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The Topical File, arranged alphabetically, includes information on a variety of administrative and policy issues. Among the significant files are the "Burns Committee Report," 1973, advocating the establishment of a full program of intercollegiate sports for women and exploring the requirements for facilities, coaching, organizational framework, and finances; the "M Award Controversy" includes correspondence on the debate over whether women varsity athletes should receive the same "M" letter award as male athletes, with correspondents including Don Canham, "Bo" Schembechler, Johnny Orr, members of the "M Club" and several women alumni; "Admissions Information" includes material on procedures and guidelines for recruiting women athletes; and the "Academic Advisory Committee," 1977-1985 file containing minutes, reports and statistics on academic eligibility and performance by sport. The file on "Athletic Scholarship Information" is closed to researchers for FERPA privacy reasons. It includes yearly information on the number and amount of athletic scholarships and other financial aid awarded to women athletes.

The Board in Control of Intercollegiate Athletics file (boxes 2 and 8) contains minutes and some correspondence of three committees of the Board as well as minutes and correspondence of the Board itself, 1976-May 1988. The Long Range Planning Committee, 1976-1979, dealt primarily with the establishment of new varsity sports for women but considered many aspects many aspects of Title IX implementation. The Women's Athletics Committee, 1976-1980, is a small file of minutes and notes relating primarily to the governance and administration of women's athletics. The Board in Control minutes file appears to be a complete run of minutes from the time Phyllis Ocker became Associate Athletic Director through May 1988. This complements the Board in Control minutes found in the Don Canham papers and the Board in Control of Intercollegiate Athletics records.

The Budget and Salary Personnel files contain summary reports on yearly expenditures and income by sport and on coaches salaries as well as some correspondence relating to hiring of coaches.