Dr. Carol A. Fritz Papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MS-1000-207

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection contains the personal papers of Dr. Carol A. Fritz, Western Maryland College women’s sports coach and physical education professor. It spans the years 1933 to 2010 with the majority of the collection falling between the years 1960 and 1989. The collection is primarily arranged topically into four series: Western Maryland College athletics, Fritz’s career and research, audiovisual materials, and textiles. The first series is further arranged by sport, with the majority of the materials pertaining to women’s volleyball and basketball, both teams Fritz coached. This series also contains records related to the Women’s Athletic Association of Western Maryland College as well as general Western Maryland College/McDaniel College material. The second series consists of records related to Fritz’s education, career, and research. It is primarily made up of documentation related to Fritz’s sabbatical research project on the history of women’s athletic uniforms. This series also includes information about Title IX implementation nationally and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Series three includes all audiovisual material, mostly game tapes for the women’s volleyball team in the 1980s. The last series consists of textiles, namely Fritz’s “coach” beanie and athletic patches.

Dates

1933 - 2010
Majority of material found within 1960 - 1989

Creator

Fritz, Carol A. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Some material containing personally identifiable information may be restricted.

Conditions Governing Use

Papers may be copied in accordance with the McDaniel College Archives' usual procedures.

Biographical / Historical

Dr. Carol A. Fritz served as the associate director of athletics, a tenured-faculty member, and women’s athletics coach at Western Maryland College/McDaniel College from 1967 until her retirement in 2007. Fritz coached volleyball for twenty-three years, basketball for thirteen, and softball for four during which time she obtained over 500 victories in volleyball alone. Her leadership of the WMC volleyball team brought them multiple championships as well as participation in NCAA tournaments. In 1990, Fritz was named one of the most successful volleyball coaches in Division III history. She also earned the Collegiate Volleyball Coaches’ Association South Region Coach of the Year in 1986 and the American Volleyball Coaches’ Association Coach of the Year in 1987.

In addition to her coaching career, Fritz was instrumental in implementing Title IX standards at WMC. She also served as the first woman president of the Middle Atlantic Conference and helped cofound and lead the Maryland Coaches Association for Women. Fritz researched and designed the exhibit on historic women’s athletic uniforms currently on display in the Memorabilia Room in Klitzberg Pavilion.

Extent

3.729 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Box List

Box 1

Folders 1-19

Box 2

Folders 20-39

Box 3

Folders 40-71

Box 4

Folders 72-85

Box 5

Folders 86-95

Box 6

W.A.A. Score Books
W.A.A. Points System Notebook

Box 7

W.A.A. Scrapbook
Master's Thesis
Dissertations
Career Highlights Binder
Textiles

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The majority of this collection was donated to McDaniel College Archives in the year 2025.

Separated Materials

Three books belonging to Dr. Fritz were separated and added to the appropriate special collections area. The titles are: Plight of the Vanishing Western Maryland College by K. Douglas Beakes, The Formative Years by Samuel Biggs Schofield and Marjorie Cowles Crain, and Fearless and Bold by Dr. James Lightner.