Records of Olympic Study - Raymond C. Nedwidek Papers (Rec. Gr. 112)

This record group, covering the work of Dr. Nedwidek and Dr. Berger for the years 1977-1993, is divided among four series.

Series 1, Pre-Study, 1977-1982, contains the preliminary work that was done to facilitate the study itself. This includes the proposal for the study, and much of the correspondence needed to locate the Olympic athletes’ current addresses. This series also contains the final listing of addresses for the athletes.

Series 2, Correspondence, 1973-1985 is the correspondence which was conducted with various groups and individuals during the actual study: Olympic committees from other countries to see if they had conducted similar studies, organizations that sponsor athletics to discover what information they had on the post-Games activities of Olympic athletes, the President’s Counsel on Physical Fitness and Sports to gather their information on the physical and mental attitudes of competitions and victories, among others.

Series 3, Analysis, 1962-1993 contains the materials that were obtained along with the questionnaires. This includes a current biography of Bob Mathias, a study on the age of Olympic competitors done by Erich Kamper, a retrospective look at the Olympic Games of 1920 by Hal Brown, a previous questionnaire circulated to Olympic athletes at a conference in 1979, a breakdown of medal winners by nation, and team rosters from the United States Olympic teams of 1972 and 1980. This series also contains a copy of the final analyzed results of the study. These are arranged alphabetically.

Series 4, Questionnaires, contains the questionnaires that were completed and returned by the athletes. They are arranged in alphabetical order.