UK to celebrate athletics archives

The University of Kentucky is inviting the public to celebrate the creation of the Big Blue Sports Archives Endowment. A celebratory dinner is planned for Oct. 13 at Lexington’s Griffin Gate Marriott Resort.

UK Archives has collected more than 4,000 videotapes, 1,500 audiotapes, 1,500 films, 10,000 photographs, 30 scrapbooks, and 150 boxes of clippings, programs, and media guides related to UK athletics. That material will be available to the public.

The celebration will begin with a reception at 5:30 p.m. Dinner will follow at 6:30 with the program set to begin at 7:30. Among is speakers is first-year basketball coach John Calipari.

More information on tickets or how to donate to the endownment can be gotten by contacting Esther Edwards at 859-257-1742 or via e-mail at eedwards@uky.edu.