Series consists of correspondence and newsletters from athletic associations, including the Western Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Association (WCIAA), the Canadian Football Coaches Association, and the American Football Coaches Association. In addition, the series includes letters from Universities, Colleges, CFL and NFL team coaches.

Series consists of an outline for a book on the history and rules of Canadian football.

Series consists of newspaper clippings about sports, sports periodicals, and writings on various sports techniques. Series includes clippings of Gnup's column, "Gnupermania," from The Courier. Series also includes photocopies and clippings of newspaper articles that refer to the late Frank Gnup and would have been added to his papers after his death in 1976.

Series consists of correspondence between Gnup and prospective players, representatives from professional football teams, coaches from Canadian and American colleges and universities, and various football associations. Series includes correspondence relating to Gnup's role as the coach of the UBC Thunderbirds. Series also consists of personal letters written to Gnup, sometimes addressed to his wife, from family members and friends.

Series consists of clinic notes.

Fonds consists of scrapbooks on football, baseball and golf clippings from newspapers and sports periodicals, some of Gnup's game strategies, his writings on sports philosophy, and a set of clippings of his column in The Courier, "Gnupermania." Fonds includes guest lists, correspondence, and other material relating to the annual Pigskin Party thrown by Gnup. Fonds also includes personal correspondence and professional correspondence concerning Gnup's responsibilities as coach of the UBC Thunderbirds. Fonds consists of 16 series: Clippings series, Student Term Papers series, Game Strategies series, Football Clinics series, Player Statistics series, Report Literature series, Notebooks series, Programs series, Personal series, Public Speaking Material series, Book on Canadian Football series, Physical Education Department series, Pigskin Party series, Training Camps and Rosters series, Athletic Associations series, Correspondence series and Photograph series.

Series consists of strategies written by Gnup and others.

Series consists of notes and a daybook maintained by Gnup.

Series consists of certificates of achievement awarded to Gnup both as a student and as a coach, a pencil and brush drawing of Gnup, an Aliquippa Sports Hall of Fame programme (1974), newspaper articles concerning his retirement party, letters of condolence, notices of tribute programs, photocopies of memorial articles, and recordings of a football comedy sketch and a Gnup family conversation.

The series consists of 379 photographs that feature Frank Gnup, beginning in his late teens through his career as a football coach at the University of British Columbia. Images numbered 61.1/1-158 have been scanned and added to the UBC Historical Photographs database at: digitalcollections.library.ubc.ca.
The remaining miscellaneous photographs have not been described individually and are stored in with the textual material in Box 10, OVR1 61.1/159, and OVR3 61.1/160.
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Series consists of examination questions for the Physical Education courses 208 and 224 and teaching notes and student posters for the Physical Education course 212.

Series consists of guest lists, invitees' business cards, newsletters, correspondence, thank-you notes, and ticket receipts concerning the annual Pigskin Party.

Series consists of statistics about UBC football players. Series also includes a list of award recipients and records set between 1968-1970.

Series consists of football game programs about various football teams.

Series consists of speeches that Gnup gave at various functions in addition to clippings of editorials and newspaper articles.

Series consists of a report about a study of extramural athletics at UBC.

Series consists of term papers written by Gnup's students. This series is restricted.

Series consists of attendee lists for training camps and several player rosters that include their age, height, weight and position played.