Running spikes, athletics programmes, newspaper cuttings and printed publications relating to the athlete Sydney Wooderson, mostly focusing on the 1940s. Two athletics programmes carry Wooderson's signature and his running spikes are believed to have been worn in races during the 1940s. The collection also includes the February 1941 issue of 'Pioneers Calling', being the writings of 205 Company, Pioneer Corps, Number 2 Group.
Material relating to Sydney Wooderson
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- Dates of Creation[1940s-1980s]
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description1 file and 7 items
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Sydney Charles Wooderson MBE (1914-2006), was born on 30 August 1914 and later dubbed 'The Mighty Atom'. He was an English athlete whose peak career was in the 1930s and 1940s. He set the world mile record of 4:06.4 at London's Motspur Park on 28 August 1937. This record stood for nearly five years.
Source: Wikipedia article accessed 2 September 2021 via: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Wooderson
Arrangement
Papers have been arranged into the following three series: athletics programmes, printed materials, and running spikes.
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Acquisition Information
Material gifted to the University, August 2021
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Custodial History
Running shoes formerly belonged to Sydney Wooderson and were given to the donor's father, Wilfred Duckworth, to be worn in a race he was competing in Kenya [possibly at Kitale] whilst both raced there when serving with the British Army during the 1940s. The donor's father was subsequently told he could keep the spikes.