Holly Wilson Greene papers
Scope and Contents
The Holly Wilson Greene papers date from 1971 to 2024 and measure 25.5 linear inches in five boxes. The papers are arranged in five series: Biographical Information, Publications, Awards and Accolades, Photographs, and Artifacts. The Publications Series consists of two subseries: Athletic Training and United States Navy.
The Biographical Information (1981-2024) series documents her employment, education, personal writings, and speeches.
The Publications (1971-2003) series contains a wide range of Greene’s professional writing throughout her careers as an athletic trainer and Navy reservist. Notable works in the athletic training sub-series include her dissertation, a chapter she wrote for a women’s sports medicine book, a published book on sports injuries, and several newsletters and articles on common injuries and treatments, athletic training education, and women’s sports. In the United States Navy sub-series there are several presentations that Greene gave to the Navy on topics such as orthopedics training and guidelines for staying healthy and injury-free while on active duty.
The Awards and Accolades (1973-2022) series holds numerous letters praising Greene for her work. There are Naval honors, letters of recommendation, academic and career-based awards, and thank-you notes. There is a plaque from the Iowa Women’s Field Hockey team that declares Greene the “World’s greatest trainer." Also included is an audiocassette and newsletter of a KGO Newstalk 810 program titled Women of the 90s, which includes Greene.
The Photographs series includes several photographs of Greene through her career, most undated.
The Artifacts series holds a t-shirt from the University of Iowa Women’s Athletic Department, Iowa athletics decals, pins relating to women’s sports and athletic training, and a patch from her service as an emergency medical technician.
Dates
- Creation: 1971 - 2024
Creator
- Wilson Greene, Holly, 1946 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The papers are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
Holly Wilson Greene was born on December 25, 1946, in Oakland, California. From an early age, Wilson was interested in sports but frustrated with the barriers for women and girls’ involvement; she was annoyed when her brother got to play Little League baseball and she could not because the organization would not allow girls. After graduating from Berkeley High School, Wilson continued to Chico State College in 1965. Once again, Wilson found herself battling for entry based on her gender, she was not allowed to enroll in the courses she wanted to take about athletic training because she was not a man. Wilson then transferred to Indiana State University where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education and Health and then a Master of Science in Physical Education with an emphasis in Athletic Training. Wilson served as a graduate assistant throughout her studies at Indiana State. She then continued her studies at the University of Iowa, completing a PhD in Physical Education in 1980 while working as an assistant athletic trainer. In 1983, she became a certified physical therapist after completing the program at the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, California. Also in 1983, Holly Wilson married Kevin Greene. Greene joined the Naval Reserve in 1984 and was called to Active Duty in 1990 in support of Desert Shield/Desert Storm. Greene was on active duty from August 1990 to April 1991, serving as a physical therapist in a Naval hospital. Holly Wilson Greene earned a number of awards, including the Navy Achievement Medal and a Global War on Terrorism Service Medal while serving.
Full Extent
2.12 Linear Feet
Partial Extent
1 audiocassettes (AC2146)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Athletic trainer and United States Navy Reservist who advocated for increased safety and visibility of women in sports.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The papers (donor no. 1686) were donated by Holly Wilson Greene in 2023.
- Author
- Beatrice Kearns, 2023; Kaitlyn Evers, 2025
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Iowa Women's Archives Repository
100 Main Library
University of Iowa Libraries
Iowa City IA 52242 IaU
319-335-5068
319-335-5900 (Fax)
lib-women@uiowa.edu