The Athletics Collection documents the history of intercollegiate athletics at Amherst College from 1859 to the present. The bulk of the materials in the collection fall into the period from 1930 to the present, but earlier periods are also well represented. The collection consists primarily of printed material and photographs with some correspondence and memorabilia items as well. The collection is added to regularly.

Material on the development of physical education as a discipline and on physical education classes at Amherst can be found in the Department of Physical Education and Hygiene Records.

This collection is organized into eight series:

• GENERAL, 1859-present
• PRESS RELEASES, ROSTERS, SCHEDULES, AND STATISTICS, 1938-present
• BROCHURES AND PROGRAMS, 1868-present
• FOOTBALL PROGRAMS, 1878-present
• MEDIA GUIDES, 1947-present
• PUBLICATIONS, 1908-present
• ATHLETIC SCHEDULES, 1894-present
• PHOTOGRAPHS, 1870-present