266-D Harold Osborn-8 Years a...Champion Correct Eating... 1931 0767-A Harold Osborn-8 Years a...Champion Correct Eating... 1931 0767-B Harold Osborn-8 Years a...Champion Correct Eating... 1931 0768-A Marvelous Feats by Osborne Ireland 1924 0868-B Some Reflections Ireland 1924 0868-C Olympic Crack in the AAA Events UK 192468-D Tailteann Games Trio 1924 0868-E IAC Will Send Team to Europe 1924 0569-A Standing Three Jumps Ireland 1924 0869-B L'American Osborn Saute France 1924 0869-C Here's Harold Osborn 1924 0769-D Osborn's Roll Form NY 192469-E Hope for Best for Cripples 1924 0769-F Osborn Takes Decathlon Test 1924 07 12

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No. Description Location Publication Date 69-G Osborn is Among Decathlon Leaders New York, NY Herald Sun 1924 06 2969-H Measuring A World's Records 1924 0769-I Decathlon Standing 1924 0769-J Sportsmen Praise vs and Finland 1924 0769-K Confident Osborne's Record Will Survive 1924 05 0869-L In Osborne, America Has a Promising 1924 0770-A Athletic Thrills UK70-B Athletic Versatility of H.M. Osborn UK70-C Athletics UK70-D Injuries May End Osborne's Career Chicago, IL 1924 08 2370-E Records Broken IR 1924 0871-A The Tailteann Games Dublin, IR Irish Times 1924 08 1571-B Osborne Wins Three Events in Irish 1924 08 1371-C Osborne Hurt,May Never Compete Again 1924 0871-D Osborne Big Point Winner 1924 0871-E U.S. Wins Tailteann Games 1924 08 1571-F A Grand Finale IR 1924 0871-G Osborne Injured in Irish Games 1924 0871-H Annach Tailteann IR Irish Independent 1924 0872-A World Champions Begin Tailteann Dublin, IR Evening Herald 1924 08 1272-B Rothschild Straw Hats & Osbor72-C Gloucester Meet Beats Out Rain MA 192272-D Back in Shape 192473-A The Tailteann Games Dublin, IR Irish Times 1924 08 1473-B Injured Athlete Ireland 1924 0873-C Olympic Victors Dublin, IR 1924 0873-D H. M. Osborn Ireland Irish Independent 1924 0874-A 45,000 at Rangers Sports Glasgow, UK Evening News 1924 08 0474-B America is First in Tailteann 1924 0874-C Harold M. Osborne Injures Thigh 1924 08 1574-D The Grocers Sports 1924 0874-E Ranger Sports 1924 0874-F Osborne Captures Three Events 1924 0875-A A World...Limerick IR Irish Independent 1924 0875-B How World's Greatest Athletes Finished IR 192475-C Two I.A.C. Stars in NAAU Games75-D Illinois Track, Dan Kinsey & Osborne75-E H. Osborne Breaks World's High Jump 1924 05 2775-F World's Record Broken 192376-A Hold Track Meet Together Milwaukee, WI Telegram 1926 02 2176-B Charley Hoff Adds to Pole Vaulting 1926

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No. Description Location Publication Date 76-C H. Osborn Accepts Track Duel w/Hoff 1926 02 1676-D H. Osborne May Train Here for Hoff Ripon, WI Commonwealth 192677-A Hoff Sets Mark as Superathlete 192677-B Hoff-Osborne Match Clinched 192677-C Osborn Injured Withdraws Hoff Hops 1926 03 1677-D Hoff Shatters Indoor Record Chicago, IL Tribune 1926 02 0578-A When Osborn, Horton and Hoff Meet 192678-B It Seems to Me that Hoff78-C Norwegian Foe of U.S. Track Stars 1926 03 1678-D Clash of Hoff and Osborn Tuesday78-E Summaries of Events in K of C Meet NY 192678-F Hoff Has Worthy Rival in79-A Monarchs of Air Clash Tonight79-B Best Perf of Hoff Comp to...Osborn79-C Hoff, Osborn Clash Tonight New York, NY Herald Tribune 1936 03 1579-D All-Around Stars End Training79-E K of C Athletic Meet Tomorrow79-F Osborn All-Around Champ Takes Wkout 192679-G Hoff,Osborn May Meet in All-Around 1926 02 1580-A World Title To Norse Superman80-B Osborn and Hoff Human Machines 192680-C When Hoff and Osborn Meet Evening Telegraph 1926 02 1780-D US Has Specialized Champions80-E Plansky Retires from All-Around ???? 03 0881-A It's All in Viewpoint/H.Osborn among Baltimore 1931 05 2681-B Should Win This Time Baltimore Evening Sun 1931 02 1481-C Sandler, NYU Junior, Wins 600 Yd. Boston Globe 1931 0181-D Skippy cartoon of High Jump 1931 03 0282-A 2 Worlds Records Fall on Closing Day New York 192682-B Impressions of K.C.Meet at Mech Bldg Boston Post 1927 01 2383-A Stellar Group for High Jump Boston Globe 1926 02 0383-B Highlight at the Casey Track Meet Boston Herald 1927 01 2383-C Track and Field Reviewed New York Sun 1925 12 2983-D Osborn's Ambition Is to Jump84-A Coaches Predict Victory for U.S. 192884-B Gill Wins 18 Titles 192884-C Osborn Brings Science Into Jumping 192884-D World's Highest Jumper84-E Sect. Olympic Tests Open..Detroit Chicago Tribune 1928 06 2984-F Popular Osborn85-A 1st Pix of Winners in Big 10 Meet Chicago Tribune

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No. Description Location Publication Date 85-B Nurmi's Fine Sprint Beats Champion86-A Worlds' Highest Jumper Chicago 1928 07 1087-A IL A.C. lifts Senior Track Crown New York Herald Tribune 1926 07 0787-B Osborn Faces Tough Test in Decathlon Philadelphia Inquirer 1926 07 0687-C A.A. Meet Impressions...at the Arena Boston Post 1927 02 0688-A American Star H.M.Osborn's Challenge UK88-B Many Six Foot Jumpers 192888-C Osborn Wins A.A.U. Titles Champaign 192688-D Osborne Cops A.A.U. Classic ???? 07 0688-E Osborn Top in 4 Track Classics 1925 1288-F Norton & Plansky Add Interest/KCmeet88-G How Osborn Threw Himself Over UK 1928 08 0688-H Osborn works daily at Virginia Coll.89-A From Midgets to Champions Portland Press Herald 1927 02 1889-B Champions Galore on Bill ... Portland Press Herald 1927 02 1889-C A World Record was Broken89-D Osborne Wins High Jump Boston Advertiser 1927 02 0689-E Osborn Enters Meet Here New York 192789-F Osborn Wins Decathlon Laurels ???? 07 0689-G Osborn Among Victors Boston Globe 1927 02 0689-H Here Tonight89-I Osborn wins Six of Eight ???? 03 2889-J Hard on Osborne Boston Post 1927 02 0889-K Osborn Equals Hall's High Jump Mark89-L All Osborn in Jump89-M Osborn Jumps Highest Boston Globe 1927 02 0690-A East. & Coll. Trk Tms on Par w/West New York Herald-Tribune 1926 03 1290-B Stars Who will Show/Local Indoor Mt. Baltimore Sun 1927 02 2690-C Osborne, Olympic King, Tops Star Fld90-D Fifth Regt. to Stage Games Baltimore90-E Hoff Meets Osborn & Norton Tonight91-A Nurmi's Conqueror Runs Away91-B Crossing the Bar91-C Plansky Drops out of K of C Test91-D Soccer Contest92-A Paddock Case Causes Storm Peoria Journal 1928 07 0992-B Harold Osborn on Olympic Team 1928 07 1292-C Joie Ray Wins Marathon.Irish Games 1928 08 1592-D Track Events Boston 1928 07 0792-E Olympic Hopes Galesburg Daily Record 192892-F Chcgo Stars off Today/Olympic Tests Chicago Tribune 1928 06 27

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No. Description Location Publication Date 92-G Harold Osborn 192892-H How American Expert Expects Finish 192893-A Amer. Appears Certain Victor in 3 Peoria Star 1928 07 08rd

93-B World Marks Take Tumble 1928 07 3093-C Athletics93-D Tailteann Festival Irish Independent93-E Views and Interviews93-F Osborn, Ritola Share Honor Chicago Tribune 1926 02 1894-A Yankees Take Lead in 1st Day Chicago Tribune 1928 07 2994-B McGinnis Wins 2 Events in Olympics Chicago Tribune 1928 07 0294-C Annual report which AAU officials 192594-D Osborn's Specialty Almost Unnoticed94-E Dublin Marathon Captured by Ray New York Times 1928 08 1695-A Report on Track for Big 10 by HMO95-B Ranger's Football Handbook Glasgow 192895-C Photo of H. M. Osborn Glasgow 192895-D Receipt, Greenmount & Boyne Linen Belfast 1928 08 2295-E Receipt, Bijenkort Store Amsterda 1928

No. Description (Arranged Chronologically ) Location 45-B Midwest's Best Athletes, Start-Drake58-L Harold M. Osborn17-H High Jumpers Still Going Sun22-C Dornier aeroplane88-F Norton & Plansky Add Interest/KCmeet42-C H.M.O. high jumper (Norwegian)07-A Osborn in Caribbean Stadium (Spanish)18-C Our All Around Champion94-D Osborn's Specialty Almost Unnoticed78-F Hoff Has Worthy Rival in56-I Osborne Remains Amateur45-G Hal Osborn21-E Berth on Olympic Team17-B In the Air58-B A Man of Many Medals58-E CHS Harriers Defeat Decatur50-D Harold M. Osborne's Record72-B Rothschild Straw Hats & Osborn40-A Running Strength Gains Harvard93-D Tailteann Festival Irish Independent80-A World Title To Norse Superman

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No. Description (Arranged Chronologically ) Location 07-B Field Day in University Stadium(Sp.)93-C Athletics85-B Nurmi's Fine Sprint Beats Champion25-D Proudlock Wins 4 "Gov. Smith 500"04-A Frigeria at Millrose Meet45-D Athletes to Watch in the Var. Events58-A Osborne to Seek World Record20-D Aonach Tailteann Intl. Athletics03-C German article on Dusseldorf Meet20-C Osborn der 2-Meter Springer06-C French Question Legality of Style42-G Over the Heads of the Audience79-A Monarchs of Air Clash Tonight90-E Hoff Meets Osborn & Norton Tonight45-I Champaign Toils for First Meet69-K Confident Osborne's Record Will Survive 1924 05 0856-F S.Hal, Royal, Osbourne Athletic Heads 192557-A Two Headliners in Stagg Meet Sport Commercial48-F Osborne, Illinois, Copping High Jump75-D Illinois Track, Dan Kinsey & Osborne42-E H.M.O., world's greatest high jumper Evening Times24-C American Olympic Victory Endangered95-A Report on Track for Big 10 by HMO79-E K of C Athletic Meet Tomorrow78-D Clash of Hoff and Osborn Tuesday18-A America's Supremacy.Running High Jump91-A Nurmi's Conqueror Runs Away56-E McGinny49-D Sachem Pledges80-D US Has Specialized Champions91-D Soccer Contest35-E Karl Anderson Equaled...World's Rec.22-B US Leads Finland in Point Score41-D LM & SR Railroad Dining Ticket42-A Harold M. Osborn (Norwegian)41-E Billiards, Zweibrücker HofDusseldorf38-B Nurmi,Ritola & Osborn/Millrose Games09-A 3 outstanding, Nurmi, Ritola, Osborn53-H Hamilton and Osborn, Veterans59-C Distance Crews Take 3 Mile Jog

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No. Description (Arranged Chronologically ) Location 23-C Oxford In13-E Osborn to Appear..1/23 Brooklyn Meet03-B 3 Swedish items on Osborn90-C Osborne, Olympic King, Tops Star Fld19-B College Relay Race...IAC indoor Meet33-E H. M. Osborn & 3 others - photos10-C Ray Dodge...Helped IAC58-D Osborne and Two Games Friday34-A IL Athletic Club Insignia-color23-E 100m Dash Feature of Olympics40-B Story of Charles Hoff89-C A World Record was Broken91-B Crossing the Bar35-A H.M.O. Jumping at Penn Relays54-C H. Osborne Leads Big Ten20-B Aonach Tailteann09-C Central AAU Meet in Detroit75-C Two I.A.C. Stars in NAAU Games83-D Osborn's Ambition Is to Jump79-B Best Perf of Hoff Comp to...Osborn93-E Views and Interviews18-D The Pulse Throbs Faster79-D All-Around Stars End Training17-A H.M. Osborne...Topping the Bar37-F Ray & Watson Ran Race by Auto Lights33-D LM & SR Seat Reservation89-H Here Tonight08-C Olympic Results, Osborn (French)19-E He Went Over37-E Osborn set a new record89-K Osborn Equals Hall's High Jump Mark54-D Crossing the Bar52-A Varsity Track Squad88-H Osborn works daily at Virginia Coll.89-L All Osborn in Jump84-F Popular Osborn53-B All-Around Star39-D Osborn gratulerer Axcel Jensen84-D World's Highest Jumper91-C Plansky Drops out of K of C Test

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No. Description (Arranged Chronologically ) Location 62-H A Hardy Perennial60-B Mr & Mrs. Clarence Osborn Have Son21-A From out of the Ballet?51-H Ma-Wan-Da Offers Watch as an Award36-D Winning the High Jump78-B It Seems to Me that Hoff90-D Fifth Regt. to Stage Games Baltimore54-E Rolling over the Bar Boston, MA Herald19-A Versatile Athlete Quits Midwest Brooklyn, NY56-H Initial Seat Sale of Relay Carnival Champaign, IL59-G Kappa Delta Rho Wins Champaign, IL85-A 1st Pix of Winners in Big 10 Meet Chicago Tribune33-F Guest & Off. Representative Ribbons Culver, IN05-A Osborn Win AAU Decathlon in SF Denver, CO Post24-A L'Americaine Osborne Gagne La Sau France43-I Harold Osborn in SeinertypischenArt Germany45-C The Superb Osborn Ireland36-A Ritola, Ray & Osborn stars Louisville, KY Courier Journal37-B Journal Aims at High in Meet Here Milwaukee, WI30-B Harold Osborn to Show Wares NY08-B Sporting Gossip Paris/NY,NY Herald61-D Biggest Meet/Year Draw Nation's Best Pittsburgh, PA20-A Idrettsstevnet igår Sweden43-G USA Athletes UK70-C Athletics UK88-A American Star H.M.Osborn's Challenge UK43-B Americans for Wigan Police Sport UK30-A Athletes, Meeting of Champions UK70-A Athletic Thrills UK42-D Schwarze Denied Try at the Pole Jump UK42-F Osborne, the High Jumper UK70-B Athletic Versatility of H.M. Osborn UK42-I The American Athletes UK43-A Day of Wonderful Records UK43-E H.M.Osborne..High Jump Champion UK57-D The Lord Provost will be pleased Glasgow, UK ???? ?? 0558-H Williamsville Fans to Watch...Osborn Springfield, IL State Journal ???? 01 1450-C Kansas City Mails 1000 Bids ???? 01 1536-E Osborn to Meet Roor Tonight in K.C. ???? 02 0636-G Osborne Next to Nurmi in Track Vote Urbana, IL Daily Illini ???? 02 1453-D Michigan Star Sets Marks ???? 03 07

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No. Description (Arranged Chronologically ) Location 80-E Plansky Retires from All-Around ???? 03 0889-I Osborn wins Six of Eight ???? 03 2849-C California's Team...Beats Michigan ???? 04 0959-F Murphy and Osborne to Clash/Urbana Champaign, IL ???? 05 1388-D Osborne Cops A.A.U. Classic ???? 07 0689-F Osborn Wins Decathlon Laurels ???? 07 0617-D IAC Stars Take Leave ???? 07 0931-B To Jump in Exhibition Here, Sat. 19??53-F Mass Athletics Contest Champaign, IL 191951-E Romance and Athletics 1919 02 2552-B Montgomery Co. All-Around Athlete 1919 0649-E Give Records of Illini Students 1919 06 1059-B Illini and Purdue in Five Mile Race 1919 11 0649-H 150 to start in Fall Handicap Champaign, IL Daily Illini 1919 11 0849-G Fall Handicap Calls Out 150 Champaign, IL Daily Illini 1919 11 0951-B Illini Meet Michigan in Cross County 1919 11 1552-E Illini Outrun Michigan 1919 11 1551-A Notre Dame or Wisconsin May Push 192048-A Indians Primed for Iowans 192048-C Rec. Crack as Illini take Big 10 192053-A Iowa Meet to Fit Indian Tracksters 192049-A Illinois Relays Draw Big Field 1920 02 0751-F Illinois Holds Wide Margin 1920 02 1451-G Illini Rout Staggs in Track 1920 02 2148-B Illini Athletes Beat Notre Dame 1920 02 2823-A Squints Sports 1920 02 2949-B California Trip Stirs Track Men 1920 03 1352-C The Illinois Hope in High Jump San Francisco,CA Examiner 1920 04 0351-C Badgers Beat Illinois Track Men Chicago, IL Tribune 1920 05 1652-F Illini Base Hopes in Big 10 Chicago, IL Tribune 1920 05 3052-G Set New Records in Fall Handicap 1920 10 2451-D Badger Tracksters Nick Illini 1920 11 1559-E Coach Gill Plans Largest Nat'l Meet 1920 12 0556-D Handicap Broad Jump Goes to H.Osborn 192148-E How Osborne Clears the Box 192148-D Eligibility Hits Indian Tracksters 192148-G H.M. Osborne...Clearing the Bar 192153-G Gill Takes 27 Men to...Catholics Champaign, IL 192152-D Cinder Artists 1921 02 0349-F New Records Champaign, IL Daily Illini 1921 03 0647-B Indians Cop Medley Relays at Penn Champaign, I Daily Illini 1921 04 30

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No. Description (Arranged Chronologically ) Location 54-A High lights in Penn's Relay Meet Philadelphia, PA Enquirer 1921 05 0150-A Six Feet Four and One Half Inches Buffalo, NY Evening News 1921 05 0455-A IAC Close Second in National Track 192256-A Knourek and Goelitz Jump 192258-C He Coaches for Fun So He Can Remain 192235-B HMO&J. Murphy(Notre Dame)/Iowa City 192253-C Illinois Track Team Easy Winner 192272-C Gloucester Meet Beats Out Rain MA 192258-F Osborne Enters IAC Event in Chicago 1922 01 0959-H Osborne Sets Armory Mark..High Jump Champaign, IL 1922 02 2656-G Fillmen Clip 2nds from 3 of Marks 1922 03 0553-E Gill's Squad Hits Trail Champaign, IL 1922 03 1719-F Jumps Over Team-Mate's Head 1922 0657-B Defeats Chief Rival IL Mont. Co. News 1922 06 2937-C Scotch Mist at Corin 1922 09 0575-F World's Record Broken 192359-D Carnival Comebackers 192358-J Expect High Jump Duel 192356-J Osborne '22 Sign as Teacher, Coach Champaign, IL 192314-E Cuba Stars Humbled by Lewistown 1923 02 0509-B Harold Osborne Chicago, IL Sun 1923 02 1956-K Breaks All Records...Galesburg 1923 04 2814-F Stickrod Winner...at Iowa City 1923 10 1814-C Walter Camp's Sports Page Collier's 1923 11 1714-G Stickrod Leads Runners to Danville 1923 11 2031-A Ex-IL Track Star is Team in Himself Dayton, OH News 1923 11 2214-D Sadorus Wallops St. Joe; Osborne 1923 12 0872-D Back in Shape 192417-E Osborne's Jumping Style...Legal 192456-C Auzzie Schalk to be Honored 192418-B Osborn Beats Olympic Record 192458-I Osborne to Try for Indoor Jump 192459-A Drake and Penn Games Disclose 192419-C Central AAU Field Meet Tonight 192421-D Osborn is Best All-Round 192419-G How - Who? 192423-B Some of Monday's Olympic Winners 192416-A World Records Fall as Yankees 192416-B Olympic Record Falls 192436-H Olympic Tryouts 1924

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No. Description (Arranged Chronologically ) Location 16-C More U.S. Olympic Cripples 192416-D American Lead Growing Daily 192450-B Olympic Winner at Yards 192416-E Glory for American Athletes 192410-B Osborne clips Point Record.Decathlon 192450-E How H. Osborn Employed Geometrics 192454-B Auzzie & A Couple of Other Champs Champaign, IL News-Gazette 192458-K This Osborne Person Champaign, IL 192436-B 200 Compete..IAC Carnival Chicago, IL 192402-A New York Athletic Letter Chicago, IL IL Athletic Club 192414-B Relay Winners Well Divided IL 192475-B How World's Grtest Athletes Finished IR 192469-D Osborn's Roll Form NY 192468-C Olympic Crack in the AAA Events UK 192458-G Stars of Athletic World/IAC Handicap Chicago, IL Daily News 1924 01 2508-A Osborne - The Wonder Athlete New York, NY Telegram 1924 03 1323-D Ed Hughes column New York, NY Telegram/Even.Mail 1924 03 1347-A AAU Holds Track Meet Tonight Chicago, IL Daily News 1924 03 1919-D Osborne Goes GG for Record 1924 03 2068-E IAC Will Send Team to Europe 1924 0517-G French Kick on Osborne's Jump Style 1924 05 0717-F Coaches Differ on Legality of Style 1924 05 0975-E H. Osborne Breaks World's High Jump 1924 05 2733-B Contestant's Ticket Olympic Tryouts Cambridge, MA 1924 06 1369-G Osborn is Among Decathlon Leaders New York, NY Herald Sun 1924 06 2923-F Hal Osborne A Marked Athlete New York, NY Telegram 1924 06 3069-E Hope for Best for Cripples 1924 0741-B Dining Ticket French Railroads 1924 0769-H Measuring A World's Records 1924 0769-I Decathlon Standing 1924 0769-J Sportsmen Praise vs and Finland 1924 0769-L In Osborne, America Has a Promising 1924 0769-C Here's Harold Osborn 1924 0712-A US Passes Finland for Olympic Games Evening World 1924 07 0612-B The Yanks Again--Shot Put (English) Paris, France 1924 07 0610-E Osborne & Le Gendre Smash World Rec. 1924 07 0710-D Second Day of the Olympic Game (Fr.) Paris, France arision 1924 07 0722-A American's Set Three New Marks Evening World 1924 07 0824-B Empire City, Sands to New York, NY Sun 1924 07 0969-F Osborn Takes Decathlon Test 1924 07 1210-A Triumph for America UK 1924 07 21

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No. Description (Arranged Chronologically ) Location 11-A America's Greatest Triumph UK Sports Pictures 1924 07 2639-B Olympic Athletes Ready for...Games 1924 07 2874-B America is First in Tailteann 1924 0874-E Ranger Sports 1924 0874-F Osborne Captures Three Events 1924 0874-D The Grocers Sports 1924 0868-D Tailteann Games Trio 1924 0871-C Osborne Hurt,May Never Compete Again 1924 0871-G Osborne Injured in Irish Games 1924 0871-D Osborne Big Point Winner 1924 0873-C Olympic Victors Dublin, IR 1924 0869-B L'American Osborn SauteFrance 1924 0875-A A World... LimerickIR Irish Independent 1924 0871-H Annach TailteannIR Irish Independent 1924 0870-E Records Broken IR 1924 0871-F A Grand Finale IR 1924 0873-D H. M. Osborn Ireland Irish Independent 1924 0873-B Injured Athlete Ireland 1924 0869-A Standing Three Jumps Ireland 1924 0868-B Some Reflections Ireland 1924 0868-A Marvelous Feats by Osborne Ireland 1924 0874-A 45,000 at Rangers Sports Glasgow, UK Evening News 1924 08 0472-A World Champions Begin Tailteann Dublin, IR Evening Herald 1924 08 1271-B Osborne Wins Three Events in Irish 1924 08 1373-A The Tailteann Games Dublin, IR Irish Times 1924 08 1474-C Harold M. Osborne Injures Thigh 1924 08 1571-E U.S. Wins Tailteann Games 1924 08 1571-A The Tailteann Games Dublin, IR Irish Times 1924 08 1570-D Injuries May End Osborne's Career Chicago, IL 1924 08 2346-B Osborne Wins in AAU Decathlon Chicago, IL Tribune 1924 09 0336-F Litchfield Honors Schalk and Osborn 1924 10 2606-A Litchfield Celebrates Schalk-Osborn Springfield, IL State Register 1924 10 2637-D Bball Season Opens/Osborn to Referee Lexington, IL 1924 12 1694-C Annual report which AAU officials 192505-B Lauferkörper, Laffe, H.O. techniques 192534-C AeroLloyd Airplane/Hamburg-Hanover 192534-D AeroLloyd Airplane/Hanover-Dortmond 192539-A Photographs of H. Osborn jumping 192540-D Amerikanarna pa slottsskoqsvallen 192525-B Heights Gained by Harold M. Osborn 192525-C Osborne Smashes AAU Record 1925

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No. Description (Arranged Chronologically ) Location 25-E Sketch of Harold M. Osborn 192525-A Best College Stars Compete...in AAU Lincoln, NE World Herald 192529-C Amerikanske Idraetsmaerd Norway 192529-E Naerbillede Norway 192529-F De Internationale Idraelstjerner Oslo, Norway Aftenavis 192536-C Osborne's Great Jumping at Greenock UK 192527-B AAA Championships UK 192527-D Eclipse UK 192527-F AAA Sensation UK 192529-D UK Observer & Dist. 192544-A Is Harold Osborn as Great as Nurmi? New York, NY American 1925 01 1944-B Is Harold Osborn as Great as Nurmi? New York, NY American 1925 01 1956-B Half Inch Added to Old Mark 1925 01 2557-C Paaro Nurmi Breaks Herald 1925 01 2804-G Millrose Games New York, NY Sun 1925 01 2831-C Paavo Nurmi and Harold Osborn Philadelphia, PA Eve. Public Lodger 1925 01 2835-C Last AAU Indoor Meet Milwaukee, WI 1925 0204-F Osborn, Nurmi, & others Champaign, IL 1925 02 0811-B Two World Records Beaten...KCAC MeetKansas City, MO Journal-Post 1925 02 0804-E June 1925 02 0901-B Great Work of H.O. at Armory Louisville, KY Courier Journal 1925 03 0101-A Great Work of H.O. at Armory Louisville, KY Courier Journal 1925 03 0114-A Great Work of Harold Osborn Thrills Louisville, KY 1925 03 0104-D Ritola, Ray & Osborn Also Stars Louisville, KY Courier Journal 1925 03 0137-A Nurmi Tells Amer. Boys/Bats & Sleeps Milwaukee, WI 1925 03 0938-A First Texas Relay Games Austin, TX The Longhorn 1925 04 0131-E "Flying Finn" to Compete in 2 Races Minneapolis, MN 1925 04 1031-D National Stars Who will Compete Minneapolis, MN 1925 04 1646-A Modern Athletic Wonders Chicago, IL Daily Journal 1925 05 0138-C Osborn Gets 15 points 1925 05 3106-B Osborn Leads IAC Scorers Champaign, IL Daily Illini 1925 06 0245-K AAA Titles UK The Star 1925 06 0735-D Osborn & Nouser Break Records 1925 07 0413-A Osborn Stars in AAU Meet 1925 07 0545-A Osborn Breaks World Record/Decathlon Chicago, IL Tribune 1925 07 0545-H H. Osborn wins Decathlon on coast 1925 07 0630-C Osborn Breaks World Record/Decathlon 1925 07 0647-C Osborne Wins Decathlon at AAU Games Denver, CO Post 1925 07 0745-E IAC Athletics Sail to Europe 1925 07 0813-B Comment of the Cinderpath New York, NY Sun 1925 07 0902-B Illinois Athletes on way to Europe Chicago, IL Tribune 1925 07 11

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No. Description (Arranged Chronologically ) Location 43-F The Big Men in AAU Sports London, UK Evening News 1925 07 1645-F American Senior Athletes Sporting Life 1925 07 1827-A Brit. successes in AAA Championships UK Sporting Life 1925 07 1827-C Fight for AAA Tit./High Jump Wizard UK Daily Mirror 1925 07 1828-A Foreign Chall. Menacing Proportions UK Sporting Chronicle 1925 07 1827-E Irish Sprint Record Broken UK Irish Independent 1925 07 2030-D Amateur Athletic Championships UK Daily Mail 1925 07 2003-A Jumping that Will be Applauded Boston, MA Christian Sci.Mon. 1925 07 2439-C British Records High Jump Greenock Scotland, UK 1925 07 2542-H Breaking the High Jump Record Greenock, UK 1925 07 2643-D At Glempark Harrier's Sports Greenock, UK 1925 07 2742-B H.M.O. throwing javelin UK Daily Rec. & Mail 1925 07 2743-C American Tourists UK Athletic News 1925 07 2729-B H. M. Osborn Excel in the West UK Daily Record/Mail 1925 07 2704-B Nurmi Beats our Champion New York, NY Times 1925 07 2826-B A Great Leaper Manchester, UK Sporting Chronicle 1925 07 2942-J American Athletes UK Evening Times 1925 07 3129-A High O'er the Bar UK Evening Citizen 1925 08 0126-D Amer. Athletes' Grt. Display/Rangers Scotland, UK Bulletin 1925 08 0326-A More Honors.Visitors.Amer. Varsity UK Athletic News 1925 08 0326-C The Amer./the County Police Sports Wigan, UK Observer & DA 1925 08 0833-A Map - Rutebok for Norge Norway 1925 08 1241-C Ad flyer for Oslo Meet (English) Norway 1925 08 1234-B Interview w/World Champ H. M. Osborn Hargesund,Norway Avis 1925 08 1941-A Amerikatävlingarna fingo en lyckad Göteburg, Sweden Posten 1925 08 2613-C Osborn Jumping Photos 1925 09 0945-J Düsseldorf Berlin, Germany Leichtathlet 1925 09 0904-C Thompson wins Decathlon Syracuse, NY Herald 1925 09 1233-C Deutsche Sport Club Intl. Sportfest Berlin, Germany 1925 09 1328-B Das DSC-Internationale Germany 1925 09 1488-E Osborn Top in 4 Track Classics 1925 1283-C Track and Field Reviewed New York Sun 1925 12 2980-B Osborn and Hoff Human Machines 192678-A When Osborn, Horton and Hoff Meet 192677-A Hoff Sets Mark as Superathlete 192679-F Osborn All-Around Champ Takes Wkout 192677-B Hoff-Osborne Match Clinched 192676-B Charley Hoff Adds to Pole Vaulting 192688-C Osborn Wins A.A.U. Titles Champaign 192682-A 2 Worlds Records Fall on Closing Day New York 192678-E Summaries of Events in K of C Meet NY 1926

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No. Description (Arranged Chronologically ) Location 76-D H. Osborne May Train Here for Hoff Ripon, WI Commonwealth 192683-A Stellar Group for High Jump Boston Globe 1926 02 0377-D Hoff Shatters Indoor Record Chicago, IL Tribune 1926 02 0579-G Hoff,Osborn May Meet in All-Around 1926 02 1522-D Feg Murray---Sports Cartoonist 1926 02 1676-C H. Osborn Accepts Track Duel w/Hoff 1926 02 1680-C When Hoff and Osborn Meet Evening Telegraph 1926 02 1793-F Osborn, Ritola Share Honor Chicago Tribune 1926 02 1876-A Hold Track Meet Together Milwaukee, WI Telegram 1926 02 2117-C New Record in Hop-Step-Jump 1926 03 1090-A East. & Coll. Trk Tms on Par w/West New York Herald-Tribune 1926 03 1278-C Norwegian Foe of U.S. Track Stars 1926 03 1677-C Osborn Injured Withdraws Hoff Hops 1926 03 1640-C 3 Photos Havana, Cuba La Prensa 1926 03 2632-B Brillantisima Resulto la Fiesta Cuba 1926 03 2832-A Deportiva en el stadium Caribe Havana, Cuba El Mundo 1926 03 2887-B Osborn Faces Tough Test in Decathlon Philadelphia Inquirer 1926 07 0687-A IL A.C. lifts Senior Track Crown New York Herald Tribune 1926 07 0713-D I Will Break Thorpe's Record in 1928 1926 08 2260-E 101 Make Star Rhet Sect. for Fresh. Champaign, IL Daily Illini 1926 10 0589-E Osborn Enters Meet Here New York 192782-B Impressions of K.C.Meet at Mech Bldg Boston Post 1927 01 2383-B Highlight at the Casey Track Meet Boston Herald 1927 01 2391-E Pole Vault Record By Harrington New York Evening World 1927 02 0387-C A.A. Meet Impressions...at the Arena Boston Post 1927 02 0689-D Osborne Wins High Jump Boston Advertiser 1927 02 0689-G Osborn Among Victors Boston Globe 1927 02 0689-M Osborn Jumps Highest Boston Globe 1927 02 0689-J Hard on Osborne Boston Post 1927 02 0889-A From Midgets to Champions Portland Press Herald 1927 02 1889-B Champions Galore on Bill ... Portland Press Herald 1927 02 1890-B Stars Who will Show/Local Indoor Mt. Baltimore Sun 1927 02 2643-H High Jump Record Beaten UK Daily Mail 1927 07 2792-G Harold Osborn 192892-H How American Expert Expects Finish 192884-A Coaches Predict Victory for U.S. 192884-B Gill Wins 18 Titles 192888-B Many Six Foot Jumpers 192884-C Osborn Brings Science Into Jumping 192821-B Two World Champions...in Toronto 192895-E Receipt, Bijenkort Store Amsterdam 1928

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No. Description (Arranged Chronologically ) Location 63-C Identity Crd Amsterdam 1928 Olympics Amsterdam, Neth. 192892-E Olympic Hopes Galesburg Daily Record 192895-B Ranger's Football Handbook Glasgow 192895-C Photo of H. M. Osborn Glasgow 192816-F Record Breakers Daily Mail 1928 02 2860-D Bemijs van Ontvangst Amsterdam, Neth. 1928 03 3192-F Chcgo Stars off Today/Olympic Tests Chicago Tribune 1928 06 2784-E Sect. Olympic Tests Open..Detroit Chicago Tribune 1928 06 2994-B McGinnis Wins 2 Events in Olympics Chicago Tribune 1928 07 0292-D Track Events Boston 1928 07 0793-A Amer. Appears Certain Victor in 3 Peoria Star 1928 07 08rd

92-A Paddock Case Causes Storm Peoria Journal 1928 07 0986-A Worlds' Highest Jumper Chicago 1928 07 1092-B Harold Osborn on Olympic Team 1928 07 1294-A Yankees Take Lead in 1st Day Chicago Tribune 1928 07 2993-B World Marks Take Tumble 1928 07 3088-G How Osborn Threw Himself Over UK 1928 08 0692-C Joie Ray Wins Marathon.Irish Games 1928 08 1594-E Dublin Marathon Captured by Ray New York Times 1928 08 1621-C From Olympia to Hollywood? The Graphic 1928 08 1895-D Receipt, Greenmount & Boyne Linen Belfast 1928 08 2215-D Osborne Thrills with Jumping 193064-A High Jump Champion May Come Here Lynn, MA Evening News 1930 06 1364-C World's High Jump Holder is Magnet 1930 07 0564-B Osborne Captures High Jump Boston, MA Herald 1930 07 0515-C BAA Colors Outfront in Common Boston, MA Post 1930 07 0515-A Track Games Attract 4000 Fans Lynn, MA Daily Evening Item 1930 07 0515-B Track Meet in Quincy Quincy, MA Evening News 1930 07 2163-A Big Field in Scotch 15 Miler Boston, MA Post 1930 07 3010-F Joyce Winner...3 Events at Rocky Pt. Providence, RI Journal? 1930 08 0761-C Headliners in AAU Meet Here Pittsburgh, PA Sun Telegraph 1930 08 2161-E They'll Provide Thrills in Meet Pittsburgh, PA Press 1930 08 2161-A Awaiting Start of National AAU Pittsburgh, PA Post-Gazetter 1930 08 2261-B Ready for National Meet Pittsburgh, PA Press 1930 08 2260-C A Hardy Perennial 193181-C Sandler, NYU Junior, Wins 600 Yd. Boston Globe 1931 0162-C Osborn to Compete New York, NY Times 1931 01 1162-A Martin Picked to Race in 3 Meets New York, NY American 1931 01 1762-B Norwegian Games Tonight New York, NY Herald Tribune 1931 01 1762-D Track Stars in Brooklyn New York, NY Daily Mirror 1931 01 17

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No. Description (Arranged Chronologically ) Location 62-E Turns in Fine Performances New York, NY Times 1931 01 1865-F Osborn Proves He is Still King 1931 01 2065-B Osborn Seeks New Honors in High Jump New York, NY Herald Tribune 1931 01 2065-I Osborn Retains Jumping Ability Champaign, IL Daily Illini 1931 01 2862-G Hooks & Slides Roanoke, VA Times 1931 01 3062-J High Jump Record at Garden New York, NY Herald Tribune 1931 02 0862-I Several Records Made New York, NY Sun 1931 02 0981-B Should Win This Time Baltimore Evening Sun 1931 02 1465-D 14 Years in AAU Competition Boston, MA Evening American 1931 02 1462-F Youth Employs Own Form Baltimore, MD Sun 1931 02 2165-E In the High Jump New York, NY Evening Graphic 1931 02 2565-H 12 to Defend National Track Crowns New York, NY Herald Tribune 1931 02 2565-A Osborn Proving He is Still Best Champaign, IL Eta Survey 1931 0381-D Skippy cartoon of High Jump 1931 03 0265-C Osborn Seeks to Regain Title Baltimore, MD Sun 1931 03 0366-A Sport Shots Newark, NJ Ledger 1931 03 3181-A It's All in Viewpoint/H.Osborn among Baltimore 1931 05 2665-G In Exhibition Baltimore, MD Post 1931 05 2666-B Osborn Says He is Not too Old Baltimore, MD News 1931 05 2666-D Harold Osborn-8 Years a...Champion Correct Eating... 1931 0767-A Harold Osborn-8 Years a...Champion Correct Eating... 1931 0767-B Harold Osborn-8 Years a...Champion Correct Eating... 1931 0760-A Sport Shorts Champaign, IL Daily Illini 1931 07 0463-D Jersey City Meet Draws Track Stars 1931 0963-B Believes US Will Win 1932 Olympics Rochester, MN 1931 0966-C Reaches New Heights Blacksburg, VA 1931 09 2263-E Osborn's Track Competitions, 1920-35 1935 04 1379-C Hoff, Osborn Clash Tonight New York, NY Herald Tribune 1936 03 15

Box 5:

Clippings (14 folders), 1921-32, 1934-80, 1983undated

Photographs, ca. 1925"Construction of Track and Field" by Garry Gill, 1925206 Athletes Photo Poster, ca. 1930Track Examinations, ca. 1935Track & Field Events Manuscript, 1935-36Illinois Fall Handicap Records, 1892-1942"Athletic Training" by Wilbur Bohm, 1947Track & Field Hall of Fame, Charleston, WV, 1974-75, 1978

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Dorra, Richard P., A Brief History of the American Olympic Decathlon Gold Medalists-Traits and Characteristics: 1912-1976 (Macomb:Western Illinois University, Ave. 1980) with comments by Margaret B. Osborn.

Box 6:

Correspondence with Margaret Bordner Osborn

Date Harold’s Return Address/Location

09/15/24 404 East John. Champaign, IL

10/14/24 Champaign Senior High School

01/03/25 Hotel McAlpin, New York, NY

03/02/25 404 East John. Champaign, IL

03/18/25 404 East John. Champaign, IL

03/22/25 404 East John. Champaign, IL

07/10/25 White Star Line, “SS Olympic”

07/11/25 White Star Line, “SS Olympic”

07/12/25 White Star Line, “SS Olympic”

07/13/25 White Star Line, “SS Olympic”

07/13/25 White Star Line, “SS Olympic”

07/15/25 White Star Line, “SS Olympic”

07/16/25 Winchester, England

07/17/25 The Imperial Hotel, London

07/18/25 On train to Hollyhead, England to catch boat to Ireland

07/19/25 Dublin, Ireland

07/20/25 Dublin, Ireland

07/21/25 Dublin, Ireland

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07/22/25 Boat bound for Scotland

07/23/25 Glasgow, Scotland

07/24/25 Glasgow, Scotland

07/25/25 Glasgow, Scotland

07/27/25 Glasgow, Scotland

07/28/25 Glasgow, Scotland

07/29/25 Manchester, England

07/30/25 Glasgow, Scotland

07/31/25 Glasgow, Scotland

08/01/25 Glasgow, Scotland

08/06/26 Victoria Hotel, Amsterdam

08/07/25 Hotel Hafnia, Copenhagen

08/08/25 Hotel Hafnia, Copenhagen

08/09/25 Hotel Hafnia, Copenhagen

08/10/25 Hotel Hafnia, Copenhagen

08/11/25 Hotel Hafnia, Copenhagen

08/12/25 Hotel Bristol, Oslo, Norway

08/13/25 Hotel Bristol, Oslo, Norway

08/14/25 Hotel Bristol, Oslo, Norway

08/15/25 Hotel Bristol, Oslo, Norway

08/16/25 Hotel Bristol, Oslo, Norway

08/17/25 Hotel Norge, Begern

08/18/25 Hotel Norge, Begern

08/19/25 Hotel Norge, Begern

08/20/25 Victoria Hotel, Stavanger

08/21/25 Victoria Hotel, Stavanger

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08/22/25 Brakanes Hotel, Ulvik

08/23/25 Brakanes Hotel, Ulvik

08/24/25 Hotel Hafnia, Copenhagen

08/26/25 Hotel Atlantic, Goteborg

08/27/25 Hotel Atlantic, Goteborg

08/29/25 Savoy Hotel, Malmo

08/30/25 Hotel Atlantic, Goteborg

08/31/25 Hotel Atlantic, Goteborg

09/01/25 Hotel Hafnia, Copenhagen

09/02/25 Hotel Hafnia, Copenhagen

09/03/25 Hotel Hafnia, Copenhagen

Undated Hotel Hafnia, Copenhagen

09/05/25 Det Danske Luftfartsselskab

09/06/25 Willy Clemens Hotel, Dusseldorf

09/07/25 Willy Clemens Hotel, Dusseldorf

09/08/25 Hotel Russischer Hof, Berlin

09/09/25 Hotel Russischer Hof, Berlin

09/10/25 Hotel Russischer Hof, Berlin

09/11/25 Hotel Russischer Hof, Berlin

09/12/25 Hotel Russischer Hof, Berlin

09/13/25 Hotel Russischer Hof, Berlin

09/14/25 Hotel Russischer Hof, Berlin

09/15/25 Hote. Preussenhof, Stettin

08/12/28 Hotel Victoria, London

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Correspondence, to Margaret Bordner

Harold M. Osborn’s Black Book Statistics and information on Osborn’s athletic scores and records, travel, finances, injuries, and notes on the 1932 Olympic Village. Travel notes cover Osborn’s 1925 trip to Europe detailed in letters to Margaret Bordner.